Discovery of Witches is the first installment of Deborah Harkness' All Souls Trilogy, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. Originally published in 2011, tells the story of Diana, a young scholar at Oxford who is a descendant of the Salem witches. When she accidentally unlocks an enchanted manuscript, she is compelled to embrace the magic in her blood and enters a forbidden romance with charming 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew. The second novel, Shadow of Night, was published in 2012 followed by The Book of Life in 2014.
Downton Abbey and The Good Wife star Matthew Goode stars as vampire Matthew Clairmont, while Hacksaw Ridge‘s Teresa Palmer plays heroine Diana Bishop in the series, which is produced by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner’s Bad Wolf. It will air on Sky later this year. Kate Brooke (Mr Selfridge) penned the adaptation and is showrunner. Tranter, Gardner and Harkness are executive producers.
I'll have to catch this if it ever shows up on Netflix at some point.
Listening to most often lately:
Ariana Grande ~ "we can't be friends (wait for your love)"
Ariana Grande ~ "imperfect for you"
Kacey Musgraves ~ "The Architect"
Finally got to see the first season and half of the second season a couple of months ago. Only a week ago did they finally run the last 5 episodes of the second season for me to see them, too. I've only watched one of the episodes so far, trying to slowly get back into and remember where I left off.
I think it's a decent miniseries. If I had to describe the show, I'd say it was a better version of Twilight. Even the main actress, Teresa Palmer, looks a great deal like Kristen Stewart--except she's a better actress, imo, whereas Kristen Stewart is twitchy and mumble-y in everything I've ever seen her in. I was never a fan of Pattison either and Matthew Goode is at least adequate in comparison.
Listening to most often lately:
Ariana Grande ~ "we can't be friends (wait for your love)"
Ariana Grande ~ "imperfect for you"
Kacey Musgraves ~ "The Architect"
