Discovery Of Witches?

[ellabb043]

Hey ladies- I had multiple friends recommend this book to me and borrowed it last night from the library. 
I am pretty over the whole vampire/supernatural genre and didn't realize that was the focus (or so it seems so far). For some reason I thought it was more historical with witches, etc. 
I'm having a hard time getting through but am only on chapter 3- has anyone read it? Do you like/love it?

[Unknown]

I LOVED this series. It is nothing like twilight. It is more historical fiction feeling. My favorite was the first book, so if you have trouble getting through it you might struggle with the whole series. The second focuses a lot more on the historical aspect and a lot of Alchemy, which wasn't my favorite. But over all I would recommend this series. I totally have a literary crush on Matthew. Since I loved it I would say keep reading.

[rocksforludo]

Jan 26, 2015 11:41:12 GMT -5 ellabb043 said:

Hey ladies- I had multiple friends recommend this book to me and borrowed it last night from the library. 
I am pretty over the whole vampire/supernatural genre and didn't realize that was the focus (or so it seems so far). For some reason I thought it was more historical with witches, etc. 
I'm having a hard time getting through but am only on chapter 3- has anyone read it? Do you like/love it?

I read it right before my daughter was born a few years ago.  I was 10 days overdue and going nuts.  It was an easy enough read that I got through it when I was really distracted, but it was not a great read.  The main male vampire character drove me batty.

[rocksforludo]

Ha! How is that for diverging opinions! I would still finish the book though.

[Chrisse]

Jan 26, 2015 11:41:12 GMT -5 ellabb043 said:

Hey ladies- I had multiple friends recommend this book to me and borrowed it last night from the library. 
I am pretty over the whole vampire/supernatural genre and didn't realize that was the focus (or so it seems so far). For some reason I thought it was more historical with witches, etc. 
I'm having a hard time getting through but am only on chapter 3- has anyone read it? Do you like/love it?

I loved this series, and I definitely think it reads more historical than Twilight. I do have to say, it was more a series that I only loved it AFTER I finished it. It was dry through certain parts, but as a sum total, I loved it.

[ellabb043]

Thanks ladies! I will keep on keeping on then. I honestly got to the introduction of Matthew and groaned UGH- another hot vampire..how interesting ( note the sarcasm!).
I really appreciate all the feedback.

[tribute17]

I also loved this series. It wasn't the best I've ever read but definitely worth it. I thought the history aspect was great and it was more adult feeling. I do agree that if you don't like the first one then you probably won't like the rest. Keep going though, I got totally invested in the characters and kind of didn't want it to end. I also may have a crush on Matthew.

[alioop1028]

I unexpectedly loved it. I thought it was going to be more historic too and was a little blindsided by the romance. (I totally should have read the synopsis more closely.) But the action picks up a little later and then I got hooked because I wanted to know the whys and what was going to happen.

[rocksforludo]

I will also say that I was not in a good mental place while reading it. Being 10 days overdue makes you hate the world...and vampires apparently.

Maybe I'll give the second book a try based on others' comments.

[beebe918]

I was not a fan of this series. I read the first 2 books and to me they were unnecessarily long and drawn out. I will agree they are very different from the witch/vampires books that are so popular right now.

[dmlk413]

I also loved this series! I was way more interested in the historical aspects to worry myself too much with the vampires/witches.

[rachel]

I really liked the first one. The second was way different, as pps have said--practically straight historical fiction with the characters inserted into the School of Night. (As someone with little interest in the topic I found it pretty boring.) I know I read the third one relatively recently but I can barely remember what it was about!

[olp920]

I powered through the first book and couldn't make it halfway into the second one. Not worth the effort in my opinion. So drawn out and boring.

[starsailor26]

I have this on my to-read despite hearing a lot of mixed reviews.

[sunfrogger88]

Yaaaaas!

It's honestly a fantastic read. Way more historical fiction. The book does pick up towards the end and books 2 and 3 flew by!

[marebeardvm]

I really enjoyed the first book. The second was slower and I thought the characters deviated a little. The third was a bit of a disappointment to me as a finale. I hope she writes more spin offs from the series.

[Deleted]

It was ok. The first and second books are better than the 3rd IMO.