I’m a simple girl: I like pretty libraries and a really great heist story. So when I heard that The Wren in the Holly Library is about a talented thief who gets caught on a job by a mysterious and handsome man, then hired by that man to steal something for him, I was in.

This book sometimes felt like a hodgepodge of story elements: slightly dystopian urban fantasy, a bit of Beauty and the Beast, dollops of Irish folklore, some paranormal gangs, a magical mystery and a magical heist. 

It’s a lot to cover all in one book – and though I sometimes felt like there was too much happening, it never felt like an actual mess. It’s clear that K.A. Linde had a plan for this multi-layered story about power and politics and fate, and by the end, when all of the seemingly disparate plot threads start coming together, I was on board. 

I definitely am curious about where things will go in the second book!