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A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I saw the series before I read the book. That was a plus. This is slow moving, and it's a long book, which worked well for me when I actually read it because I was recovering from surgery. I needed something that could hold my attention but not demand my attention. I was able to put the book down when I needed to, and I was ready to go back to it when I picked it up. Very detail heavy, and again, after seeing the series, I was watching for some of those details. The series followed the book fairly closely. I preferred the ending in the book as the series annoyed me with its cliffhanger ending. Not a fan of those in books, and while this book leads you into the next one, it wasn't an abrupt falling off a cliff ending. Lots of historical background and ancient manuscript references.
Legend by Jude Deveraux
I liked it - I'm a fan of JD, but I did struggle with the heroine having three men all in one book that were falling all over her. I mean, I can see one as the antagonist and one as the protagonist, but three? And then I wasn't clear on why she had to go back through the portal later. Seemed to me she'd finished her journey, except maybe JD didn't have a high enough word count so she had to send Kady back through the portal one more time - no, two more times, wait . . . everybody jump in and let's see who jumps out. Yeah, that part I didn't care for. I don't believe in messing with events that will alter the future. Someone won't come back through because they've never been born (and in this case, one of them didn't). It was a little too far-fetched that since they fixed the issue in the past, the guy that Kady ultimately ends up with should have not existed (even though they tried to allow for that).
Again, I liked it - it was light reading, but maybe a little more suspended reality than I like.
Again, I liked it - it was light reading, but maybe a little more suspended reality than I like.