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Emma

Emma@ramblingreaders.org

Joined 2 days, 18 hours ago

I’m Emma (she/her). When I was younger I was an avid reader of fantasy novels and sci-fi. These days I find it harder to read, but I’m hoping to reverse that trend. I also read a lot of non-fiction, mostly space-related or science. I am an ethnobotanist, so anything with #plants is also likely to catch my eye.

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The Burning Page (Paperback, 2016, PAN) 5 stars

"Never judge a book by its cover. ... Due to her involvement in an unfortunate …

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.

Masked City (2015, Pan Books) 4 stars

Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes missing. …

A madcap romp through Venice

4 stars

In this second instalment of the Invisible Library series, Librarian Irene is installed in a Victorian London with her apprentice Kai. When Kai is kidnapped, Irene has to travel to Venice in a Fae-dominated world, where it's permanently Carnival. Irene must rescue Kai to prevent a war, but doing so will violate the Library rules. The result is a slightly chaotic romp through Venice, as Irene seeks to outwit the kidnappers and the many obstacles they place in her path. We learn more about the nature of the Fae and of the Dragons, but as Irene is acting outside of her role as a Librarian, this episode is far less focused on books.

The Invisible Library (Paperback, 2016, Roc) 4 stars

ONE THING ANY LIBRARY WILL TELL YOU: THE TRUST IS MUCH STRANGER THAN FICTION...

Irene …

A secret agent for a extra-dimensional library

5 stars

When we first meet Irene, she’s mopping the floors in a gothic boarding school. We learn she’s an agent for the Library, sent on missions to alternate dimensions to collect unique books and bring them safely back to the Library. Being a Librarian gives Irene some unique advantages, but collecting books can be a risky business. Saddled with a student, and sent to an alternate Victorian London, Irene finds herself in mortal peril, and must make some unlikely allegiances to survive… and (more importantly) bring back the book she’s been sent for.