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spitzig's review
2.0
Didn't have anything original in it. Corporation headed by a bad guy trying to open the gates of blah, blah, blah...
The characters were ok.
The characters were ok.
librarystax's review
3.0
This book was just fine. There were characters. There was plot. There was a gate between worlds threatened under the guise of a megastore threatening a town. Nothing about the book was stand out, but I didn’t want to quit reading it either.
lezreadalot's review
4.0
I enjoyed this little novella far more than I expected to. I fell in love with all of these women: Judith, the grumpy catty old witch; Lizzie the vicar beginning to question her faith; Autumn the magic shop owner who doesn't quite believe in magic. Their budding reluctant friendships and renewed friendship were so good, and the plot was a good engaging one. And while I think this novel would have been vastly improved if Autumn and LIzzie had really been falling in love, well... I think that about every novel. I WANT MORE F/F IN SCIFI AND FANTASY.
Still, fun little read. Also, I listened to the audiobook as read by Marisa Calin, and I thought it was wonderful. She has a really simple, really good reading voice.
3.5 stars.
Still, fun little read. Also, I listened to the audiobook as read by Marisa Calin, and I thought it was wonderful. She has a really simple, really good reading voice.
3.5 stars.
zezee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
rebelbelle13's review
4.0
I've read plenty of other witch related stories that are either too long, take forever to get to the magic, there just isn't enough magic, or there's too much of it to be believable. Witches of Lychford fell into that sweet spot of perfect length and just enough magic to make you wonder and question what you know. It throws together an unlikely group of people- an old lady who's seen as the town crazy, a young damaged woman who is the new vicar of the town, and a woman who runs the town Wiccan shop and who has seen more of the faerie realm than she wants to admit. These three women come together to save the town, and the world, for that matter, from being taken over by evil itself. There's a lot in these 140 or so pages, and I was very quickly drawn into the town of Lychford and the realm of magic. I would have liked to see more of Autumn's time in the land of the Fae, especially her second visit. Lizzie doesn't do much in the story until the very end, and Judith's past is wrapped in more mystery than I would like. All in all, this was a very enjoyable novella, and I would certainly be interested in continuing in the series.
_rusalka's review against another edition
4.0
Fun story about witches, fighting chain stores, friendship, fighting evil beings, and the Cotswolds. Besides the wonky regional accents to my ear (and that may be my error not being 100% familiar with the area) was incredibly enjoyable.
unchainedreader's review
4.0
This is the story of three women who don't really have anything in common other than the fact that they love their small town. The three women overcome their differences in order to work together against unknown forces.
I wasn't sure what to make of this at first, but it turned into a fun little read. I will definitely be checking out the next book in the series.
I wasn't sure what to make of this at first, but it turned into a fun little read. I will definitely be checking out the next book in the series.
qalminator's review against another edition
5.0
This was a lot of fun. The core characters put me in mind of Terry Pratchett's Witches of Lancre, with Judith reminding me a lot of Granny Weatherwax, though the other two don't map quite so cleanly. It's even the sort of plot that the Witches of Lancre often dealt with: a nefarious plot to open the barriers between worlds and let some nasty eldritch beings into their world.
Good mix of characters, all of whom contributed to the eventual solution (which was, of course, just in the nick of time). Recommended. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
Good mix of characters, all of whom contributed to the eventual solution (which was, of course, just in the nick of time). Recommended. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.