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Cartea vietii

Deborah Harkness

4.07 AVERAGE


Phenomenal. I love the happy ending, though it was a tad bit anticlimactic in my opinion. Diana has her happy ending, with her family and mate. Matthew took care of his problem child, solidified bonds with his brother, and they took down the evil covenant. Can’t wait to read the next two now that BBO was released!

I loved that the book picked up exactly where it left off.We find out who killed emily and how matthew and jack along with marcus defies baldwins order and sets about starting their own scion along with the reason why.I loved how they consider jack their child even if he wasnt of their blood,or he was not made a vampire by matthew.

Also hate how and why benjamin keeps hurting the family and what he keeps doing to the witches.Diana has an inkling as to why vampires and witches were able to reproduce etc.And that helps chris and miriam with their research.We also learn the truth about Satu,the book of life and diana and matthew.loved the book and wish there was more to the story
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Derde deel in de Allerzielen trilogie. Het boek krijgt een 7 omdat ik de eerste helft een beetje moeizaam vond lezen. Te veel genetische zaken die ik niet echt kon volgen, de tweede helft maakt veel goed en het leest dan ook weer een stuk prettiger. Al met al een goede trilogie.
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

**Warning: this text may contain spoilers** This was a satisfying conclusion to this lovely trilogy. I enjoyed it thoroughly although I do have a few lingering questions.

With the return of a particular character, this book is more disturbing than the previous two. It added an urgency to the story and a new consideration of consequences of past and future actions. Diana and Matthew's relationship continues to evolve and Diana continues to grow in power and confidence. I love her character because while her overall identity eludes her, she guided by her strength of character and her desire to protect those she cares for. I really loved watching their relationship develop, even when my heart was wrenched painfully.

Some characters reappear, creating a whirlwind of emotions in their wake and valuable additions to the cast, although there were others I wished to see more of. There were a few places where the pace dragged a little and it seemed that lots of time went by with no significant developments. I lost track of character goals more than once but that could say more about my attention than the book.

Now for the spoilers section: Why did Peter Knox just stand there while Diana did her killing thing at the end? Do the twins have blood rage? How did they convince the Congregation to let Matthew and his children live even with the blood rage? Why didn't it revisit the idea of humans learning about creatures? Why does no one seem to comment on Diana's altered state after the initial absorbing of the book? Did her eyes ever revert to normal? And if not, why does it not alarm all humans she comes into contact with? And finally, why doesn't Gallowglass get to be happy?

This series truly blends history, science, romance, fantasy, and suspense nicely and it is both well-written and easy to read. The characters are so well built that there were times I couldn't put it done. Also, despite my questions, it does end well. Personally, I would love to see a series about Gallowglass. Just saying.

Couldn't be happier with the finale of the series. Would love to see more books in this world, but would be satisfied either way. This series accomplished what few do. Three independently good books and an over arching plot that is well developed, complex, REALISTIC, thought provoking, and not predictable. Just well done.
adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No