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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this book. The Book of Life is better than the second one. What I liked about the third is that Diana became a strong woman and was no longer a victim. When she takes control the story is at its best. Well worth the wait.
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Might be new favorite trilogy. The historical accuracy wrapped up with the absolute drama? Yes, please.
However, this last book left a lot of room for a sequel, in my opinion. Please write more for this series!
However, this last book left a lot of room for a sequel, in my opinion. Please write more for this series!
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Yes
1/5🌶️ This book is so captivating. I love how everything came together with the characters from the past and present finally merging. Again I like that we get a lot more detail about the plot compared to the show. Especially when it comes to Diana, Matthew, and Jacks relationship. He was their first child and seeing how their relationship continued to grow was so sweet. It was horrific seeing what Benjamin has been doing to the witches for centuries. It’s strange how the author made that stuff so graphic but when it came to anything intimate between Diana and Matthew it was all fade to black. I’m just happy that in the end everyone got when they deserved, and that the story isn’t technically over yet!
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
There will be plenty of people who say that not much actually happened in this book, for all that the book is 600ish pages. But I think everything included was important, all the research and conversations and character background were needed to really conclude the story Harkness started in the first two books.
The opening lines were a bit rough for me. We found out that a character died at the very end of the last book. But Harkness really kicked me in the teeth when the opening chapter is from the point of view of that character’s ghost as she watches Diana find out she died. Ouch.
I was so glad that she brought back Jack from the past. In fact the second book (which took place mostly in the past, time-travel does that) introduced a lot of characters that loved, I'm glad that Jack was able to rejoin Diana and Matthew, even if he took the long way around haha! Other characters from the first book were back too. It was almost over whelming. If I hadn’t been able to highlight their name and see the ebook x-ray and character descriptions, I may have gotten a bit lost.
I didn't feel like Gallowglass's romantic feelings for Diana were necessary though. These are a people alllll about family and doing anything to protect family. Gallowglass's job was to protect Diana and I think he would have done just as well without the torture of seeing her with Matthew while he was doing it. The unrequited love side story was just a bit too dramatic/teen romance.
I read one review where the person was upset because in the first two books Diana and Matthew keep their secrets to themselves; their relationship, their pasts and family history, everything. And in this book they tell everyone everything. Including telling a graduate class full of humans that they're going to be working with DNA from witches, vampires and daemons. But that was kinda the point of what Diana and Matthew were fighting for. To get rid of the covenant that separated witches, vampires, and daemons. To use the Book of Life to REVEAL it’s secrets to everyone, because the book showed how the three groups are related, what makes them the same not different. So I think the shift to being open about their intentions is a reflection of that. It says that they don’t have to be secretive, because they have nothing to be ashamed of, and they’re strong enough to defend themselves from anyone attempting to use their secrets against them.
Good book, but prolly could have told the same story in two-thirds of the words. Would recommend and would read again. But only if I had plenty of extra time.
The opening lines were a bit rough for me. We found out that a character died at the very end of the last book. But Harkness really kicked me in the teeth when the opening chapter is from the point of view of that character’s ghost as she watches Diana find out she died. Ouch.
I was so glad that she brought back Jack from the past. In fact the second book (which took place mostly in the past, time-travel does that) introduced a lot of characters that loved, I'm glad that Jack was able to rejoin Diana and Matthew, even if he took the long way around haha! Other characters from the first book were back too. It was almost over whelming. If I hadn’t been able to highlight their name and see the ebook x-ray and character descriptions, I may have gotten a bit lost.
I didn't feel like Gallowglass's romantic feelings for Diana were necessary though. These are a people alllll about family and doing anything to protect family. Gallowglass's job was to protect Diana and I think he would have done just as well without the torture of seeing her with Matthew while he was doing it. The unrequited love side story was just a bit too dramatic/teen romance.
I read one review where the person was upset because in the first two books Diana and Matthew keep their secrets to themselves; their relationship, their pasts and family history, everything. And in this book they tell everyone everything. Including telling a graduate class full of humans that they're going to be working with DNA from witches, vampires and daemons. But that was kinda the point of what Diana and Matthew were fighting for. To get rid of the covenant that separated witches, vampires, and daemons. To use the Book of Life to REVEAL it’s secrets to everyone, because the book showed how the three groups are related, what makes them the same not different. So I think the shift to being open about their intentions is a reflection of that. It says that they don’t have to be secretive, because they have nothing to be ashamed of, and they’re strong enough to defend themselves from anyone attempting to use their secrets against them.
Good book, but prolly could have told the same story in two-thirds of the words. Would recommend and would read again. But only if I had plenty of extra time.