Reviews

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

blueberry_nocturne's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

ink_drinker4eva's review

challenging relaxing medium-paced

3.5

gracielou2000's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

comfyread's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I would say that this is a cozy book. We get a lot of slice of life scenes within the book, which I really enjoyed. It was as well very atmospherically written. I haven't read a book in a while where the autumn was so palpable.  

ckusel's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

sianw1992's review against another edition

2.0

This turned into a 'Did Not Finish'. Too much romantic, lovey dovey stuff. He was over protective, over bearing and possessive. She was a damsel in distress and got carried everywhere. No thank you. Not for me.

nancy_13's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-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

5.0

jenul13's review

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ssereda's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

davidbythebay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

4 Stars - This was, I'd say, mostly about establishing the world and politics behind the rest of the series. There was some magic. There was intrigue. There were some answers. But this was not a complete story arc. The arc must be the trilogy together. This was, however, enjoyable. I really liked the first 2 seasons of the series. I didn't see the third or the second half of the second because of funny stuff with the tv channel. But I'm going to read the books before I try the series in full on streaming.