A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
Taste attributes: fantasyromancemonster/alien/supernaturalhistoricalslowimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringlove conquers allfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
An epic, richly inventive, historically sweeping, magical romance. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft.
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- Author
- Deborah Harkness
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 664
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