All Souls Trilogy Collection Deborah Harkness 3 Books Set (The Book of Life, Shadow of Night, A discovery of witches​)

Good service from Amazon. Fast delivery. I’d streamed the first season and couldn’t wait for a year till they’d finished filming the second season so I bought the books. I enjoyed reading them. I was transported into Matthew’s world and as I was reading the characters materialized around me. At times I felt like a fly on the wall. For me the second book wasn’t as good as the other two. There were lots of descriptions of rooms and city layouts. Almost as if the author was showing off their knowledge of history. I also felt the love story stalled a little. The third book tied up all the loose ends and the love story matured and was more believable for me. I think what I liked the most was that the lovers supported each other through all the trials and tribulations that befell them. And they were both still alive and though changed by their experiences were still in love at the end. So many of these stories descend into darkness and evil triumphs and everyone you invest in dies. Well worth a read. The books cross genres from romantic to vampire fantasy to historical mystery.

Absolutely love these books! I started reading the first one quite reluctantly as it was given to me by a relative even though I didn't have much interest in this kind of content. I needed something to keep my mind off of this coronavirus isolation so I started reading. I ended up ordering the trilogy and reading all of them in less than a week! It is obvious the writer is an academic as the books are so well researched and written that I felt I was there, experiencing it all. Things I liked the most: - the writer successfully plays with science which makes the fictional world grounded and tangible - the characters are adults. No teenagers in high school. - main character is an accomplished scholar. A welcome change from the usual writer/editor/fashion-this-and-that choice of main female character's profession in pop culture - the possessiveness and patriarchy is well handled so it doesn't come across as romanticised. They are both behaving as adults. - a lot of it is set in Oxford where I live and it is obvious the writer knows it well. Going to town will never be the same!

This book series may be my favourite series of all time. You cannot help but fall in love with Diana and Matthew, and all the family that comes with them! Deborah Harkness knows how to write characters that will make you laugh or cry or angry with rage (I am looking directly at you Benjamin). Along with the gorgeous narrative of the main couple and their love story, we are also lucky enough to dive into the history of the side characters and the hardships which they have all faced. These books tell important moral lessons which strike deep with the readers and they help make us feel closer to them than we could’ve possibly imagined.

When the books arrived, I was shocked at the size of the books and I thought it would take me weeks to read them, it did two - two weeks to read all three- I couldn’t put them down. They are clever the mix of science, history, legend, religion and mythology was extremely clever. The large number of characters each with a back story and each unique with enough detail to make the reader care about them. I liked twilight but this is darker and more complex but not too dark - this is like a twilight for grown ups! I absolutely highly recommend these books and are my favourite fictional read ever - which is saying something. Genuinely loved these books and I would love to see another book, as I can think of many reasons to return to this world that has been created

One of the best stories that I have ever read. Who couldn't fall in love with the romance of Diana, a witch and Matthew, a vampire. Facing trials and tribulations on the way, they seek to be together, eventually hiding in time in Elizabethan England. Shadow of Night follows the next steps of their journey. I loved this book so much that I read it 3 times before I was ready to let it go and begin Shadow of Night. The second book is easily as good as the first. I suspect it will take 3 reads to get past that one as well! Not yet read the final book in the trilogy, The Book of Life, but so looking forward to it.

These books have a degree of mastery. Its primarily a smoochy love story, with this weird mix of genetic engineering, ancient texts, and gothic fantasy. Although largely set in the modern era, the middle book ingeniously goes back to Elizabethan times, where it gives a rather different interpretation of many of the era's major players. Fun, a good read , with its own idiosincratic twists.

A really good read and set of three books. Excellent value & highly recommended

I love these Books. They run along with the 3 Series and the Author has the ability to transport you to the places and times,which I Love. Once I started I couldn't but the books down. They are so well written and I bought the World of All Souls too!! If you loved the Series on TV you will love the Books. Only one more to buy!!!!