I couldn't understand how I appeared to be the only person who found it boring. I went hunting through reviews to try to see if even one person agreed with me about the fifth book. The author should have wrapped up the story in the fourth book. The way the fourth book ends spoils having much of any story come after it. Almost all reviews for the fifth book are extremely positive, but I found the fifth book to be terribly boring. I wish that the author had ended the series with four books. I did not like the fifth book and skimmed the entire book. The fourth book is excellent and interesting all the way through. The third book also drags during the first half and then gets good. The book is very interesting from the middle to the ending. I found that the first half of the first book drags a bit until the middle part of the book. The first four books are mostly very good to excellent. When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe knowledge is more valuable than any human life-and soon both heretics and books will burn. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library’s service. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly-but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. In this exhilarating series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.…

This is the publisher's summary of the first book. The Great Library series was written by Rachel Caine.

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