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Harkness, Deborah; The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) "Informal Buddy Read" Start Date August 15
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I'm flexible to start. I think it will be a while before I could get from the library and I'm happy to buy it on my kindle
I'm very interested. I have pre-ordered the audio and can't wait until I can download it, but I might be able to wait until we can read it together.
I'd love to join you all again for the last installment! Since I own the first two I'll probably buy this one too, so I'm flexible as to when we start. August?
I have it on hold at my library and will probably get it sometime in August.
It's release date is July 15th. Who will read it right away and who will wait?
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Sometime in the second half of August would probably be better for me. There is one person ahead of me at the library and it is a 3 week check out period. Or, I get paid on Aug 15th if I need to end up buying it.
That sounds good to me, TC.
I just picked this up with a coupon from B&N!! So excited!! Would love to join your buddy read.
l'll happily join this group. don't know if i can wait til 8/15 to read it tho.
I will definitely be reading this. I've read the other two and can't wait to read this one. She's coming here August 8th so that's probably when I will get it unless someone else comes in between July 15 and then that I want to meet.
~Leslie~ wrote: "I just picked this up with a coupon from B&N!! So excited!! Would love to join your buddy read."I tried to use the coupon and they wouldn't let me use it on a pre-order. I'm kind of bummed because the advertisement has it listed. I guess I'll have to get it from the store instead of online. :(
It took me awhile to talk to the manager at my local B&N and she couldn't find any reason not to do it. I was really nervous, but she looked it up and called somewhere and they okayed it. Sorry it didn't work at your B&N. I really wanted it on my nook since I have the other two as ebooks as well.
I am so excited to read this! I put a hold on it at the library for the audiobook (I love love love the narrator) and hope I can get it soon after it is released.
Oh my, oh my, I have just got audio version of
. I'm so excited. I've been waiting impatiently to get this book and listen to the final installment of this series :D
I'm in too --- had it pre-ordered on my kindle. I just started re-reading DoW again in prep :-D
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Welcome to the read JoLene. I ordered mine from B&N and it should get her on Friday or Saturday. Hopefully before Monday.
I just went to a local bookstore and Deborah is going to be there next Tues ---- I might try to go, but that is the day that I work late.....and I'm taking 3 classes at the moment :-(If people live in the SF Bay area --- she's going to be at Books, Inc in Palo Alto.
I can't wait to read this with you guys! I had so much fun during the buddy reads for the first two books.
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Did you get to go?
Thanks for letting us know Jolene. my daughter lives in Palo Alto. I'll definitely be sending her!
Ugh. Doing this on my phone at work and realized that this post is two weeks old. oh well. sorry I missed it.
No, unfortunately, I was too busy that week --- I was taking 3 classes at night and didn't feel like driving down for a 4th time.
Just got my copy of it, going to start reading it tonight.
I picked up my copy today too. I'll start it in the morning.
I'm in the home stretch now - about 87% left. True to my past experiences with this trilogy, the middle has been incredibly boring, but things are picking up now.
I got side-tracked by a book that I had on hold coming up at the library.I guess this is an informal buddy read?? No schedule or questions?
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I finished last week. I'll wait to discuss until you all finish too!
Now that the wheel a thon is done I am starting this one today.
I ended up having to wait until that was done too. But I should be able to get through most if it on this holiday weekend.
I've read chapters 1-6 today and it's of to a great start. I like that the author didn't waste time with a retelling what happened in the first two books, but really made it a part of the story. Also finding out more about the de Clairmont family politics is great.
Finished the book on Friday, I loved it. It's a good conclusion of the trilogy and answered most of the questions for me. Now I'm left wondering what will happen to everyone specially Gallowglass (I love that vampire) and (view spoiler).
I listened to this whole series on audiobook and felt that it really added a lot to the story. I loved hearing the different accents of the characters from basically around the world.I thought it was a really good conclusion to the series (though there were some parts that I thought dragged on). Being a science nerd, I actually really enjoyed the idea that they were going to serious analyze the "Creature chromosome" and learn from it. I love the way everything was tied together at the end.
It took me a little bit to get into this one. There were so many characters to keep track of, I should have reread the first 2 before reading this. I am glad that it answered most of the questions, but I also want to see what happens next, especially with the children. They were made up to be such a controversial issue, but I felt that they really didn't have too much of a role in the story.
I also liked that the politics of the creatures was explained more.
I agree with you TC. I wish we could have seen more into the future of the twins. We get a glimpse about them; (view spoiler)
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Im a little late to the party! The paperback has been sitting here staring at me and keeps being put aside for smaller books, but I'm finally getting my skates on!
I am struggling a little to remember all the characters and how they all connect. A "cast of characters" and family tree at the front would've been useful! I'm intrigued as to where this book is headed. Seems like lots of family politics at the moment. Part of me hopes we get to time walk again :)
I agree Karen! The family tree or character list would have been so helpful.
I finally started this one. I'm on Chapter 3. I like how it's started so far. But I can't imagine reading this without having read the previous two. I don't see how it would make any sense.And Karen, the ebook has been staring at me on my nook for awhile and shorter books kept jumping in front as well. I am also struggling to remember everything that happened, though it's slowly coming back to me. A character list would've been extremely helpful.
I would have loved a character list! Luckily I listened to the first 2 audiobooks right before this one, so people were pretty fresh in my mind. Also the audiobook/voices help me remember people.
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Did anyone else find the switch to Diana's first person POV surprising? I can't remember the other books doing that
I still don't really like how Matthew seems to dominate her, and interestingly she continues to keep secrets from him.
I am quite enjoying it and getting into the story more now that the characters have been re-introduced a little
RebeccaS wrote: "I would have loved a character list! Luckily I listened to the first 2 audiobooks right before this one, so people were pretty fresh in my mind. Also the audiobook/voices help me remember people."There's a character list on her website.
http://deborahharkness.com/the-book-o...
I'm on Chapter 17. It's hard to put down at the moment.It's never bothered me how dominant Matthew is - seems pretty standard for a vampire. But they keep mentioning his blood rage and how scary he is, but I haven't seen too much of that.
And I agree, they all seem to keep so many secrets.
I agree! And it seems like some of the secrets are unnecessary and just end up starting arguments. That's the part that really drove me crazy; Diane and Matthew both kept their own secrets but expected the other to be completely open.
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Although I guess that is where all these secrets some in, it is like she is asserting her authority in this passive aggressive manner.
Such a good point RebeccaS that they both want everything open, but both keep secrets!
Finished last night and loved it.I found that Matthew and Diane's relationship definitely evolved over time. I never found that he was overbearing at all. I found that they talked about him being overbearing and dominant more than he actually acted it out. And I loved (view spoiler)
On a side note, my daughter works in a genetics laboratory at Stanford, and I found all the genetics talk so fascinating. Loved it!!
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The highly anticipated finale to the #1 New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Discovery of Witches
After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness’s enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they reunite with the cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency. In the trilogy’s final volume, Harkness deepens her themes of power and passion, family and caring, past deeds and their present consequences. In ancestral homes and university laboratories, using ancient knowledge and modern science, from the hills of the Auvergne to the palaces of Venice and beyond, the couple at last learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago.
With more than one million copies sold in the United States and appearing in thirty-eight foreign editions, A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night have landed on all of the major bestseller lists and garnered rave reviews from countless publications. Eagerly awaited by Harkness’s legion of fans, The Book of Life brings this superbly written series to a deeply satisfying close.