Rachel Caine

To save the Great Library, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire, and Ash and Quill put themselves in danger in the next thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. The opening moves of a deadly game have begun. Jess Brightwell has put himself in direct peril, with only his wits and skill to aid him in a game of cat and mouse with the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. With the world catching fire, and words printed on paper the spark that lights rebellion, it falls to smugglers, thieves, and scholars to save a library thousands of years in the making...if they can stay alive long enough to outwit their enemies.

Smoke and Iron

Celeste Richardson

Actual rating: 4.5 stars, rounded up.

There was never a dull moment in this penultimate installment of the series. I loved the addition of new perspectives. Until this novel, the story was told completely from Jess’s point of view. In Smoke and Iron, Jess’s perspective alternates with those of Khalila, Morgan, and Wolfe through the majority of the novel. While I was fully invested in all four strands of the plot, I finished the book with a new favorite character: Khalila. She’s absolutely amazing. The poise she maintains in the face of the absolute worst situations is astounding. I adore her. But honestly, I’ve come to love all of these characters over the course of the last four books. I can’t wait to see how the story ends, because the stakes have never been higher.

Anastaciya

Uh, dang it, the only character I cared about... can't wait to find out how the story ends.

Kerri McDonald

Ok, I've been a huge fan of The Great Library since I randomly picked up the first book, Ink and Bone, forever ago. I absolutely fell in love with the characters and the story back then and it's been mind-boggling that every installment has been just as good, if not better, than the last.

This book was no exception to that rule! Jess and his friends are back and all the shit is hitting the fan! This book dumps you into the action and keeps you in it's grip for it's entire length. It's incredibly fast-paced even though the action is more about intrigue and craftiness as opposed to brute strength. You feel the danger that is pressing down on everyone throughout the book and there are moments when it takes your breath away! My favorite thing, though? All the different perspectives that we are treated to in this book! You get to see into almost every one of the core groups' brains and it's marvelous! I continue to love these characters so much and I just need all of them to be okay, damnit!

*cough* Anyways... so I clearly enjoyed this book! The ending was a bit rushed to me and a tad too neat. Which, considering what happens, probably sounds insane to people who have read the book, but I can't really explain it without spoiling all the things! Suffice it to say, I didn't *love* the ending, but I still loved this book. And you KNOW I'm gonna devour the last book as soon as it comes out! I'm so excited (and scared, lol) for it!

Megan McGuire

Jade Warren

Nikki Milton

Caitlin Hooker

Kara Hansen

PAPER SMOULDERS. WORDS EXPLODE. Jess Brightwell and his friends are the rebels trying to free humanity’s knowledge from the grasps of the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. Engaged in this deadly game, Jess finds himself in an Alexandrian cell with nothing but his wits and skill to aid him. With every word, written or spoken, meticulously monitored by the Obscurists, Jess has no way to contact his friends and family. When Jess’s girlfriend, Morgan, figures out how to hack the Codex, the system by which all language and knowledge is recorded, it takes just one word to spark the fire of rebellion. When the library, thousands of years in the making, is set to smoke and burn, will a group of smugglers, thieves and scholars be enough to save it? ‘A FAST-PACED, ACTION-ORIENTED PLOT THAT WILL LEAVE READERS BREATHLESSLY ANTICIPATING NOT JUST THE NEXT PAGE, BUT THE NEXT BOOK’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'DARK, RIVETING, HEART-IN-THROAT STORYTELLING' TAMORA PIERCE, AUTHOR OF PROTECTOR OF THE SMALL SERIES

Vilde

Alexandra Mellas

Catherine Chen

Kayleigh Bekisz

Nat Welch

Erin Minner

Elizabeth Alderman

Julie Berman

Elizabeth Waybright

Esther

The opening moves of a deadly game have begun. Jess Brightwell has put himself in direct peril, with only his wits and skill to aid him in a game of cat and mouse with the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. With the world catching fire, and words printed on paper the spark that lights rebellion, it falls to smugglers, thieves, and scholars to save a library thousands of years in the making... if they can stay alive long enough to outwit their enemies.

Smoke and Iron

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