“As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.”

Actual rating: 2.5 stars - DNF at 60%
I don't know how I feel about this book. Yes, I enjoyed it to some degree. I found the paranormal aspects interesting, the whole politics and games between the races, the mystery of the Book of Life, why the paranormal creatures were 'losing' heir powers over the time and I enjoyed the romance up to some point. But then it became too melodramatic, too clingy and syrupy-sweet and honestly not much was happening at all to further the plot. There were 50 or more pages with slice-of-life and romance 'building' scenes and I just lost interest. The whole book was slow and 'sleepy' and I had a problem with how overly descriptive the author is, as well as how redundant. So, although I passed the halfway mark and had, idk, less than 200 pages to finish, I couldn't muster the will to pick the book up for almost three months. I did read a chapter today, but that was it, and what I read didn't excite me to keep going. I loved the tv show and I think it was more dynamic and interesting, without losing the romance aspect, so I will keep with it, but unfortunately, I'm DNF the book and the rest of the series. 4 more books out of my TBR, at least.