A review by adearen
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The book is generally slow and disjointed until about the last 100 or so pages when the story line finally starts to resolve. The first book was the best in the series and the author honestly lost track of the narrative by trying to flesh out characters and live that while interesting and that I enjoyed in the end led to a rather convoluted storyline through most of books 2 and 3. Finall  resolving only in the final arc of book 3, when Diana is finally allowed to be the awesomely powerful witch the author has been trying to convince us she is since book 1.
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