I really love this series, it's a fun adventure read but it feels the overarching plot is being stretched thin.

I love this series. It is always inventive, funny, and fun.

What I love is how Cogman keeps true to her characters.

It's comforting to read this knowing that Irene is going to let curiosity get the best of her once again and get way more involved in things than she should. It's reassuring to know that Kai is going to be the rational one to attempt, yet fail to stop her but stick by her side to the end.

I don't know if I thought the prohibition era was a great setting, I don't feel like it made an impact on the plot in the least so I'm curious as to why Cogman picked that particular era. I will say it was interesting to see Irene come out of her shell a little more and be more "bossy" but there were other ways that could have been demonstrated beside being set in America during the Prohibition.

This fourth book in this series might just be the best. Taking place in Chicago in the 1930's, the book is populated by gangsters, policemen, blackmail, kidnapping, and lots of dragons. Action packed and fast paced this is a great addition to this series.

Once again we enter the world of The Library, protector of not only books, but of worlds. In the delicate balance between the forces of Chaos (the Fae) and the forces of Order (Dragons) librarians keep the alternate worlds from tipping too much one way or the other. And try to stay out of the way of each. In this newest book in the series, Genevieve Cogman sends her heroine Irene to an alternate world where a version of Prohibition New York City is the scene of gangsters, cops, a non-traditional gun moll, and dueling dragons. Irene lies, schemes, plots, flees, scrambles, and brazens her way out of scrape after scrape, somehow never quite losing her sense of purpose and her loyalty to The Library and those that she cares for.

This series just keeps getting better and better with each new book. This time we come to our side of the pond in New York City. An alternative version of it set during the Roaring 20's with prohibition and gangsters front and center. And of course dragons. And Fae. And our favorite Librarian and her trusty assistant! Irene and Kai are such great characters and I love the how they interact. This time they face their toughest challenge yet with the future of the library at stake as Irene gets drawn into Dragon politics. Action, adventure, and plenty of humor ensue up to the ending that changes everything! I can't wait to see where the story goes next.

I adore this series and not just because I'm a librarian. Genevieve Cogman writes the perfect blend of mystery and fantasy. She's witty and wonderful. You could start here...but do yourself a favor and read them all.

Finally, the long-awaited fourth book in the Invisible Library series is the best so far!

Per the series standard, The Lost Plot is a thrill-packed action adventure. The pacing is fast, with rare chances to breathe. It is difficult to put down.

Irene Winters is at the center the series, incorruptible, strong-willed, and full of initiative. Irene is badass, compassionate, capable, resourceful and loyal. She feels fear, but overcomes it, or uses it to her advantage.

In The Lost Plot, Irene visits a world reminiscent of 1920s big town USA. Speakeasies, mobsters, turf wars and, of course, dragons. Most of the story is spent in New York City, and the hectic, vibrant, and often overwhelming atmosphere is conveyed expertly by the author’s writing.

Vale is not present for most of the book, which did not bother me too much. I do like Vale, but I fell in love with Kai when we met him in the first book. And Kai is all over this book.

Would recommend starting with the first in the series, and continuing through the series in order: before reading The Lost Plot.
1) The Invisible Library
2) The Masked City
3) The Burning Page
4) The Lost Plot
Very Highly Recommended

The Lost Plot was filled with such high-stakes and was action-packed throughtout. I read this within a day and I was completely lost in the pages of the story. I think this is my favourite installment of the Invisible Library series. The setting was exciting being set in a 1930s America. It's wonderful to read what Genevieve has come up with having visited several other cities in the previous installments.

There were lots of Dragons in this book and I was thrilled that we got to see so many of them and learned more of the Dragon poltitics. It was quite insane, especially toward the end at the final showdown. There was also a nice scene regarding a haircut and the scene at the end which left me on an emotional high.

That said, The Lost Plot was a race against time and the series just keeps getting better as the books go by.

Kai and Irene are certainly an excellent team – and I am really looking forward to the final book in the series next year.