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Deborah Harkness

Author of A Discovery of Witches

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Deborah Harkness was born in 1965. She received a B. A. from Mount Holyoke College in 1986, a M. A. from Northwestern University in 1990, and a Ph. D. from the University of California at Davis in 1994. She is a professor of history at the University of Southern California. Harkness is a show more well-regarded historian of science and medicine, specializing in the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Her first novel, A Discovery of Witches, was published in 2011. She is the author of the All Souls Trilogy. In 2006, she began a wine blog entitled, Good Wine Under $20. It provides an online record of her search for the best, most affordable wines. She made The New York Times Bestseller List with The Book of Life and Shadow of Night. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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The Voynich Manuscript (2016) — Introduction — 336 copies

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So far, I'm drawn into this book - I look forward to getting back to Diana and Matthew every night to see what they are doing now. I'm thankful it's a trilogy. I haven't been so quickly drawn into a world since I read the Outlander series 10 years ago.
 
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ThiaCoan | 728 other reviews | May 20, 2024 |
My friend and I finished this book in the same week. To me, nothing really happened. It's a book about characters and vampire families. Diana and Matthew struggle with the twins' powers, as they create their own hybrid family of vampires and warm bloods. Phoebe transforms into a vampire, taking 90 days before she can see Marcus. There's also the past. We see Marcus's life from the 1700s to the presents, which explains his dislike of authority and belief in independence. Therefore, there are three main areas. Chapters with Phoebe are presented in numbers; in other words, her age, in days, as a vampire, showing her growing closer to her new family who teach and guide her. Flashback chapters reveal the full character of Marcus and how he eventually learns why the vampire rules are important as well as the value of a strong family leader. Last, there are chapters telling us about Matthew, Diana, and the twins. Diana and Matthew decide to let the twins be who they are with no binding. Magic and vampire life will be in the open so that the kids can be helped as they develop as people and as magical creatures. That's it. Nothing really happens except Phoebe becomes a vampire and the twins have powers.… (more)
 
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acargile | 25 other reviews | May 11, 2024 |
I enjoyed the trilogy--there's not much to say or it's all spoilers. The trilogy is definitely more cerebral than adventurous. I did find the switching between 3rd and 1st person jarring.
 
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acargile | 162 other reviews | Apr 30, 2024 |
Found it hard to put this book down. I didn't realise it also had vampires in it, which initially made me groan inwardly (goddamn Twilight and its shiny, wooden vampires) especially when it became clear that this would be, in part, a love story. However, I persevered, and I'm glad I did.

Looking forward to the next instalment.
 
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punkinmuffin | 728 other reviews | Apr 30, 2024 |

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