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The Bewitching

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.29 AVERAGE

kkenna7's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

*Thank you to Del Rey/Random House and NetGalley for the e-ARC! All opinions are my own.*

Firstly, I LOVED the narrator for this audiobook (thank you also to LibroFM for my copy!) It's a huge honor when I can get an advance copy in any format, let alone more than one, but when I can, I love to tandem read a bunch. This narrator was a wonderful addition to my experience with this book, she did a fantastic job!

Now, I will say, I found this book to be a bit long at times. I found myself to be twiddling my thumbs a bit in the second quarter with this one, just waiting for some things to fall into place. It felt like I was being asked to trust the process with the various POVs, etc. in this book. That said, the atmosphere and vibes of this book really did keep me going. I felt like the mystery of it all really was something to keep me wanting to pick it up, despite the slow bits. I did, in fact, trust the process, and it paid off I think! This was my first by Sylvia so I can't be sure as to how it compares to her other novels, but I did enjoy the time I spent reading this one.

*One note, regarding the plot, that a lot of people are bringing up -

the grooming/incest subplot

- it is quite uncomfortable to get through. It is also *supposed* to be, I think. The way Alba gets through this part of the plot is pretty self-aware, despite the icky-ness of it all, and it ends in a way that has you really cheering (imo). I wouldn't write the whole book off because of this, just read your content warnings and go into it knowing it's there!*