The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Aug 09, 2015 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, books-about-books, steampunk

I want to be a librarian! The Library of the title is a place which exists between thousands of alternate worlds. The job of the librarians is to enter those worlds in order to acquire books for the library. Each world varies in how much magic exists in it, but what remains is the 'language' which only librarians know and which can be used to control aspects of all worlds. Irene is a junior librarian who is given a student to mentor, Kai, and then sent on a mission which turns out to be in a wor ...more

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Dec 17, 2016 Sunflower rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction-read-2016

A Library. Sounds common enough, right? But a library between worlds, saving certain important books, and employing trained Librarians to steal them from wherever they are, not so common. In fact almost comical. Especially when one of the librarians on this journey turns out isn't human. This is a light and fast read, and very entertaining, with enough suspense to keep the reader turning the pages. ...more

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Dec 18, 2016 Becky rated it liked it

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy, mystery, young-adult, fantasy, science-fiction, supernatural, meta-fiction, steampunk

Tough to classify! I recommend for fans of Gail Carriger.

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Dec 10, 2021 Cora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, kindle, dragons, library, young-adult, detectives, fairies, mystery, europe, london

This was a fun book to read. The world building was interesting and well done. The characters were fun to route for, each with their own share of secrets to discover. There were a lot of action/battle scenes in this book, which are not really my cup of tea. But if you do like fun battles with interesting creatures and weapons, this could be the book for you. Overall it is a promising start to a series with some good characters with the potential to develop as the series continues.

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Dec 16, 2023 Rachel N. rated it liked it

Shelves: series, read-in-2023, fantasy, dragon, fairies

Irene works for The Library, an organization that exists outside of time and has connections to different realities. Irene is given a new assistant, Kai, and is sent to an alternate world to retrieve a unique copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Irene finds the owner of the book has been killed and the book is missing. For some reason the copy of the book I got from the library was an ARC, never had that happen before, so I'm overlooking a few errors I found in the book. I liked Irene, Kai and the the d ...more

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