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Library System Reset #1
Overdue
The Library once stood proud as a beacon of magic and power.
For 500 years, it has been broken.
Quinn can barely handle her own life. When the Library of Everywhere discovers her compatible magical signature, suddenly she is the sole existing potential Librarian. Now it’s not only the weight of her world on her shoulders—Quinn must connect with the Library system before the universe itself disintegrates.
Once she’s settled, it should be quiet, peaceful work- just as soon as she battles a few engorged bookworms, repairs hundreds of years of damage, and figures out why there's been no Librarian for the last several centuries.
And once that’s done she can start gathering overdue books.
All 18,042 of them to start with.
There’ll be a helluva lot of late fees to process.
For 500 years, it has been broken.
Quinn can barely handle her own life. When the Library of Everywhere discovers her compatible magical signature, suddenly she is the sole existing potential Librarian. Now it’s not only the weight of her world on her shoulders—Quinn must connect with the Library system before the universe itself disintegrates.
Once she’s settled, it should be quiet, peaceful work- just as soon as she battles a few engorged bookworms, repairs hundreds of years of damage, and figures out why there's been no Librarian for the last several centuries.
And once that’s done she can start gathering overdue books.
All 18,042 of them to start with.
There’ll be a helluva lot of late fees to process.
591 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 2, 2024
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About the author
K.T. Hanna
30 books169 followersKT Hanna has a love for words so extreme, a single word can spark entire worlds.
Born in Australia, she met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically out to kill you.
When she’s not writing, she freelance edits for Chimera Editing, and chases her daughter, husband, corgi, and cat. No, she doesn’t sleep. She is entirely powered by the number 2, caffeine, and beef jerky.
Note: Still searching for her Tardis
Born in Australia, she met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically out to kill you.
When she’s not writing, she freelance edits for Chimera Editing, and chases her daughter, husband, corgi, and cat. No, she doesn’t sleep. She is entirely powered by the number 2, caffeine, and beef jerky.
Note: Still searching for her Tardis
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July 10, 2024
DNF
I made it to chapter 12 and I wish I could have the time given back to me. Characters are rude and not in a fun way. Not to mention they say the same thing over and over and over and over and over again. How many times do you need to reiterate something at some point it's just embarrassing. Not to mention our main character pinches herself about 20 times. Lady stop pinching yourself! She also can't seem to function without her helper at all, not even for 5 seconds. So she's weak-minded and weak bodied and stupid. I am out. I feel like I lost brain cells reading this.
I made it to chapter 12 and I wish I could have the time given back to me. Characters are rude and not in a fun way. Not to mention they say the same thing over and over and over and over and over again. How many times do you need to reiterate something at some point it's just embarrassing. Not to mention our main character pinches herself about 20 times. Lady stop pinching yourself! She also can't seem to function without her helper at all, not even for 5 seconds. So she's weak-minded and weak bodied and stupid. I am out. I feel like I lost brain cells reading this.
July 4, 2024
DNF at 15%
I liked the premise, and I really wanted to like this book. However, the run on sentences and often mangled sentence structure makes it clear it has never seen an editor.
Very early on, the MC receives a massive info dump directly into her brain, but somehow still doesn't know anything at all.
This would be fine, but she responds to every scrap of information with statements of disbelief and rude remarks.
Combine this with the other character's reluctance to explain anything, and you end up with whole chapters of inane back and forth where almost nothing of substance actually gets said.
I had assumed this was the authors first book before reading the other reviews, but was disappointed to learn otherwise.
I liked the premise, and I really wanted to like this book. However, the run on sentences and often mangled sentence structure makes it clear it has never seen an editor.
Very early on, the MC receives a massive info dump directly into her brain, but somehow still doesn't know anything at all.
This would be fine, but she responds to every scrap of information with statements of disbelief and rude remarks.
Combine this with the other character's reluctance to explain anything, and you end up with whole chapters of inane back and forth where almost nothing of substance actually gets said.
I had assumed this was the authors first book before reading the other reviews, but was disappointed to learn otherwise.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 29, 2024
Unlikable MC
Quinn is not a great character. Not only is she not all that bright but it’s made worst by her also being aggressive. I think the author was going for witty and sarcastic but missed the mark. She doesn’t think things through very well and can barely have a productive conversation with others. Pages and pages wasted just trying to get her or the surrounding characters to explain simple things. Once explained had to keep being repeated because the MC has the attention span and memory of a knat.
Quinn is not a great character. Not only is she not all that bright but it’s made worst by her also being aggressive. I think the author was going for witty and sarcastic but missed the mark. She doesn’t think things through very well and can barely have a productive conversation with others. Pages and pages wasted just trying to get her or the surrounding characters to explain simple things. Once explained had to keep being repeated because the MC has the attention span and memory of a knat.
October 17, 2024
Frustrating, because I really think it had promise as a cozy read. The Library itself is an excellent premise, and there are times when it's at least getting within the ballpark of the potential it holds. But the characters are bland, rude, and samey, and the author just fundamentally lacks the eye for detail that makes for a good cozy read. I'm perfectly willing to read 600-odd pages of nothing happening, if it's charmingly written! But as is, there are times when it hits the right charm notes it needs to, but those moments are few and far between.
August 27, 2024
Annoying
This book could have been decent read, but it’s not. The MC is isekai to THE library, but any knowledge that’s required to restore the library wasn’t uploaded to the MC. The MC meets a lynx who could provide the required information to maintain/restore the library decides to be antagonistic and hordes the information - afterwards the lynx’s acts like the MC should have known the required information. It’s annoying and off putting. It feels like an argument instead of a story. Nope. My journey with this story end here.
This book could have been decent read, but it’s not. The MC is isekai to THE library, but any knowledge that’s required to restore the library wasn’t uploaded to the MC. The MC meets a lynx who could provide the required information to maintain/restore the library decides to be antagonistic and hordes the information - afterwards the lynx’s acts like the MC should have known the required information. It’s annoying and off putting. It feels like an argument instead of a story. Nope. My journey with this story end here.
July 31, 2024
An adventure story about a librarian of the greatest library in the universe. Well written, fun characters and interesting concept. Curious to see how it moves on and what else happens as the library gains strength.
no-longer-interested
December 28, 2025As a librarian, I don't think I can read a book where the main thinks someone saying libraries will disappear because everything will be digitized is "...a super accurate observation."
😂😂😂
omg whyyyyy
😂😂😂
omg whyyyyy
August 7, 2024
Some people have all the luck!
Honestly, even with all the disasters, this is an isekai I wouldn't hate to experience.
The characters were fun, and the ignorance helped us get the exposition we needed.
I'll be back for more.
Honestly, even with all the disasters, this is an isekai I wouldn't hate to experience.
The characters were fun, and the ignorance helped us get the exposition we needed.
I'll be back for more.
July 12, 2024
great new book
It was different from most books I have read but is a really good book in my opinion. I guess it is mainly an Isekai and while there are occasionally stats mentioned it isn’t the usual level up and fight bigger, badder monsters.
It’s a mystery novel, there is suspense at work, there’s the struggle to adapt, there are nebulous bad guys with an evil plot, there is just a lot to unpack.
It is both simple and complex with various threads intertwining. I really enjoyed it and now I just have to wait until October for book two.
It was different from most books I have read but is a really good book in my opinion. I guess it is mainly an Isekai and while there are occasionally stats mentioned it isn’t the usual level up and fight bigger, badder monsters.
It’s a mystery novel, there is suspense at work, there’s the struggle to adapt, there are nebulous bad guys with an evil plot, there is just a lot to unpack.
It is both simple and complex with various threads intertwining. I really enjoyed it and now I just have to wait until October for book two.
July 18, 2024
A different type of LitRPG
Alternate universe, LitRPG light, base building, quest, adventure, female protagonist
As is often the case, Quinn is snatched from Earth to save a library filled with magical tomes and that also helps mollify the destructive power of raw magic. Interesting premise, and maybe a bit of a social commentary as libraries in our own society fall under increasing attack by those who want to spread chaos by controlling access to truth and information. A hero that's defending a library? Yes!
Looking forward to the next book in the series.
Alternate universe, LitRPG light, base building, quest, adventure, female protagonist
As is often the case, Quinn is snatched from Earth to save a library filled with magical tomes and that also helps mollify the destructive power of raw magic. Interesting premise, and maybe a bit of a social commentary as libraries in our own society fall under increasing attack by those who want to spread chaos by controlling access to truth and information. A hero that's defending a library? Yes!
Looking forward to the next book in the series.
July 2, 2024
A genuine delight
K. T Hanna astounds me once more with her creative design with the the LITRPG genre. Each of her characters possess a charm and depth all their own - most of them invoke a sense of childhood nostalgia. Quinn certainly has her own pork cut out for her and the only complaint that I have is that the next book isn't set to release till October!
K. T Hanna astounds me once more with her creative design with the the LITRPG genre. Each of her characters possess a charm and depth all their own - most of them invoke a sense of childhood nostalgia. Quinn certainly has her own pork cut out for her and the only complaint that I have is that the next book isn't set to release till October!
July 10, 2024
Enjoyable plot but not a fan of the protagonist. She's constantly acting baffled, confused and being rude to the people around her. It improves a bit in the later books but is quite prevalent in book one. Other than that, I think the series is quite good.
September 15, 2024
Loved this book ... A littpg-like book with a female protagonist and a library theme... Yes ma'am sign me up for more!
June 4, 2025
This is a delightful evolution of her skill as an author, I look forward to not only the rest of the series (only another 90 or so chapters to go at date of review) but also all future works. Thank you for another enjoyable read K.T Hanna.
December 16, 2024
A bit long, and sometimes repetitive. But this was a unique concept and I like it.
July 29, 2024
***DNF***
I really wanted to love this but couldn’t. The interactions between the cat (library manifestation) and the MC (new librarian) were annoying. Granted she got yanked from her world without her consent and was forced into the role she didn’t ask for. On the flip side the library has been stagnating for thousands of years and has more dementia than Biden. The author took it too far and it ruined the story for me.
I really wanted to love this but couldn’t. The interactions between the cat (library manifestation) and the MC (new librarian) were annoying. Granted she got yanked from her world without her consent and was forced into the role she didn’t ask for. On the flip side the library has been stagnating for thousands of years and has more dementia than Biden. The author took it too far and it ruined the story for me.
January 14, 2026
This is one of those books based on a concept that has huge potential. It's disappointing that it is executed so badly. The world that Hanna has built here is rich and interesting, but the writing of the novel is cumbersome and tedious. The pacing swings wildly from dragging to racing along without regard to what's going on in the story and there's little consistency in the tone or expressiveness of the prose. Much of the book is written in an adversarial tone that lacks any kind of detachment from the main character's feelings. It reads like the author wanted to write her as a narrator then thought better of it but left all of the linguistic ticks that make the descriptions feel like dialog.
The biggest challenge to the reader is that the characters' moods appear to swing from warm and friendly, to rude, to sassy, to cold without any real reason. This ends up being the defining trait of all of the characters making them feel very similar to one another. Few of the characters have independent flavor and where they do it is strictly one-dimensional. We rarely see why characters are motivated to do what they do or how they got to where they are and must rely on declarations that they just are that way. Many facts are stated and restated and then stated again by the characters making the flow of the story stilted and the descriptions shallower.
Finally, a note on the main character. The growth path of Quinn just isn't fundamentally engaging. Absorbing books to gain skills seems like a great premise, but after a while it's just not interesting. It's a gimmick to allow her to gain a lot of knowledge in a brief period, but for the most part it ends up having no real bearing on the story. She's callous to those around her but the author forces her to be liked in spite of these things. She mystically gains powers without the practice that her own rules declare necessary. None of it feels like a Hero's journey or earned recognition, it's just that it had to happen that way.
Overall, the book isn't so bad that I didn't finish it and I'm sticking around to see if she improves in the following books, but it's not one I would recommend
The biggest challenge to the reader is that the characters' moods appear to swing from warm and friendly, to rude, to sassy, to cold without any real reason. This ends up being the defining trait of all of the characters making them feel very similar to one another. Few of the characters have independent flavor and where they do it is strictly one-dimensional. We rarely see why characters are motivated to do what they do or how they got to where they are and must rely on declarations that they just are that way. Many facts are stated and restated and then stated again by the characters making the flow of the story stilted and the descriptions shallower.
Finally, a note on the main character. The growth path of Quinn just isn't fundamentally engaging. Absorbing books to gain skills seems like a great premise, but after a while it's just not interesting. It's a gimmick to allow her to gain a lot of knowledge in a brief period, but for the most part it ends up having no real bearing on the story. She's callous to those around her but the author forces her to be liked in spite of these things. She mystically gains powers without the practice that her own rules declare necessary. None of it feels like a Hero's journey or earned recognition, it's just that it had to happen that way.
Overall, the book isn't so bad that I didn't finish it and I'm sticking around to see if she improves in the following books, but it's not one I would recommend
January 9, 2025
I thought this book was going to be about a sweet girl who lands herself my dream job working in a magical library filled with all of the knowledge of the universe but I was sorely mistaken. I only continued to read because I thought it would get better. This book repeated its self so many times that I finally was saying out loud “ yes I get it move on” and the worst part is no matter how many time the book repeated something our MC didn’t know anything!! Our MC was unnecessarily rude to everyone she encountered and then realized that she was rude would apologize or get called out or even worst blame her rudeness on the other person. She wouldn’t stop complaining about literally anything and the worst part is that she was completely helpless. They gave her all of these spells and she was too stupid to understand how to use them no matter how many people try to teach her. I also found that there were a lot of plot points that never turned into anything at all. It was like our author tried to jam as much as she could into this book without ever actually trying to elaborate on anything. I do think my least favourite part was our MC she was just not likeable and every time she talked to anyone especially LINKS I felt so bad for them. She acted like she hated her life and that it was everyone else problem she was upset! She had a wonderful life!! I wish I was in her shoes. Also I did not understand the infatuation with jeans??? I’m sorry what, you live in a magical land and you want to spend your days wearing a T-shirt and Jeans. There was so much about this book that I just couldn’t stand beside. Only part I liked was the Elves and the library itself and some other minor characters, everything else was poorly written and not likeable. If you have the option to read this book and you have to pay for it, save your money. Do not waste your time like I did.
January 7, 2026
Quinn, our protagonist, gets yanked out of Earth college and gets put in charge of a universal magic library that’s dying. She’s greeted by the glitchy, damaged manifestation of the library named Links… who’s initially shaped like a lynx. Quinn laughs at him for this, after the appropriate pinch myself to check I’m not dreaming what the holy heck is going on here Todo moment.
She’s gotta stop the library from dying to save the universe from runaway chaos which will and has been causing several planetary apocalypses and other such horrific results.
To accomplish this, she gets a very attractive looking dark elf prince sidekick, and eventually a group of eclectic helpers once her library gets partly up and running again.
I liked the realism in this book, like, not just in the it’s well thought out and stuff way, but like, Quinn, the main character. She’s up beat and a nice person when she’s happy and in a good mood, but highly sarcastic and grumpy when she’s stressed or in a bad mood. Which is what people are actually like the majority of the time, not always one way, not always nice, not always mean, not always well you get the idea, buuut a lot of writers tend to not put that particular aspect of common human behavior in their characters quite as thoroughly convincingly as was done here, I think.
Anyway, yup, I liked it, and started reading book 2 already.
Warnings: it’s pretty gloomy to start, and the antagonists get more and more chilling as you learn about them.
She’s gotta stop the library from dying to save the universe from runaway chaos which will and has been causing several planetary apocalypses and other such horrific results.
To accomplish this, she gets a very attractive looking dark elf prince sidekick, and eventually a group of eclectic helpers once her library gets partly up and running again.
I liked the realism in this book, like, not just in the it’s well thought out and stuff way, but like, Quinn, the main character. She’s up beat and a nice person when she’s happy and in a good mood, but highly sarcastic and grumpy when she’s stressed or in a bad mood. Which is what people are actually like the majority of the time, not always one way, not always nice, not always mean, not always well you get the idea, buuut a lot of writers tend to not put that particular aspect of common human behavior in their characters quite as thoroughly convincingly as was done here, I think.
Anyway, yup, I liked it, and started reading book 2 already.
Warnings: it’s pretty gloomy to start, and the antagonists get more and more chilling as you learn about them.
January 20, 2026
TAGS: Single POV, magical library, clean, LitRPG, isekai, fantasy, magic, system, occasional dad's jokes, Fea, golems, structure vs chaos, lore galore
Pulled from earth to a living library somewhere in the universe, Quinn has to become the new librarian it is missing. Without a Librarian, the Library of everywhere can't keep on existing and was destined to stop existing. In a last ditch effort, Links/Lynx spend his last energy to send a search wave to earth, the magic less world who doesn't even have access to the library. But surprise! After nearly 500 years of being shut down, the library has finally found someone compatible! Without losing a second, it pull Quinns to it and her journey to bring back to life this bastion of magic.
She will meet a lot of people, teachers, guides, familiar, friends and foes, but most of all... books.
As all good heroine of a litRPG story, Quinns doesn't have parents, love to be sarcastic, loves books, is a bit of a introvert, allergic to exercises, thrilled about magic and his surrounded by chuckling mansplainers. You would think that it would make the story cliché and tasteless, but you would be wrong. I enjoyed her quest to revive the library and meeting new species. You can feel the time the author put into creating this universe. In book one we only get a glimpse of the power inside it and the fumbling of a eager book lover to do right by it.
Pulled from earth to a living library somewhere in the universe, Quinn has to become the new librarian it is missing. Without a Librarian, the Library of everywhere can't keep on existing and was destined to stop existing. In a last ditch effort, Links/Lynx spend his last energy to send a search wave to earth, the magic less world who doesn't even have access to the library. But surprise! After nearly 500 years of being shut down, the library has finally found someone compatible! Without losing a second, it pull Quinns to it and her journey to bring back to life this bastion of magic.
She will meet a lot of people, teachers, guides, familiar, friends and foes, but most of all... books.
As all good heroine of a litRPG story, Quinns doesn't have parents, love to be sarcastic, loves books, is a bit of a introvert, allergic to exercises, thrilled about magic and his surrounded by chuckling mansplainers. You would think that it would make the story cliché and tasteless, but you would be wrong. I enjoyed her quest to revive the library and meeting new species. You can feel the time the author put into creating this universe. In book one we only get a glimpse of the power inside it and the fumbling of a eager book lover to do right by it.
February 28, 2025
I like the idea behind this novel. There is a massive cross-dimensional library that touches just about every civilization and runs by magic. Unfortunately, the library has been rudderless for about five hundred years while it searches for a new librarian. During that time, it has just about run out of power and can no longer manage its primary function, which is to keep civilization going and prevent wild magic from forming. And if you think about it, that makes a tremendous amount of sense. What is a better symbol of civilization than a library?
Unfortunately, not everyone likes civilization and certain parties have been at work trying to destroy the library. One of the tactics used was to find and kill potential new librarians so that the library would never be able to be properly managed again. That is where the story starts—five hundred years with no one at the helm—when the library discovers a person who is suited for the job. The only problem is that this young human woman comes from a civilization that does not believe in magic and has never heard of “the” library.
So, great concept, but the implementation left me wanting. It starts out well enough with problems created out of puns—like bookworms. But the longer the book went on, the less interested I became. I’m glad I read it. The concept intrigued me, but I don’t plan to continue with the series.
Unfortunately, not everyone likes civilization and certain parties have been at work trying to destroy the library. One of the tactics used was to find and kill potential new librarians so that the library would never be able to be properly managed again. That is where the story starts—five hundred years with no one at the helm—when the library discovers a person who is suited for the job. The only problem is that this young human woman comes from a civilization that does not believe in magic and has never heard of “the” library.
So, great concept, but the implementation left me wanting. It starts out well enough with problems created out of puns—like bookworms. But the longer the book went on, the less interested I became. I’m glad I read it. The concept intrigued me, but I don’t plan to continue with the series.
July 28, 2024
There was so much about the world building within this book that I loved. The system of affinities, branches of affinities, the perks of library access, the way energy, mana, and even the doors worked -- every bit was excellent.
But what should have been among my favorite books of the entire year was instead like an excellent pair of shoes with a small pebble inside. Little bits of foreshadowing and small plot points were repeated without resolution so often that Quinn felt stuck in mud of her own making.
Lynx had to be reminded that Quinn didn't get the initial information packet too many times before he started to do something about it. Complaining once or twice and doing nothing about it was perfectly in character for Quinn: doing nothing after more than a half dozen complaints (or was it a dozen?) was excessive. The same kind of repetition colored trying to not think about the danger the library was in, ignoring why it was shut down, and Quinn absorbing books while complaining ineffectually.
The book un-mired itself for a very satisfying ending, but I'm saddened that the middle didn't receive a better developmental edit before publication. The little bits which annoyed me could easily have been corrected.
But what should have been among my favorite books of the entire year was instead like an excellent pair of shoes with a small pebble inside. Little bits of foreshadowing and small plot points were repeated without resolution so often that Quinn felt stuck in mud of her own making.
Lynx had to be reminded that Quinn didn't get the initial information packet too many times before he started to do something about it. Complaining once or twice and doing nothing about it was perfectly in character for Quinn: doing nothing after more than a half dozen complaints (or was it a dozen?) was excessive. The same kind of repetition colored trying to not think about the danger the library was in, ignoring why it was shut down, and Quinn absorbing books while complaining ineffectually.
The book un-mired itself for a very satisfying ending, but I'm saddened that the middle didn't receive a better developmental edit before publication. The little bits which annoyed me could easily have been corrected.
August 20, 2024
Nope, I couldn't do it. 30% of the way into the book and I had to give up. This book is a testament to frustration.
Now, I fully believe that this author is writing in such a way that you are feeling everything that the main character is feeling, which is an AMAZING testament to the capabilities of the author. The problem for me is that the feeling is UTTER FRUSTRATION!
Our poor main character is pulled from her world into what is basically a cavern. Trapped with an entity that CONSTANTLY forgets that she is an organic lifeform that needs food and sleep. The Entity absolutely refuses to take the time to explain ANYTHING as they are on a time crunch to get things done. No matter how many times our main character reminds the stupid entity that she knows NOTHING of the universe in which she now finds herself, the entity swears to do better and never does.
Just arguable one of the most frustrating book I have tried to read. I praise the author for her ability to pull us into that feeling, but 30% of the book is how we feel about it so far is TOO MUCH!!!
Good Luck and I hope you liked it better than I did.
Now, I fully believe that this author is writing in such a way that you are feeling everything that the main character is feeling, which is an AMAZING testament to the capabilities of the author. The problem for me is that the feeling is UTTER FRUSTRATION!
Our poor main character is pulled from her world into what is basically a cavern. Trapped with an entity that CONSTANTLY forgets that she is an organic lifeform that needs food and sleep. The Entity absolutely refuses to take the time to explain ANYTHING as they are on a time crunch to get things done. No matter how many times our main character reminds the stupid entity that she knows NOTHING of the universe in which she now finds herself, the entity swears to do better and never does.
Just arguable one of the most frustrating book I have tried to read. I praise the author for her ability to pull us into that feeling, but 30% of the book is how we feel about it so far is TOO MUCH!!!
Good Luck and I hope you liked it better than I did.
June 20, 2025
I liked a previous Goodreads review that mentioned the "litRPG is subtle". This is true, especially if you compare it to something that is stat heavy like the "Veridion Gate Online" series or stat heavy AND bat sh-t crazy like "Dungeon Crawler Carl". However, I found I was completely enthralled with this book. I stopped 1/2 way through, put the book down, went ahead and ordered the second book in the series and a copy for my daughter, then picked the book up and read for three more hours.
There is action in this book, more than once actually, but it's the "slice of life" writing mixed with mysterious small plots that just kept me hooked. Following the step-by-step restoration of the library, solving problems and puzzles, and character interaction was fascinating to me for some reason. It's like no other litRPG I have read and I love it.
As a 50yr old dude, I was pleasantly surprised that I was willing to follow the adventures of a 20-ish college age female with a ponytail as she romps around the universe. She is a strong female character and awesome to watch. Pleasure to read and highly recommend.
There is action in this book, more than once actually, but it's the "slice of life" writing mixed with mysterious small plots that just kept me hooked. Following the step-by-step restoration of the library, solving problems and puzzles, and character interaction was fascinating to me for some reason. It's like no other litRPG I have read and I love it.
As a 50yr old dude, I was pleasantly surprised that I was willing to follow the adventures of a 20-ish college age female with a ponytail as she romps around the universe. She is a strong female character and awesome to watch. Pleasure to read and highly recommend.
October 29, 2024
DNF at 69%
I thought I could make it through. I like the concept, it seemed fun and interesting. But I swear I’ve read the same damn info dump like 6 times already. The characters are boring, flat, and interchangeable. The other characters mention that the main character is “smart and resourceful” but I haven’t seen evidence of that. She often talks about all of the media she experienced that talks about Isekai, like video games, books, and manga, yet still doesn’t seem to grasp simple fantasy concepts like golems. If she was supposedly so experienced with the fantasy genre, why is she so confused all the time?
I was constantly thinking about how to re-write the characters, the setting, the magic system, and the world building, which is never a good sign. This needs a SOLID proofread, and maybe even a different author, unfortunately. I was really, really hoping I’d like this and I’m so incredibly disappointed. I almost wish there was a fanfiction of this where they took the story and just re-wrote it with better execution. It’s really quite a shame.
I thought I could make it through. I like the concept, it seemed fun and interesting. But I swear I’ve read the same damn info dump like 6 times already. The characters are boring, flat, and interchangeable. The other characters mention that the main character is “smart and resourceful” but I haven’t seen evidence of that. She often talks about all of the media she experienced that talks about Isekai, like video games, books, and manga, yet still doesn’t seem to grasp simple fantasy concepts like golems. If she was supposedly so experienced with the fantasy genre, why is she so confused all the time?
I was constantly thinking about how to re-write the characters, the setting, the magic system, and the world building, which is never a good sign. This needs a SOLID proofread, and maybe even a different author, unfortunately. I was really, really hoping I’d like this and I’m so incredibly disappointed. I almost wish there was a fanfiction of this where they took the story and just re-wrote it with better execution. It’s really quite a shame.
July 1, 2025
I like that the story is in a magical library and gives a librarian magical super powers. Some of the structure of the magic even has a resemblance to the structures of real libraries. Links is like the searching catalog that anyone can access, while the library interface itself is more like the catalog program on the back end. However the story can be a bit overwhelming both for the main character and the reader. The story takes a freshman who just decided on a path of study and puts them in a post-doctorate end career job. Quinn is the right person at the wrong time without anyone able to train her. It's a lot of anxiety on top of the whole magic is real thing. Definitely going to try to read more in the series, I am invested, I just want to see the main character get some time to breathe because I am also a library employee and honestly, sometimes that is stressful enough. Though, I think I would go absolutely heart eyes over this story as a video game.
January 7, 2026
Interesting premise, ruined by egregious character writing. Snark is not a replacement for personality. Writing in that the character is self-aware of the snark, is not a replacement for character development. Seeing these two things be repeated ad nauseam only serves to pull one out of the narrative entirely.
Sarcasm aside, the characters are otherwise fairly shallow. There's a fun mystery being teased, but in true litrpg fashion, you're expected to learn about it over several books, and unfortunately I can't see myself spending that much time with these characters.
Due to the setting and premise I was really looking forward to settling into a few books of this, and was disappointed to realize that wouldn't be happening for me.
If immature characters are your thing however, I'd highly recommend the Manabound series by Travis Albrecht, as the tone of the first book in these two series was remarkably similar.
Sarcasm aside, the characters are otherwise fairly shallow. There's a fun mystery being teased, but in true litrpg fashion, you're expected to learn about it over several books, and unfortunately I can't see myself spending that much time with these characters.
Due to the setting and premise I was really looking forward to settling into a few books of this, and was disappointed to realize that wouldn't be happening for me.
If immature characters are your thing however, I'd highly recommend the Manabound series by Travis Albrecht, as the tone of the first book in these two series was remarkably similar.
February 6, 2025
Overdue
Quinn was trying to get a handle on her life and future, when she suddenly finds herself teleported to the Library of Everywhere. It turns out that she is literally the only candidate to become the new librarian. This would be her dream job until she learns that the library has over 500 years of neglect to clean up and repair. She may also need to go out and forcibly collect a late book or 18,000.
I have to admit, this LitRPG series surprised me. From the concept, I thought it was a cozy book. That is not the case. While there are some cozy elements, this is most definitely an action story. All of the characters are well developed and have room for more. I’ve already stared reading book 2! Andrea Parsneau did an exceptional job with the narration!
Content Warning: limited language
Quinn was trying to get a handle on her life and future, when she suddenly finds herself teleported to the Library of Everywhere. It turns out that she is literally the only candidate to become the new librarian. This would be her dream job until she learns that the library has over 500 years of neglect to clean up and repair. She may also need to go out and forcibly collect a late book or 18,000.
I have to admit, this LitRPG series surprised me. From the concept, I thought it was a cozy book. That is not the case. While there are some cozy elements, this is most definitely an action story. All of the characters are well developed and have room for more. I’ve already stared reading book 2! Andrea Parsneau did an exceptional job with the narration!
Content Warning: limited language
July 17, 2024
Very cool premise, poor execution. Characters are so persistently snippy with each other they all feel pretty unlikeable. I grasped the concept well enough the first time its explained in the book, so when we're going over it the tenth time or so, it's pretty tedious. Just like hearing that the library assistant is making mistakes because its rebooting. And that's reasonable. But having it explain that every few pages for half the book is much less reasonable.
I haven't checked if this book is a compilation of a weekly serial, but that would make a lot of sense. I have nothing against authors that publish that way, I enjoy quite a few of them. But this book has so much repeated information and tedium in it, it really could have benefitted from a solid proofreading.
I haven't checked if this book is a compilation of a weekly serial, but that would make a lot of sense. I have nothing against authors that publish that way, I enjoy quite a few of them. But this book has so much repeated information and tedium in it, it really could have benefitted from a solid proofreading.
August 7, 2024
YA fantasy where a college student orphan is shanghaied to a magic dimension to run a giant magic book library which is about to collapse.
The author has some issues with basic sentence structure. Much worse, she decided it would be fun to have the main character not receive the magic knowledge dump she was intended to receive, and the intelligent manifestation of the library itself would start to mention critical information, and then not really say anything due to vague statements and double talk. Then the MC would get frustrated and mad.
I think it was supposed to be cute. Maybe it would have been cute if it was done two or three times tops. By the time I quit reading in frustration at the 50% mark, it had been done so many times I never want to read the author's works again.
The author has some issues with basic sentence structure. Much worse, she decided it would be fun to have the main character not receive the magic knowledge dump she was intended to receive, and the intelligent manifestation of the library itself would start to mention critical information, and then not really say anything due to vague statements and double talk. Then the MC would get frustrated and mad.
I think it was supposed to be cute. Maybe it would have been cute if it was done two or three times tops. By the time I quit reading in frustration at the 50% mark, it had been done so many times I never want to read the author's works again.
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