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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am so sad to finish this one after all this time to be left feeling disappointed.
Whereas book one was all setup, book two was so much historical details that it took over the plot, book three was a train crash. And I wish it was different but after re-reading books one and two, book three is the author's attempt to wrap everything up without having to go deep into anything anymore.
There's an excess of details and wandering that was unecessary and dragged the story throughout the book. The re-introduction of characters from book two were hastingly added in, with little plot devices or enrichment and the biggest of them being the Book. The book that is the star of this whole thing which the cast is after is taking a backseat which I'm sorry is the dumbest thing. The big book that started this, the drive the two leads to work together, fall in love, eventually leading them to go back in time takes a backseat and when is reintroduced is an attempt of a big heist, has a brief moment to shine before being swallowed up by Diana!!!
No reason or rhyme for it, and now that she literally is the book, we get the drop that there's nothing special about anyone as we all come from one race, human.
There's other things that bother me like Gallowglass' character arc, the introduction and small arc of Benjamin which always was weird, the inclusion and almost dismissal of the DNA info dump and it going nowhere here, the haphazard pacing and Harkness' cute wrap of the arcs without doing them proper justice. I am glad to finally have gotten to finish this series as I was for a long time not wanting to admit to myself it was over but after what I read, yeah, I'm glad to put this in the rearview.
I seriously give this 1 star for the overall book, and another for the writing style itself as the author has been able to keep continuity between that many characters, places, and arcs together across three books.
Whereas book one was all setup, book two was so much historical details that it took over the plot, book three was a train crash. And I wish it was different but after re-reading books one and two, book three is the author's attempt to wrap everything up without having to go deep into anything anymore.
There's an excess of details and wandering that was unecessary and dragged the story throughout the book. The re-introduction of characters from book two were hastingly added in, with little plot devices or enrichment and the biggest of them being the Book. The book that is the star of this whole thing which the cast is after is taking a backseat which I'm sorry is the dumbest thing. The big book that started this, the drive the two leads to work together, fall in love, eventually leading them to go back in time takes a backseat and when is reintroduced is an attempt of a big heist, has a brief moment to shine before being swallowed up by Diana!!!
No reason or rhyme for it, and now that she literally is the book, we get the drop that there's nothing special about anyone as we all come from one race, human.
There's other things that bother me like Gallowglass' character arc, the introduction and small arc of Benjamin which always was weird, the inclusion and almost dismissal of the DNA info dump and it going nowhere here, the haphazard pacing and Harkness' cute wrap of the arcs without doing them proper justice. I am glad to finally have gotten to finish this series as I was for a long time not wanting to admit to myself it was over but after what I read, yeah, I'm glad to put this in the rearview.
I seriously give this 1 star for the overall book, and another for the writing style itself as the author has been able to keep continuity between that many characters, places, and arcs together across three books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death
slow-paced
Well, it was stronger than the 2nd book, but that was a low bar. I *really* liked the first one, and then was deeply disappointed by the 2nd and 3rd. Oh well.
emotional
slow-paced
The first book captivated my imagination. There was a famous library, an elusive book from special collections, and a budding romance between a witch and a vampire. It was great and it should have ended there. Deborah Harkness really blew her load on the first one.
Why must a book be turned into a trilogy? Of course I had to read the next two books to see how the story progressed, but they were a pale shadow of the first book. The third book was downright confusing with all the characters coming together again from different parts of history. It was all a bit forced and contrived.
I wanted to just enjoy this novel for what it was - a fun romp in the paranormal without any complex themes or writing, but I really wanted it to be more. Better storytelling. Deeper characters. Etc. I hope the author spends more time on her writing craft in future endeavors and doesn't worry so much about tidying up the plot.
Why must a book be turned into a trilogy? Of course I had to read the next two books to see how the story progressed, but they were a pale shadow of the first book. The third book was downright confusing with all the characters coming together again from different parts of history. It was all a bit forced and contrived.
I wanted to just enjoy this novel for what it was - a fun romp in the paranormal without any complex themes or writing, but I really wanted it to be more. Better storytelling. Deeper characters. Etc. I hope the author spends more time on her writing craft in future endeavors and doesn't worry so much about tidying up the plot.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated