This was provided as an arc from the publisher but the review is my own.
This is the second book in the Invisible Library series by Cogman and definitely carries on the promise that the first one created of a new heroine who is right up there with those you want to read more about. The book is full of moments where you'll find yourself holding your breath wondering if this is where the author lets her character fall into the maelstrom of cliches that threaten any young woman facing certain doom and challenges to her modesty but at each such junction she proves both she and Irene are more than up for the challenge.
In this followup Irene will find herself in the unenviable position of not only losing her assistant whom so far shes been able to keep her hands off but of being the only one who can possibly save him. With war between the Fae and Dragons quite likely and the support of The Library definitely not behind her Irene has only her wits to guide her as she attempts the impossible. Free a Dragon Prince from a Chaos World modeled on a decadent Venice, where the Fae are in power, alone, prey to any one set to use her to further their own story and forced to work with the one Fae who has proven he cannot be trusted under any circumstances. Irene must complete this task before Kai's time is up and he becomes a trophy and the catalyst for the beginning of war or dies. And all that is standing in her way are two Faes that are more than willing to bring Chaos to all worlds and in failing to do so either cause Irene herself death or at the least pawn her off to anyone looking for an exotic pet. And a prison which is its own world of entrapment. Also a Fae of such power that it may very well be the only one that can help her escape with a wounded dragon, if she can assure it freedom from its own current prison. Irene's future has never seemed so perilous as she fights to survive and places her position with the Library at risk. Some jobs just ask a little more of you than others.
This is the second book in the Invisible Library series by Cogman and definitely carries on the promise that the first one created of a new heroine who is right up there with those you want to read more about. The book is full of moments where you'll find yourself holding your breath wondering if this is where the author lets her character fall into the maelstrom of cliches that threaten any young woman facing certain doom and challenges to her modesty but at each such junction she proves both she and Irene are more than up for the challenge.
In this followup Irene will find herself in the unenviable position of not only losing her assistant whom so far shes been able to keep her hands off but of being the only one who can possibly save him. With war between the Fae and Dragons quite likely and the support of The Library definitely not behind her Irene has only her wits to guide her as she attempts the impossible. Free a Dragon Prince from a Chaos World modeled on a decadent Venice, where the Fae are in power, alone, prey to any one set to use her to further their own story and forced to work with the one Fae who has proven he cannot be trusted under any circumstances. Irene must complete this task before Kai's time is up and he becomes a trophy and the catalyst for the beginning of war or dies. And all that is standing in her way are two Faes that are more than willing to bring Chaos to all worlds and in failing to do so either cause Irene herself death or at the least pawn her off to anyone looking for an exotic pet. And a prison which is its own world of entrapment. Also a Fae of such power that it may very well be the only one that can help her escape with a wounded dragon, if she can assure it freedom from its own current prison. Irene's future has never seemed so perilous as she fights to survive and places her position with the Library at risk. Some jobs just ask a little more of you than others.
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