The burning page

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Genevieve Cogman: The burning page (2017)

356 pages

English language

Published Dec. 8, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-101-98868-8
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OCLC Number:
962303559

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5 stars (9 reviews)

"Never judge a book by its cover. ... Due to her involvement in an unfortunate set of mishaps between the dragons and the Fae, Librarian spy Irene is stuck on probation, doing what should be simple fetch-and-retrieve projects for the mysterious Library. But trouble has a tendency of finding both Irene and her apprentice, Kai--a dragon prince--and, before they know it, they are entangled in more danger than they can handle. ... Irene's longtime nemesis, Alberich, has once again been making waves across multiple worlds, and this time, his goals are much larger than obtaining a single book or wreaking vengeance upon a single Librarian. He aims to destroy the entire Library--and to make sure Irene goes down with it. With so much at stake, Irene will need every tool at her disposal to stay alive. But even as she draws her allies close around her, the greatest danger might …

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reviewed The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (The Invisible Library, #3)

Is this the end of the Library?

5 stars

In the third instalment of the Invisible Library series, Irene and Kai are startled when a portal to the Library erupts into flames. We then discover this is not an isolated incident, but the result of a wider attack on the Library. Evil former Librarian Alberich is back, and he's on a mission to destroy the Library, recruiting allies among the Fae to help him. As Alberich wants to recruit Irene, a confrontation is inevitable. But as she battles to save the Library from complete destruction, Irene is given unexpected information about her past.

reviewed The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (The Invisible Library, #3)

Review of 'The Burning Page' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Our favourite librarian is back in this third instalment of a wonderfully fun and inventive fantasy series. Irene’s job is to steal books from different realities, not only to preserve rare versions, but also to keep the bonds between the libraries and those worlds strong. If you’ve not read The Invisible Library yet, do check out my review for a better explanation of this universe.

Irene is caught between wanting to be a good librarian and wanting to help her friends. Something needs to be done about Vale, but she has no idea what the right answer is and whether he will thank her for it. With the library under threat, all librarians are deployed and Irene must travel to a version of St Petersberg where magic is outlawed. At least the Language still works.

And Alberich is still out there and he’s focused on Irene. Can she possible stay …

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Subjects

  • Librarians
  • Secret societies
  • Fiction