Friday, July 20, 2012

A Discovery of Witches

Author: Deborah Harkness
Stars: 3.5
Review by: bd

I'm kind of conflicted on this book. I really liked the premise and a lot of the underlying plot points - vampires, daemons, witches, DNA research, haunted houses - it was a lot of fun. But the whole romance thing really turned me off and I felt that it  detracted from the story. Not the actual romance between the vampire and the witch, which is not typical of a fantasy book, but the trite mushiness of it. I've never read a Harlequin Romance but this was sort of what I envision it would be like, and it was annoying. But that said, I've already ordered the second book as I am looking forward to finding out what happens next on their journey.

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