Name: The Archived
Rating: 4.080882352941177 (136 reviews)
ISBN: 9781423157311

V.E. Schwab

When an otherworldly library called the Archive is compromised from within, sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop must prevent violent, ghost-like Histories from escaping into our world.

The Archived

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i loved ittt its such a cute little mystery story and i loved wes MY BELOVEDDD and its so funnn

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous – it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now that her little brother is gone too, Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In The Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself may crumble and fall.

Anna 

Victoria Schwab. Autorka mé nejoblíbenější série. Autorka Divoké písně. Myslela jsem, že jelikož napsala tak úžasnou sérii, jako Monstra z Verity, její další knížky se mi budou víc než líbit. Ale pletla jsem se.
Musím říct, že samotný nápad je skvělý. Mrtví lidé odpočívají a vy je musíte hlídat, aby se nevzbudili, dokážete najít vzpomínky ve starých předmětech a na starých místech... Líbilo se mi to. V sérii je přesně tolik nadpřirozena, kolik mám ráda.
Pokud ale máme rozebrat příběh... Tsss. Nevím, prostě mě nezaujal. Přišlo mi, že se tam nic neděje, až posledních 70 stran se to rozjede.
Možná to bylo mou čtecí krizí, možná nemám ráda hlavní postavu, možná jsem na to neměla náladu... ale zklamalo mě to. Měla jsem vysoká očekávání, a to byla ta chyba.
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3,5*/5*, upřímně mě mrzí, že se mi to nelíbilo. Snad bude Temnější tvář magie, její další knižní série, lepší..

Julia

This book was so good oh my god. I am starting the second one right away!!

Rachel Kanyid

This book was gorgeous!
I wasn't sure about it at first.. 

I hadn't heard any hype about it, I simply got it from the library because I have worked in a library for nearly three years and it was a YA book about the afterlife being a library....

 But after about 50 pages, I really started to get into it, and boy oh boy did I love it!

 The writing style is absolutely captivating, and I loved the chronological flashbacks hear and there throughout the story. They made it seem even more beautiful than it already was. 

(view spoiler)[I loved being able to get to know "Da' even though he is long gone when the story begins.. (hide spoiler)]

Can't wait to read the next book!

Nicole Dykeman

I absolutely love the workings of this world. The concept of the Archive, the Narrows, and the Outer were really well thought out, with the names on the paper and the ways that the different keys work. It’s a perfect blend of magical and the real world, just the way I like it. 

My favorite character has got to be Roland. His relationship with Mackenzie has the perfect mentor/mentee dynamic that gets me every time. I also loved Wesley, he was such a sweet guy and honestly he deserves better than Mackenzie. 

The only reason this gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that I thought everything was a little predictable when it came to Owen.

Livia

4.5
The Queen of Dark Fantasy, Victoria Schwab, strikes again with this book.

Wow. I never really had the interest to pick up this book in the past. But then I read Shades of Magic, Vicious, and Monsters of Verity, and I just knew that I had to read this book too.

And I'm happy to say that Miss Schwab did not disappoint. The eerie quality, the mystery, the world-building, it's all so fascinating.
I admit it took me almost 100 pages to get fully immersed in the world, but once you're in it, you're in it. And you're going for a ride.

Sonja H

"Stellt euch einen Ort vor, an dem Tote wie Bücher in Regalen liegen". Und nun stellt euch vor, diese Toten wachen von Zeit zu Zeit auf, irren umher und manche von ihnen entkommen in die Außenwelt. 
Mackenzie Bishop hat den Job eines "Keepers" in dieser Welt und muss dafür sorgen, dass Entkommene ihren Weg zurück in die Bibliothek finden - doch dann bricht das Chaos aus.

Ich bin großer Fan von Victoria Schwab. Ihre Welten sind immer ein wenig düster, aber sehr geheimnisvoll und ungewöhnlich. Auch ihre Figuren haben starke Persönlichkeiten und wachsen im Laufe der Geschichte an ihren Herausforderungen. 

Es hat mir viel Spaß gemacht, dieses Buch zu lesen, allerdings hätte ich mir erhofft, dass es etwas mehr Hintergrund zu dieser anderen Welt und ihren "Angestellten" gibt. Aber vielleicht erfahre ich im zweiten Band mehr darüber.

Allison Garrett

3.5-4 stars 
The concept had me interested from the beginning but it started slow and it took me awhile to get into it. I'm glad I stuck with it because it did pick up and it was a pretty ok to good ish read.

The Archive, an otherworldly library, contains the bodies of everyone who has ever died. But when the Archive is compromised from within, sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop must use her skills as a Keeper to identify the traitor and prevent violent Histories from escaping into our world. The first in a dark, dazzlingly inventive YA fantasy series from the author of The Near Witch.

Sheila

THANK YOU VICTORIA SCHWAB FOR RELIEVING ME FROM THE MISERY OF THE PAST FEW BOOKS! 

I read this in one sitting entirely by accident; I had intended only to read a few chapters before heading home after work, but before I knew it I had blazed through the entire book. Clearly I had procrastinated reading this book for a reason, & it was to leave it for this moment in time when I would appreciate it most. The summary overview of the book never seemed super interesting to me, but looking at it from the other side I can say that it was just criminally underselling it to me. 

I'm so glad there's more to this story & I can read the sequel!!! ...once I've gone through all the other books on my iPad *sweats*

Milo Jean

I LOVED this book! It’s been a long time since I enjoyed a young adult novel as much as this one, but this book definitely reawakened my interest in that category. 

This book was beautifully written, and unique. Plus a couple of the reveals in the end actually surprised me! Can’t recommend this one enough.

Jennifer

Considering I have finished this book in a very short amount of time the book must be very captivating. The story line is very capturing and I really didn't want to put it down. The characters are interesting even though I had a hard time connecting to Mac. Wes and Roland on the other had I found more interesting. Overall I very good book that I would definitely recommend.

sara louise

what a pleasant surprise! I’d heard mixed reviews of this which is why it sat on my shelves for a few months before I picked it up, but once again victoria schwab creates wonderful characters and unique settings. reading her work always feels like coming home, familiar and safe, even when she’s practically ripping my heart out with her words. 

also the archive as a space had the same air of mystery as erin morgenstern’s starless sea did and I am here for it. can’t wait to get into the unbound and see what else mac, wes and roland get up to.

The Archived

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