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It’s really frustrating. The moments that are supposed to bring out some sort of emotional response from the reader just bring out exasperation or annoyance for me instead. I want to like the characters but they just don’t seem to have any substance. And the “big things” that are happening still don’t feel meaningful in any way.

I’m pushing through, but it feels just as thin as the first book so far. I’m hoping for more but it just feels so shallow and the things that are supposed to be significant just don’t seem to connect. There’s not enough. Again, it’s a cool concept, but it feels superficial and flimsy to me so far.

I’m finding it really difficult to stick with this book. It’s frustrating and repetitive and vague - it feels very disjointed to me. Also there’s a line that said the main character watched a fishmonger adjust a carp so “she could see its tongue and teeth” but fish don’t have tongues. I just don’t understand why this is important to the story.

Already so much better than the astral library was - I don’t have a lot of history knowledge to fact check, but the style of historical fiction is clearly a strength for the author!

WARNING, slight spoilers

It’s been fun, but I’m irritated with the inconsistency of the way time passes or doesn’t pass - if time doesn’t move while you’re in the library, then wouldn’t the knock on the door at 9am never come? I’m confused