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The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3)
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bookshelves: netgalley, rape-or-molestation-or-sa, theyre-tattoos-not-ink-or-tats, read-in-2014, read-in-2017
Jan 25, 2014
bookshelves: netgalley, rape-or-molestation-or-sa, theyre-tattoos-not-ink-or-tats, read-in-2014, read-in-2017
Read 2 times. Last read October 8, 2017 to October 14, 2017.
October 2017: Yep, this is still just as fantastic as the first time I read it. I loved the story and the ending and the everything. Now I’m ready for more books with Gallowglass, Miriam, and I could easily do with a million pages of Ysabeau. I’m going to have to reread these more often.
Original review
This was absolute perfection. I felt there was a lot of loose ends that needed to be taken care of, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It definitely didn't disappoint.
I don't want to say too much because spoilers, but I was instantly captivated by the story and where it went. There were some twists and revelations that I didn't see coming and let's not discount the swoons.
I loved seeing Matthew and Diana's relationship, but it's especially adorable with the addition of children. Diana grows a lot in this installment. I've been telling everyone that she is such a bad ass and that's still an understatement.
I was hanging on every single word and rapidly flipping pages until the end and then I tried to savor it. The Book of Life is another fantastic example of the way a trilogy should end.
**Huge thanks to Viking Adult and NetGalley for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review**
Original review
This was absolute perfection. I felt there was a lot of loose ends that needed to be taken care of, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It definitely didn't disappoint.
I don't want to say too much because spoilers, but I was instantly captivated by the story and where it went. There were some twists and revelations that I didn't see coming and let's not discount the swoons.
I loved seeing Matthew and Diana's relationship, but it's especially adorable with the addition of children. Diana grows a lot in this installment. I've been telling everyone that she is such a bad ass and that's still an understatement.
I was hanging on every single word and rapidly flipping pages until the end and then I tried to savor it. The Book of Life is another fantastic example of the way a trilogy should end.
**Huge thanks to Viking Adult and NetGalley for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review**
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Reading Progress
January 25, 2014
– Shelved
January 25, 2014
– Shelved as:
to-read
June 16, 2014
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Started Reading
June 16, 2014
– Shelved as:
netgalley
June 16, 2014
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1.0%
""I might have left out one or two details, but I did warn everybody that Auntie Diana wasn't going to be the same witch she was before." <--- snorts"
June 16, 2014
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5.0%
""This family was more fun when we had fewer medical degrees. I remember the good old days, when we sewed ourselves up if we were wounded in battle and didn't give a tinker's dam about our iron leveled and vitamin D." <--- Gallowglass is killing me already"
June 17, 2014
– Shelved as:
rape-or-molestation-or-sa
June 18, 2014
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15.0%
""I can't go around the university shimmering." "And I can't go around killing people, even though I have blood rage. We all have our crosses to bear." <---- snorts"
June 22, 2014
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28.0%
"Okay. I'm going to try and power through this today. I NEED to know what happens."
June 22, 2014
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30.0%
""You've just learned that I spent most of last year in the sixteenth century, I have a pet dragon, and that you're surrounded by daemons, vampires, and witches, but it's my pregnancy that you find implausible?" <---- cackles"
June 22, 2014
– Shelved as:
theyre-tattoos-not-ink-or-tats
June 24, 2014
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74.0%
""Why do you love me so much, Matthew?" "To every question I have ever had, of ever will have, you are the answer." <---- allll of the swoons"
June 25, 2014
– Shelved as:
read-in-2014
June 25, 2014
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Finished Reading
October 8, 2017
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Started Reading
October 8, 2017
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17.65%
"It’s like I’m reading this for the first time. I have no memory of any of this happening."
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October 9, 2017
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27.0%
"“Gallowglass is worse. Not even the furniture—or lack of it—matters to him. We came home one night to find our house robbed and Gallowglass sleeping on a table like a Viking warrior ready to be sent out to sea.” <— cackles"
October 11, 2017
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32.0%
October 13, 2017
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74.0%
"“Why do you love me so much, Matthew?” • His response was swift. • “To every question I have ever had, or ever will have, you are the answer.”"
October 14, 2017
– Shelved as:
read-in-2017
October 14, 2017
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Finished Reading
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Jun 26, 2014 12:15AM
so this is a series I need to read huh?
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Yes. I don't read/rec a lot of adult titles, but this series is just fantastic. It is a bit dense, some info dumping, but I loved it.
I'm currently reading this book! Have you been following the stuff on set for the Discovery of Witches show? They just started shooting!
Ashley wrote: "I'm currently reading this book! Have you been following the stuff on set for the Discovery of Witches show? They just started shooting!"YES!! Deborah’s talk of the show + the real time read along {which I couldn’t adhere to} is what prompted me to reread the series! I’m so excited for the show.
