I love this series so much and this book like all the rest made me happy. I love this works and I think the magic system is amazing. I do wish we got to learn a little bit more about the world's history because at some points through the book I got confused. I really enjoy Victoria's sections, more than I thought I would. it was nice to see things going on from someone new's perspective. Ophelia is one of the best book characters and I love her though at some points her decisions can be a little bit frustrating. Thorn is also amazing and I really missed him in the first part of this book. I am really happy that Thorn and Ophelia finally got to sit down and talk to each other. This was another book with a killer cliffhanger that makes me really impatient to read the final book. This is a great series and I can't wait to read it's conclusion.

I have really enjoyed this series so far and love the concept of having the power to travel through mirrors. The world building in these books is spectacular and continues as expected in the taste of a single chapter in this excerpt. It was just enough to whet my appetite back into this world and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the book and meeting up with all of my favorite characters. I have a soft spot for Ophelia's animated scarf!

Like so many others, I have fallen in love with this series and was so excited to start reading the third book, but then realized it was just a sample! Don't get me wrong, the sample is great and quickly puts readers back into the world of the Arks that we have come to love so well. I hope I will still get a chance to read the whole thing soon because I don't want to wait until September!

Twas' but the first chapter, but I am eager to discover the mysteries of Babel with Ophelie in search of the Truth - and Thorn of course! High hopes to see the complete story unfold...

I love this series! And can't wait to read this new instalment. The excerpt just gave me a taste and now I want more :)!

Finally, a long waited twist!

Ophelia stops doing things that she’s told to do by others, she finally escapes the life that is no longer hers. It’s such a cool insert, I was waiting for Ophelia to show her personality all thought the second book, but didn’t get much of it. Christelle Dabo is a master of intrigue, with the way second book ended, I was left with so many questions!!! Oh, and one of the first characters to be back is Archibald, what else I could wish for...

Oh yes, to work out whether “God” is bad or good, and work out what that “Other” is all about.

I litteraly can't wait for the full book to be out...

Ophelia spent much of the first two books desperately wanting to return to her home world of Anima. Now that she's back with her family, she's in a deep, dark despair. Thorn's whereabouts are unknown, and he has not contacted her. Ophelia's beloved museum has been gutted. The Doyennes are keeping a close watch on her. And then Archibald, her seemingly frivolous frenemy, appears out of the blue for her.

I really enjoyed the first two volumes and have been chomping at the bit for the third book to be released. What had Ophelia been up to? In the sample I read, the answer to this question appears to be "nothing." We get some promising tidbits— Ophelia has developed claws from her marriage and inadvertently uses them! — and I'm cautiously hopeful this is an early sign of some real character development despite her virtual status on Anima. Archibald's reappearance, accompanied by Ophelia's god-niece, is an exciting beginning. I can't wait to see what happens next, which is a great place to be in after reading a sample.

I have just read the first few chapters (thanks NetGalley and publishers for the free e-ARC sample), but, I am so excited! The writing, the characters, the world building, the story! It is magic! Having read and enjoyed the first two books in the series, I am excited to see where things go next. If the first few chapters are any indication, book 3 will be amazing.

The author does a good job of reminding us what happened in the earlier books without being overly descriptive. If you haven't read books one and two, I would strongly suggest reading them first though.

This is the way the world ends: not with a whimper but a bang! With all due respect to T.S. Eliot, Christelle Dabos offers her readers a deafening third volume they won’t be able to forget.

Her tetralogy The Mirror Visitor is complex and original: a broken world with pieces suspended in the sky, an arranged marriage, shared family powers and never-ending political rivalries. Not to mention two powerful enemies, God and the Other, determined to kill each other without the slightest regard for consequences. And what about the echoes that disrupt all communications?

Ophelia and Thorn have decided to fix the world. Ambitious, considering they have no idea how it was broken in the first place! But they are brave and resourceful, and the wonderful city of Babel is the perfect place to solve the mystery.

Christelle Dabos combines steampunk and international mythologies to create a unique fantasy. Her characters are powerful but not perfect, overwhelmed by guilt and responsibilities. They run from one danger to another, without time to mourn the friends they have lost on the way.

Because their philosophical quest – almost metaphysical sometimes – isn’t without losses and regrets. Despite a beautiful and strong relationship, the two heroes are always exposed. And we wonder if we are really looking for stability or for chaos, and whether the answers have been here from the beginning.

A unique brand of French fantasy!

A thoroughly intriguing start to what promises to be just as excellent a novel as the first two in the series.

I was so excited to see The Memory of Babel available that I had already requested it, downloaded it and started reading it before realizing it was just a sneak preview!

I'm so happy to be back in the world of my favorite ongoing series even if it's just for a moment. The chapters I've read in this preview are incredibly intriguing and carry the same whimsical tone that made me fall in love with the series in the first place. Can't wait for the full story!

The excerpt is wonderful and sucked me right in. I can’t wait to read the full arc in May. I expect, like the other two books, it will be a five star read.

I’m disappointed that this was only an excerpt but ecstatic that the full ARC is coming out soon. This excerpt reunited me with some of my all time favorite literary characters. Ophelia, Aunt Rosalind, Archibalde, Fox, Gail and really I adore them all. In the opening pages We are thrown into the action with only the briefest and succinct recap of the previous book’s adventures. Already Ophelia is dealing with her family, loss of Thorne, God and longing for the Pole.

In this short sample from the beginning of The Memory of Babel, Christelle Dabos immediately hooks the reader back into the strange and whimsical world of the Mirror Visitor series. We are dropped into the story over 2 years where we last left Ophelia. Back on Anima, Ophelia is struggling to fit back in with her family. She hasn't heard from Thorn in all this time and hasn't shared what she learned with anyone in her family. Even such a short excerpt from the book, I was immediately sucked back into the world and felt reconnected with all the characters. Can't wait to request the full ARC when it is available later this spring.