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The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
3.25
adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I had trouble with the pace at first, but it got better as I was getting more and more into the story. 
The beginning was a bit confusing and slow, but I was intrigued by the whole story, what it could become and I was entertained enough that I wanted to continue reading it.
I’m really happy I pushed through it.

Overall, it was a good and solid book, that made me laugh and yes, also shed a few tears. There is amazing friendship, banter, found family, betrayal, demons, angels, games of power, unfinished books with their characters left aside.

I love the way the found family was at the forefront of the story, it was nice and really well done. I also really enjoyed the creativity and the idea of this Library of the Unwritten, where characters from unfinished stories are kept and cared for. 

The characters grew on me quite a lot and I’m curious to see where this will go. I sure will be picking the sequel up; the ending left some of my questions unanswered and I’m curious to see how some of the characters will evolve from this first book.