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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
On altı yaşındaki Elizabeth, büyücülüğün büyük bir suç olduğu ve büyücülerle cadıların acımasızca cezalandırdığı Anglia'da yaşamaktadır ve bir cadı avcısıdır, hem de en iyisinden. Bir büyücünün başlattığı veba salgını yüzünden küçük yaşta ailesini kaybetmiştir ve aynı şekilde ailesini kaybeden Caleb'dan başka kimsesi yoktur. Caleb ile birlikte hayata tutunmuş, birlikte avcılık eğitimi almışlardır. Ancak bir gün Elizabeth büyücülerin kullandığı bitkilerle yakalanınca işler değişir. Tanıdıklarının hiç de göründüğü gibi olmadığını görüp, nefret ettiklerini sorgulamaya başlar.
Kurguyu beğendim, merak uyandırıcı noktaları vardı ve heyecan unsuru yüksekti. Olay akışı ile hem seriye bir girizgâh yapılmış hem de kitap durağanlıktan sıyrılmış. Şaşırtıcı bölümler de vardı gerçekten. Sevmediğim noktalardan biri karakterlerin en fazla 18 yaşlarında olması. Böyle olunca kendimi olaylara kaptıramıyorum. Yetişkin karakterleri tercih ederim.
Anlatım biraz eksikti sanki. Mesela bazı karakterleri kafamda canlandıramadım. Tasvirlerin biraz daha fazla olabileceğini düşünüyorum ama yine de standart anlatımlardan güzeldi. Özellikle kahraman bakıştan olduğu düşünülürse.
Keyifle okudum, akıcıydı ve bir günden az bir sürede bitti. Ama yine de çok etkileyici olduğunu söyleyemem. Son sayfalar hareketli ve heyecanlıydı, ikinci kitabı da bir an önce alıp okumak istiyorum ama kurgunun geneline çok hayran olmadım.
Son olarak çeviri çok güzeldi. Yabancı Yayınları çok iyi iş çıkarmış. Ayrıca kitabın sayfaları da fazlasıyla kaliteliydi, hoşuma gitti. İnce, her an yırtılacakmış gibi değildi yapraklar. Kalındı, dokusunun kalitesi hissediliyordu.
Kurguyu beğendim, merak uyandırıcı noktaları vardı ve heyecan unsuru yüksekti. Olay akışı ile hem seriye bir girizgâh yapılmış hem de kitap durağanlıktan sıyrılmış. Şaşırtıcı bölümler de vardı gerçekten. Sevmediğim noktalardan biri karakterlerin en fazla 18 yaşlarında olması. Böyle olunca kendimi olaylara kaptıramıyorum. Yetişkin karakterleri tercih ederim.
Anlatım biraz eksikti sanki. Mesela bazı karakterleri kafamda canlandıramadım. Tasvirlerin biraz daha fazla olabileceğini düşünüyorum ama yine de standart anlatımlardan güzeldi. Özellikle kahraman bakıştan olduğu düşünülürse.
Keyifle okudum, akıcıydı ve bir günden az bir sürede bitti. Ama yine de çok etkileyici olduğunu söyleyemem. Son sayfalar hareketli ve heyecanlıydı, ikinci kitabı da bir an önce alıp okumak istiyorum ama kurgunun geneline çok hayran olmadım.
Son olarak çeviri çok güzeldi. Yabancı Yayınları çok iyi iş çıkarmış. Ayrıca kitabın sayfaları da fazlasıyla kaliteliydi, hoşuma gitti. İnce, her an yırtılacakmış gibi değildi yapraklar. Kalındı, dokusunun kalitesi hissediliyordu.
It was a fast read but I didn’t like how characters got introduced and immediately became friends. Yes, the author tried to make it seem like a slow process but It felt fast. I felt like the whole story was rushed in general. Its one of those books you read when you have time to kill.
The Witch Hunter is a fast-paced fun YA debut. Witches as a YA topic have always been around, but I feel like they never became the next big thing like dystopia, vampires, or cancer, so they don't feel too played out. This one has a lot going for it: an alternate history 16th century England where magic is real, a heroine caught between two factions, and plenty of action. Elizabeth is an orphan who's risen from working in the palace kitchen to being one of the King of Anglia's best witch hunters. Along with her old friend Caleb, for whom she has more than friendly feelings, she hunts down witches for the king and his inquisitor Lord Blackwell. Blackwell is ruthless in rooting out the supposed evil of witches and Elizabeth is more than willing to do his bidding. Then one day, she's caught with some herbs, accused of being a witch, and sentenced to death in the course of about an hour (Lord Blackwell does not mess around). She's in prison, awaiting execution and near death from a horrible fever, when she's rescued by Anglia's most notorious wizard, Nicholas Perevil. He's been told by a prophecy that Elizabeth is the one who can break a curse that is slowly killing him. Facing certain death from the fever or the stake, Elizabeth reluctantly flees with him.
She wakes in Perevil's house, no longer dying thanks to the ministrations of a handsome young healer named John. Elizabeth is prepared to hate Perevil and his motley band of witches, which includes a pirate, the healer, the king's fool, and a young woman who doesn't trust her at all, but as she gets to know them better, she begins to question everything she believes in. A big part of the books involves Elizabeth trying to deal with the fact that witches and witchcraft may be very different than she's been taught. She's s a great character, and her conflict makes a lot of sense. She's been fiercely loyal to the witch hunters and Blackwell (and to her best friend Caleb), and even after she's abandoned by them and sentenced to death, it's hard for her to change her allegiance. The identity of the big bad isn't all that hard to figure out, but it's the how and the why that end being more important.
The Witch Hunter is a very entertaining, quick read with a likable heroine and a good plot, which, although it has a number of the usual YA fantasy tropes, never feels too derivative. I recommend it highly, and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
I received an ARC from Amazon Vine.
She wakes in Perevil's house, no longer dying thanks to the ministrations of a handsome young healer named John. Elizabeth is prepared to hate Perevil and his motley band of witches, which includes a pirate, the healer, the king's fool, and a young woman who doesn't trust her at all, but as she gets to know them better, she begins to question everything she believes in. A big part of the books involves Elizabeth trying to deal with the fact that witches and witchcraft may be very different than she's been taught. She's s a great character, and her conflict makes a lot of sense. She's been fiercely loyal to the witch hunters and Blackwell (and to her best friend Caleb), and even after she's abandoned by them and sentenced to death, it's hard for her to change her allegiance. The identity of the big bad isn't all that hard to figure out, but it's the how and the why that end being more important.
The Witch Hunter is a very entertaining, quick read with a likable heroine and a good plot, which, although it has a number of the usual YA fantasy tropes, never feels too derivative. I recommend it highly, and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
I received an ARC from Amazon Vine.
loved this! I had a hard time putting it down. New to wait for book two.
Super fun series that i'd recommend to anyone who loves YA fantasy :)
It's a enjoyable book don't get me wrong! But the cover an synopsis made the book sound so exciting but all we got was a story about a girl who goes to a house, lies, goes to an outdoor party (which only a page was dedicated to) and then the big conclusion: the showdown with the baddie that lacked any form of excitement! The three stars was for the first 3 or so chapters? I will probably read the sequel but I hope the action picks up!
4.5 stars.
I FINISHED A BOOK. WHAAAAT
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This review was originally posted on my blog Hiver et Cafe
I received an e-ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion whatsoever nor was I compensated in any shape or form in exchange for this review.
This book is awesome.
The Witch Hunter is about Elizabeth, a witch hunter (obviously) who was arrested for being a witch, until a Reformist saves her from prison so that she may help them and fulfill her prophecy.
There isn`t much world building in the beginning, though it expands a whole lot more once we learn of the reasons behind the witch burnings and also once Elizabeth escapes from the prison. I really like the way it progressed and started with something simple and expanded slowly to become more complex.
I absolutely adore the way that Elizabeth`s character grows in this novel. She`s a witch hunter and it`s who she`s become since becoming orphaned. She never questioned her orders and is very good at her job. However, once she`s imprisoned and then comes to be in the company of some Reformists, the rebels, and learns more about them, she slowly starts to question her past and the things she`s done. She especially starts to realize the horror of the burnings and her status as a Witch hunter when she`s faced with the people whose families have been captured and burned at the stake. I just really enjoyed learning about her complexity and the things that make her tick. She`s great. LOVE her. Also, the way she and John act are super cute.
The plot was great and I really enjoyed the whole prophecy bit of it. I always love a good prophecy. It moved fairly quickly and there`s a lot of action in it with swords, blood and stabbing.
Overall, I really love this book and I highly recommend it. The Witch Hunter is an action packed fantasy with great character development and it`s just great. READ IT.
I FINISHED A BOOK. WHAAAAT
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This review was originally posted on my blog Hiver et Cafe
I received an e-ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion whatsoever nor was I compensated in any shape or form in exchange for this review.
This book is awesome.
The Witch Hunter is about Elizabeth, a witch hunter (obviously) who was arrested for being a witch, until a Reformist saves her from prison so that she may help them and fulfill her prophecy.
There isn`t much world building in the beginning, though it expands a whole lot more once we learn of the reasons behind the witch burnings and also once Elizabeth escapes from the prison. I really like the way it progressed and started with something simple and expanded slowly to become more complex.
I absolutely adore the way that Elizabeth`s character grows in this novel. She`s a witch hunter and it`s who she`s become since becoming orphaned. She never questioned her orders and is very good at her job. However, once she`s imprisoned and then comes to be in the company of some Reformists, the rebels, and learns more about them, she slowly starts to question her past and the things she`s done. She especially starts to realize the horror of the burnings and her status as a Witch hunter when she`s faced with the people whose families have been captured and burned at the stake. I just really enjoyed learning about her complexity and the things that make her tick. She`s great. LOVE her. Also, the way she and John act are super cute.
The plot was great and I really enjoyed the whole prophecy bit of it. I always love a good prophecy. It moved fairly quickly and there`s a lot of action in it with swords, blood and stabbing.
Overall, I really love this book and I highly recommend it. The Witch Hunter is an action packed fantasy with great character development and it`s just great. READ IT.