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A review by jrice92
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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.