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Special Feature: THE ALL SOULS REAL TIME READING COMPANION by Deborah Harkness is FREE on Amazon
As many of you know, I am a huge fan of the All Soul’s books! I’ve read all of the books and was sad to see the series come to an end….as I am sure many of you are as well. However, I have good news! On Tuesday, November 17th, Penguin is releasing a FREE, e-book only, richly illustrated real-time reading guide that brings to life the world created by Deborah Harkness in A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night, retracing the events of these two bestselling novels with illuminating behind-the-scenes details and real-life events that figure into the books. It’s available for pre-order now. The All Souls Trilogy…
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Review: Lamb Black, Wolf Grey by Paula Brackston
Artist Laura Matthews and her husband Dan and decided to move to the Welsh countryside for a couple of reasons. They have enjoyed their lives in the city but for Laura, she hopes that living in the country will inspire not only her artwork, but also a baby. Dan and Laura have tried repeatedly for a baby and nothing has seemed to work. Laura hopes that the relaxed environment will help them achieve what they both desire, and she hopes that living there will help ease some of the other difficulties in their marriage. Dan on the other hand is not terribly excited about living in the remote area but…
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Announcement: Winner AllSoulsCon Ticket Giveaway
And the winner of the giveaway for the AllSoulsCon free ticket giveaway is….. Darlene C (commented on post) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher and the people at AllSoulsCon for making this giveaway possible!
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Special Feature/Giveaway: TICKETS TO AllSoulsCon (an ALL SOULS TRILOGY exclusive event)
AllSoulsCon is coming! What is AlSoulsCon you ask? Well it’s a fan-run one-day convention celebrating THE ALL SOULS TRILOGY, taking place September 12th in Los Angeles but available to fans all over the world via livestream. Deborah is attending, as is audiobook reader Jennifer Ikeda, and it’s going to be an outstanding opportunity to meet them and fellow fans, enjoy AST-inspired food, wine, contests, and a lot more! You can see the schedule here, but highlights include: Q&A sessions with Deborah Harkness and Jennifer Ikeda A Renaissance Music Workshop, with performances by University of Southern California musicians and featuring original compositions by Isaias Garcia A fan panel (details to come)…
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Special Feature: LAMP BLACK, WOLF GREY by Paula Brackston
To help celebrate the release of Paula Brackston’s latest novel LAMP BLACK, WOLF GREY I am hosting a special feature about the book. As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Brackston’s ‘witch books’ and have read almost all of them. This book isn’t exactly a ‘witch book’ but it still has the great magical and fantasy elements that Brackston is known for. I will be reviewing this book in September to welcome in fall and my favorite time of year to read about witches, magic, and mystery! Artist Laura Matthews finds her new home in the Welsh mountains to be a place so charged with tales and legends…
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Review: The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
Diana and her vampire husband, Matthew, have returned from the 16th century and their home coming wasn’t necessarily the most joyous experience. After dealing with the loss of a close companion and friend, Diana and Matthew must face what the future holds and acquire the elusive book, Ashmole 782, also known as The Book of Life before it falls into the wrong hands. What they don’t expect is that one of Matthew’s homicidal vampire children,Benjamin, stands between them and the book. If Matthew and Diana hope to defeat Benjamin they must rely on their comrades and some past enemies to do it. They must stop Benjamin at all costs and sometimes…
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Review: Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) by Deborah Harkness
The last time we saw Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont, they were time traveling back to the 16th century in search of a witch who could help Diana control her powers. As a historian, Diana is actually pretty excited about being a time traveler, but less excited when she arrives and discovers that she isn’t quite crazy about 16th century vampire Matthew. Matthew has been a collector of secrets his whole life. Having lives secrets and lies so long, he is not accustomed to sharing things with his wife, though he loves her unconditionally. Both Matthew and Diana think that once they arrive in Elizabethan England, they will quickly find a…
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Review: A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness
Diana Bishop has been trying to keep magic out of her life since she parents died when she was a girl. She has thrown herself into her work as an alchemy historian and is presently in Oxford researching her next keynote speech. While at Oxford’s Bodleian Library, Diana calls for an ancient alchemy manuscript, not knowing that it is actually bewitched! Diana quickly returns the book once she jots down a couple of notes about the book. However, her discovery has drawn the attention of the supernatural world…..vampires, daemons, and other witches. Suddenly Diana is being stalked by a number of creatures and she can’t help but wonder if it has something…
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Announcement: Winner THE BOOK OF LIFE (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
And the winner of the giveaway for THE BOOK OF LIFE (All Soul’s Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness and the mirror is….. Laura K (liked on Facebook) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Giveaway/Special Feature: THE BOOK OF LIFE (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
Alright all you witch lit fans, THE BOOK OF LIFE is out in paperback on May 26th! And to help celebrate its release I am hosting a bitchin’ giveaway for the book as well as the book of life mirror thanks to the publisher! There is a pic of the mirror below. I am a huge fan of this series and have fallen under Harkness’s spell big time! THE BOOK OF LIFE is the final installment! Giveaway runs 5/20/15 to 5/28/15 Winners will be announced 5/29/15. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact…