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A review by emmalinegc
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
3.0
I started this book while hungover on New Year's and was able to mindlessly burn through about half of it in one day - so that's probably telling of the level of complexity this book has.
I initially really liked the setting and the potential historic aspects, but around page 350 or so I thought to myself "Am I just reading an adult version of Twilight with the DaVinci Code sprinkled on top?" I continued to feel that way until the end of the book, and even though I liked some of the plot elements, I was really disappointed with the character development. Yet another fast-paced, magical book that (I felt) started off strong and then the second half was rushed and overly casual.
I initially really liked the setting and the potential historic aspects, but around page 350 or so I thought to myself "Am I just reading an adult version of Twilight with the DaVinci Code sprinkled on top?" I continued to feel that way until the end of the book, and even though I liked some of the plot elements, I was really disappointed with the character development. Yet another fast-paced, magical book that (I felt) started off strong and then the second half was rushed and overly casual.