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literaryypanda 's review for:
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
ummm.... Holy cow! Where do I even start?! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! It will probably be my favorite this whole year. This was picked for our book club and when I realized how long it was - I was a little intimidated since I had procrastinated reading it right away, but was so happy that I did. The book is awesomely captivating. It has been a while since a book has grabbed me like this.
One of the reasons I love this book is because it focused so much on how creatures should be able to love whoever they choose. I feel like this is something we are dealing with everyday in the real world. People should be allowed to love whoever they choose as well.
I liked the characters so much. Diana was a little hard to relate to at the beginning - but after getting to know her more that changed. She went from being slightly immature for someone with a PHD, to a strong independent amazing character - who sometimes lets her emotions take control... but who doesn't? I am glad that Diana was spellbound and not just choosing to leave the magic because that was a little hard to believe. Why would anyone that had the ability to use magic give that up? Matthew was amazing! While he does have secrets & a past that eats at him, his flaws make him only more loveable! Another character I absolutely loved was Marcus. While he wasn't a HUGE role in the book - each time he was I found myself smiling.
I understand some people were angry about some of the mistakes the author made while writing the book, while some did stand out more than others... I don't think ANY of them hindered the enjoyment of the book. Also, I feel that she was very detailed and I could imagine each scene and character in my head with a clear picture. I think the book flowed along perfectly... especially being a longer book - authors can sometimes get lost along the way, but that did not happen. Also the amount of research she had to put in for this book is incredible!!
I liked that the vampire background was different from the so called "norm" of vampires in most books. A vampire that doesn't hunt for the need of blood, but the need of the hunt. And a yoga practicing wine fanatic - who knew? I thought I was pretty good at predicting what was coming in a story, but I kept being surprised every time.
Once I got to the last 10% of the book, I didn't want to finish, even knowing I already have the second book... I wish there was a way to read this book for the first time again & again. I have already started reading the second book & am equally hooked already!!!
One of the reasons I love this book is because it focused so much on how creatures should be able to love whoever they choose. I feel like this is something we are dealing with everyday in the real world. People should be allowed to love whoever they choose as well.
I liked the characters so much. Diana was a little hard to relate to at the beginning - but after getting to know her more that changed. She went from being slightly immature for someone with a PHD, to a strong independent amazing character - who sometimes lets her emotions take control... but who doesn't? I am glad that Diana was spellbound and not just choosing to leave the magic because that was a little hard to believe. Why would anyone that had the ability to use magic give that up? Matthew was amazing! While he does have secrets & a past that eats at him, his flaws make him only more loveable! Another character I absolutely loved was Marcus. While he wasn't a HUGE role in the book - each time he was I found myself smiling.
I understand some people were angry about some of the mistakes the author made while writing the book, while some did stand out more than others... I don't think ANY of them hindered the enjoyment of the book. Also, I feel that she was very detailed and I could imagine each scene and character in my head with a clear picture. I think the book flowed along perfectly... especially being a longer book - authors can sometimes get lost along the way, but that did not happen. Also the amount of research she had to put in for this book is incredible!!
I liked that the vampire background was different from the so called "norm" of vampires in most books. A vampire that doesn't hunt for the need of blood, but the need of the hunt. And a yoga practicing wine fanatic - who knew? I thought I was pretty good at predicting what was coming in a story, but I kept being surprised every time.
Once I got to the last 10% of the book, I didn't want to finish, even knowing I already have the second book... I wish there was a way to read this book for the first time again & again. I have already started reading the second book & am equally hooked already!!!