Helpful Score: 1
It was just Blah. I mean seriously, It was supposed to be about Vampires, Witches and Daemons. It's a romance novel and a pretty boring one at that. So much unneeded filler about what they were wearing, eating, drinking...blah blah blah.. The main vampire dude is always like "you're tired....take a nap and have some tea and I will watch you eat and drink some wine. Then she's like all OOh and AHH I get all tingly snowflake feelings when he stares hungrily at me.... blah blah blah.
There was some interesting historical things going on, I wish those had been developed more. The characters history and background was better than what they were doing in the book. Hopefully the second book will be better.
If you want some cool Vampirey madness go read the Midnight Blue Sonja Blue Collection by Nancy Rollins.It's good stuff. ~ peace
There was some interesting historical things going on, I wish those had been developed more. The characters history and background was better than what they were doing in the book. Hopefully the second book will be better.
If you want some cool Vampirey madness go read the Midnight Blue Sonja Blue Collection by Nancy Rollins.It's good stuff. ~ peace
Helpful Score: 1
Those who have described "A Discovery of Witches" as "Twilight for grown-ups" are right on target. This is really just a dressed-up romance novel. (Ok, Ive never actually read/seen "Twilight," nor have I read a romance novelWell, I guess I have now.) The author does present some interesting (but underdeveloped) concepts and the research is good. However, her poor storytelling impedes her creativity. About a quarter of the book seems unnecessary and should have been edited out, like the passage below, which I assume was intended as characterization:
'I showered and dressed in loose trousers and a turtleneck. Their unalleviated black accentuated my height and minimized my athletic build, but it also made me resemble a corpse, so I tied a soft periwinkle sweater around my shoulders. That made the circles under my eyes look bluer'
(The narrator goes on for couple more sentences about her unruly hair before the paragraph ends.)
Still, I didnt totally dislike the book; it just didnt live up to the hype that had informed my expectations. I might even check out the sequel to see how the author develops those ideas that were promising and for which this first book was a set-up. Ultimately, Id describe it as a decent beach read.
'I showered and dressed in loose trousers and a turtleneck. Their unalleviated black accentuated my height and minimized my athletic build, but it also made me resemble a corpse, so I tied a soft periwinkle sweater around my shoulders. That made the circles under my eyes look bluer'
(The narrator goes on for couple more sentences about her unruly hair before the paragraph ends.)
Still, I didnt totally dislike the book; it just didnt live up to the hype that had informed my expectations. I might even check out the sequel to see how the author develops those ideas that were promising and for which this first book was a set-up. Ultimately, Id describe it as a decent beach read.
I really enjoyed this book. I can't wait to read the next one.
There were parts that probably didn't need to make the final cut, but the good outweighs the bad here IMO. The ending felt a little rushed, but I know it's book one of a trilogy, with that in mind it's forgivable. Things need to be left unfinished or as a reader I wouldn't be as interested in the rest of the series. I'm hopeful that the second book will be as good as the first and move the story along.
There were parts that probably didn't need to make the final cut, but the good outweighs the bad here IMO. The ending felt a little rushed, but I know it's book one of a trilogy, with that in mind it's forgivable. Things need to be left unfinished or as a reader I wouldn't be as interested in the rest of the series. I'm hopeful that the second book will be as good as the first and move the story along.
