I made it to page 100 and then had to call it...DNF.

I wanted to like this book! After all, a secret society of librarians that act as spys to steal rare books in various worlds and times, complete with mythical creatures like Fae and Vampires?! It sounded so interesting!

But unfortunately, this book just did not interest me at all. I liked the first chapter, where we saw Irene in action. But after that it just felt like one major information dump after another. I understand that the author was trying to build the world, but it was all just so bland to me. And talk about repetitive! My goodness...

I also didn't care about Irene or Kai as characters at all. I found that they irritated me more than anything else. Especially in one scene in a dumpy place where they were staying. That scene was just so lame and it felt super awkward and totally unnecessary. That scene is what finally made me put the book down.

Passages I liked:
“…Lets just be grateful that corsets aren’t required wear any longer.”
“Why should I be grateful?” Kai asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Because you don’t have to deal with me while I’m wearing one,” Irene said flatly.

She did find that the books displayed prominently in every chamber had been dusted, but the spines were pristine and uncreased. They had the sad, untouched hit of literature paraded for display purposes but never actually used.
It was profoundly depressing.