Book roundup: "Shadow of Night" and "Empire of Ivory"

A pair of sequels due to go back to the library: "Shadow of Night" by Deborah Harkness and "Empire of Ivory" by Naomi Novik. I feel a bit guilty about sitting on the latter for so long (and keeping it off the shelves), but it has taken me several months and multiple renewals to get through the other (Diana Bishop) novel. Not because it was a bad book, but because it wasn't quite un-put-downable enough for a 550-page tome; I've had it out for so long that they're now advertising a TV series of the original; novel ("A Discovery of Witches")!
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