Reddit reviews A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Trilogy, Book 1)
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Worst: Discovery of Witches. I think part of the reason I was so appalled by this book was it's heavy marketing and high ratings on Amazon (4.5 stars). It's shit. The protagonist is this super-smart tenured professor at Oxford that gets her hands on a legendary book that every supernatural wants for some reason. She also discovers that she is an epically powerful witch. And then she meets a highly attractive vampire man and the protagonist is replaced with an Adult Bella Swan personality (= empty shell personality). They fall instantly in love and from there on he just carries her around physically, they drink wine and go to vampire yoga. Maybe something happens plotwise afterwards, but after 300 pages of nothing I gave up halfway through the book.
As for the best book. There is one book I keep buying over and over, as I always lose my copy: "Good Omens" by T. Pratchett and N. Gaiman.
Sounds like you’d like A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (first in The All Souls Trilogy). It’s a vampire/witch romance, but demons are part of the world as well. It has all of the elements you’re looking for, but with witches thrown in.
I really, really want this book because one of my sisters has read it, and the other is reading now. We are spread out across the country, and to keep in touch, we have an ongoing group text where we show off DIY projects, tell jokes, discuss books, etc. I'd love to be able to talk Discovery of Witches with my sister friends. The last good book I read was when I re-read The Passion of Artemisia. I really like historical fiction with strong female characters. And for the kiddos...any and all Dr. Seuss. I learned to read at age 3 thanks to the Dr. :)
Good luck on your exams!