The Library of Ever (The Library of Ever #1) by Zeno Alexander
Release: April 30th 2019
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Imprint
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored–until she discovers a secret doorway in the library and becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian.
In her new job, Lenora finds herself helping future civilizations figure out the date, relocates lost penguins, uncovers the city with the longest name on Earth, and more in a quest to help patrons. But there are sinister forces at work that want to destroy all knowledge. To save the library, Lenora will have to test her limits and uncover secrets hidden among its shelves.
The Library of Ever Review:
Reading this book was like taking a roller-coaster ride. It was wonderful, and I loved every minute of it! The story is fast paced, unpredictable, adventurous, cute, and wacky. In a nutshell, it has all the elements that any younger reader would immediately focus their attention on (and even adults).
You would think that a story that takes place in a library might not be so interesting. But the book is written so well that it makes the library feel like a wonderland. From Beluga whales to penguins, learning Cartography to Bangkok (the place having the longest name), or from Genghis Khan’s tomb to hardworking ants, this book is like a mini encyclopedia of fun facts. The author has mentioned so many fun trivia about a variety of subjects over each chapter. Just when you think the next chapter cannot top the previous one, the author does something surprising by turning the character into a cat!
I loved Lenora as the main character. She is brave, inquisitive, and curious and loves to explore. I also liked her interactions with Malachi and Bendigeidfran. I especially loved the robot and thought he was a very humorous sidekick. The author pays a nice homage to hardworking librarians in the plot. Moreover, the story also ends in shocking way where you wonder how that happened! The author has also beautifully merged some science fiction, time travel elements into the story in addition to the world facts.
Overall, I thought this was a wonderful start to the series. I have very high expectations for the following book because I seriously don’t know how the author can top it off from here. I encourage everyone to pick up this story and read!
