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.
That's disturbing. You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly.
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
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!
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.
meara - May 18, 2015 10:26:26 am PDT #23303 of 28333
The first half is pretty slow, but I loved the world-building and the details of scholarly life in a library.
I really liked that part, and liked it less when it became all vampire witch romance intrigue etc. ...I may have missed the point of the book. :)
Atropa - May 18, 2015 10:51:57 am PDT #23304 of 28333
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
became all vampire witch romance intrigue
Wait what hello? Should I investigate these books?
Kat - May 18, 2015 11:16:55 am PDT #23305 of 28333
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Amy, I read Girl on the Train last week. And truly, I didn't like any of the characters, but I enjoyed it so much more than Gone Girl.
Amy - May 18, 2015 11:21:33 am PDT #23306 of 28333
Because books.
Yeah, no one is really likable, per se, but I have to know what happened. Hoping to finish it tonight.
I started A Discovery of Witches a while back and was bored with the beginning, but I'm going to give it another try at some point.
Burrell - May 18, 2015 2:06:40 pm PDT #23307 of 28333
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I loved the world-building and the details of scholarly life in a library.
My favorite part of the whole book was the picture she draws of academia. Pretty spot on. I also love the Bishop family house.