Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Yes, it's here, my precious, we likes it! Unbound, by Jim C. Hines, the third book in the Magic Ex Libris series is finally out, to my great rejoicing. Yes, you will have to read the previous two books to appreciate this one (Libriomancer and Codex Born). Yes, you will love them. 
 Much as I like Isaac, it's a bit disappointing that we are back to a completely Isaac-centered book in Unbound. Isaac is unable to use magic and between that and the other harrowing events of Unbound, he's deeply depressed. The depiction of depression is painfully realistic. In one moment that is both heart-breaking and funny, Isaac insists that he is not depressed as he goes through a checklist of symptoms and checks them all off. 
 There's tons of exciting action in this book, as well as a certain amount characters of sitting around trying to figure out what to do. The action scenes are thrilling, but the best moments are when Isaac geeks out. He's so into books that even with the fate of the world at stake, he can be completely derailed by the mention of a previously unpublished H.G. Wells novel ("Um, do you happen to have a copy of that Wells novel here?"). I love it that the characters are able to discuss the merits of Nora Roberts versus Jude Deveraux and the finer points of D&D artifacts with equal aplomb. I love how cleverly Isaac solves problems, and how persistent he is. 
 This is a great series with a lot of great components, but more than anything else it's a love-letter to imagination. 
 - Carrie S.