4.12 AVERAGE

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lesbotronic's review

4.75
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Absolutely loved this, so glad I picked it up! The prose was stunning and I can’t wait to read more from this author. There’s so much to say about the endless ways in which women have fought for their freedom and leaned on one another for support. The mesh of history + magic was SO GOOD! 

andigomez's review

4.0
adventurous dark hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sophiagwendolyn's review

4.5
adventurous reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

youactlikeicare's review

4.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rebeccaem's review

3.0

This book isn't great literature, and I'll be honest that I didn't love this book at the beginning. The writing isn't that strong. However, the author did a really good job of pulling this together. I love that the main characters are diverse and that the author plays on the mother, crone, and maiden theme. In fact each of the three main characters does things that women get punished for in general. We see the main characters grow through the book.
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wyattparks19's review

5.0
emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read it!!! 

jamyyc's review

3.0

+1: the writing was so atmospheric and really brought the story to life
+1: I enjoyed the complexities of the sisters’ dynamic; I could really feel the love they had for one another despite their differences
-1: the story was quite long, and though I was invested during the intense moments, there were slower parts where I felt myself losing interest. the pacing just seemed to really drag at times
-1: though I liked the three POVs and how they changed things up, it made it a little hard for me to really connect with each of the characters on a deeper level, because juggling so many heroines meant that they were sometimes just reduced to the roles they played within their trio, and I wish we could’ve seen them do more unexpected things outside of those roles

overall: great setting and interesting sister dynamic, but pacing was a bit up and down

3 (base rating) + 1 + 1 - 1 - 1 = 3 stars

mewtenantworf's review

5.0

This was gleefully savage and I loved every minute of it and can’t wait to reread it in a year or so. I grew up reading every fairy tale collection I could get my hands on and always wanted to hear more about the witches. The utterly delightful, appropriate, and accurate female rage simmers and builds slowly to a goddamn glorious conflagration that is deeply satisfying in every way.

Granny Weatherwax would absolutely love these witches and might even give them a head nod or a small bow.

This was gleefully savage and I loved every minute of it and can’t wait to reread it in a year or so. I grew up reading every fairy tale collection I could get my hands on and always wanted to hear more about the witches. The utterly delightful, appropriate, and accurate female rage simmers and builds slowly to a goddamn glorious conflagration that is deeply satisfying in every way.

Granny Weatherwax would absolutely love these witches and might even give them a head nod or a small bow.
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes