Never read the books, but the show sounded interesting. It's not interesting. It's terrible. Quite possibly the worst show ever make. The writing is incredibly bad. It's so filled with tropes and cliches that it could easily be mistaken for a parody. I've seen a couple of the actors before and none of them were bad in what they were in. None of them are good in this. Anyone giving this show more than 3 stars is either lying to themselves or is being paid. I have no idea how this show has 3 seasons. I couldn't make it through one episode, although I came close - but the over the top "tough guy" witch in a classroom scene near the end of the episode did me in. It's comically bad.