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The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman
4.5
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

*deep breath* A heist, a heist, a heist!

Book 6 of The Invisible Library series, The Secret Chapter, is as action-packed as the other books - but this time, Irene and Kai aren't alone - oh no. They're joined by several Fae and even one other dragon! Their goal? Steal a giant painting from Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum - in a highly tech-adjacent dimension of the 21st century, with as little information about the world as they could possibly get. And the heist itself is not the only problem they face....

After book 5, this was more back into the direction the other books took, but the overall themes were still very much visible and I'm really excited to see what we're gonna get next! Book 7 is already waiting for me (though it will probably happen in November and not this month anymore). The Fae-Dragon political alliance is surely going to come up time and again, and I can't wait.
I also have to yet again stress what a genius Genevieve Cogman is! Using Fae stereotypes to forward her story while also being hyperaware that they are indeed stereotypes and using that to her advantage? No one does it like her!