This was fun--well written, well plotted and engaging, but not without its flaws. 
 I really enjoyed the worldbuilding here. And what's more, I really could buy into the whole dystopian machinations of the Library. The need to control information and the consequences of it. The setting and premise are definitely the selling features of the book. 
 The characters... not so much. Most of them felt incomplete, lightly drawn, lacking any real depth. Our narrator Jess especially so--and I get that he's supposed to be our lens into this world, but I never grew particularly attached to him as a person. I kept reading because the plot and worldbuilding was holding my attention, not the characters. 
 Which is disappointing, but didn't ultimately break things for me at least. Though I will admit to having developed a ridiculous fondness for Scholar Wolfe, even though I know I shouldn't. He's a real ass at times, but I found him the most fully formed of the characters. And especially with how things start to go down in the middle of the book, I started to understand his motivations. 
 There's also some good diversity here--race, religion, sexuality. But I will note that it's all in the supporting cast. Which, again, didn't detract from my enjoyment, but still leaves me wanting. 
 The eleventh hour romance that springs up here also left much to be desired. For one thing, I never bought it. And two, it wasn't necessary? I mean, I get how that subplot drives the set up for the rest of the series but I just did not care one lick. But again, I felt detached from the cast mostly, so that's not super surprising. 
 My other main complaint is how much this smacks of the typical dystopian plot from like 2012. Y'know, the whole take down the system and we'll do it from the inside FOR LOVE or whatever. Which fine, I guess. I mean it's entertaining enough, but not that original. 
 That said, I will be looking for book 2 because the wordbuilding is still interesting enough to keep me along for the ride. I'd recommend looking for this one at the library if it sounds interesting.