“Where the Library Hides”picks up pretty darn close to where “What the River Knows” left off and readers are tossed back into the story. 

I’d had really high hopes for the first book and was disappointed by the girl boss-ification of the main character and the poor pacing. I liked “What the River Knows” but had wanted to love it. 

I went into “Where the Library Hides”more cautiously, hoping to like it but not expecting much. The pacing was still poor but the characters seemed a little stronger. We did have to rehash the same situation every few paragraphs, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as “Iron Flame” so I was grateful for that. 

The action scenes were good, the magic system is still very creative. The characters were a little less annoying. The plot was still adequate. But truthfully, just watch “The Mummy” and “The Mummy Returns.” This borders on decently-executed AU fan fiction of the movies but it would be quicker to just go to the source.