Did Not Finish A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy book 1) by Deborah Harkness.
Apparently there is lack of affinity between me and all stories witchy related, not for lack of trying. I enjoy reading the first 25% of this historical fantasy before the pace becomes unbearably, painfully slow and throw in the towel at 40%. I give it a 2.5 stars rating for my two-bit worth of time.
Though the book is not suited for my reading pleasure, debut novelist Deborah Harkness did craft a mesmerizing read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos.
Publisher: Penguin Books; 592 edition
Publication date: 8 Feb 2011
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When historian Diana Bishop opens a bewitched alchemical manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library it represents an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordinary life. Though descended from a long line of witches, she is determined to remain untouched by her family’s legacy. She banishes the manuscript to the stacks, but Diana finds it impossible to hold the world of magic at bay any longer.
For witches are not the only otherworldly creatures living alongside humans. There are also creative, destructive daemons and long-lived vampires who become interested in the witch’s discovery. They believe that the manuscript contains important clues about the past and the future, and want to know how Diana Bishop has been able to get her hands on the elusive volume.
Chief among the creatures who gather around Diana is vampire Matthew Clairmont, a geneticist with a passion for Darwin. Together, Diana and Matthew embark on a journey to understand the manuscript’s secrets. But the relationship that develops between the ages-old vampire and the spellbound witch threatens to unravel the fragile peace that has long existed between creatures and humans—and will certainly transform Diana’s world as well.
*Blurb from author's website*
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