Shadow of Night (Movie Tie-In) by Deborah Harkness ISBN: 9780143136729
Series: All Souls #2
Also in this series: A Discovery of Witches
Published by Penguin on January 5, 2021
Genres: Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Pages: 592
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The #1 New York Times-bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, book two of the All Souls Series. Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches,” streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder. Season 2 premieres January 9, 2021!
Picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes reluctant witch Diana Bishop and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont 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--the lost and enchanted manuscript whose mystery first pulled Diana and Matthew into one another's orbit--deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew's past tightens around them. Together they find they must embark on a very different - and vastly more dangerous - journey.
"A captivating and romantic ripping yarn,"** Shadow of Night confirms Deborah Harkness as a master storyteller, able to cast an "addictive tale of magic, mayhem and two lovers."**
*E.L. James
**Chicago Tribune
I enjoyed this sequel, all the more so for its being set in 1591. There’s advancement of plot, further deepening of the MC’s relationship, and development of characters. The book is chunked into three sections and to be honest, Philippe and the time at Sept-Tours was by far my favorite. It just seemed the most growthful, and brought together some lovely threads. The other 2/3 was not bad, but felt a bit like marking time.
I was miffed that Mary Sidney was turned into a plot device, after being given potential as a character (they forgot about her entirely in the final third of the book). Likewise I saw no point to Jack (and Mop). But Gallowglass is now a favorite of mine (and Henry Percy, despite the fact I’ll never get to read about him again).
Overall, it gave me a lot to chew on, as a reader, and of course I’m hooked and excited to continue the trilogy (and then finally watch the show)!
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