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 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 be lurking from somewhere close—someone she never expected to betray her...
Genevieve Cogman’s third installment of her Invisible Library series finds Irene on probation after her actions of The Masked City. She ventured way off script and she’s being punished for it – despite preventing a war between the fae and the dragons. But it seems that even while on probation, trouble can’t leave her and Kai alone.
Alberich is back and he will no longer be satisfied with recovering a single book, oh no. His goals have reached all new levels – destroy the Library itself. Unfortunately for Irene, and her comrades, he starts to succeed. He plans to take the Library down, wreak havoc and chaos in all the worlds, and it’s working.
Irene has to fight with all she has to overcome Albericht, being tainted by chaos, saving her friends from him – and themselves – and saving the Library, all the while not knowing who she can trust completely.
I was so enthralled by The Burning Page! I know I’ve said this in my reviews for The Invisible Library and The Masked City but Cogman’s writing is so smart! She’s extremely intelligent and her books make you pay attention. You can’t just gloss right through them or you’re bound to miss an important piece of information or a clue that will come up later.
Irene has quickly become a favorite character of mine, as well as Kai and Vale. Their dynamic is not unique, but it’s fun to see them interact on a personal and professional level, especially in the crazy situations they wind up in. Irene and Kai are smart, strong, and resourceful, and Vale is their world’s greatest detective.
Each of these volumes builds on the last and it’s fair to say The Burning Page was more involved in the actual Library in which the series revolves around than book two, which was nice. The series is evolving wonderfully, and the ending to book three left me craving more. I was so happy to hear there are two more expected books in the series! Great fantasy/science-fiction and I would definitely recommend.
US Release Date: January 10, 2017
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*I received a copy of book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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