Where the Library Hides

Amazing sequel to What The River Knows! I can't recommend this series enough!

Magic is what brought me here, and it's magic that made me stay. I love this. As much much more than the first book. Inez, you silly lady. You deserve a life where you are happy.

A dramatic and emotional conclusion to the mysteries set up in the first book.

Overall, I really enjoyed this one, but it has a different vibe than the first. There's more action but less excavating. The plot is quick paced and the stakes are high. Multiple twists took me by surprise.

Inez and Whit's flaws are front and center in this one in a way that was a little frustrating to watch play out, but they never go so far as to be unlikeable (at least not for long). The romance takes a very different tone in this one, which isn't unexpected but did make me miss the yearning and the early stages of falling in love from the first book.

I particularly liked the epilogue.

Having finished the duology, I'd absolutely still recommend it for anyone who wants a historical fantasy romance with mystery and strong "touch her and die" themes.

I was so excited for this and honestly it let me down. I was frustrated because Inez just keeps getting betrayed over and over and she's really never in charge of her own story. She's always a victim, she's not great at solving her own problems, and it felt like she was in a perpetual state of shock which was frustrating to me. I was satisfied with the ending, but this book felt much less polished than the first.