And of course, the Library itself is also fascinating concept, with librarians who can work magic by using a secret Language. This particular story takes us to an alternate London with magic and paranormal creatures, but then who knows what might come next? The potential here is simply staggering. Tangled in a mystery involving vampires and fae, killer automatons and dashing detectives, it soon becomes clear they are on no ordinary mission.Īs soon as I heard the premise, I just knew I had to check it out! This novel ended up being an incredibly fun book which uses the idea of parallel worlds to great effect, allowing the reader to ponder its infinite possibilities. Yet by the time Irene and Kai arrive at their destination, they find that the book has already been stolen. Together, they are to retrieve a rare book of fairy tales and bring it back to the Library before it can fall into the wrong hands. Furthermore, Irene is given a new assistant, a mysterious young man named Kai. This time, her superiors are sending her off to an alternate London where magic and steampunkish technologies dominate. However, no sooner had she reported in than she is given a new mission. When the book opens, Irene is just returning home to the Library, having completed her latest assignment in the field and looking forward to some time off. Our protagonist is Irene, a junior librarian agent. Oh, this book has libraries, all right-interdimensional libraries, established across multiple worlds, all interconnected and run by a secret society of librarian spies! Collectively, this network is known as the Invisible Library, and their members are tasked with the utmost important mission: to procure and archive important works of fiction from all of the different realities, for the purposes of preservation and research.

Well, Genevieve Cogman’s The Invisible Library does one even better.

After all, what could be better for an avid bookworm, than being immersed in a story about a place filled with books, books, and more books? Speaking as someone who loves to read, I just can’t help but get these warm fuzzy feelings for books about libraries. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Book Review: The Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanĪ review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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