Rebel in the Library of Ever

I received a galley via NetGalley. I adored Zeno Alexander’s first middle grade novel set in the astounding Library of Ever, and I am thrilled to make the return trip. Lenora’s first adventure through the zany library lead to her discovery of the value of truth and knowledge, and that they must be pr......more

I waited over a week to write this review, which seems to have been a mistake, as I remember almost nothing about the plot of this. What I do remember is that the formatting improves on the choppy, episodic nature of the first book, but loses the magic of Lenora learning about the magical library. A......more

While I enjoyed the action, the good vs. evil was too heavy-handed and not nuanced enough for me. I always appreciate books about libraries and librarians, but the line "Some books exist that are not meant to educate, or entertain, or illuminate. They are meant to spread fear, lies, and hatred, and......more

I had hopes this book would show us more about the home life of Lenora (I felt like a loose end/cliff hanger was left at the end of book #1) but this book just continued on as if there was no conflict. I liked the imaginative world and love libraries, but without a character arc to show growth of Le......more