Book Review: THE BLACKBIRD ORACLE by Deborah Harkness

In The Blackbird Oracle, the fifth installment of Deborah Harkness’s All Souls series, we return to the world of Diana Bishop and Matthew de Clairmont. Set several years after the events of Time’s Convert, Diana and Matthew are now parents to seven-year-old twins, Pip and Becca. The story kicks off with a formal demand from the Congregation to test the magical abilities of their children, echoing the trials Diana faced in her youth. This leads Diana to uncover a hidden branch of her family, the Proctors, and explore the depths of her own magical heritage.