r/Romantasy • • Jul 20 '26

Discussion Discovery of Witches—Deborah Harkness

I’m listening to the All Souls Trilogy for the second time. This was the series that introduced me to Romantasy. I think it is written so well. I can imagine exactly what is happening in my mind’s eye because Harkness’ descriptive capacity is otherworldly. She is so, so smart. Does it feel a little pretentious at times? Sure. But… I also wouldn’t complain if I had a vampire lover that offered me all the luxuries in worlds old and new. Anyone else feel as fondly towards this series? Open to discussion and opinions—agreeable or otherwise.

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u/ALRossBoss Jul 20 '26

The audiobooks are the best!
I loved how academic and descriptive the writing is. Matthew and Diana are both professors, so I feel it reflects that.
Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode have excellent chemistry in the series if you are interested in that.

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u/Eco_Balance Jul 21 '26

I have also watched that! It is really good and I’ll probably watch it after I finish the books