Ein würdiger Abschluss! ( )

In the final (for now) Invisible Library book, Irene must come to terms with her new knowledge about her parentage. At the same time, a new threat appears to be lurking as entire worlds are disappearing. As Irene and her friends attempt to determine what's happening they'll have to dig into the origins of the library, a feat which might destroy everything as they know it.

A solid final outing for this series, which I've so thoroughly enjoyed. There's plenty of adventure as usual (although not quite as breakneck as some previous entries) while also resolving several major plot points that have developed over the course of the series. Fans of the series should be pleased with this resolution. ( )

The finale of the series, in which Irene confronts Alberich and discovers the true powers behind the Library.

library book read 5/21/2023 ( )

My favorite of the series—great way to end things! All my favorite characters are there, and the plot gets back to what I love most about this world, aka, the stories and the people who care about them. I'm really grateful I found this fun, clever series that appeals to my particular brand of nerdery. I'm satisfied with how things wrapped up, but I wouldn't be mad if Cogman chose to revisit this world in the future. ( )

So that is that, in this tale of origins and endings and Irene being forced to get to grips with her own origins, and the origins of the Library itself. That being the case, this becomes a hard book to review as there are a number of big secrets that I don't care to spoil, but if you've read the seven previous books I think that you'll wind up being happy with this concluding novel. That's the thing, there is something of a buying time quality to the first half of this book, before Cogman launches her big push (I still think that "The Mortal Word" was the peak of this series), but to write eight novels in one setting and always managing to keep it fresh is a worthy achievement, and I'd be perfectly willing to give the series as a whole five stars. ( )