A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES and the lassitude of lazy writing.

       As I mentioned in yesterday's blog posting I was  conflicted about this HUGELY popular book; the first in a trilogy. Ok, I get it already, Vampires are "sexy" and a hot commodity in the publishing world. Could we please, please get over it ??????? I fell asleep last night while reading this book. Not because I stayed up until all hours reading it but because it lost my attention and I found myself drifting off into my own imaginary world. This does not bode well for the next two installments in the trilogy. If Ms. Harkness does not return to the actual plotline soon and quit with the soft-porn/ vampire related sexually driven pages of treacle and cliches I shall so not be interested in reading her next two books. I feel like she's unsure whether to appeal to the teen-aged market (The Twilight Series) or if she wants to write a well-crafted book for adults. It's very confusing. I don't like what I consider lazy writing but to others who enjoy romance and sexual tension perhaps this is a book for them.