PositivePaste\"The Book of Love takes its otherworldly protagonists into situations that don’t necessarily further the plot, but do create a strong sense of groundedness within the characters and their world; This artistic decision only adds to the restlessness the undead children felt while in the void of the afterlife, tying a thread from the novel’s plot to its form ... Despite its length, in The Book of Love, Link builds a world that I wanted to keep falling further into. She reminds us that there is magic in the mundane, that the strength of our will determines our fate, and that those who journey with us are just as important as the road itself.\