A Discovery of Witches

I'm not going to lie. I went from loving this book to hating this book pretty frequently. It started off with much of the content being over my head. Which actually made me really get into it since I love learning new things. I immediately liked the narrator and even liked the chapters that bounced to other characters' points of view. What I had the most issue with was how Diana seemed to go from being this strong woman to timid and love-stricken.

After I was finished with this book I realized I could hardly put it down. Even during the parts that made me roll my eyes. I also feel as though the points of the book that made me start to hate it were redeemed later. Looking back on it I realized that I completely loved it. The fact that I hated certain parts made me almost love it more because it made me need to keep going. Once I was finished I immediately had a need to read the next book in the series. And as far as I'm concerned that is what reading a good book is all about.

For those looking for some fantasy, history, love, and mystery I definitely recommend.


UPDATE from reread Jan. 2022: The above review still holds pretty true. However, since then, I have watched the tv series (about 3 times). And I must say I think I like the tv series better (I know, I know-that never happens). This book just has A LOT of unnecessary information, dialogue, and subplots. I get it for the world-building, but now that I am more familiar with the story I don't think it was necessary. I'm excited to read the next two books to see if my opinions have changed for those.