Held prisoner by the Burner forces in Philadelphia, Jess and his friends struggle to stay alive in the face of threats from both sides ... but a stunning escape guarantees worse is coming. The Library now means to stop them by any means necessary, and they'll have to make dangerous allies and difficult choices to stay alive.
They have only two choices: face the might of the Great Library head on, or be erased from life, and the history of the world, for ever.
Win or die.
In some ways I like how this Great Library series is playing out. 5 books, all from a single pov, allow for detailed moments and an expansive story. It’s never boring. There are quiet character moments but then something happens to keep the story moving forward. In hindsight there are introspective lulls where things could be tightened up a bit but I enjoy the story and the characters well enough that they didn't feel dull.
And I like how the story is continually changing and progressing. It’s pretty darn good plotting with characters established well enough that you follow right along. Particularly, I liked characters making really hard choices, sacrificing things, acknowledging the hurt they did to each other and themselves but the stark, fierce acceptance of it. It sounds awful but it was a kind of lovely, compelling thing.
The problem is, we don’t have all the books yet. If I’d started this series a couple of years from now when I could read all the books in one go, I’d have a much more positive lookout on the whole thing.
