A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Apr 30, 2014 Chris Burd rated it it was amazing

Shelves: scifi_fantasy

It's been quite a long time since I have loved a book as much as I loved this one. It had all of the right elements of my favorite books - a well-developed and consistent mythology, a complex lead character (bonus points for a complex female lead character), and a diverse, interesting supporting cast of characters.

In addition to those basic elements, however, Ms. Harkness' writing is beautiful and creates the environment around every scene - without it feeling as though the place and time are b ...more

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Apr 11, 2011 Chessa rated it really liked it

Shelves: sf_fantasy, paranormal_romance, mystery, series

Really really liked this! Once I had checked it out, I didn't want to start it because it's the first in a trilogy and the next isn't out til next year. But I read one page and said, "goddammit, I have to read this book!". It really did catch me from the first page.

Very well written and researched for the genre. It's a book that you could give to your snobbier (say, classic reading only) book friends and they would probably enjoy it - yet it's still totally accessible and has good pacing. All th ...more

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Jun 05, 2012 Martha rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: finished

Slow to get started, but glad I kept going. Be warned, this is a ROMANCE novel! If you are expecting anything more than a romance, you will be disappointed!

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