Shadow of Night
by Deborah Harkness
When Diana and Matthew journey from the present into sixteenth-century
England, they realize that their goals of finding the Ashmole 782 and
obtaining a teacher for Diana won't be as easy as they initially thought. Soon,
they are embroiled with the intrigue and politics of Elizabethan
England, and as they begin affecting the past in ways they never imagined, they must use their wits in order to return to the present
unscathed. Harkness's second book in her
All Souls Trilogy transcends
many genres; not only does it have the fantasy/paranormal elements of
witches, vampires, and daemons, but it can also be classified as
historical fiction as well as romance. Unfortunately, the first half of
the book reads slowly due to all the extraordinary details about the
era. Harkness's concept of time travel was also confusing and there are some plot holes that are caused by mixing time travel with vampires. Nonetheless,
Shadow of Night is a fine follow up to
Discovery of Witches, especially with the danger and action that is hinted to come in the final book.
Rating: ★★★
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