Reviews with content warning for Miscarriage - A Discovery of Witches

This book was one of the few times that I was able to come into a book completely blind. Several people had mentioned that this book was really good and I saw that there was an Amazon series of it so I decided to give it a shot. I was expecting a fantasy series set in the modern world but that is not really what this book is about. So I was surprised when this book turned out to be a vampire romance.

Vampire romances are not my cup of tea. I can see why people like them but the overly protective, borderline stalking is just a turn off for me. So that puts me and this book at odds immediately. However I will say that it is well written but entirely too slow. The plot doesn't feel like it starts moving until halfway through the book and even then it will start and stop a ton. About 60% in I thought things were about to get really intense for the rest of the book but instead the problem was resolved and then back to the slow burn.

Also this book was a lot about magic racism which is just not super fun. I am glad that everyone is working together to stop that but I was looking for something more magical and less disheartening.

My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book

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applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

God this book sucked. It seemed like Matthew’s (the centuries-old vampire love interest) name was on every page at least once, even in scenes where he did not have a physical or dialogue presence. I’ve been calling it “post-grad Twilight”
because of how many similarities there are – Falling ridiculously fast for a vampire who watches the MC sleep, is controlling, and who constantly is explaining how dangerous of a predator he is (ya got that right, pal).
It took everything in me to be able to finish this thing. And I was SO excited about a lighthearted book of witchcraft! How do people enjoy it? Jeez.
... Although, that being said, I REALLY enjoyed the Bishops’ house. It was hands-down the best character. And Em and Sarah were actually a halfway-decent depiction of lesbians.

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bookedbymadeline's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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