The hit TV series staring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode is back for a second season that covers the second book in the All Souls trilogy, Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness. This season sees the introduction of new characters Gallowglass, Philippe de Clermont, Phoebe Taylor, Kit Marlowe, Father Hubbard and Goody Alsop portrayed respectively … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (S2 Review) | Improving On A Solid Base
Review: The series picks up right where we left off in season one, and let me tell you they're moving things along and I love it. The story unfolds faster than in "Shadow of Night," like season one it's leaner and to the point. The show has always had a clean crisp look but this … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (S2 Premiere Review) | Engrossing and Beautiful
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Title: Time's ConvertSeries: All Souls Universe #1Author: Deborah HarknessGenre(s): Historical Fiction, Paranormal, FantasyPage count: 446 (ebook)Published: 25 June 2019 My review | Get it here Title: Prince of DeathSeries: Lords of the Underworld #1Author: Sam Burns, W.M. FawkesGenre(s): Paranormal, MM, Urban Fantasy, Magic, Romance, MythologyPage count: 306 (ebook)Published: 7 March 2019 My review | Get … Continue reading November readings | Diving into the Paranormal and Fantasy with a Touch of Contemporary
Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness published 10 July 2012Picking 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 … Continue reading Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness | Book Review
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness published Feb 2011A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (All Souls #1) by Deborah Harkness | Book Review
Christopher Isherwood is not an unfamiliar name to me but contrary to most / some, it was not synonymous with famous inspirational and / or influential homosexual author, no. It was the name of the guy that wrote the book A Single Man was based on. Prior familiarity with the name existed in a semi-conscious … Continue reading Christopher and His Kind (Movie Review) | A mix of sexuality, socio-economic backgrounds, and a dash of politics
When the show first aired, I watched it intent on reviewing the season. Out of the eight episodes, I only wrote few thoughts on episode one and three, about how slick and polished the series looks, and how I still didn't know what was going on by the third episode. The series got on my … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (Season 1 review) | Leaner, Effective, and Exciting
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