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

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!

I'm loving this trilogy!! Also streaming the series on TV; it's so beautifully done. Great casting, gorgeous settings, loads of eye candy. Reading the books (which are so much more detailed than the TV series can ever hope to be) helps me understand and appreciate what's going on in the screen version. With what we've all been enduring over the past year, don't we all need a little escape?

Absolutely enjoyed reading these books, Saw the series and felt I had to read the series. Also read the 4th book about Marcus and Pheobe just as good. would highly recommend the 4 books.

Mia moglie ha trovato piacevole soprattutto il secondo, nonostante sia quello considerato un po’ troppo descrittivo. Dice: “semplicemente meravigliosi”

love this cover style would of been nice as a hardback but looks great on my bookshelf and I love the series.