Can I get more of this world? Pretty please? A whole series just about the librarians would be amazing. Having already fallen in love with Scott Lynch books through his other works I didn't think this would disappoint, but it's so much more amazing than I anticipated. It's a must read for anyone that has a love of magic and libraries. ( )

It was great to read Scott Lynch again, and this story is perfect for library folk. I love Lynch’s imagination, and he really let it run wild in this story. I especially liked the librarians who led the aspirants into the Living Library.
What fun! Everyone needs to buy it and read it. ( )

The idea was interesting, but the twist was very obvious. No hindsight required.
A single introduction was enough to recognise Trouble. The neon sign was the only thing missing.
Emotional beats are flat and unbelievable. There was no genuine emotion in the fallout.

If this is how Lynch writes, I'd rather skip anything else of his. ( )

How fun and unique. It's like a dungeon crawl. I loved parts of it. Some of the "action" parts were a bit much for my personal preferences.

I listened to the multi-performer PodCastle podcast. Here: https://podcastle.org/2012/03/13/podcastle-200-in-the-stacks/ ( )

Fun and short schooltime hack-n-slash fantasy with an always delightful twist of... a library dungeon with horrible nasties that aren't always just the books. :)

This is a revamped story from '09 turned into a full cast podcast with the link on the book page. :)

What makes this special is the humor and the delightful characters as they fulfill their final exam at their magic school by RETURNING A LIBRARY BOOK.

Delightful, scary, funny, and with as much fantastic action as you can squeeze into a little less than two hours? Hell, yes. With surprising twists, great dialogue, and beasties that learn new words. *gasp*

The best part is... this is Scott Lynch, ya'll. Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch. :)

Happy eating! :) ( )