My Reaction in a Nutshell: 
 This book makes me not want to trust librarians. EVER. 
 The Long Version: 
 I'm so glad that I picked up this book. 
 There are book smugglers, book eaters, book burners, book rescuers, book--well, basically the entirety of Ink and Bone revolves around books. 
 This book begins with action and mystery and high risk and ends with action and mystery and high risk. And I loved every minute of it. 
 The library is shady af. I couldn't tell whom to trust (postulate, scholar, etc.). Each character has so, so many secrets. 
 At times the rigorous training reminded me of parts of The Name of the Wind and other times it (regretfully) reminded me of The Magicians (and I hated that book). But the positives outweighed the negatives. 
 I loved the diversity of this book. I honestly can't recall the last time I've read a book with so much diversity (ethnic, race, religious, sexual). It's wonderful. 
 I enjoyed reading about every character. From the minor characters to the main ones, I loved each. Except for Morgan. She annoyed me. I can't really put my finger on why I despise her, but I do. 
 Overall, it is a great start to a series about the power that comes with knowledge. A lot happens in a relatively short book. Although towards the middle, the plot started to drag, it picked up by the end. I'm excited to read its sequel! 
 ***TRIGGER WARNINGS: CA, suicide, burned alive, threat of forces breeding, imprisonment, war, death, murder