Shadow of Night

A fantastic continuation of Deborah Harkness's ‘All Soul's Trilogy'. The book picked up at literally the same moment the first left off and kept on going, clear to the end. It is very much a “second book of a trilogy”- there are a lot of clues, and hints, and theories, and very little in the way of answers and conclusions. However, the book only leaves you wanting more, and I am avidly awaiting the third book of the series.

My only complaint with this book is the immediate introduction of a vast number of characters that Diana and Matthew meet on their travels. You're never given quite enough back story on any of them to ever really keep them straight, and several of them begin to be referred to by nicknames almost immediately. There IS a list of characters at the back of the book, but I would have liked to have more in depth details on them included there to help keep them straight. Thankfully, besides being rather annoying, this did not detract from the book.

All in all, if you enjoyed ‘A Discovery of Witches', this book will not disappoint!