Rebel in the Library of Ever (The Library of Ever #2) by Zeno Alexander
Release: April 28th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Imprint
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
The follow-up to Zeno Alexander’s acclaimed middle-grade fantasy The Library of Ever features a dangerous takeover of the magical Library as our heroine fights to make knowledge free for everyone.
Lenora returns to the magical Library—which holds every book ever known on its shelves. But she discovers the Library is under new management, its incredible rooms and corridors turned dark and sinister.
She quickly connects with a secret resistance that’s trying to free knowledge from the shadows threatening it. Her new friends introduce her to an ancient lost city, hang-gliding, and mathematical beings larger than the universe itself. And they help her face the mysterious Board of new leaders—who are leading the Library into darkness.
Now it’s up to Lenora to prove that knowledge is always more powerful than ignorance and fear.
Rebel in the Library of Ever Review:
I had such high expectations for this book because I loved the first book “The Library of Ever”. While I still loved it overall, it was not as good as the first book.
Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed reading this one! It was high on action and adventure. The story-line was darker and more serious compared to the previous book. Lenora has grown up and become even more strong and confident. I loved her friendship with Lucy! Lucy is a bit annoying at first, but she grew on me and I thought she made the perfect friend for Lenora. There is a lot of science fiction elements which I enjoyed. The villains are darker and conniving and I was wondering how the story would turn out. I also loved how the author references the villains to the real life governments and corporations who force libraries to shut down due to lack of funding.
However, the main reason I could not enjoy this book was due to the lack of fun facts. Don’t get me wrong. There are still some fun facts where we learn about Googology, Wu Zetian and the Chinese character, and the Library of Alexandria. However, the facts were numerology based and there wasn’t as broad as the ones in the first book. I felt the story was more focused on the adventure and less on the trivia. Due to this, I did not feel the same spark as I did with the previous book.
Nevertheless, the story is a lot of fun to read. The book can be read without reading the previous one. But I encourage everyone to read the first book because in my opinion, it was better than this story.
