It seems more of an experiment with personal stakes, but it doesn’t have that same sense of scale. Because I felt like the first 2/3 of the story could have been massively edited and the book wouldn’t change much.Ĭonsidering the ever present danger to the entire library, The Archive of the Forgotten is lacking that sense of danger. They almost told their own story and brought back a sense of high stakes that – for the most part – The Archive of the Forgotten was lacking. And Hackwith’s use of the quotes at the beginning of each chapter was absolutely brilliant in this one. Even though this is probably my least favorite of the series so far, I still found plenty of quotes I absolutely love.
The Archive of the Forgotten maintains Hackwith’s lyrical writing. The true nature of the ink could fundamentally alter the afterlife for good or ill, but it entirely depends on who is left to hold the pen. When a representative from the Muses Corps arrives at the Library to advise Brevity, the angel Rami and the erstwhile Hero hunt for answers in other realms. But when the remains of those books begin to leak a strange ink, Claire realizes that the Library has kept secrets from Hell and from its own librarians.Ĭlaire and Brevity are immediately at odds in their approach to the ink, and the potential power that it represents has not gone unnoticed. Former librarian Claire and Brevity the muse feel the loss of those stories, and are trying to adjust to their new roles within the Arcane Wing and Library, respectively. The Library of the Unwritten in Hell was saved from total devastation, but hundreds of potential books were destroyed.
#The archive of the forgotten full#
Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. Queer librarians from hell, suspicious ink, and muses? But I had a few crucial issues with this one. Having adored The Library of the Unwritten, I had high expectations for this one. Ugh I wanted to love this one so much, but it has a serious case of the second book syndrome.
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