Welcome to Litsy!

The farther I get into this series, the less I feel I can say in the face of compounding spoilers. I will say I'm deeply appreciative of the less tense point this particular volume ended on, and hopeful about a certain relationship dynamic. If you want fantasy and adventure with believable interpersonal tension and a sprinkle of interoffice and interworld politics then I highly recommend giving the series a try.
⚠️ implied incest & SA

"Travel is so educational." ?

Oh, honey. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Book 3 of the Invisible Library series

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

I'm trying to come up with a spoiler free review. I can't.

It was an interesting ride. Books need to be stolen, one book out from under Catherine the Great's nose. Meanwhile the Library is in lock down and Alberich still at large. Irene has to find a way to outsmart Alberich.

Spoiler in comments.

Must remember to use this in future.

"There were so many possible logical holes in that statement that Irene could have used it as a tea-strainer."

Ch.6

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Archive Undying - 🎧 - stumbled across it in the library, might be the #LitsySciFiBookClub pick for September 🤷🏻‍♀️

The Golden Gate - ARC - thriller+mystery+ghost story

The Burning Page - @Robotswithpersonality made me do it 😜

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

#RushAThon @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

#ARCaDayAugust #ARC #MountARC #NetGalley

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

Naughty librarian! No dino egg for you! 😆🦖🥚

#manicmonday #LetterB
@CBee @La_Cori Thanks for the invite to play!

📘 the Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman
✍️ Octavia Butler
📽️ The Burbs
🎤 Jon Batiste
🎶 Big Empty by STP

Book 3 finds our characters back in London after a daring escape from Chaotic Venice only to find them faced with some very unsettling events…burning gates, giant spiders, werewolves , the descent into madness, and the return of an old enemy.

Book 3 in the series... Lots of detail describing the adventures... I will carry on

Interesting entry in the series

A heartstopping third book in the Librarian series. Once again we are faced with a thickening plot showing repercussions that make themselves known from actions taken in the books prior. The protagonist left with no choice but to take drastic measures with each page.
Finishing with an unexpected twist, a page-gripping fight and more actions to pay for as the series moves onto the 4th book.
Surely Cogman can't surprise us anymore... Right?

Husband: So what did you do this afternoon?

What I think: I‘ve ridden on the back of a dragon, jumped between worlds, foiled assassination attempts, sleuthed with a great detective and generally helped save the day.

What I say: oh, just reading.

#boundtogetherjune #bright Third book in The invisible library series

Snappy dialogue, books, alternative worlds, dragons, fast paced storytelling.

Not a shabby way to social distance.

These two goof balls love having their humans around all day. Here they are keeping an eye on my husband while he is in the yard. #dogsoflitsy

In the meantime, I really enjoy getting more reading done, such as picking up the 3rd book out of the Invisible Library Series.

Amazing read!! I was at the edge of my seat and kept thinking about the book when I wasn‘t reading it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The morning light glittered on the glass windows and on the blades of the guillotines in the central square.

#FirstLineFridays - cool idea @ShyBookOwl !

I'm being bad about adding my reads to Litsy at the moment. I just steamed through rereading the first two books; they're so fun and fast to read, I could probably do them in one sitting if I didn't persist in having work to do...

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#relatable

5/5💚s

So good I finished the book in 3 DAYS! 😱 & now sadly have to wait till Monday to have the next book delivered. Every aspect of the previous book was kicked up a notch, from relationship tension to action to badass bookness & magic. Even so, the plot thickens & the reader is left with even more mystery and suspense at the end of the book.

Monday better get here fast!!!!

How I thought my day would go: haircuts, ice cream, new books

How my day really went: shopping waiting for haircuts, haircuts, ice cream, bookstore #1 no new books, child has accident, go home child changes, see a movie with child, child plays at mall play area, drive across town for dinner, check bookstore #2, one new book & 2 more I‘ll have to order online.

At least they had the 3rd book in a series, the one I really needed!

Time to dig in!

And yet another page turner in this series. I couldn't read the words fast enough during the last chapter. Just absolutely perfect. Everything from the character, the vocabulary, the length of the chapters, the action level.... It is all just perfect. Starting book 4 after lunch!

Addicted to this book. I find myself re-reading pages out of pleasure. Luna, likes it too 🐱

I love, love, LOVE this series. The perfect blend of science fictiony fantasy magic strangeness, well written, the main character is /lovely/ and the supports have their own things to deal with and don't just exist for the MC. I'm gonna stop babbling nonsensically now but know that this series is A+.

Happy #readathon day, folks! I'll be sporadically reading as all the sports are happening and I must watch as many as humanly possible. For now it's time for some sorcery and Mercedes-cuddles on the couch 😍

I managed to finish this today, which bring my total books I read in March to 13. This is the 3rd book in the Invisible Libraries series. Irene and the gang are up to their usual tricks! #book #bookseries #lovetoread

Really happy with this story. The MC is confronted with an old enemy she only barely defeated in the first book in this series. It felt viable and gave us some more insight into the MC‘s thoughts and feelings.

I only realised in this book, third in this series, that the MC is about my age. Maybe that‘s why I like her so much? She has a no-nonsense attitude, with little patience for non-essential conventionalities.
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#septinbooks18 Day1: anticipated September reads
The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman
I read the first one and really enjoyed it. Waiting for the second one to become available at the local library and then I‘ll treat myself to a reading day😊🤩😊

PS hope I‘m doing this right!🙈🤓

#AnticipatedSeptemberReads

It took me a couple tries to get through this book before I had to return it to the library. I‘m still not sure how I feel about the main female character after three books. However, I definitely like the main male characters, the world, and the plot enough to continue reading the series.

This little guy keeps visiting the house that I‘m staying at.

Whilst on probation for her exploits in the previous book, Irene and assistant, Kai, join with the other Librarians in thwarting Alberich‘s plan to destroy the Library.

Again all the ingredients were here for an engrossing read, but it all fell a little short for me. I‘m still not entirely sure why this series doesn‘t work for me. Rating: 3 ⭐️

That... was less final than I remembered in terms of Alberich. Also, i'm tired of the will-they-won't-they between Irene, Vale and Kai. Either be different and make it a threesome, or dismiss the romance altogether and skip the stereotyped blah.

It's not that i don't enjoy the books -- i do. But I'm tired of the love triangle.

And just like that, done with Book 3! I really love this series. I‘m glad we got some answers and some new questions. The conclusion was a bit fast, and the beginning a bit slow. But everything else was just right.

Lazy days.

I'm starting book 4. #deweysreadathon #readathon

“There was a werewolf down here with her. No, make that AT LEAST ONE werewolf. She might as well assume the worst. And her kidnappers might be lurking here as well. Or possibly her kidnappers were werewolves. It was like one of those Venn diagrams where all the possible Bad Things intersected to provide a Worse Possible Thing at the center.”

Finished my reread via 🎧 audiobook, so I‘m ready for the newest installment. I love this imaginative, adult series.

Another solid entry to this series. I love Irene, Kai, and The Library. I'm lukewarm on Vale though, he's just okay to me. My only issue was that I thought this was the end of the series, so when I got to the end I was seriously confused. It looks like the next one comes out this month and it's set in the 1920s!

A series that keeps on giving. It's rare that I find a series where all the characters are interesting. I can't wait for the next installment.
P.S. And now that I've finished the book, the title makes me chuckle. 😂

I've really enjoyed part one and too and am very much looking foward to finally starting this one! Hopefully it will be another pleasant read 😊

Another Sunday afternoon, starting another new book after watching 🏈. Life is good 😊