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This is the 3rd of the All Souls Trilogy which honestly I struggled to complete. The whole thing is boggy. Descriptions can run on and on. The vampires aren't very scary and the main character is way overpowered. And the entire premise of the story conflict - keeping creatures secret from humans - gets blown up in an unbelievable way where all the humans are totally fine with all the creatures in their midst.

Bk2 of January 2022 & #JumpStart2022 is done. I was having trouble settling on a next read so decided to reread the last in the All Souls trilogy in prep for the new season of the TV series on Saturday. I love this cover so much, these editions are gorgeous with a main location on the spine & front of each book(Oxford,Elizabethan London & Venice I believe)While it was a bit disjointed, I still enjoyed the wrap up of the story arc. #BookspinBingo👇

Absolutely loved it! Can't wait to get to the next one!
#AllSouls #SeasonOfTheWitch

#DogsOfLitsy

I never expected this series to become my favorite all time - but it has and I read it every year. Look forward to my second time reading Time‘s Convert. 5 stars :)

Took a nice long bath yesterday while listening to this. Thank you again @ChrissyReadIt for the bath salts! I had temporarily “lost“ them in my attempts to clean/organize the bathroom!

Next in the series for my #AudioCommute :)

#AllSouls #SeasonOfTheWitch

This books was SOO slow. And frustrating. And annoying. I can say without a doubt, I will never revisit this series again. But I am glad to have some semblance of a resolution.

And thank god for Gallowglass. He‘s the only character I could tolerate by the end.

#pop21 #meanttoreadlastyear

I finally finished. It felt like it took forever to read this. The beginning seemed like it dragged and dragged, but the action toward the last part of the book sped things up. While I liked it, I didn‘t love it. Gallowglass was probably my favorite character. I also really ended up liking Ysabeau. Recommended if you liked the first two books in the series.

My kind of Saturday night. 📖 🔥 🍷

But also, it‘s taking me forever to finish this book. 😬

This time I remembered to turn on my #audiobook. Another hour down on the tagged book. It‘s okay, but it‘s a little slower paced than I‘d prefer.

Still reading for the #NovelNovember #readathon. I forgot to track my hours for most of the week, but I‘d guess I‘m only around 10-12 hours anyway, since it‘s been a slow reading week. It doesn‘t look like I‘ll meet my readathon goals, but that won‘t stop me from giving it a go! :)

The number of times Matthew runs his hands through his hair in this book is becoming increasingly annoying.

I know it‘s late, but I completely spaced on this, so I‘m posting it now! 🤣

What made me smile is that I completed my first art journal. I mean, I‘ve started and abandoned them so many times, but this one is completed. I‘m really proud of myself. I also made the next one (used the sewing machine to create it and everything), and I‘ve begun work on that.

When the author talks down to me and/or explains what I know from earlier in the book.

Finally made time to get my Covid booster yesterday! 🦠 💉

I have the same side effects I had with Dose 2 (headache, chills, body aches), so giving myself permission to stay in bed this afternoon. Taking a nonfiction break to pop in and out of this one between cat naps! *Cats napping with me, but they refused to participate in any photos 😹

Book #15 of 2021 complete! I wish there was more to this series!!

It was easy to get lost in the world within these pages. I loved the plot, and I loved all the bookish things. I found the story intriguing. My favorite characters weren't actually the leads which is interesting. It was also a story about racism. (Not sure that is the right word, but species purity was a major plot point.) I loved the world building with the witches magic. I wish there had been more about the daemons. It was a great adventure.

#ohno

Well by far these best of the series... I guess it was worth reading on after the first book! I hate to say it but the time apart the main characters had really enhanced the book and the series. It spent more time focusing on Diana‘s magic and the histories that the other books always kinda hinted at that. With that said has anyone read the two books after this one? I always like to finish a series but this reviews seem a bit meh... Thoughts?

I haven‘t been watching the Discovery of Witches tv show but the more into this series I get the more I am realizing how much better Gallowglass is than Matthew😬😍 #scotsman #cantsaynotoascots #gentleman #bookhubs

It took me all week, but I finally finished this audiobook. This has been as disappointing reread via audiobook of this series. I loved the trilogy 6 years ago. I didn‘t enjoy the books this time. I guess different world, different me, and this series just didn‘t work for me now. 😔

Bk6 of #JumpStart2021 #CoverLove #NerdReading2021 #PublishedInJuly #PickYourPoison #FaveColourOnTheCover #52BookClubChallenge #WatchOutForDragons #BookListQueenChallenge #Sequel #Pageathon #ChunksterChallenge #FinishingTheSeries2021 #ReadItAgainSam #SeriesRead2021 #BFC21 #PennyPerPage #591cents #StackingTheSeries #BookspinBingo & #JoyousJanuary is done! The 3rd book in the All Souls trilogy is about the aftermath of Diana & Mathews time travel.

DNF 5 this month. 3rd DNF this week. 80 pages in and i really couldn't care less about the plot (or lack of a plot). As it is, I've hated Matthew since halfway through book 1.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
Square 23 ✔️

My re-read of the trilogy has ended. Now I'm just waiting for my hold to come in on the 4th book.

This one wraps things up nicely, and although I think the action is a bit rushed, I still enjoyed it as much as the first time I read it. Secrets are revealed, some characters are lost, new friends are made, and the magic takes center stage instead of the romance for once. 😉

What a rollercoster ride this trilogy has been!!!
I like this one the least, at the beginning there's so much going on that the ending feel rushed and hasty 🤔 but maybe I wasn't ready to let go of these characters..
Now, I can't wait for season2 of the TVseries❣

Another book for #bookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

My heart 😭😭😭😭

My pictures don‘t do it justice but decided to order some cards to send some snail mail love to family and #litsylove peeps so ordered these from Designs by AnnaClaire on Etsy. AMAZING!!!!! Thanks so much will be ordering more!!! And I just started discovery of witches so woo hoo for me *wink:)

"If you truly love someone, you will cherish what they despise most about themselves."

"and of we all did what we should, we would wake to find ourselves in paradise."

"a willingness to change was the secret of survival."

A true page turner.

Time taken : 6hrs 30 mins.

I‘m glad to know that my library has 2 more books about the All Souls world because I want to know more about some of the characters, esp the twins as adults. I‘ll definitely be reading Marcus & Phoebe‘s story soon. I enjoyed spending time with all the characters, & there are a few badass moments. Still the same slow pacing & subplots as the first 2. A good conclusion. I hope she writes more about this family. 👇

I am in a reading slump! Re-listening to my favorite trilogy ever😀. I love Jennifer ikeda‘s voice. There is something soothing and warm about her voice that gives me comfort.

Fantastic ending to the All Souls trilogy.
When Matthew's estranged son pops up, causing all sorts of damage, the de Claremont-Bishop clan searches out allies while attempting to take on the one organization that has kept Creatures and Humans separate for centuries. Diana takes on new roles as mother and Madame of the clan while Matthew finally learns to let others shoulder some of his burdens.

I have 6 books left in the #litsyatoz2020 challenge. I can think of some of those that I can read, but there are a couple that will be a challenge.

@BookishMarginalia

So apropos for the moment. Philippe for the win, as usual. #TheBookofLife #PhilippeDeClermont

“If we all did what we should, we would wake to find ourselves in paradise.”

#Paradise
#BoundTogetherJune

I am super annoyed. I just got a nasty message on Facebook by a “Gatekeeper”, telling me I‘m not a true fan of Deborah Harkness if I don‘t know that she plans to write more novels in the All Souls cannon, and if I don‘t do research before inserting myself into posts I will be removed from the group. Can you believe it? All because I shared something I had read about a certain character getting their own book & I put the book in the wrong order😠

After my reread, I hate Matthew. A lot. With my entire being. In fact, I hate 90% of the characters in this book! I think I can list off, on my two hands, how many of them I like, and those DON‘T include the main characters. The storyline dragged. I‘ve read books that mix history, science, and fantasy so much better than this! Even the first book did it better! Anyway. So-so, because it wrapped everything up, although a lot like Eragon where it...

Great conclusion to the series.

This one gave me a book hangover. Nothing was as it seemed. But the love that share was next level stuff. That deep soul crushing realization that they can't go through life without one another as heartbreakingly captivating.
I feel like I want to start from the beginning again and reread. Very few books have given me the urge to reread immediately after I finished. AMAZING!!!! I wish there was a 6th star.

'Secrets, like the dead, do not always stay buried.'~Fernando pg 34

This is the 3rd book in the All Souls Trilogy and it is so good! I think this one has captured my attention more than the first one!

#witches #vampires #demons

4⭐️ I thought that it was a great way to end this particular series; concluded in way that was particular good and satisfying. #2020 #ebook #fantasy #fiction #litsyatoz #letterb #litsyatoz2020 #b

Great quote to start off a book.

And with 20 minutes to spare, I have finished this awesome trilogy. Happy New Years everyone.

I started the All Souls Trilogy this year, and I loved it, but school got in the way and I still have not completed the third book. Let‘s see if I can finish this before the end of the year.

Okay I'm finally giving up 😂😂😂 I have a problem DNFing books/series which is why I continued with the second book after disliking the first, and now the third... But this series is actually making me hate reading, so its time to say goodbye, and bail on it.