The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Weirdly this was the first book I brought on my Kindle and I still haven’t read it. I think because I own it and it’s an ebook, so it isn’t taking up room on my shelves, I will keep this on my to be read. Also the premise is really cool and I really want to read this at some point.
Synopsis: Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she’s posted to an alternative London. Their mission – to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it’s already been stolen. London’s underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested – the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene’s new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own.
Soon, she’s up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option – the nature of reality itself is at stake.
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
I actually put this book on my ‘books I will read in 2022’ post and oh guess what? I still haven’t read it. At the time I was thinking about the first book and how I liked it but couldn’t remember much so I wanted to re-read it. There was one small problem though – I didn’t own any of the books. I now have the entire physical series so I will definitely be keeping this on my Goodreads to be read. I just don’t know when I’ll get around to it…
Verdict: Keep
Synopsis: Art student and monster’s apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.
In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she’ll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.
While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.
But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?
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