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The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3)
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bookshelves: 2019-read, audio, audio-2019, pback-owned, favourites-2019, fantasy, magic, narration-good, heroine-love, family, children, reading-the-backlog
Feb 27, 2019
bookshelves: 2019-read, audio, audio-2019, pback-owned, favourites-2019, fantasy, magic, narration-good, heroine-love, family, children, reading-the-backlog
Wow, this was literally absorbing from start to finish and it is my favourite of the trilogy; it is not often that the final book achieves the highest rating. This truly is a story and a bunch of characters that have built and built.
So much change came to Diana and Matthew's lives in this book, more than in book two in the past. I found the plot to be fantastically planned, intricate and well-researched. There were details for days but not so that I got lost.
Family was more central to THE BOOK OF LIFE than any other book and it was the side characters that enriched the read so fully. I have the biggest soft spot for Gallowglass and I want a book just about him. What was subtly fascinating was the meeting of the human and creature world in this book the crossing of threads, meeting of similarities and shared-being.
The narration was excellent, Ikeda can even sing beautifully in French and German as part of the story. Again, sadness that she doesn't narrate any more.
If you are like me and you found book two a bit of a hard trudge, please don't let that put you off the final instalment, it was the best of the three.
So much change came to Diana and Matthew's lives in this book, more than in book two in the past. I found the plot to be fantastically planned, intricate and well-researched. There were details for days but not so that I got lost.
Family was more central to THE BOOK OF LIFE than any other book and it was the side characters that enriched the read so fully. I have the biggest soft spot for Gallowglass and I want a book just about him. What was subtly fascinating was the meeting of the human and creature world in this book the crossing of threads, meeting of similarities and shared-being.
The narration was excellent, Ikeda can even sing beautifully in French and German as part of the story. Again, sadness that she doesn't narrate any more.
If you are like me and you found book two a bit of a hard trudge, please don't let that put you off the final instalment, it was the best of the three.
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Feb 28, 2019 05:00AM
I love Gallowglass too and desperately want his book.
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Michelle wrote: "I love Gallowglass too and desperately want his book."Do we know if there will be a book for him?
When I heard her speak when Marcus’ book came out, yes. I think she is getting a lot of pressure from fans. Marcus spoke loudest to her first. Her research process is fascinating. She read books that Marcus would have read as he was growing up.
this is HUGELY encouraging! I will definitely undertake a reread so I can appreciate this final book. awesome reviewwww.
Michelle wrote: "When I heard her speak when Marcus’ book came out, yes. I think she is getting a lot of pressure from fans. Marcus spoke loudest to her first. Her research process is fascinating. She read books th..."I can only imagine about her research, it really shines through.
Hollis wrote: "this is HUGELY encouraging! I will definitely undertake a reread so I can appreciate this final book. awesome reviewwww."This is gooooood news.
Love seeing this. The final book was fabulous. Book two is the weakest of the trilogy, but it's worth it to get to this one!
Teresa wrote: "Love seeing this. The final book was fabulous. Book two is the weakest of the trilogy, but it's worth it to get to this one!"Yes, this exactly! <3
