I enjoyed the first book, patiently waited out the second but this one…so much minutiae about the different ways different vampires might think about what someone else might do. She is so whiney and weak, I found myself rolling my eyes over and over.
If the main character did magic more then once every few months the story would have been much better. What would have made The Book of Life better? So little magic, so much dull soap opery. The ending was fine, but I'm still not sure it was worth the tedious slog through 20+ hours of listening to get there. I so wanted to enjoy this book! I found the first two difficult to put down, but this one was all too easy to set aside.
There are many conversations that cover ground that has already been tread and retread in earlier chapters - I felt totally bogged down for the first 18 hours or so of listening. There is too much telling, not enough doing too many plot points that go nowhere. Harkness made this all work in the first two books, but it felt to me like she had lost the rhythm and pace of the story in BOL. There is a seemingly endless review of vampire family politics and legal issues, and there is a huge cast of characters, although most of them are superfluous to the plot.
Characters move from city to city, discuss the incredibly urgent danger they face (but don't do anything about it), bicker, travel, drink tea, and discuss how possessive Matthew is about Diana. If you were beginning to have some doubts by book 2, you might want to save your money (or your credit) for something else. If you loved both of the previous books, you probably don't need me to tell you that you'll like this one, too. This book has gotten fantastic reviews, so it obviously works for most people. I really enjoyed A Discovery of Witches, and although I didn't like Shadow of Night quite as much, I had high hopes for The Book of Life.
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