Long ago, in days of old, when magic filled the air
Led Zeppelin, Ramble On
A Discovery Of Witches-Deborah Harkness
Where to start? This is a great book. With witches.And vampires. This is Anne Rice, if she still wrote good books(though I did read her autobiography and enjoyed it)
Diana Bishop is a witch who is a academic at Oxford. She has a hard time understanding her powers, and this becomes even more pronounced when she meets Matthew Clairmont, who is a vampire. And he's 1500 years old. But Edward Cullen he is not. For one thing, he can go out in the sun(Harkness takes all of the myths about vampires and turns them on their head.) Secondly, he doesn't sparkle. Diana is the one who sparkles-more like she gives off sparks-one of her many talents as a witch.
But her being a witch-and being involved with Matthew-is a problem. She's a powerful witch-the daughter of two witches and the descendant of someone who lived in Salem.Her parents were killed because of their powers. Now, Diana's relationship is putting everyone around her in danger.
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