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emmgrace's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
oh boy.
spzawada's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
Got this ebook for free in August 2015, and yesterday saw that it is filmed (with filming finished already), so I looked for the other books and saw a cheap complete trilogy ebook edition and bought that.
Review there when I finish all 3. Currently this will stay in "reading".
The TV-series will first be shown in the UK on Sky and some streaming service (forgot the name), but surely others will pick it up.
For me this is a better format for books like these, even Harry Potter would have worked better for me as a TV-Series.
The trailer/teaser are on youtube:
A Discovery of Witches search on Youtube.
Review there when I finish all 3. Currently this will stay in "reading".
The TV-series will first be shown in the UK on Sky and some streaming service (forgot the name), but surely others will pick it up.
For me this is a better format for books like these, even Harry Potter would have worked better for me as a TV-Series.
The trailer/teaser are on youtube:
A Discovery of Witches search on Youtube.
lizzycatslibrary's review against another edition
2.0
Seriously?!
Seriously...
500 or so pages of NOTHING. Then 100 pages of something... and then back into nothing.
Nothing happened in this book! Now to find out what happens I have to read the SECOND book which is probably 500 more pages of nothing and then a 100 pages of something.
They should have just cut out the first 500 pages and smashed book one and book two together.
But now I might have to suffer through book 2 because I do want to know what happens.
If only there weren't that 100 pages of something in here I could have just thrown it to the side but noooo.
As you can tell I am a little upset.
I USED A GIFT CARD ON THIS BOOK! NOOOOOO!
Merp. Okay I'm done.
Seriously...
500 or so pages of NOTHING. Then 100 pages of something... and then back into nothing.
Nothing happened in this book! Now to find out what happens I have to read the SECOND book which is probably 500 more pages of nothing and then a 100 pages of something.
They should have just cut out the first 500 pages and smashed book one and book two together.
But now I might have to suffer through book 2 because I do want to know what happens.
If only there weren't that 100 pages of something in here I could have just thrown it to the side but noooo.
As you can tell I am a little upset.
I USED A GIFT CARD ON THIS BOOK! NOOOOOO!
Merp. Okay I'm done.
aurical's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
jrice92's review against another edition
3.0
Wow... I both loved and hated this book!
SPOILERS BELOW - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
So, positives first. I loved the historical and scientific side to this book, its well written and interesting plus its an original take on 'Creatures' and there origins. The origins side of the story really pulled me in, we all like to know where we come from and I would have loved to see more of that side.
Negatives, the co-dependent style romance ruined the story for me. Here we have Diana... a witch from a long line of witches who shuns all things witchy for no good reason (granted its explored and explained as the story goes on), when her powers start to develop and its made obvious she could be VERY powerful her every waking minute is spent thinking about Mathew to the point where she literately starts a flood by CRYING when he has to leave her. I'm all for a romance story line, but what could have been a great book (and series) was (in my opinion) ruined by the heavy romance. The vampire watches her sleep through the window and somehow that doesn't tell you he is a weird one!?
I dont get it. Whilst I would like to see how this story closes I dont think I have it in me to read any more about how Mathew smells of cinnamon. Not for me.
Three stars and those three are all for the scientific/historical elements.
The fact that it took me a month to read this book really says it all.
SPOILERS BELOW - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
So, positives first. I loved the historical and scientific side to this book, its well written and interesting plus its an original take on 'Creatures' and there origins. The origins side of the story really pulled me in, we all like to know where we come from and I would have loved to see more of that side.
Negatives, the co-dependent style romance ruined the story for me. Here we have Diana... a witch from a long line of witches who shuns all things witchy for no good reason (granted its explored and explained as the story goes on), when her powers start to develop and its made obvious she could be VERY powerful her every waking minute is spent thinking about Mathew to the point where she literately starts a flood by CRYING when he has to leave her. I'm all for a romance story line, but what could have been a great book (and series) was (in my opinion) ruined by the heavy romance. The vampire watches her sleep through the window and somehow that doesn't tell you he is a weird one!?
I dont get it. Whilst I would like to see how this story closes I dont think I have it in me to read any more about how Mathew smells of cinnamon. Not for me.
Three stars and those three are all for the scientific/historical elements.
The fact that it took me a month to read this book really says it all.
illusie's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. It was a little slow at first, but the pacing picked up quickly.
greenfishhouse's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0