Photo Book editing locks iPhoto solid

Has anyone else had this issue? On my Retina MBP, everytime that I try to edit my Photo Book I'm building, the entire app freezes. I have to perform a Force Quit on it and re-launch it. This happens constantly, in the span of 90 seconds I performed a Force Quit three times.
I've got the latest updates for it, for OS X and the MB updates that come in the app store. I'm not sure how else to fix this. There are no devices plugged into my USB ports, HDMI or Thunderbolt ports, so it's not something external causing it. This is the only app that causes this, any suggestions? They'd be much appreciated!
Thanks.

That new librarary was a test to see if it was the old library's fault or a wider problem.  It proved to be a problem with your old library. 
You can recover your old library as follows:  make a temporary, backup copy of your library if you don't already have one (Control-click on the library and select Duplicate from the contextual menu) and  apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments.  However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

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