With book prices on the rise and ebooks taking all the fun out of it, knowing something about new authors before buying their books has become necessary. As an avid reader, who works in a bookshop where she has unlimited access to free books, I gladly put my thoughts down if it will help readers choose their next escape/dream/fantasy/holiday read. Here is to wintry nights, sunny beaches, bubble baths, cats on laps, delayed trains and planes, rainy days and procrastination of all kinds.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
Dear readers
If you are one of those readers whose guilty pleasure is vampire fiction you will enjoy this book whole-heartedly and without guilt. It is a well written adventure with sincere characters who manage not to cross over into the pathetic realm. You will meet strong women with men who compliment them and a story that carries itself well. It is good and evil again while each character sits well and is a joy to read. Anne Rice fans will appreciate it, even it is more mellow, and Twilight fans will hopefully be elevated. If you are a Rosalind Miles fan I will be truly shocked if you do not like it. It is a book not to be missed by any woman who enjoys fantasy. I know that I am boasting by comparing but I really do not want to give any plot details away. A story of love and family that is also a series. Yes, unfortunately the second installment will only be out next year, so if you are a reader who prefers to wait till a whole series is out before reading, don't. After all, the suspense is a part of the fun.
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