Considering plausible descriptors that personally count as 'marks against' for me: young adult, urban fantasy, post-apocalyptic/major societal crisis, I enjoyed this more than I might have expected.
I honestly only picked it up knowing it had library in the title and was fantasy, so vague expectations maybe worked in my favour? I enjoyed the snippets of science worked into the learning of magic, reminds me of the Rivers of London series. 1/?
Fun characters and definitely a lot set up well for continuing as a series, but I don't think I'll be picking up the next book.
⚠️child abuse, body horror, mention of alcohol and gambling addictions, mention of SA, suicide 1mo