Shadow of Night Published by Viking Adult Also in this series: A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
Series: All Souls Trilogy, #2
on July 10, 2012
Genres: Paranormal, Vampires, Witches, Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Romance, Historical
Pages: 584
Format: eBook
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Also by this author: A Discovery of Witches , The Book of Life
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ISBN: 0670023485
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Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782 deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew’s past tightens around them, and they embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey.
I. Am. HOOKED.
How hooked am I? Well, after reading A Discovery of Witches, I promptly started Shadow of Night. And now? I’m reading Book of Life. What’s worse? I owned these on Kindle and decided that wasn’t enough… Oh, no! So, I just ordered the hardback copies of all four in the series so far. I’m not even sorry.
Debra Harkness…What can I say? She’s brilliant. No, really… I think she may be a genius. I mean, it’s not enough that she’s an incredible writer of fiction, but the lady can write romance (withOUT gratuitous sex scenes) like you wouldn’t believe. I mean, there are some scenes in this, but nothing over-the-top or cringe-inducing.
Also, what makes Debra Harkness a genius is that she really is a smarty pants. The scientific and historical facts in these stories (I’m fairly certain) all come from her brain. Because she’s a genius.
As for the characters; Diana and Matthew just get more and more fleshed out and multi-faceted as we go. You think you know them or what’s going through their heads and then, nope. Surprises in store!
Also, I can’t even with the side characters. Lord, they’re all brilliant! The kind of brilliant that makes me want separate stories for so many of them! Marcus, Gallowglass, Ysabeau, Phillipe… Bring on the DeClairmonts!
A part of me is trying to pace myself because I know once these books are over, I’m going to be hit with that ever-pressing, discouraging, and irritating book hangover. But, who has that much self control?! Not this girl.
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