I keep a list on Amazon that tracks books we want to read at some point – these books are either not available at the library when I first hear about them or they are books I don’t have time to reserve due to the current reserve list or our TBR pile. I only look at this list once or twice a year and when I do, I end up reserving a ton of books we should have read ages ago… or a ton of sequels to books we read and enjoyed.
The Book of Love is the second book in a series (The Magdalene Line) and honestly I’d forgotten all about it. I’m not sure why I’d forgotten about it since I really did enjoy The Expected One. Too many books, too little time, I guess.
It took me ages to read this book. I’d read a chapter, or half a chapter, and be falling asleep. I think that’s related to my current work load and not the content of the book. TW sailed through it, even more quickly than she normally sails through books, and she loved it.
I don’t think I liked it as well as I liked The Expected One and that’s because the relationships between the characters “today” didn’t evolve very much. We barely saw Tammy or Roland or even Berenger in this one.