The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness

The Book of Life

By Deborah Harkness

  • Release Date: 2014-07-15
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 4,242 Ratings

Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling third installment in the All Souls series, from the author of The Discovery of Witches and The Black Bird Oracle.

Look for the hit series “A Discovery of Witches,” now streaming on AMC+, Sundance Now, and Shudder!

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved 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.

Reviews

  • Another amazing book!

    4
    By Cgerlach143
    I absolutely loved this book and series. I will say I am highly disappointed this is the end of Diana and Matthews story. The way it ended felt like it wasn’t over. I want to know what happens next, maybe I’ll find out when I read Marcus and Phoebe’s story?
  • I felt like I was in the room with them!

    5
    By Never2Old2Play
    Every book in this series is written so descriptively…from clothing to furnishings to buildings to nature. I felt like I was with the characters every step of the way.
  • Loved all three books

    5
    By nfort001
    Fantastic series, coundnt put them down.
  • More

    5
    By boi4343424242;232
    Wish it would have continued to know more about the children and how they grew up and into which creatures.
  • A discovery

    5
    By Fiona Lily
    I was enchanted by the Trilogy! The only thing I didn’t like was that it ended. Brilliant!
  • The tv-show is way better ^_^

    5
    By RN I kinda hate U all
    I’m torn but it gets five stars either way. Love the beginning and the first chapters go by quick but then there are frigging long descriptions and frankly encounters with characters that slow down the whole thing and makes it rather boring..pedantic:-/ honestly I read diligently till they are going to look for TJ Weston but then I skimmed through couldn’t bear anymore those pointless and lifeless chapters.. went straight where the action was. This to say it would have probably worked better with ten, fifteen chapter less and if the book was too thin it would have probably been better suited for a single novel or one plus its sequel not a trilogy though... I’m glad the tv-show isn’t boring as the book, kudos to the screenplay’s writers for adapting and cutting unnecessary characters and events..I’m very looking forward to the third and last season I bought the book (and audiobook too in an attempt to keep my enthusiasm high..) only for this reason.. had season three been out I would’ve not bought the book at all- sorry..
  • A great end to a great series

    4
    By Frustratededed
    I loved this book as much as the first two. Very entertaining and easy to read.
  • Thrilling

    5
    By Kent the Great
    This book is thrilling and exciting. I loved reading it and it was perfect while under quarantine.
  • Just finished reading the entire series

    3
    By Jilk147
    Where do I begin? The first two books I absolutely loved. They were very well written. The romance, magic and history was very educational. A lot of what this author wrote was very accurate in the pagan world as well as in the 16th century. I loved the build up to book 3. When I opened book three I was so excited to see Diana utterly destroy her enemies but, it seemed to be rushed and there wasn’t much of a fight scene. I was waiting for annihilation and what I got was words and a little magic. I also didn’t understand why she was able to hold the Book of Life in the 16th century without it being absorbed into her body. When she went back to her time and got the book, all of its knowledge and power became Diana’s as her absorbed it this time. And I don’t like how we were left hanging with Gallowglass. He was my favorite character and I’m sorry he didn’t get a better outcome.
  • Love this book!

    5
    By lisin28
    It was a great conclusion to the trio of stories! I enjoyed it very much!

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