El descubrimiento de las brujas 2. La sombra de la noche
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Summary
La esperada segunda parte de la trilogía «El descubrimiento de las brujas»。
Una vez asumida su condición de bruja con poderes para viajar en el tiempo， la historiadora Diana Bishop está preparada para emprender un viaje al pasado en el que poder encontrar el Ashmole 782 completo， el manuscrito secreto cuyos poderes deben comprender para evitar el fin de la pacífica convivencia entre brujas， vampiros， daimones y humanos。
Su marido， el genetista Matthew Clairmont， la acompañará en esta búsqueda， pero viajar al pasado no es tan sencillo para un vampiro， y mucho menos a un pasado que ya vivió， donde su «yo» del pasado desempeñó un relevante papel en la lucha política de la época; un «yo» que odiaba a las brujas como Diana。
Rodeados de intrigas y en una incesante carrera por encontrar Ashmole 782， Diana y Matthew se adentrarán en el Londres isabelino acompañados por los amigos del Matthew del pasado， los miembros de la Escuela de la Noche， entre los que se encuentran Christopher Marlowe， sir Walter Raleigh e incluso Shakespeare。 Pero también deberán refugiarse en un castillo de la campiña francesa y pasar unos meses en la corte del emperador Rodolfo II en Praga para lograr su objetivo y proteger su secreto， mientras Diana aprende a controlar la magia con una poderosa bruja。
Una vez asumida su condición de bruja con poderes para viajar en el tiempo， la historiadora Diana Bishop está preparada para emprender un viaje al pasado en el que poder encontrar el Ashmole 782 completo， el manuscrito secreto cuyos poderes deben comprender para evitar el fin de la pacífica convivencia entre brujas， vampiros， daimones y humanos。
Su marido， el genetista Matthew Clairmont， la acompañará en esta búsqueda， pero viajar al pasado no es tan sencillo para un vampiro， y mucho menos a un pasado que ya vivió， donde su «yo» del pasado desempeñó un relevante papel en la lucha política de la época; un «yo» que odiaba a las brujas como Diana。
Rodeados de intrigas y en una incesante carrera por encontrar Ashmole 782， Diana y Matthew se adentrarán en el Londres isabelino acompañados por los amigos del Matthew del pasado， los miembros de la Escuela de la Noche， entre los que se encuentran Christopher Marlowe， sir Walter Raleigh e incluso Shakespeare。 Pero también deberán refugiarse en un castillo de la campiña francesa y pasar unos meses en la corte del emperador Rodolfo II en Praga para lograr su objetivo y proteger su secreto， mientras Diana aprende a controlar la magia con una poderosa bruja。
Reviews
Chalice Mathioudakis
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Ace/aros， skip this one。 I really wanted to love it。 I really did。 Witch-centered fiction is my jam。 I liked the details and prose but the lack of storyline is where I eventually couldn’t do it anymore。 I got 60% through the book and normally would try to push the rest of the way through， but I just didn’t have it in me。 The only thing trying to carry it along is the romantic and sexual tension。 The romantic tension held my attention for a bit but after a while， I tired out。 Tried to push throug Ace/aros， skip this one。 I really wanted to love it。 I really did。 Witch-centered fiction is my jam。 I liked the details and prose but the lack of storyline is where I eventually couldn’t do it anymore。 I got 60% through the book and normally would try to push the rest of the way through， but I just didn’t have it in me。 The only thing trying to carry it along is the romantic and sexual tension。 The romantic tension held my attention for a bit but after a while， I tired out。 Tried to push through anyway， but sadly lost interest。 Maybe a good one if you’re into romance？ 。。。more
Emma Francois
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Not my favorite of the series。 But I stilled loved it！。 The writing is incredible and I absolutely love how Deborah is able to mix history and the supernatural so seamlessly。 Amazing
Sarah
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Picking up immediately where the first book ended， this second part of the trilogy is set largely in Elizabethan London。 Magic and historical fiction with some thriller elements woven through。 Loved！
Kaitlyn
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This book was more interesting to me than the first， but nothing crazy that I couldn't put it down。 Still， I liked the plot and characters in this and enjoyed it。 This book was more interesting to me than the first， but nothing crazy that I couldn't put it down。 Still， I liked the plot and characters in this and enjoyed it。 。。。more
Shannen
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I have such mixed feelings about this series。 Such mixed feelings。Again the history and worldbuilding are fascinating， but the main relationship is a mess。 Where to start？I guess I will start with the poorly executed goals of their travel。 Their primary goal in travelling to the past was to find a teacher for Diana， because no witch in her time can help her （including her family members and the ghosts of them living in her house）。 Does her dad have any living family members？ They might have help I have such mixed feelings about this series。 Such mixed feelings。Again the history and worldbuilding are fascinating， but the main relationship is a mess。 Where to start？I guess I will start with the poorly executed goals of their travel。 Their primary goal in travelling to the past was to find a teacher for Diana， because no witch in her time can help her （including her family members and the ghosts of them living in her house）。 Does her dad have any living family members？ They might have helped， but once again we get way more Matthew than Diana （though he already lived in this time so it makes more sense that we see more of his friends and family than hers）。 Also， they had no way to get back to their own time。 Anyway， so that was their primary goal。 Instead they screw around a bunch half heartedly scaring/murdering other witches （and moving every time something interesting happens）， and FIFTY PERCENT through the book she finally finds a teacher。 Who she abandons before I got to 75% through the book （because they had to move to another country again！）。 She works her way back eventually and does actually learn something useful， but for that being their primary goal in travelling to the past they didn't seem very focused on it。Their secondary goal was to look in on the magic， super important book we barely got to see in book 1。 They do eventually get to handle it for a few minutes， but of course have to leave it in the past。 We see more of it when they're looking at it by someone else's leave than when they actually have it in their possession， though a few intriguing tidbits were teased out in the examination。 Even though the bits where they actively pursued these goals and got some good information were frustratingly short， I was completely glued to the story。 It was also rather lengthy and kept me entertained longer than most books do， so I have to give it credit for that。This not as much of an issue in this book， but the use of the word "wizard" to denote a male witch really pisses me off。 A male witch is a witch。 Designating him a "wizard" invokes a patriarchal hierarchy （and there's enough of that in this book） that implies that they're better than female witches - one of the "wizards" in question even says something to this effect （he went to proper school！ not like kitchen/hedge/midwife witches who only know stupid domestic magics *eye roll*）。 Male witches are generally treated as rarer （in fiction as whole， though there are plenty of male witches in this series） and when they do appear as a main character they are so much more special！ than a female witch。 Which is particularly grating given the history of persecuting women who are different/possess something someone else wants as "witches" and women's knowledge and work being devalued and superseded by more "valuable" men's work。 As both Diana - and I suspect the author - should be well aware， given their mutual scholarly interest in history。Relationship fun！ Matthew is of course still insanely possessive， though this is less ridiculous than it was in the previous volume。 I really hate the whole romanticized trope of this idealized， jealous， control freak guy - particularly if he's damaged and has a "dark past"/is prone to violence。 Because he would NEVER hurt his lady （because they're almost always straight relationships with an abusive man， aren't they？ women and gays are not the aggressors in relationships）。 But seriously he flies off the rails if she comes home smelling a little weird。 And of course even though they've already devoted their whole lives to each other after knowing each other for a few weeks， they still aren't completely open with each other。 I have conflicting issues with this。 On the one hand Matthew pulls Diana into a number of situations without giving her the full facts - like not telling her he is part of the congregation at the time they're going to。 This is ridiculous。 On the other hand they act like if they don't share absolutely every molecule of their lives （emphasis - her） than they're not in a "real" relationship。 Again， this disproportionally affects her， as he tries to justify keeping the most ludicrous things from her and gets into a tizzy if she speaks to someone he doesn't like。 I think they each have a right to some private space in their lives - provided they're not trying to keep things from each other that affect them both。After dragging his feet so ardently about getting down with his lady， once Matthew gives in they go at it like rabbits。 Often several times a chapter， in detail， until they finally get more invested in other pursuits and it tapers off。 What a thrilling waste of time （please note the sarcasm） - especially when he attacks her in a fit of blood rage/need to control her。 She finally starts to hold her own， but again red flags of violence that romanticize him both as an abuser and someone who needs to be saved。 These are the kind of ideals that lock people in abusive relationships。 I wish I did not read them in fiction so often。 He doesn't mean it。 She made him do it。 Etc。My last big criticism is of course - the baby。 It was obvious given the setup of the first book that they would get pregnant。 （view spoiler）[ Of course they got pregnant absolutely immediately - she "calculated it" despite admittedly having an irregular period and probably not having completed a full normal cycle before magically knowing - but she knows and exactly when。 Surprisingly， they also have a miscarriage。 This never seems to happen in fiction unless it serves a dramatic purpose in the story。 Diana's lack of knowledge about the commonality of miscarriages， both in the present and especially in a time period she's clearly well versed in is incredibly frustrating。 But then she didn't identify the herbs in her tea that are commonly known and referenced abortifacients either。 I shouldn't have been surprised that they then not only almost immediately get pregnant again， but with twins。 What trope-ridden relationship would be complete without twins？？ Silly me。 I'm sure it's a sign of their true， true love of equals。。。though on a serious note I am more interested in it in the greater alchemical context。 If only I thought it wouldn't result in some super ridiculous nonsense。 （hide spoiler）]Despite all the eye rolling and complete lack of interest in their soap opera romance， I am eager to snap up the last book in this series。 I would like to finally dig into the fancy book and get to know its secrets。 。。。more
April
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Sometimes you could read everything Diana was thinking， but sometimes it was not obvious what her perspective was， which was weird。 And， Matthew got very frustrating sometimes。 But otherwise a great read。
Claire Bradshaw
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You either love Matthew and Diana and their romance or you don’t。 I didn’t and I found a lot of this story long winded and in need of a good edit。 Shame。
Harri
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I have a love/hate relationship with this series。 There's so much about it I love and yet Matthew and Diana just drive me crazy and not in a good way。 I have a love/hate relationship with this series。 There's so much about it I love and yet Matthew and Diana just drive me crazy and not in a good way。 。。。more
Charlotte Lawrence
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After just over one month of reading this book， I'm finally finished and yes - I did give this book four stars。 I feel like this is going to be one of my lengthier reviews because I feel as though I need to defend this book a little。。。Where to begin？？ So， this book is split into six parts - each part being set in different locations - but initially， we start right from where the first book （A Discovery of Witches） left off。 Now， before reading this book I did have a little look at the reviews an After just over one month of reading this book， I'm finally finished and yes - I did give this book four stars。 I feel like this is going to be one of my lengthier reviews because I feel as though I need to defend this book a little。。。Where to begin？？ So， this book is split into six parts - each part being set in different locations - but initially， we start right from where the first book （A Discovery of Witches） left off。 Now， before reading this book I did have a little look at the reviews and was disappointed to see the handfuls of people that were shocked this book received more than two stars， especially after the first book was an easy five-star read。 They also made comments about how much of a tough and confusing read Shadow of Night was。 This disappointed me a little， as I was excited to continue with the trilogy but as so many people disliked it， I was afraid that it wasn't going to be as great as the first book or that I wasn't going to like it either。 It wobbled me through the first part of the book but I kept going。Part One of the book， set in Woodstock， The Old Lodge， really sets the mood and tone for the rest of the book。 Basically， it's our first real taste of Diana and Matthew's time walking to 1590， so for me， the first part was about the main characters settling in， but also for the reader to settle into the period as well。 In this part， we are also introduced to a handful of historic figures and if you're not a history buff or know these real people naturally， then this might either be confusing or possibly boring for you。 For me， I did stop reading from time to time and google each person Diana and Matthew came across。 I thought that for Deborah Harkness to weave （pun intentional） fictional characters and this story through real people， real events and general history was fascinatingly clever！ As they paced through the story， I found it interesting and admirable how I could look up the people they spent time with and find likeness in both story and research。 But understandably， some people may not want to do hiccups of research while reading fiction。 It is each to their own。 Personally， parts two， four， five， and six were most entertaining and the reasons I feel you shouldn't be put off reading this book。 Granted， part one was a 'settling in phase'， and for me within part three， I did question whether or not I was capable of finishing the book。 I pursued and found it rewarding。 Within Part two， set in 1590's Sept-Tours， I adored that we had a chance to meet Matthew's father Philippe de Clermont。 He was a memorable character and it pains me that we can't bring him forward through the rest of the series （that I know of， as in this present time I have only read books one and two） He made me laugh in ways of how quickly he insisted that Diana and Matthew were to marry - causing me to leave my glorious book update status of how Philippe ships Bismont。 In other sections of this book， it was pleasing to read the moments where Diana spent time with Mary Sidney， when they both traveled to Prague to retrieve Edward Kelley for Queen Elizabeth I but ended up mixed in a romantic misunderstanding with Emporer Rudolf II - it was entertaining stuff！ Again， if you're not into reading things about history， or the topics of alchemy and science， then I don't truly think this is the series for you， and isn't fair to rate it so low。 You've got to be open-minded when reading Shadow of Night， within the All Souls trilogy。 It is not a solid romance， nor a solid fantasy。 It is intertwined with thick layers of history but told in such a great way！ After the settling-in phase of part one， you actually forget that you're reading something historic。 Quickly， you take in these people as valued characters in the story。 A lot of bridges were burned with several historic characters， but also a lot of bridges were formed。 We met brilliant characters like the members that made up the School of Night: Walter Raleigh， George Chapman， Thomas Harriot， and other historic characters such as Henry Percy and Mary Sidney。 Other brilliant characters included Gallowglass， Jack， Annie， Goody Alsop， and my favourite， Philippe de Clermont。 We can include the more menacing characters such as the notoriously devoted School of Night member Christopher Marlowe， Matthew's sister Louisa de Clermont， and vampire Father Hubbard。 On the tiny flip side， I agree as far as to say that this book was a small bit of a stepping stone book， but at the same time， it was needed。 Yes， storywise， Diana and Matthew did not fully achieve what they wanted to achieve by the end of this book - but if they did， how could there be enough for a third book？ They did not bring Ashmole 782 back to the future with them， but they DID manage to acquire it and do small amounts of study。 Diana DID manage to find a teacher in 1590， strengthen her relationship with her powers， and also discovered that she is a weaver too。 BUT， whether or not you felt this book was needed or necessary to the movement of the story， you've got to remember that they've just spent seven months in 1590 - they are not the same people that lifted their feet to timewalk in Madison on Halloween in modern-day。 They have been given the gift of time in this book， time to build， time to discover， and time to gain experience。 Yes， they didn't achieve fully what they set out to but they also did more than they thought they would。 Coming back to the present day and facing what awaits them。 The experience they received in 1590 could just be what they need to fight the congregation。 Overall， I really did enjoy this book。 I did have a few sticky moments in the middle but once I got through it， it was rewarding！ I'm not saying it's a perfect book。 There are moments I wished we had more insight into what happened in the present day （as our only source of knowledge was the very last chapter of each part） but all in all， I was absolutely fine with what I received。 It was refreshing to have a few chapters here and there， where we were back in the present day of 。。。I think 2010？ I am not a history buff， I didn't know a lot of the historical mentions in this book （except for Marlowe， Shakespeare， and of course Queen Elizabeth I） I am much more of a romantic reader - but reading Shadow of Night was fascinating。 You've just got to be open-minded and accept where this intriguing story， with its brilliant characters， is taking you。 Also， remembering that the next book， The Book of Life， is sure to be set in the present day creates a light at the end of the tunnel。 We can all abide by one book being set in the past。 Also， for anyone who is still unsure whether to continue reading Shadow of Night or the whole trilogy in general 1） please do！ try， try， try， and 2） Watching the newly made series of A Discovery of Witches， really really really helps with the mental and imaginary placement and understandings of the backbone of this book。 Yes， I watched the series one and two before reading these books （with exception of the third book as the third series isn't to be released until 2022 - so as I move onto the third book， I'm flying solo） I read so many low rated reviews saying they were confused or couldn't keep up with some of the storylines if you feel this is you， find a way to watch the series that corresponds with what book you're on and I promised you that it will make more sense。 Four stars from me！ The first book will forever be a five star！ 。。。more
Alabel
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good stuff。 forbidden love， vampire thirst， elizabethan fashion， shakespeare。。。
Maggie Marie
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Despite the low reviews， I still read this book。 Of course I did！ Even if I didn't think the first book was amazing， I was nevertheless hooked enough to need to know what happened。 It's too long and the historian author loses herself in the history lessons。 No exaggeration， she spent three pages just describing （view spoiler）[ the act of the characters taking off their clothes。 I'm not sure if she was trying to build suspense because we wanted them to finally bone or if she was drawing attention Despite the low reviews， I still read this book。 Of course I did！ Even if I didn't think the first book was amazing， I was nevertheless hooked enough to need to know what happened。 It's too long and the historian author loses herself in the history lessons。 No exaggeration， she spent three pages just describing （view spoiler）[ the act of the characters taking off their clothes。 I'm not sure if she was trying to build suspense because we wanted them to finally bone or if she was drawing attention to the fact clothes used to have a lot more buttons and layers。 （hide spoiler）] Whatever her reasoning， it was a bit long。 It grew on me， though。 。。。more
Carol Hunsicker
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The second in the trilogy， this one was a little long to read。 But， it does end with a teaser for the third。
Megan Lowde
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I think this review - Kristina's review - sums up my feelings far better than I could， but as it stands this was a fairly abysmal book。 What really， truly had its downfall for me was that it was boring。 Literally nothing interesting happened。 I could have forgiven the time travel， the dragging characters and dry romance and the fact that both Diana and Mathew were massively overpowered and yet displayed very little intelligence， if the novel had actually been interesting， or at the very least am I think this review - Kristina's review - sums up my feelings far better than I could， but as it stands this was a fairly abysmal book。 What really， truly had its downfall for me was that it was boring。 Literally nothing interesting happened。 I could have forgiven the time travel， the dragging characters and dry romance and the fact that both Diana and Mathew were massively overpowered and yet displayed very little intelligence， if the novel had actually been interesting， or at the very least amusing with how bad it was。 Unfortunately， Shadow of Night didn't do that， though I should have really expected this after having forced my way through A Discovery of Witches。 It's way too long and meandering， and to sum it up I don't think there was a single thing I liked about it。 Hopefully the last book rounds things off nicely， but as it stands this was overly complex in a way that didn't really explain anything， and I was straight up not having a good time。 。。。more
Amee Kruszynski noethe
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Kinda slow compared to 1 and 3 but still good
Michelle
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This was fun！ It rambled a bit but was as entertaining as the first one。
Ana
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I really liked a lot of the little things。 I feel that this author has difficulty sharing her original ideas - maybe she understands them too much and doesn't realize we need to be let in on the secret？ I have the same problem with some of the historical information， again， the author understand alchemy， but what the heck are all the different pieces？ She doesn't even use some reasonable tropes like explaining to an assistant or reviewing procedures before beginning to explain the different piec I really liked a lot of the little things。 I feel that this author has difficulty sharing her original ideas - maybe she understands them too much and doesn't realize we need to be let in on the secret？ I have the same problem with some of the historical information， again， the author understand alchemy， but what the heck are all the different pieces？ She doesn't even use some reasonable tropes like explaining to an assistant or reviewing procedures before beginning to explain the different pieces of alchemy to the reader， and I for one could have really used some explanation！ I love that she was able to explore her previously only-on-paper knowledge in the lab of a historical （and of course， super important） person， but share with the reader please！ Lots of explanation of unimportant aspects or pieces that she seems to have picked up from other novels， and mere glimpses of her excellent， original ideas。 Glimpses that would be perfect in a sub-300 page book， but annoyingly short in a book twice that long。The other thing that really frosted me for most of this novel was how very unprepared and unknowledgeable they seemed before taking their trip。 This is a perfect example， the author described them taking a few jumps but never really explained what they learned or how they were going to use that knowledge in their full journey。 The settling in part of their travel really seemed like they did absolutely no planning or thinking about what would happen。 At all。 And how exactly were these things supposed to be kept a secret？ There is absolutely no way that Matthew would not have known about everything at some point in the intervening time。 Far too many people were aware of the secrets for them to remain secrets。 There is also the huge problem of knowing everyone and being everywhere important at the time period。 One or two important groups？ Sure。 ALL of them？ Come on now。 And yet， I keep reading for those fun glimpses。 。。。more
memo
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I don’t know if I can actually claim to have read this book - cause I got halfway through and decided to watch the series instead to find out what happens since I couldn’t stand the ice age progression of the plot ANY LONGER。 Honestly， I thought the first book was slow， but this is something else。 I’m was reading the ebook， so I didn’t exactly know where I was in the development of the plot。 It felt like I had been reading for bloody ages when I checked the completion bar and I discovered that I I don’t know if I can actually claim to have read this book - cause I got halfway through and decided to watch the series instead to find out what happens since I couldn’t stand the ice age progression of the plot ANY LONGER。 Honestly， I thought the first book was slow， but this is something else。 I’m was reading the ebook， so I didn’t exactly know where I was in the development of the plot。 It felt like I had been reading for bloody ages when I checked the completion bar and I discovered that I was barely 25% in。 That’s when I was like ‘Fuck it， I’m watching the series’。 （Which， by the way， is a lot better in my opinion）What to say… more and worse patriarchal relationships。 More and worse gender stereotypes。 More and slower endless descriptions of meals and and every other minute detail regarding the main character’s daily life in the 16th century。 Which was kinda interesting at the start， but then it just becomes encyclopaedic。 Also， I really， REALLY， can’t stand Matthew。 He’s such a gigantic， self satisfied jerk。 。。。more
Kelli
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My Covid obsession！
Stephanie
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After loving book 1， I would say this had typical middle book syndrome。 It was very long， a little unfocused， and introduced so many new characters that I had trouble keeping them straight。 I still plan to read the next book in the series。
JoAnn Haun
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Shadow of nightsWonderful， full of wild rides， and a little love， but this just makes me feel right that all men are pigs
Erin Ainsworth
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I read several reviews before reading this book。 I was wary as many readers stated the story was slow （or non-existent）， and bogged down with too much detail。 However， as I stated in my review of the first book， I enjoy world building; and being a student of European history， I enjoyed the historical traipsing that the main characters engaged in。 Albeit， I think some artistic license may have been employed at moments。 However， there were definite points in the story that were overtly contrived。 I read several reviews before reading this book。 I was wary as many readers stated the story was slow （or non-existent）， and bogged down with too much detail。 However， as I stated in my review of the first book， I enjoy world building; and being a student of European history， I enjoyed the historical traipsing that the main characters engaged in。 Albeit， I think some artistic license may have been employed at moments。 However， there were definite points in the story that were overtly contrived。 Why would Diana decide to just head off with Kit to a random and secluded area after Kit had proven to be untrustworthy （at best） multiple times？ Also， forgetting she was witch。 She had done amazing things in the first book when she was cornered and in danger， but in this one she was helpless until she recalled herself。 I didn’t buy any of that， and think it was lazy writing。 I also was confused by present day Matthew taking over for past Matthew， and then the world reverting back to past Matthew when present Matthew left。 That was really odd and made no sense at all。 I realize she was trying to find a way to make it work， but it came across as confusing and did not add up。 Ultimately， I enjoyed this book marginally more than the first。 I’m interested to get some questions answered in the last installment though。 The Book of Life intrigues me quite a lot and I want some answers！ The answers are a loonnnggg time coming though， so if you aren’t patient and don’t enjoy detail， I would pass on these books。 They will likely just frustrate you。 。。。more
Kimberly
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It was so long and the middle dragggggghed but now I’m sucked right back in by the end。
Beckie Lees✨
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I’m obsessed with this trilogy！ The second instalment was by far my favourite as Matthew and Diana build a life in the past with so much detail and embellishment。 Shadow of Night is intriguing and exciting with constant surprises and developments。
Jessica Lynn
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The history buff in me loved this book。 How fun would it be to be able to travel back in time and visit places and times of the past？ Granted， I would want to do it without the threat of witches trying to hunt me down and without the pressure of trying to learn how to control my witch powers and understand the ramifications of my relationship with a vampire。 While I wouldn't want that to be a part of my time travel adventure， it did add plenty of suspense and drama to Diana and Matthew's trip to The history buff in me loved this book。 How fun would it be to be able to travel back in time and visit places and times of the past？ Granted， I would want to do it without the threat of witches trying to hunt me down and without the pressure of trying to learn how to control my witch powers and understand the ramifications of my relationship with a vampire。 While I wouldn't want that to be a part of my time travel adventure， it did add plenty of suspense and drama to Diana and Matthew's trip to the past。 I rather enjoyed this story and I am excited to see how it all plays out in the third installment of the series。 。。。more
Anna Weiss
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Our heroine’s brain disappeared for hundreds of pages， our hero made uncharacteristic decisions， and long segments of the first half were grating， wince-inducing descriptions。 Plus the pacing was rough—this nearly 600 page book would have benefited from a scrub down to 400。
Leni
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The feels。 The historical facts。 The personae。 Oh my god。 Going into the his book I never expected it to be as good as the first one。 And even though I don't enjoy historical elements in fiction this book was perfect。 It delved into the charms of the Elizabethan era， transported us to France and Bohemia and incorporated 'the Bard' and queen Elizabeth。 Unbelievable and astonishing！ The feels。 The historical facts。 The personae。 Oh my god。 Going into the his book I never expected it to be as good as the first one。 And even though I don't enjoy historical elements in fiction this book was perfect。 It delved into the charms of the Elizabethan era， transported us to France and Bohemia and incorporated 'the Bard' and queen Elizabeth。 Unbelievable and astonishing！ 。。。more
Maria Papaly
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3。5
Gerie
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（Same review as ‘A Discovery of Witches’ the first book in the ‘All Souls Trilogy’ ）I LOVE this sort of book。 A supernatural in our natural world。 Good points : * This book has a unique vision of vampires， witches and demons and their relationship in our world *Ms。 Harkness came up with a unique story line with unique supporting information。 * I was drawn into the story and literally couldn’t put the book down。 It was exciting and intriguing。 Bad points :* There were times when I felt this book （Same review as ‘A Discovery of Witches’ the first book in the ‘All Souls Trilogy’ ）I LOVE this sort of book。 A supernatural in our natural world。 Good points : * This book has a unique vision of vampires， witches and demons and their relationship in our world *Ms。 Harkness came up with a unique story line with unique supporting information。 * I was drawn into the story and literally couldn’t put the book down。 It was exciting and intriguing。 Bad points :* There were times when I felt this book was the love child of Twilight， Harry Potter and Star Wars。 Yeah， I know 3 parents？ And odd combinations。 But， that’s how I felt。 * I have never liked it when you’re ready a book and you suddenly feel like you’re getting a tour of the surroundings。 The descriptions should blend so naturally that you feel like you’re there but aren’t having to be told what’s around you。 * Ms Harkness obviously put a lot of time into researching alchemy， DNA and history for this book … she just didn’t need to show it in so much detail。 * Somewhat sexually explicit。 I would highly recommend this book series to all who love this genre。 。。。more
Chantal
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I like it very much but it was to long。 It coud have been less long and has good。 That's the problem with author。 But I will read the next one for sure。 I like it very much but it was to long。 It coud have been less long and has good。 That's the problem with author。 But I will read the next one for sure。 。。。more
Amber
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