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The God of Lost Words

The God of Lost Words

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  • Author：A.J. Hackwith
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Summary

To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell， former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first。

Claire， rakish Hero， angel Rami， and muse-turned-librarian Brevity have accomplished the impossible by discovering the true nature of unwritten books。 But now that the secret is out， in its quest for power Hell will be coming for every wing of the Library。

To protect the Unwritten Wing and stave off the insidious reach of Malphas， one of Hell’s most bloodthirsty generals， Claire and her friends will have to decide how much they’re willing to sacrifice to keep their vulnerable corner of the afterlife。 Succeeding would mean rewriting the nature of the Library， but losing would mean obliteration。 Their only chance at survival lies in outwitting Hell and writing a new chapter for the Library。 Luckily， Claire and her friends know how the right story， told well， can start a revolution。

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holly ，

“We decide our stories。 What happens to you is not the story。 The plot is not the story， the conflict is not the story， the world is not the story。 The story is you。 You， the character; you， the reader; and the liminal watercolor of magic that happens between those two。”A conclusion that， for the most part， stuck the landing for me！ Honestly though， I was more here for the beautiful manner of which Hackwith writes about stories， and language， and people than anything to do with the plot itse “We decide our stories。 What happens to you is not the story。 The plot is not the story， the conflict is not the story， the world is not the story。 The story is you。 You， the character; you， the reader; and the liminal watercolor of magic that happens between those two。”A conclusion that， for the most part， stuck the landing for me！ Honestly though， I was more here for the beautiful manner of which Hackwith writes about stories， and language， and people than anything to do with the plot itself—if that makes sense？ 。。。more

Mrs S E White ，

Very good book， series。 Good easily been a much expanded series， with many potential stories。 Keep writing。

HB ，

TL;DR: Hero is the funniest， most fully fleshed-out character I've encountered since。。。 maybe ever？ Even if SciFi Fantasy isn't your jam， it's worth reading just for him and his internal monologue。 This is 4。5 stars， rounded up to 5 because Goodreads only likes whole numbers: somewhere between t"should be bumped to the top of your list if you already like the genre" and "worth reading even if you have limited reading time"。Also， heads up: this is either the final installment of the Hell's Librar TL;DR: Hero is the funniest， most fully fleshed-out character I've encountered since。。。 maybe ever？ Even if SciFi Fantasy isn't your jam， it's worth reading just for him and his internal monologue。 This is 4。5 stars， rounded up to 5 because Goodreads only likes whole numbers: somewhere between t"should be bumped to the top of your list if you already like the genre" and "worth reading even if you have limited reading time"。Also， heads up: this is either the final installment of the Hell's Library trilogy， or （fingers crossed） the third in the series， but either way， volumes 1 and 2 are required preliminary reading， not merely suggestions。 It's not totally clear from the title or cover that it's the third book。 What I LikedThe continuity and growth of characters; the believable introduction and timely use of plot devices; the actual completion of the story arc。 So often it feels like trilogies end up shoehorning shit in right at the end in order to tie up loose ends， but Hackwith did the legwork properly in the first two books。 What I LovedHackwith's talent for writing character arcs， especially Hero。 Brevity and Claire and Ramiel and even a couple others， unnamed because they'd be quasi-spoilers， have great stories and end up right where they should。 Admittedly it took me a day or two to decide how I felt about Claire， but truly， that's a brilliant move。 Hero， though！ His hilariously snarky internal dialogue， calculated banter， and deliberate body language are the common thread that keep him both believable and entertaining， giving his character and character arc a slow-burn depth。 I appreciate the multiple-viewpoint storytelling style， partly because reading Hero's thoughts on himself versus everyone else's perception of him gives his actions a weight that would otherwise feel forced。What I DislikedTbh， the law of a great series applies to this book: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts。 Hackwith says in the acknowledgments that this final volume was completed during Covid-19 lockdown， and the gravity of that "caused [her] to favor good ends for the Hell's Library family。。。 [and she] apologize[s] for nothing"。 I am not one of the cynical readers she's warning off here; I have no issue with a writer deciding that， actually， killing off a loved character sucks。 I'd rather have everyone intact， in whatever form that may take。 What I disliked were the action sequences: more than once， I found myself realizing that the "conversation about what we should do" had morphed into "now we're doing whatever we decided to do"; the scenes just lacked something， whether it was world-building descriptions of settings or faster pacing during tense moments。 I recall a sense of dread during Hero's journey through the Dust Wing in Archive and more nail-biting during earlier Valhalla and Labyrinth scenes that are absent here。 However， I mention the acknowledgments above because it did give me a bit of insight as to why the would-be high-energy， high-stakes scenes felt， well， exhausted。 Why I Read ThisI devoured both The Library of the Unwritten and The Archive of the Forgotten。 I'm stoked to go back and read all three books consecutively at some point， but I also really hope Hackwith keeps writing these characters！You Should Read This if You LikeGreat characters; relationships you didn't see coming; trilogies that actually wrap up in three books but TOTALLY could spawn related series。 。。。more

Natasha ，

I am sad that I have finished this trilogy but wow was it a lovely journey。 I would say out of all three books， this one was my least favourite， yet the ending still felt like a great rounding up of all the events。 I think a strength in this series is the characters。 They really have grown and evolved into a wonderful family。 Some parts of the plot fell a little flat for me in this one， but the beautiful writing and raw emotions from the characters carried enough weight for it to be a satisfying I am sad that I have finished this trilogy but wow was it a lovely journey。 I would say out of all three books， this one was my least favourite， yet the ending still felt like a great rounding up of all the events。 I think a strength in this series is the characters。 They really have grown and evolved into a wonderful family。 Some parts of the plot fell a little flat for me in this one， but the beautiful writing and raw emotions from the characters carried enough weight for it to be a satisfying conclusion。 。。。more

Lindsay ，

This series would have functioned better as a standalone。 The repetitive plot theatrics and most character arcs fell flat and lost steam around halfway through the second book， which the author felt content to blatantly ignore for the entire rest of the series。 Lacking and unimaginative for a book about books。 Overall， I’m extremely disappointed in what initially appeared to contain the potential for a favorite series…。alas， onto the unhaul pile with these books。

Brian Palmer ，

I'm actually surprised that this series wrapped up as tidily as it did， but wrapped up it did， and in a compact trilogy。 In this， Hell's Library， the wing of Unwritten Books， where stories that authors humans have thought of but not actually written yet （if they ever will）， recently discovered the truth behind stories， a secret that the Libraries （or wings of the Library） of the afterlife have not known or have hidden for centuries。 Unfortunately， the process of discovering this has prompted Hel I'm actually surprised that this series wrapped up as tidily as it did， but wrapped up it did， and in a compact trilogy。 In this， Hell's Library， the wing of Unwritten Books， where stories that authors humans have thought of but not actually written yet （if they ever will）， recently discovered the truth behind stories， a secret that the Libraries （or wings of the Library） of the afterlife have not known or have hidden for centuries。 Unfortunately， the process of discovering this has prompted Hell itself to take notice -- putting the Library in danger it has no chance of escaping。 For Hell and the other afterlife realms are self-sufficienet， but the Library is not， only able to survive based on their largesse。What is it that defines a realm？ What makes some places distinct in and of themselves， while others are just annexes？ Of course， because it's about a Library， I'm not sold on the vision that the author quite paints as speaking to all libraries， but that's part of the suspension of disbelief。 It makes for a pretty solid story， at least。 。。。more

Mike Milligan ，

Wow is all I can Say， Is this the end？

Katelynn ，

This series was kind of a hot mess。 Now， one I enjoyed， mind you， but a mess nonetheless。I get the intent here， but I feel like we took quite the circuitous route to get there。 Anyway， it was fun。 I don't regret reading it。 But I'm not certain it will get recommended often。 This series was kind of a hot mess。 Now， one I enjoyed， mind you， but a mess nonetheless。I get the intent here， but I feel like we took quite the circuitous route to get there。 Anyway， it was fun。 I don't regret reading it。 But I'm not certain it will get recommended often。 。。。more

Joanna ，

I'm a bit mad about the ending。。。 I'm a bit mad about the ending。。。 。。。more

Kimberlyn ，

I was surprised with how much I'd come to care for these characters， but somehow along the way of their journey I did。 All of them went through so much character growth， they truly made each other better。 And I am a sucker for the found family trope。 It also was interesting to read about a polyamorous relationship， which I'd never encountered in a book before this。 I loved the subtle representation in this book overall。 Give me more representation that is just there， without it having to be brou I was surprised with how much I'd come to care for these characters， but somehow along the way of their journey I did。 All of them went through so much character growth， they truly made each other better。 And I am a sucker for the found family trope。 It also was interesting to read about a polyamorous relationship， which I'd never encountered in a book before this。 I loved the subtle representation in this book overall。 Give me more representation that is just there， without it having to be brought forcefully to attention to show how inclusive the author is being。 I am also a sucker for stories about stories and this trilogy is definitely that。 There were a ton of beautiful sentences that rang so true for me as a reader。 With all this， the plot did suffer a bit though， I felt like some plot points were not really brought to a satisfying end or were just kind of quickly and shoddily wrapped up and then abandoned entirely。 But the book did make me cry when reading the ending， so i can't give it less than 4 stars。 。。。more

Rachelle Green ，

3。75

Shannon Theriault ，

I savored this one knowing it was the last。 Claire， Hero， Remi and Brevity lead us on one final adventure to secure the library’s place in the universe。 It is both sad and fitting to know our journey is over but what a journey it was。

Ashley ，

Sometimes you read books， that are so good， and so special that you devour them， books that find a place in your heart， books where you feel at home， books that have a soulYou wait， almost hungrily for the sequel， and devour that as well， and finds that it is everything you except and maybe even more。When it's time for that final book， you almost dread it because you aren't ready to let go， because you want to read so much more about these characters， because they and the world they live in is a Sometimes you read books， that are so good， and so special that you devour them， books that find a place in your heart， books where you feel at home， books that have a soulYou wait， almost hungrily for the sequel， and devour that as well， and finds that it is everything you except and maybe even more。When it's time for that final book， you almost dread it because you aren't ready to let go， because you want to read so much more about these characters， because they and the world they live in is a home， a path you know， and a path that is familiar。 The Hell's Library is such a trilogy， and I love every single little part of it。The Gods of Lost Words is such a good ending， and the best book in the series。 There is such a growth in this book， and I love it so much。 Its a book for everyone whose family is found， for everyone who loves books about books， and for everyone who enjoys a dash of hell on the side。 I'll definitely be back for a re-read， and I can't wait till it is time for a re-read。 This book deserves 5 stars， and has all of my heart 。。。more

Amanda ，

This is the third in the Hell's Library trilogy and it's beautiful。 Many tears of sadness， joy and indefinible emotion were shed， and a few giggles were surprised out。 I loved the first two books and this brings everything together in ways I hadn't imagined ☺️ if you appreciate libraries， stories and stories about libraries I'm sure you'll enjoy these books。 Claire is a lover of tea， books and clothes with pockets， what's not to like 😁 This is the third in the Hell's Library trilogy and it's beautiful。 Many tears of sadness， joy and indefinible emotion were shed， and a few giggles were surprised out。 I loved the first two books and this brings everything together in ways I hadn't imagined ☺️ if you appreciate libraries， stories and stories about libraries I'm sure you'll enjoy these books。 Claire is a lover of tea， books and clothes with pockets， what's not to like 😁 。。。more

Dianne Trautmann ，

A fabulous heart wrenching conclusion to a wonderfully creative trilogy。 I was in tears at the end。 I would recommend these books to any who love books/libraries and fantasy books in general。 Bravo， A。J。 Hackwith！

John ，

A solid ending to a wonderful trilogy。 Claire is definitely the goddess of the realm I would like to find the afterlife！

Sarah （gingerb0oks） ，

Did somebody say found family？ It's my favourite trope and I am SOFT for it。 Ahhh。。 These characters！ I have really enjoyed this series， however only 3 stars due to the fact I did find this a bit slow， and almost repetitive in some parts。 Just felt there was a lot of talking and not enough action for a final book in a trilogy。 I don't think this has ever really been an action packed series though。 It seems more like a cozy read to be read slowly。 However I love the imagination， creativity， prose Did somebody say found family？ It's my favourite trope and I am SOFT for it。 Ahhh。。 These characters！ I have really enjoyed this series， however only 3 stars due to the fact I did find this a bit slow， and almost repetitive in some parts。 Just felt there was a lot of talking and not enough action for a final book in a trilogy。 I don't think this has ever really been an action packed series though。 It seems more like a cozy read to be read slowly。 However I love the imagination， creativity， prose， and lovely little quotes about humanity and stories that are found throughout。 。。。more

Hannah ，

Perfect finale to my favourite trilogy of the year so far。

Kelli ，

Very wordy for a shortish book。

Ashton ，

I cannot recommend this series enough。 Probably one of the most heart-wrenching， beautiful stories I’ve ever read。 This trilogy is amazing and has some of the best character development I’ve ever read。 I legitimately laughed out loud at times， while sobbing at others。

Rocher ，

DNF

Alizée ，

CAWPILE: 4。50This book wasn't for me， and from the beginning， as I struggled to get back to it。 I still don't understand why; I was happy to be back with those characters （except for Claire）， and I remembered how this universe works。 Still， something didn't make it and made me struggle。 Also， the fact that the book starts nearly days after the previous one is a little disconcerting。 I know that we have the same in book 2， but it didn't bother me as much as in this one。 You have a lot of info-dum CAWPILE: 4。50This book wasn't for me， and from the beginning， as I struggled to get back to it。 I still don't understand why; I was happy to be back with those characters （except for Claire）， and I remembered how this universe works。 Still， something didn't make it and made me struggle。 Also， the fact that the book starts nearly days after the previous one is a little disconcerting。 I know that we have the same in book 2， but it didn't bother me as much as in this one。 You have a lot of info-dumping from the first book; it's like everything they do is related to book 1。 At some point， it starts to be annoying as sometimes it feels even forced。 Also， some of the scenes are rushed， even if they are essential。 I know the book would be too long if they were included， and maybe they will be too similar to be interesting， but even the writing for these is rushed。 This is strange as you have lyrical writing most of the book， which sometimes makes the scene lengthy， and from nowhere， everything is rushed。 This strange pace and the relation with the first book made this story confusing， lengthy and sometimes boring。Let's talk about the characters。 I was happy to be back with this cast。 I like most of them， and I couldn't wait to see how things would evolve between them。 However， I didn't have much of Brevity， and I was surprised by the relationship at the end。 But， let's talk about Claire。 She didn't change at all， which made her choice at the end surprising as her behaviour didn't change from the beginning to the end of the book。 After three books and no change in her， even Hero， a villain， evolves a little; I was bored by her part as they feel forced。 Like I NEED to be a grey/villain character。 Also， as this book is significantly linked to the first book of the series， you have a lot of characters that are coming back。 I was happy to have them back as I liked them， but one okay why not but nearly all of them， no。 Too much！ And as I said a ton of times in this review， at some point， it feels forced， again。Nothing changes until the end for the relationship， and I would have liked to not have any romance in this book。 It's so unbelievable， like at all。 It comes from nowhere， and even if I like the representation， there is no chemistry between them。 The ending is slow and long， but I like how it's written。 Also， I'm satisfied by it; for me， it's the logical thing that can happen and conclude the series。Overall， a good end to a series， but many elements feel forced， making the story a little dull。 。。。more

Ellen Gottlich ，

the best of the trilogy！For an avid reader， the dream of an afterlife in a place with an unending choice of stories is very hopeful。 This is a story of love and family and acceptance with a happy ending that brought me tears of joy

Valentine ，

To say I'm heartbroken by how disappointed I was with this book would be an understatement。 Hell's Library was， so far， one of my favorite series ever。 I completely fell in love with the plot， the world-building and the characters， and I shed my fair share of tears on it， and especially on the second sequel。 So naturally， I was expecting to be turned upside down， gutted and torn apart by this final book - truly， excruciating pain would have been better than the detachment I felt reading this boo To say I'm heartbroken by how disappointed I was with this book would be an understatement。 Hell's Library was， so far， one of my favorite series ever。 I completely fell in love with the plot， the world-building and the characters， and I shed my fair share of tears on it， and especially on the second sequel。 So naturally， I was expecting to be turned upside down， gutted and torn apart by this final book - truly， excruciating pain would have been better than the detachment I felt reading this book。I don't really know how to explain it。 As a whole， this book follows the same structure as the others: it's still filled with plot-twists， emotional moments and discussions about books and their power。 Yet， I had to DRAG myself through all of this， painfully pushing through chapters and chapters of near-emptiness for almost TWO WEEKS， which is absolutely incomprehensible， considering how fast I read the first two books。 It's not that I didn't like it， but something felt。。。amiss。 As if the deeper， burning core of the series had been wrenched away and all that was left was cold， silent bones。 What also left me bitter was the characterization。 First， I thought that Brevity was very much absent from this final book: I truly sometimes forgot she was still there， before the narration jumped back to her。 I don't have any other complains about separate characters but rather about a particular dynamic that truly， and I don't mean this lightly， BAFFLED me: Hero and Rami's relationship was my everything in book two。 It was unexpected， but so well-built， slowly burning until I was nearly going insane with impatience。 Naturally， I was overjoyed to find my darlings again。。。 only to notice things had grown a bit。。。cold？ since I had left them。 But that is not what bothered me， what did was （view spoiler）[the sudden inclusion of a poly couple。 Now， I'm always excited for more representation， especially when it's very rare to see in fiction （and especially fantasy settings）。 What made me utterly confused was how it came to be。 Either I'm the worst reader in the world and didn't notice the hints in the past， but it just felt like it came out of nowhere in this book。 To me， Hero's feelings towards Claire were always very profound， but were never， and I mean NEVER， romantic。 It's not even written as a surprise when he first thinks he wants to kiss her - it's just normal， as if you were meant to have expected that from the beginning。 Even more baffling is RAMI's feelings towards Claire。 I thought that his emotional arc in book two was spectacular because he slowly melts away and opens up - especially to Hero。 He never， EVER， showed any interest in Claire in a romantic way， literally even less than Hero！ I just don't understand where that was coming from， and most of all， I do believe it completely ruined the characters' dynamic。 I was so fond of the little found-family spirit in the series and the way Rami and Hero's relationship had evolved had left me in TEARS。 To me， this sudden turn of events was truly useless and completely ruined what I had loved about the first two books。 I even think it was somehow out of character for Claire， but I wouldn't know how to explain it （hide spoiler）]。To be honest， the only thing that kept me from giving it a lower rating was the ending。 While somehow dimmed by my bitterness， I still admit it was great。 It was quick-paced and emotional and beautiful， and I liked the little epilogue。 If only the entire book had been like this！ I'm just truly wrecked right now， I had adored this series so much and the disappointment that was this book just left me。。。 hopeless。 Maybe I'll try to re-read it in a couple years and I will feel less cranky about it， but for now， I just need to process all those emotions。。。 。。。more

Melissa Nestor ，

I can't say i understood this series， but I really enjoyed it！ I can't say i understood this series， but I really enjoyed it！ 。。。more

Siobhan ，

This book made me ugly cry so hard， I am glad I was not reading in public。 Magnificent story telling！

Eule Luftschloss ，

trigger warning（view spoiler）[ grief， trauma， mention of torture， mention of suicide （hide spoiler）]Fair warning: Book three of a series。 The blurp alone will include spoilers for earlier books， but I'll try to keep it as simple as possible。Books， untold stories， everyone in the Library of the Unwritten， contain power。 Since they made this discovery， they've been waiting for Hell to come knocking， asking some question nobody likes to think about。Logical conclusion to the trilogy。 Yes， there is trigger warning（view spoiler）[ grief， trauma， mention of torture， mention of suicide （hide spoiler）]Fair warning: Book three of a series。 The blurp alone will include spoilers for earlier books， but I'll try to keep it as simple as possible。Books， untold stories， everyone in the Library of the Unwritten， contain power。 Since they made this discovery， they've been waiting for Hell to come knocking， asking some question nobody likes to think about。Logical conclusion to the trilogy。 Yes， there is something traditional about taking three books to tell a story that is appealing， but in this case， it fit for the content matter。 A duology would have been too small， four books would have been too much。If you've liked the first two， you'll like this one。 If you haven't read the first two， this one is not the book you want to start with。Tags， the dreaded tags。 One person describes herself as ace without using the modern term， they just say they don't get sex。 They do love， but it's unclear if they mean platonic or platonic and romantic love， so I've tagged this as including an ace person。Then we have a triage of two guys and a woman， and 。。。 I am sorry， I am not hugely into poly-relationships and don't have the words to tag this。 Everything feels like me laying words into people's mouths。 I decided that if I don't know if we have pan- oder bisexual people， I'll use both tags so people can find it， but I've also tagged this as gay because。。。 waves hands around。 Need to ponder this and probably talk to some people。I do not mean to assign identities to people， I just want readers to find the material。 Cool？Bittersweet ending。 It's weird， but then the whole story has been weird。All in all， I loved this series， while I merely liked other library series， for example the one by G。 Cogman。 That was okay， and I am over Thursday Next， so this one had my heart and it will remain to keep if for a while。 Found family vibes are just。。。 perfect and exactly what I need。Queer librarians solve problems arising by the need to bring books to the people。 If this description appeals to you， you should probably give it a go。The arc was provided by the publisher。 。。。more

Michelle Nakagawa ，

I have greatly enjoyed this series which reminds readers that libraries are more than just a place full of books， that books are stories people tell， and that stories have souls。 Add to all that a lot of fun banter as well as some pretty deep philosophical stuff and you have an absolutely winning formula。

Beka ，

More stars needed ❤️

Farah ，

crying shaking throwing up proper review after i finished BAWLING MY EYES OUTedit after i gather my thought: t“A library is people。 Just as much as it is books and archives。 You want to know the heart of a library， don’t look at its most famous books; look at the people it serves。 Who it comforts， who it protects。 The heart of a library may be its books， but its soul is its people。 Humans and stories， impossible to separate the two。” tWhat a journey this series is。 I will always be thinking about crying shaking throwing up proper review after i finished BAWLING MY EYES OUTedit after i gather my thought: t“A library is people。 Just as much as it is books and archives。 You want to know the heart of a library， don’t look at its most famous books; look at the people it serves。 Who it comforts， who it protects。 The heart of a library may be its books， but its soul is its people。 Humans and stories， impossible to separate the two。” tWhat a journey this series is。 I will always be thinking about this series and its impact on me—on how I see storytelling and characters， on how we treat stories and people， and in general， how we created something from nothing， putting our souls into each stories， and make the stories and the character itself grew， into themselves， into ourselves， into what we called story and what we called humanity。 tHell’s Library started as a series that explored just that: a library in hell that houses an archive of unwritten things—that is， the thing that are unfinished。 Over the course of the story， we learn what stories actually are， and how that is related to humanity in general。 Story have souls， the souls of the writers， the stories and the authors are the same: they shared a soul， and every piece of book contains a soul of the author themselves。 tBut library in Hell means getting involved in hell political gain。 Stories means power， souls mean power， and Hell wanted that soul—every single one of them to be acquired and conquered by Hell。 Scrambling to find a solution， Claire， Brevity， Hero， and Rami tried decoding what makes a library， and how to stay afloat when Hell demands you to surrender。 tFollowing this journey， this last book， has been a blast。 I love every character in this book， but Hero the most of them all。 He stole a lot of the show in the book， his witty dialogue， his sass and his comeback， his dramatics （he was called Hero for something lmao dramatic little bish）， but most likely his compassion towards everyone of his partner。 Of Rami and Claire， and how his love for them were wildly different but also beautiful。 We love him your honor。 tRami and his stoic， philosophical， but endearing thought really pull me in this book。 This brooding Watcher， who would have thought that he was the one that loves the stories the most？ I enjoyed most of his chapter， seeing how he viewed the stories—as someone who were deprived from them， as someone who were falling in love with them—quite literally。 Rami， Hero， and Claire together make a very interesting throuple， as Claire said， they are both an anchor for her， and seeing them interacting together， as family， as people who loves each other， was really heartwarming though it hurts towards the end :”） tAnd Claire， how do I even began with Claire， our favorite librarian/arcanist？ :”） These three books are an emotional journey for Claire， these are her stories to begin with。 The story of an author with an unwritten book， who became the protector of the story itself。 Claire’s story may ends here， but I think， and as implies so in the book， that her ending are also beginnings for many other stories。 Claire is many things on this book: a thoughtful person， a lover， an author， a librarians who knew stories like the back of her hands， a character who played and see herself as villainess， someone who needs an anchor—someone who became an anchor。 Ultimately， Claire Juniper Hadley is someone who chooses how to end her own story， and by ending it， she also began her own story by her own right。 She is the author and she is the story and she is the reader and she is the library—every single thing at once。 tAnd Brevity， strong， cheerful， headstrong Brevity。 Being a librarian does wonder for her， it suits her creative and independent nature。 I love her journey in this book because she finds herself more grounded， and the way she makes decision mirrors this。 The way she and Claire’s relationship improved， and the way they created this story that binds them all together as a family， it really is beautiful。 As a librarian， Brevity also understands the library and its inhabitant the most， and watching her and Claire interacts with everyone， especially the Damsels is really interesting。 I also love how this series keeps playfully juxtaposes stereotype in story writing （the Damsels saving Hero， quite literally，） it is why I keep reading this book， to see playful jab at outdated story writing and seeing it written at something else entirely， a job well done in this series。 tAll in all， reading this is quite an experience。 I’ve laughed （Hero gets the credit for most of that， boy is hilarious when he teases Claire and Rami）， I’ve cried （for a number of good reason， partly because of the ending， I bawled my eyes out at the ending， that is such a good ending but also a very bittersweet one）， I’ve had to put down the book many， many times for fear of the character’s safety and well-being， as well as thinking of all the concept of this story is—the storyteller， the reader， the book， the mortality， the time itself。 I’m glad I’ve read this series， and I think I will be thinking of this series for a long time， because this is a series that touched my very core: a series about books and writing and storytelling and why it is all matters， and how do we preserve all of that， inside us， and outside us。 tIf， like Borges said， Paradise is a kind of a Library， I think Library in Hell will be much more interesting， because in there， you not only get to be reading stories， but also， with a steaming mug of tea in hand， a fallen angel will ask you kindly， “Would you like to tell your story？” tTake the steaming mug， my friend， and tell your story， for stories are part of humanity， and yours didn’t deserve to be forgotten， it deserves to be heard， and it deserves to be read， as many stories of humanities are。 tSee you on the hell’s library， my friend， I will wait you there。 。。。more

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