the library of the unwritten by aj hackwith

This ultimately makes more space for characterization and relationship building, which is the novel's best strength. The cast has narrowed noticeably, the three perspective storylines run intimately parallel, and even the number of locals has been reduced. My feeling of the first book was that it tried to do too much in too many places with too many characters in a story that was too small to let some of the finer details breathe. I enjoyed the opening book, but I liked this volume more, overall. Marvelous setting, flawed protagonists, astute reflection, intriguing possibility and genuinely interesting relationships.but the plot that threads it all together tends to get frayed in the weaving. Much like the first book in this series about Hell's Library, The Archive of the Forgotten has wonderful individual elements. A self-constructed universe, for as long as you needed it. Spine curved, arms bracketed, and the remaining walls made of the reassuring weight of a book. “There was a reason people read in corners. The true nature of the ink could fundamentally alter the afterlife for good or ill, but it entirely depends on who is left to hold the pen. When a representative from the Muses Corps arrives at the Library to advise Brevity, the angel Rami and the erstwhile Hero hunt for answers in other realms. But when the remains of those books begin to leak a strange ink, Claire realizes that the Library has kept secrets from Hell-and from its own librarians.Ĭlaire and Brevity are immediately at odds in their approach to the ink, and the potential power that it represents has not gone unnoticed.

Former librarian Claire and Brevity the muse feel the loss of those stories, and are trying to adjust to their new roles within the Arcane Wing and Library, respectively. The Library of the Unwritten in Hell was saved from total devastation, but hundreds of potential books were destroyed. In the second installment of this richly imagined fantasy adventure series, a new threat from within the Library could destroy those who depend upon it the most.

The library of the unwritten by aj hackwith