Ink and Bone (Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine, 351
pages. New American Library (Penguin),
2016. $10.
Content: Language: PG-13 (36 swears); Mature
Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13.
BUYING
ADVISORY: MS, HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL:
AVERAGE
Jess lives in a world where
books can only be owned by the Great Library, so those in charge decide what
knowledge is shared with humanity. Jess
has grown up smuggling books for his father and Jess secretly likes to read any
books that are available. When Jess has
a chance to work for the Great Library, he joins others his age to train, doing
tasks for the library which include taking books back from those who have
smuggled them. As Jess gets more
involved with the Library, he starts to realize the imbalance between
preserving books and preserving humanity.
I love the idea of this book and it has a creative setting with great
characters. Sometimes the story slowed
down and didn’t maintain my interest, but because of the great idea I think
I will continue to read the series.
Content includes reference to pedophiles, death by burning and war
deaths.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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