DNF @ 64%
I really wanted to like this book. The beautiful cover and title certainly were what drew my attention to this book. However the characters, that in some cases were over a 100 years old, felt juvenile. They felt flat in places as well. I didn't get a good feel for them. There was also a lot of switching between characters that didn't feel nessecary. I just didn't care about any of them.

I was very excited for this book, and I still think the concept is super cool! Unfortunately, for me, it wasn't a hit.
I found the POV a bit inconsistent, at times shifting from close third to something that felt more omniscient. This took me out of the narrative and made me perhaps less forgiving of other issues in the writing.
The prose is quite dense, which some fans of epic fantasy won't mind! However, I found it verging on impenetrable at times, and I struggled to hold on to the narrative thread amongst decent swaths of exposition.
The character voices didn't feel distinct enough for me, and with so many characters and POVs, I think it's especially important that it's easy to differentiate between characters.
In terms of things I liked:
The descriptions are beautiful, the library feels vast and profoundly magical, and the villain is well-crafted! (Plus, the cover is a straight knock-out)
Thank you to Text and Netgalley for the arc.

Excellent book, love it! Looking forward to more from this author! Apologies for the lateness of my review

Thank you Text Publising and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.

Let’s talk about the cover first, it is what drew my attention right away. I think it its stunning. The description sounded also really good. In this book we follow Helia, who is the Sage of Hope, and Xavier, the Sage of Truth, who are attacked while visiting the famous Rose Garden. Wounded and with help from Xavier, Helia can get away from the danger and escape. But then she finds the Book of Wisdom and she must search for clues to the origins of their foe to defeat the enemy, known as the Ash man.

For me this book didn’t work; we get a lot of info dump when characters are talking with each other and it pulled me out of the story. Besides that, the writing style was amateurish and I understand it because it is an debut, but because of that I couldn’t hold my attention or feel investigated to read more about these characters.

The Great Library Tomorrow was a well-crafted fantasy tale. The world building was nicely tackled without info dumping and the introduction of each new character worked well, slowly layering the story. The pacing was fairly fast throughout, but it never felt rushed and the story was always easy to follow. At first I wondered a little about the ending as, while it was generally all concluded, there were a few things about which I remained curious. However, it seems this book is the first in a trilogy, so perhaps my questions will be answered in the second volume. I would certainly be willing to read on in the series based on my experience with this first book. I am giving it 4.5 stars. Recommended for fans of epic fantasy with large casts of characters and fans of magical academia tales.

The Great Library of Tomorrow is such a gem of a book!!!
I rated this book 5 stars because It's that good! The plot the characters are so fantastic!

Well this was unexpected and perhaps not what I would usually choose but nevertheless pulled me in. I'm not sure I'd agree with the superlative epic but definitely original. Plus of course I'm someone who wants to read about a library that connects to different realms and realities.
I'm the type of reader who enjoys following a character and their journey so initially struggled as this is very much an ensemble piece but once the character Helia leaves the library with Nu as her companion the world building really took off.
I loved the characters we meet along the way and easily managed to understand whose point of view we were following. Perhaps I'd have liked the final confrontation with the big bad to have been slightly different as I didn't truly believe in his motivation but this does have an ending that made me smile. Yes its fantasy but perhaps more the type that readers who enjoy Charlie N Holmberg would enjoy although the synopsis mentions Brendan Sanderson and I honestly couldn't agree with that comparison.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair