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The All Souls Trilogy Boxed Set
by Deborah Harkness
I received this book for free from a Goodreads Giveaways.
I had finished reading this series over a year ago but my reading of the books was separated because I read books one and two close together and had a long wait before book three was released. I was excited to win this collection so that I had a reason to read them one after the other to see how my opinions might change when read as one. Here are some rough thoughts after flying through the series in one week.
I love this series. Alright, now into details. Up until finding this series, I had mainly read teen and young adult books to get my fantasy/romance fix. These books by Deborah Harkness were some of the first ones I read that had all the mystery, fantasy, and romance that I love wrapped up in a more mature setting. I enjoyed reading a book that dealt with more serious themes and worldly adventures without any teenage angst. In re-reading the series, I also saw a lot of similarities to two of my favorite authors – Diana Gabaldon and Dan Brown. If you like any books by Diana Gabaldon or Dan Brown, I would highly suggest checking out this series.
There is some beautiful world building that makes you feel that you are there with the characters. There is mystery, humor, science, love, (tons of) adventure and a hit of spookiness. The adventure gets deeper and becomes richer with each subsequent book. Don’t get me started on the amazing plot twists.
The only negative I saw in the series was more of a personal issue. I’m not very good with remembering names and book two is full of new characters. In one conversation a character could be referred to as their first name, last name and a nickname. I found out later that my paperback had a nice cheat sheet of names and who they were in the back. Oh well, now I know.
One of my favorite parts of the series was actually a somewhat minor character. Christopher Roberts doesn’t truly join the gang until the third book but I loved what he added in terms of progressing the story, sneaky bits of humor and making things more relatable by throwing humans into the mix.
The trilogy was beautifully done even though I felt a bit emotionally exhausted after reading it all. I enjoyed how the last book ended but I’m pretty attached to a few characters so if Deborah Harkness decides to write any more with these characters from either the further or the past, I will definitely be picking those books up too.
I had finished reading this series over a year ago but my reading of the books was separated because I read books one and two close together and had a long wait before book three was released. I was excited to win this collection so that I had a reason to read them one after the other to see how my opinions might change when read as one. Here are some rough thoughts after flying through the series in one week.
I love this series. Alright, now into details. Up until finding this series, I had mainly read teen and young adult books to get my fantasy/romance fix. These books by Deborah Harkness were some of the first ones I read that had all the mystery, fantasy, and romance that I love wrapped up in a more mature setting. I enjoyed reading a book that dealt with more serious themes and worldly adventures without any teenage angst. In re-reading the series, I also saw a lot of similarities to two of my favorite authors – Diana Gabaldon and Dan Brown. If you like any books by Diana Gabaldon or Dan Brown, I would highly suggest checking out this series.
There is some beautiful world building that makes you feel that you are there with the characters. There is mystery, humor, science, love, (tons of) adventure and a hit of spookiness. The adventure gets deeper and becomes richer with each subsequent book. Don’t get me started on the amazing plot twists.
The only negative I saw in the series was more of a personal issue. I’m not very good with remembering names and book two is full of new characters. In one conversation a character could be referred to as their first name, last name and a nickname. I found out later that my paperback had a nice cheat sheet of names and who they were in the back. Oh well, now I know.
One of my favorite parts of the series was actually a somewhat minor character. Christopher Roberts doesn’t truly join the gang until the third book but I loved what he added in terms of progressing the story, sneaky bits of humor and making things more relatable by throwing humans into the mix.
The trilogy was beautifully done even though I felt a bit emotionally exhausted after reading it all. I enjoyed how the last book ended but I’m pretty attached to a few characters so if Deborah Harkness decides to write any more with these characters from either the further or the past, I will definitely be picking those books up too.