pickI was right. I did love this book from beginning to end. The character development, fantasy-esque plot, and all the little details made this book lovable to me. Now I just can‘t wait to read the next in the series!
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The Invisible Library | 
pickI was right. I did love this book from beginning to end. The character development, fantasy-esque plot, and all the little details made this book lovable to me. Now I just can‘t wait to read the next in the series!
It‘s not everyday that I find a book that the second I start reading, I already know it is going to be amazing. I‘m pretty sure this is one of those books.
Quote stated by Irene regarding the school library on the campus of Prince Mordred's Private Academy for Boys: "The atmosphere of the place soothed her automatically; the rich lantern-lights, the sheer scent of paper and leather, and the fact that everywhere she looked, there were books, books, beautiful books"(p.12).
A book about a magical library and alternate worlds?? Yes please. #currentlyreading
so-soSuper fun premise, but execution felt a little wobbly. Don‘t think I‘ll follow up in the series, but it was light and somewhat intriguing.
@MrBook posted earlier about book lights. I love them! I use mine every night almost. One of my favorite ways to read. Reminds mr of when I was in junior high and high school and my parents would get SO mad at me for staying up late to read. 😂 I can only hope my problem with my little guy is up past bedtime book reading. 😉
Now that I've finished my book club book, I'm back to reading this one! Can I just mention how much I love this cover? 😍
We are at the tail end of a weeks long road trip from Georgia to Idaho and now heading back to Georgia. While in Idaho my husband and I had our first night away together since our son was born 4 years ago. We of course made it to a bookstore and my sweet man bought me this book as a surprise. I'm really enjoying the bit I've been able to sneak in. ♡
🎉🎊🎉🎊 Twenty-four hours!! Four books and 54% of “The Invisible Library” with one pizza, one package of Twizzlers, and one Reese‘s Blizzard from Dairy Queen. #24in48 #readathon
#relatable
(Since I‘m waiting for book 4 I thought I‘d share some of my favorite quotes from book 1-3. Enjoy!)
pick4/5💚s
Loved it so much I just HAD to get the 2nd book. I really enjoy the main character, Irene, and her interactions with others, especially her trainee, Kai. It was a mystery set in fantasy, and part of the mystery is also trying to understand wtf is going on. Lol. I didn‘t mind, it made it fun. Though I felt some stuff could have been fleshed out more as I felt something was missing...but maybe that‘s part of the mystery. 🤔
Stupid family needing dinner and me having to cook, interrupting my reading. *humph*
I‘m really enjoying this book!
so-soThis was an interesting fantasy. A secret library connected to numerous alternate worlds and librarians who venture forth through danger to collect books. I wish the steampunk London setting had been fleshed out more. Not sure I‘ll continue the series.
#fantasy #steampunk
Relaxing outside after two days of vigorous yard work while the kiddos play in the water table and ride scooters.
Up next!
(She is slightly displeased I put a book in her snuggle area. Lol)
#catsoflitsy
pickSo i did enjoy this. A solid 3.5/5 and ill keep reading the series but i had such damn high hopes for this that it just didnt meet. I needed thcharactersrs to be more fleshed out and grip me more
Working away on this guy
pickThis book is so smart and so fun. There are zero lulls or dead spots. The characters are identifiable and likeable right from the beginning. I am so thrilled that I randomly discovered this book at my library!
“Apparently he had never been taught the first defence in the science of provocative questioning: Keep Your Mouth Shut.”
I could have used this advice the other day when a salesman came to my door! I had a front row seat to high-pressure sales tactics. It wasn‘t fun. I should have listened to my introvert tendencies and not answered the door! 😰😑
so-soThe premise was great. The execution was meh. I had to plod through a story I expected to be propulsive.
Here are my #SciFiFantasy #SFFS gifts. I love all and I'm looking forward to read these books. They are all new authors to me. The covers are so beautiful.😍 I already drank Chocholate kiss tea and liked it❤
Thank you so much @LittleBug for all gifts🥰🤩
@Avanders
#theinvisiblelibrary #savetosensation #sweetsurprise #fantasybooks #litsylove #litsyfun #bookswap
pickI like the world that Cogman has created and really like the characters. Parts of this book seemed all over the place, but I think that will get better as the series progresses and I do intend to read more. 3.5/5⭐️
Settling in with a new book, before I call it a day 😴Not my typical genre, but it‘s a mark up buddy read with the incredible @BookaholicNatty so I‘m excited to spend some “time” with her❤️ I‘m loving the cover! Wish me luck for the pages inside🤞🏼🤞🏼
Just opened this wonderful #bookmail and I couldn‘t be happier since it‘s from one of my favorite #PhillyGirls @BookaholicNatty Thank you so much for the additional book & bookmark ( which I‘m SUPER EXCITED to read) and of course I‘m bursting with joy to see all your comments and insights for our own little markup buddy read🥰 Hope all is well with you 😘😘😘and your handwriting is ridiculously stunning💞🙌🏻😁
pickI've largely been buried under schoolwork of late but I managed to get around to finishing this. I liked it a lot! It didn't go at all as I'd expected, and while I had some uncertainty about the protagonist initially I was pretty fond of her by the end. Definitely going to look into the rest of the series.
#LitsyAtoZ - I
I really just live in cafes in my free time. Hoping to get a little writing done along with the reading but first, lunch.
I'm... I'm pretty sure Liechtenstein exists? I guess I must be lacking some knowledge about it that makes it particularly unlikely? I'm so confused.
pickThis is a fab story and if you like books (yeah I know), libraries and spies, this is right up your street! #books #bookcover #bookcrazy
This is a series that I ZOOMED through in 2018. I received the first book as a gift and got the rest from the library. I love Irene and Kai‘s adventures and hope there are TONS more sequels to come 🥰📚 #24in48 #hour30challenge
Starting my Sunday off with a latte and palate cleansing by starting this new series! Hope everyone is having a warm (or cool if you‘re in summer) Sunday!
We got more ice than snow in the storm, and it is a cold, grody day here in #RVA, so I‘m having an Irish coffee, watching Netflix and reading this book.
I just finished book 7 of the In Death series (Holiday In Death) and I want something fun and not too thinky since I‘m doing heavy reading for school and with Melmoth. @RiotMom raves about this series, I hope I like it as much as she does! It‘s good so far....
I have two whole days off and I'm very nearly done with this book which is freaking fantastic and fun! I have not read a ton of fantasy novels in the past few years, and apparently the key to getting into the genre was through secret fantastical missions with amazing librarians. I'm stoked to finish this and read way more of this series!
My garage library has come togeather quite nicely. Oh happy day!
pickCool story of a mysterious library between alternate words.
pick“The Invisible Library” was a fun time-traveling fantasy about librarians collecting rare or important books throughout history and alternate dimensions. It reminded me a lot of Doctor Who! :) I do wish the story had gone a bit deeper, but I have a feeling that will come in later books of the series.
Thinking I might need this shirt...
#librarylove #librarian #librarypun #anythingwithbooks @outofprint #outofprintshirts
pickVery good, I'm intrigued by Irene, Kai and Vale's story and hopefully getting to know more about their pasts. #LitsyAtoZ #LetterI #2togo @BookishMarginalia
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pickFinished reread in record time. Find myself wondering more about Irene and that charming cat burglar (am I meant to draw the conclusion that Irene is bi?), and who I'd want Irene to choose if there were to be romance. Personally I like it the way it is in this book: the three of them working together. I wouldn't want any romance to spoil that. (But maybe it could enhance it...)
I got my exam results and I completely rocked. A distinction in one and a grade 2 pass in the other -- I've run the numbers and I'll have a first in this degree (biology) to go with my first in lit, as long as I don't mess up my dissertation.
So in celebration I started rereading this before finishing Crooked Kingdom. 💙 Thought I deserved something familiar, easy and beloved.
So my library isn't the greatest. About 80% of what I see in other library hauls do not make it to my library. To throw salt in the wound, they have stopped using overdrive/libby. I'm looking at other options.
Intriguing premise : that all versions of our Earth from fantasy to sci-fi (ie with varying degrees of magic and/ or technology) exist and are catalogued and connected by the Library. I know it‘s a series but I‘m hoping that this mission will be concluded within this book (I‘m about halfway through). There are lots more things to explore; Kai‘s background, elves, dragons...
