I've been trying to read Discovery , but it's not very gripping.
Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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Connie Neil - May 17, 2015 2:41:29 pm PDT #23293 of 28333
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Gris - May 17, 2015 2:46:43 pm PDT #23294 of 28333
Hey. New board.
My wife LOVED discovery. I found it... problematic and a little boring but not without merit. She was less fond of the second book, which I found much more interesting. Less stupid romantic plot line (though more sex, if that helps/hinders anything) and far more historical knowledge for the sake of it. I never bothered to read the third one, but I think she liked it better than the second.
She describes it as Twilight for smart people, which, okay. I enjoyed some of the bits for smart people but never quite made it past the twilight parts in my head.
sj - May 17, 2015 2:53:43 pm PDT #23295 of 28333
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I couldn't get through the kindle sample of Discovery.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2015 3:34:34 pm PDT #23296 of 28333
brillig
The history angle is what I'm interested in, I think I've read too many vampire romances to be that interested. It's sitting in the car and I read a few bits if I'm waiting at a drive through or just enjoying the rain.
Kat - May 17, 2015 4:23:02 pm PDT #23297 of 28333
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Rayne, I read it. And then re-read it recently. The first book was ok. I loved most of the second book. I disliked the third the first time I read it, but liked it much better on re-read.
Burrell - May 17, 2015 5:04:22 pm PDT #23298 of 28333
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I read the first two but haven't read the third yet. Now that it's summer I'll be reading it soon. I enjoyed them as a quick read with some fun history thrown in, but suspect I'll actually enjoy her historical books more. I met Deb this past April when she came to speak at the Undergraduate Writers Conference at 'SC. She's really nice, fun to talk to, lots and lots to say.
Amy - May 17, 2015 5:13:06 pm PDT #23299 of 28333
Because books.
I'm reading The Girl on the Train, and it's sort of this year's Gone Girl. I don't particularly like any of the characters, but I have to know what happens.
meara - May 17, 2015 8:36:15 pm PDT #23300 of 28333
hmm, I read Discovery of Witches and liked it at first, then felt like it got too romancey and heroine being dumb for me. Read the second one and was very meh on it. Haven't gotten to the third one. It was entertaining, though.
Calli - May 18, 2015 1:44:47 am PDT #23301 of 28333
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I got about a third of the way through Discovery of Witches, and then got distracted by something shiny. It wasn't terribly compelling, to me. My sister liked it a lot, though.
Polgara - May 18, 2015 9:05:18 am PDT #23302 of 28333
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
I really liked Discovery of Witches and loved Shadow of Night. I recently re-read them both before reading the final book, which was good, but the second one is still my fave.
DoW is pretty much love it or hate it. The first half is pretty slow, but I loved the world-building and the details of scholarly life in a library.