abelk 's review for:

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I liked spending time in Elizabethan England. It’s clear harkness did her research, and I appreciated how clearly she could describe that era! And all the characters that inhabited it were fleshed out and interesting. I felt the same grief at leaving them behind as Diana did.

I also felt, though, that there was a lot happening that wasn’t necessary, and the book dragged on at parts. The way they talk about sex, too, was rough and awkward. I appreciate that it wasn’t super detailed, but it was weird how carefully it wasn’t talked about.