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It's been a while since I had posted something, and I had been wanting to do a book review for a long time, but classes have kept me extremely busy. FINALLY, I had a little window of time, and read this book. I've read it before, but forgot most of its content (sad, I know), and thought, "Hmm... a dose of magic will get me out of my writers block!"
Interestingly enough, it did, and I was chomping at the bit to tell you all about it.
Diana Bishop, a descendant of the long line of Bishop witches, doesn't like to use her magic. She believed, up until recently, her lack of spells and powers were her own doing since she only used them if she absolutely needed to. Though she is a known professor at Yale University, she is studying at Oxford for a conference. There she calls Ashmole 782, not thinking it would unleash a world of magic, chaos, and even love.
Matthew de Clermont is one of those creatures interested in Diana's ability to call up the long lost manuscript. It is supposed to hold the secrets of why Daemons, Vampires, and Witches are what they are, when they were created, and if there is a possibility of reversing their habits. However, Diana doesn't take too kindly to Matthew at first, and, at one point, wanted to hit him with her rowing ore. Though, for him, it was just fuel to his heart's flame. He knew she was his mate, and eventually, Diana started to fall for him as well.
This book isn't only about love and passion, though. When you meet Ysabeau, Matthew's vampire mother, she doesn't take to kindly to Diana. In fact, she hates her. She hates all witches for what they assisted the Nazi's in doing to her husband. Though her dislike of witches, Ysabeau ends up accepting Diana as her daughter.
There's an imminent danger, and it seems like it would be settling down, but that is not the case. A dangerous witch and a member of the Covenant kidnap Diana, and Matthew and his family have to save her. Afterwards, she and Matthew travel back to Aunt Sara and Emily's house to stay to try and buy time. There, Diana develops new powers.
After that it is an amazing adventure, and I truly recommend it to anyone who is willing to read it. .
