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A Discovery of Witches seems to be many books in one. Diana is a historian, and a witch. When she inadvertently stumbles across an ancient manuscript in Oxford, she gets caught up in a plot with other covens, vampires, and daemons.
The beginning of the book made me incredibly excited. Not only is the main character a witch (yay!), she's also a historian (yay!!) doing actual historian things. Add to that the Oxford setting, which has always appealed to me ever since I read The Golden Compass as a ...more
The beginning of the book made me incredibly excited. Not only is the main character a witch (yay!), she's also a historian (yay!!) doing actual historian things. Add to that the Oxford setting, which has always appealed to me ever since I read The Golden Compass as a ...more

DNF.

Chuck full of interesting information. You dont dare miss a sentence in this book for fear you will miss something profound. As a novel it is good, as a vampire story not so much. I actually skimmed the end as I didnt want to finish it as a story. But still if you like an educational story than it is worth a read.

boring... I can't believe I actually finished this book and I actually gave it 2 stars
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