Sword & Pen takes off right after the betrayal at the end of Smoke & Iron; the main protagonist of the series, Jess, is grieving and injured, his friends are scattered and The Great Library is in peril - pretty standard day in Alexandria at this stage to be honest.

The book takes place over a day or so, and the additional povs made for interesting reading. We have always had a few other povs but it was nice to see more focus on Wolfe and Santi in this book.

The story was fast paced, very well written and executed, and I felt that the characters stayed true to their selves and each other. It was difficult to read at times and I'm not going to lie, but I definitely shed tears at least twice - tugged at those heartstrings.

The end of the series was a fantastic addition and finished strong; I'd highly recommend it.