2017 Reading Challenge- Read a book set in a fictional location; BookRiot Challenge- Read a book about books 
 This is pretty much everything I love- books and libraries and magical elements. I remember being obsessed with the Library of Alexandria as a kid, really wishing I could know what we lost in the fire and how different the world would be today if the library had been saved. This offered a really cool alternate reality that would absolutely have delighted me as a kid. I really enjoyed this story and thought the political intrigue was really interesting and had a lot of unique storytelling aspects. This was another book that kept me up late reading, trying to figure out where the journey would take me. I'm so anxious to read on in the series, I can't wait to figure out where the story is headed.