Then it all went south. As soon as the library was left behind, so did the use of fancy words. Diana became a blubbering (literally), insecure follower of the man she hopelessly fell in love with even though she knew he was a killer and archenemy. Matthew turned into a bossy, loveless, control freak. I kept turning the pages, expecting some steamy romance, but in 688 pages nothing happened. He kept saying he loved her, but that was about it. 

The descriptions began to irritate me. The mentioning that the key to the boat house hung on a certain hook made me expect this of being of vital importance later on. But it wasn’t. Why mention the hook at all then? It made me anticipate things there weren’t coming. I felt let down.

And apart from not having any romance, nothing else really happened. The only action at some point, was that Diana was kidnapped and tortured after being incredibly stupid, but it didn’t leave an impression with me. All of a sudden I read that Diana was treated for her wounds, and I found myself wondering ‘what wounds?’ I had missed the action. Maybe it was because I read the book before going to sleep and my mind wasn’t focused enough. Maybe Ms. Harkness didn’t want to put too much emphasis on the torture. Whatever the reason, it left me wondering why there was such a fuss about this whimpering woman. 

That’s what irritated me the most. Diana changed from this female role model into this whimpering dimwit, agreeing with everything Matthew said. At some point, Matthew’s son suggested them to take action, but instead, they decided to flee. I was so hoping for some action. Something to keep me wanting to read the book. I still don’t understand the title either. A Discovery of Witches. They didn’t discover witches. There was no discovery by multiple witches. Yes, there was something they found out, but it was a lead, not a discovery. And it wasn’t only by witches. So what does the title refer to? And I get that the MC has to be special, but being this wonder woman that has Every. Single. Ability. you can think of is a bit too much of a good thing. If so, why did these abilities never show up before. She was able to use telekinesis, so why not all the other stuff? And why oh why did nobody snap their fingers to do the dishes, like Diana’s mother always used to do? Don’t tell me they had never heard of dishwashers or liked doing the dishes by hand.

I finished the book, expecting to find some reason why this book was made into a series, but I waited in vain. Such a waste of my precious time. I will most certainly not read the sequels.