bumblingbookworm's Review of The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

by Genevieve Cogman

An action-packed literary adventure! The Burning Page is the third title in Genevieve Cogman's clever and exciting The Invisible Library series.

'Skulduggery, Librarians, and Dragons – Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!' – Charles Stross, author of The Laundry Files

When it's your job to save the day – where do you start?

Librarian spy Irene has standards to maintain, especially while on probation. And absconding from a mission via a besieged building doesn't look good. But when her escape route home goes up in flames, what's a spy to do?

Even worse, it seems Gates back to the Library are malfunctioning across dozens of worlds and Irene's nemesis Alberich is responsible – with plans to annihilate the Library itself.

Irene and assistant Kai are posted to St Petersburg, to help combat this threat. Here Alberich emerges, as Irene tries to save her friend Vale and foil assassination attempts. Then one incredibly dangerous opportunity to save the Library emerges. Saving herself would be a bonus . . .

Irene's adventures feature stolen books, secret agents and forbidden societies – think Doctor Who but with librarian spies!

Continue the bookish magic with The Lost Plot, the fourth entry in The Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman, the bestselling author of Scarlet.

This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm

It's hard to talk about this one when it's the third book in the series, so I'll keep it pretty general. This was such a fun read, and it was at this point in the series where it really began to pick up for me. I felt invested in the characters and their development, and loved how their relationships with each other grew closer. The plot lines are so imaginative and enthralling, and Irene is such a kick-arse heroine, not taking any crap from anyone.

However, despite the fact that these books are action packed, they feel slow to read when I'm actually reading them. I don't know what it is, but it felt like it took a long time for me to read this. It wasn't that long a read so I should've been able to knock it over fairly quickly, but it seemed to take me a bit of time to get into it. That being said, I still really enjoyed it - you've got magic, fae, dragons, and best of all books! What more could I ask for?!

The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

by Genevieve Cogman

Reviewed by bumblingbookworm on Jan 2, 2020

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