Supposedly, she doesn’t want to use them due to some tragic past event. Unfortunately for the reader, Diana is reluctant to use her witch powers, but it’s unclear why. Diana says that it will attract humans to their presence, but how? Is there some sort of magical aura surrounding them? Just because you write a fantasy novel doesn’t mean that you can skip over certain explanations, Harkness. It is also never explained why more than one creature can’t hang out together. Supposedly, the manuscript is sought out by many creatures, yet Diana and Matthew have time for a nice yoga session with other creatures. The pacing is poor there’s no sense of urgency and several chapters could be taken out without affecting the story at all. As the pages turn, readers are soon treated to bland descriptions of Diana running or rowing or perusing the library. Then, the reader reaches a point where he or she realizes that a cool premise can only go so far. It has an almost fantastical, Potter-ish appeal. I was actually quite pleased that there were other things like witches and daemons hanging about. Once she comes in contact with it, a mysterious vampire Matthew Clarimont and various other creatures track her down to find out her connection to the manuscript. The story begins at the Bodleian Library in Oxford where witch Diana Bishop stumbles upon a strange manuscript known as Ashmole 784. But is this novel worthy of the praise it has received?
Much praise has already been heaped on Deborah Harkness’ debut novel, “A Discovery of Witches.” Popular website labeled it as their book of the month for February.
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