![]() Irene herself has grown in self-confidence and status but without becoming an "insider". Rather than becoming formulaic, the series has grown and deepened. ![]() Every instalment since has touched the same places, but each is slightly different. ![]() The first book, The Invisible Library, was itself a delight and I vividly remember both reading it (on the Eurostar from Brussels, as you ask, the gilt from the cover wearing off and making my business suit rather sparkly) and the feelings I had then. ![]() One of the things I love about this series - besides the delicious characters, the balance between real, blood-and-thunder adventure and peril/ irony/ humour - is the way that Cogman keeps reinventing her format and giving us something new. ![]()
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