![]() To put it bluntly, I was bored for the majority of it. It will definitely be one of my most disappointing reads of 2019.Īt nearly 600 pages, this novel was far too long for the story it told. It’s just a book that I thought I’d enjoy that ended up being nothing that I wanted. I feel I should clarify: I didn’t have outrageously high expectations for A Discovery of Witches. I spent years looking forward to reading it-but always thinking, “eventually.” It seemed like something good that was just waiting for me to pick it up. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.Ī Discovery of Witches is a book I’d been dying to read for years, probably one of my most anticipated and eagerly awaited books on my TBR, that kept getting pushed back. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. ![]() Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. ![]() ![]() If you buy through it, I will receive a commission at no cost to you.ĭeep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. ![]()
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