The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman

I'm out. I have tried. Really. I didn't think I was that done until I starting rethinking everything to write this review.

After the turbulent events of the previous novel, the immortals have decided to hold a peace summit with the Librarians mediating. Nothing in Irene's life is that smooth, however, and the negotiations are starting off with a murder and frame job of the Library.

They pick a mostly neutral alternate (which means no influence from dragons or faeries so neither delegation has sway). Except they picked a Paris that is suffering anarchist rebellion. Doesn't seem that stable. Oh, and can we get back to that neutral part. The mortals don't seem to be losing their minds when dragons and faeries pop up in their existence. Like zero panic towards something supernatural they have never been exposed to. Are the anarchists that bad they have the general populace numb to terrorism?

The intrigue was a little heavy handed, and the culprit for the subversion plot was way too obvious. Then, we get to the end of the novel with loose ends. Not cliffhangers. Just loose threads flapping in the wind on an incomplete tapestry. If it wasn't a library book, I probably would have thrown it in the snow. 

I'm going to go finish some other series before coming back to the "Invisible Library", because I'm not quitting my goal, I just need some distance from my frustration.