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.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
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."
Calli - May 18, 2015 1:44:47 am PDT #23301 of 28333
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
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.
Mogget - May 18, 2015 5:59:31 pm PDT #23308 of 28333
I also loved the first part of A Discovery of Witches and the second half was fun in a different sort of way. Shadow of Night was ok, but the third book left me cold.
Atropa - May 18, 2015 6:13:14 pm PDT #23309 of 28333
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Having read the description for A Discovery of Witches, it sounds like the sort of thing I might like. But my to-be-read stack is nigh-overwhelming!
Kat - May 18, 2015 6:26:47 pm PDT #23310 of 28333
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm re-reading Wolf Hall right now. Hilary Mantel continues to amaze.