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A review by ines_epi
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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? Yes
1.0
It took me a long time to write this review, mainly because it is difficult to express how bad the book is in words.
I read this book as a buddy read with a friend, and the only reason it didn't completely suck was because we had a lot of fun trash talking it.
Where do I start...
If you take the romance out of this book, more than 90% of it would be gone. I enjoy a nice romance, but this was anything but. The main character (Diana) begins as a tall, strong, and independent woman (no, really), who is active, intelligent, and a complete person. As soon as she meets Matthew (who has a limited understanding of consent, but he's a vampire so apparently that's ok), she is morphed into goop and completely smitten with no free will (not that she wants it anymore, either way).
In addition, I couldn't take the tea, yoga, or wine any longer. Among all the wine drinking, adoring gazes, and cloves smelling, the plot was only around ten pages long in this book. Which is a complete shame, because it had so much potential!!
This book reads like a self-insert fanfiction poorly made. I read better fanfiction in my teens.
Read at your own risk.
I read this book as a buddy read with a friend, and the only reason it didn't completely suck was because we had a lot of fun trash talking it.
Where do I start...
If you take the romance out of this book, more than 90% of it would be gone. I enjoy a nice romance, but this was anything but. The main character (Diana) begins as a tall, strong, and independent woman (no, really), who is active, intelligent, and a complete person. As soon as she meets Matthew (who has a limited understanding of consent, but he's a vampire so apparently that's ok), she is morphed into goop and completely smitten with no free will (not that she wants it anymore, either way).
In addition, I couldn't take the tea, yoga, or wine any longer. Among all the wine drinking, adoring gazes, and cloves smelling, the plot was only around ten pages long in this book. Which is a complete shame, because it had so much potential!!
This book reads like a self-insert fanfiction poorly made. I read better fanfiction in my teens.
Read at your own risk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Death and Death of parent