Written by A. J. Hackwith, The Library of the Unwritten follows librarian Claire and her cohorts Leto and Brevity, a Hero, and a Watcher, Remi. In this library, the books have a mind of their own, and want to be real. As such, they have the ability to manifest as their own characters. But, also, you have heaven, and heaven’s gatekeeper. That would – kind of – be Remi. As the librarians travel to the mortal realm to find a lost book, Remi finds them thinking that they have in their possession a certain book. Which, of course, they do not, and then madness breaks out.
Alright, the thing about this book. It is interesting, and it is well written, and I really like Hero and Claire and Remi, it’s just… it wasn’t captivating.
What do I mean? A lot of the time, with a well written good book, I just can’t put it down. That didn’t happen with this book.
This isn’t a bad novel by any means, and the story and plot are interesting and well written, it just didn’t keep me under like I wanted it to.
If you like stories about libraries, and you want a very different take on stories and how they have lives of their own, this would be good. There is a bit of romance (bit) in this story, and sassy characters, plus lots of action.
I’ll probably read the sequel. This just… wasn’t the most compelling novel for me.
