A discovery of witches
Latest book I've read. I've had it for over a year, but only started reading it las weekend. I finished the 700 pages in three days and I'm not sure what I think of it.
Though the book is very well researched (the author is a historian), it has plot-flaws and it's full of stereotypes. The main character is a historian (like the author, uh-oh) who has a PhD and is working in Oxford. She's from the oldest witch family on earth, but doesn't practice witchcraft and has banned all magic from her life. When she pulls an ancient manuscript from the library it is spellbound and she is able to open it. That's when the book starts. All kinds of creatures are after the book and since she is the only one that has been able to open it for centuries, they're after her as well. She meets a tall, dark, handsome, mysterious, brooding, face-like-a-sculpture vampire (uh-oh) who drinks animal blood more often than human (uh-oh) and though she knows he is dangerous, she is fascinated by him and of course they fall in love, despite everyone being against it, even the order of all creatures that wants to kill them for it. Sound familiar? I thought it might. Oh. and there is no sex. Because he wants to wait. Uh, what?!
The book is about forbidden romance and Diana's queste to come to terms with what happened when she was a child and learning about who she really is. It starts out ok, and overall it was not a very bad read, but the auther has the tendency to let boring scenes drag, while intense ones - like Diana's kidnapping and being tortured for 12 hours - are over in a flash. If that had been the other way around, it would have been a lot better.
Like I said, I don't know. It read like a charm, but you definitely notice it's the first novel the author's written. Nevertheless, I've ordered the second book (it's yet another trilogy...), I just can't help myself.
Though the book is very well researched (the author is a historian), it has plot-flaws and it's full of stereotypes. The main character is a historian (like the author, uh-oh) who has a PhD and is working in Oxford. She's from the oldest witch family on earth, but doesn't practice witchcraft and has banned all magic from her life. When she pulls an ancient manuscript from the library it is spellbound and she is able to open it. That's when the book starts. All kinds of creatures are after the book and since she is the only one that has been able to open it for centuries, they're after her as well. She meets a tall, dark, handsome, mysterious, brooding, face-like-a-sculpture vampire (uh-oh) who drinks animal blood more often than human (uh-oh) and though she knows he is dangerous, she is fascinated by him and of course they fall in love, despite everyone being against it, even the order of all creatures that wants to kill them for it. Sound familiar? I thought it might. Oh. and there is no sex. Because he wants to wait. Uh, what?!
The book is about forbidden romance and Diana's queste to come to terms with what happened when she was a child and learning about who she really is. It starts out ok, and overall it was not a very bad read, but the auther has the tendency to let boring scenes drag, while intense ones - like Diana's kidnapping and being tortured for 12 hours - are over in a flash. If that had been the other way around, it would have been a lot better.
Like I said, I don't know. It read like a charm, but you definitely notice it's the first novel the author's written. Nevertheless, I've ordered the second book (it's yet another trilogy...), I just can't help myself.