Reviews

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

shauna845's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I found this book quite a slow read, compared to the first one. It takes roughly half of the book to get to the magic and the main story points from the first one, which I struggled with a bit. It is however, very cleverly written, easy to read and you can tell the author clearly loves her history.

ladolcedana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

printycatt's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

4.0

gabriellesophia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Of the three, this book is the best. I love the time travel, living in 1591, the inclusion of real historical references. Beyond that it feels a little like drawn out Hermione Granger x ancient Edward Cullen fan-fiction. 

ashleylande's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kellyechartrand's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

archerb's review against another edition

4.0

Neat OutlanderxTwilight fanfic.

No but fr I LOVE the “we’re going back in time and have to be super casual about it and not change anything” plot drive. I don’t know a thing about 1500’s Europe except for name recognition, but the book felt like a very impressive show of mastery of the time period’s history, as well as spinning it all up for our preternatural intrigue.

Somehow listened to the entire book in one day, cannot guarantee I will remember a single plot point in a week. Had a good time.

devlavaca's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.25

rie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This one is a slower read than the first, but I still loved all of it. 

simplyreadingstuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Amazing! Finished it in one day :)) I ignored everything else just to read this.