The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

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.

I enjoyed this book. It brought the story to its conclusion. Unfortunately, I missed the historical and literary aspects of the first two novels of the series.

A satisfying wrap to the trilogy, and some delightful new characters introduced in this book. Ysabeau is still a favorite, and things wrapped up so well. This book was certainly the darkest of the three. The big reveal seemed a bit anticlimactic but somehow fit with the action involved with the grand reveal.

Can't wait for the next book! I also hope there will be one on Gallowglass down the road.

Again a very good book. The end moved a bit fast. But it was a great read.

I had some problems with the first two books, but it seemed like there was a serious drop-off in quality with this one. There were so many undeveloped or underdeveloped characters on the periphery that I had trouble keeping straight – and I'm a George R.R. Martin fan, so I don't have a problem with huge casts of characters if they're done well. My biggest issue with the book really was the relationship between the two main characters. Did I not notice the disturbing level of possessiveness in the first two books, or did it increase in this one? The entire book, I kept thinking, this is an abusive relationship, am I supposed to find this romantic? Ordinarily I wouldn't waste my time finishing, but I felt the need to finish the trilogy. Just disappointing.