![]() The Secondary character’s job must help the Protagonist reach his/her goals and the part they play must compliment the Protagonist in some way. A strong Protagonist, one that the reader falls in love with is necessary for any story to succeed. I’m worried how these weaknesses and contradictions are going to damage the next book in the series. I guess the author failed here in making this relationship convincing and character development. The last thing anyone wants when they’re toasty warm is to have something cool snuggle next to them. The idea of something cold in bed lying next to her is ridiculous. ![]() Diana is portrayed in the beginning as a no nonsense kind of girl who is straight-minded, academically inclined and doesn’t like men looking down on her because of her sex, yet with Matthew, she’s just that. I get that the author is trying to create this macho guy who’s in charge and protective and guards her as vampires seem to do in this story version, but he comes across more pompous and arrogant and self-serving than intriguing and sexy. The relationship between Matthew and Diana is not the worse I’ve read about over the years, but it is somewhat perplexing in that she is submissive to his wishes, what about hers? They seem to be constantly denied. I also wish that her use of witch fire was explained more. The moment where she finally grows a spine leaves me wanting for more. The reason seemed drawn out and I wished the author had elaborated on this a bit more.ĭrawing out Diana’s whininess and “I’m not a witch!” argument was overdone. I’m still not sure why Diana is supposed to be this super witch. It’s an interesting approach to use a DNA connection to the creation of Daemens, Witches and Vampires. The continuous sniffing thing and the results of knowing everything about Diana because of the sniffing thing… okay, it was just plain too much. Vampires who drink wine, love nuts and berries, architecture and do yoga… I suppose for the Lagosi crowd, this would seem ridiculous but, for the Twilight crowd, with all the quirks about the Cullins, perhaps, this isn’t so far fetched. What she calls “secrets” in the story usually resulted in yet another sub-plot coming to light. Harkness wanted her novel to be more of a success she wouldn’t have introduced so many sub-plots in the first book it made following the storyline hard to do at times. Yes, there is a Twilight similarity here and there, again in an annoying fashion, but I think if Ms. However, being “married” because he said they were, doing what he says because he commands it… if the storyline is about discovering witches, I would think by the end of the book, Diana would have spoken up and made a point of being strong enough to deal with such a bore. As the book progresses along, her demeanor seems to change a bit as her abilities begin to surface and solidify, but with him, she’s still submissive. Seriously? My first thought was that he was brain-washing this solid, independent woman. Throughout the beginning of the book, Diana is willing to endure Matthew’s abusive, controlling and aggressive behavior because of love. Again, I hope this is part of the character arc that Ms. I don’t like books that show a woman in this day and age as submissive and willing to take abuse, especially one who unrealistically likes it. Diana is just not written well, her character arc is sporadic and misleading at best but she is also conflicted, contradictive, whiney and hard to follow. I understand the use of character arcs and how the character must develop as the story progresses, and as an author I hope this is what Ms. Her Protagonist was unfortunately annoying. ![]() I can only hope that she will elaborate on their uses as the series progresses. I do think, she went a bit overboard with all the different avenues she introduced in this first book: Alchemy, Greek Goddesses, DNA, Lineages, etc., etc. Her research into many areas approached in her books is done well. Thankfully, in Harkness’s first book, there aren’t any shape-changing wet dogs.įirst off, I commend Ms. Since Harry Potter surfaced, I believe all the witch angles have been done and overdone, but not as much as vampires and werewolves. I think all the angles have been done and overdone. Again, as I’ve said many times before, I’m not the biggest vampire story lover. Where to begin… When I first read this book, I was very excited because of all the hype I heard around it. I’m going to review the first installment, “A Discovery of Witches,” of Deborah Harkness’ historical fantasy trilogy that sold over 3.5M copies around the world. When she accidentally unlocks an enchanted manuscript, she is compelled to embrace the magic in her blood and enters a forbidden romance with charming 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. It’s the story of Diana Bishop, a young scholar at Oxford who is a descendant of the Salem witches.
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