In fact, I have a rather complicated relationship with books. If I like something, especially if it's a book series, I fall into it instantly and don't come out until I finish the last book that has been released. And I also manage to walk around with a specific hangover for a few days after a story that has captivated me so much. But, unfortunately, if I don't start the next book immediately after the previous one, I'll probably start something new in about a year.

With the All Souls trilogy (at that time), it happened like this: I tried to watch the first season of the film adaptation, if memory serves, four times. And so, after another batch of recommendations on YouTube and TikTok, I finally got myself together. And I watched the whole season in two days. It took me two more for the next one. I guess I liked the series.

I already knew that it was a film adaptation, because I have a habit of checking Wikipedia for the cast when I start something new. I decided to give it a try. It took me about a week to stop reading/re-reading. I spent another week watching Matthew Goode's filmography.

I read the third and fourth books before the last season came out, which turned out to be both a plus and a minus for me. This series is good because everything is in moderation. Even though we're talking about magic, time travel, and dragons at the same time, I think the series is so skewed towards the mother/father dynamic that my teeth squeaked from the amount of baby powder. Although, it is quite likely that this is just my perception.

If I were to advise someone on the order in which to mix A Discovery of Witches and the trilogy (tetralogy), I would choose the following order: first season, first to third books, second to third seasons, fourth book. Simply because the fourth book is more about one of the secondary characters. I read somewhere that a book about Galloglass is planned. And I am waiting for it. Who knows, who knows, as they say.