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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

69 reviews

saxonthecurious's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

delirious_wraith's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Love the strong, smart FMC. Love the witchery, strong and smart women, power of nature and vengeance topic. The addition of soul-searching from the MMC however was not my thing and a bit drawn out. The low points for the FMC, which definitely have their function as they give the fuel for the epic revenge feeling, were very intense and for me, too much to handle. Also animal abuse, making women less than men and injustice fueled by religious fanatism - is the exact combination to hit too hard. So while I recognize it had to be the fuel to create the contrast and relief felt in the parts where the story and luck turns for the better, I had a bad time reading those parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Colonisation

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

mochi_sunday's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Pulpy, with a clunky plot. The setting was well-described and I enjoyed the early CT wilderness. Very disappointed in the ending that Abitha wholly gave over to evil and Samson was revealed as the Devil. It felt contradictory to the nuance set up at the beginning. In the end, the book gave into simplicity, relied on stereotypes and became a blood fest. Poorly designed story and lazy characters. Writing was not well crafted and too on the nose :( Despite the clunkiness, 1 star for the setting description and hope it conjured with the early set up. Too bad it didn’t reward 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

roseleebooks's review against another edition

dark tense

1.0

The first half was intriguing and I enjoyed the mystery as well as the commentary on religious community.

However, the second half becomes not only predictable

but also has a Native American shaman as the lurking "evil" character.

It seemed unnecessary to the story and was jarring to read, especially in combination with the portrayal of the Pequot characters.

The ending also felt very predictable but also unsatisfying.

Overall this was a read that started out interesting enough but was a disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

moqstyles's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

The last third saves it. The vengeance is delicious!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Excrement

misslys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

willow_the_wisp's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

corabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Slewfoot isn't really, as the summary implies, about a "battle between pagan and puritan." Rather, it is about a young woman named Abitha, struggling against her evil brother-in-law and the puritan village that supports him. So just keep your expectations less "big religious war" and more "badass woman."

I really really enjoyed this book. It had elements of horror but was almost more of a thriller, with every page seeped in tension and suspense. I was captivated both by Abitha's battles against evil religious men and by Samson's pursuit of his true identity. And the way it all tied together in a fireball of rage and magic and creepy creatures... perfection.

If you like stories about weird forest monsters, feminine rage, and witches, you'll enjoy this one. I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Colonisation

SPOILERS AHEAD >> CW Descriptions >> Takes place in Colonial America: Indigenous people are referred to as "Indians" and sometimes as "savages" by side characters >> Lots of death and fire and injuries all around >> Cat is killed off-page but body is described and mocked >> Village is Puritan, big emphasis on organized religion, they have a clear hierarchy of men over women and rich over poor >> "Self harm" refers to characters being forced to wound themsleves or willingly giving blood sacrifices >> At one point a character suggests Abitha should marry her underage nephew-in-law (she doesn't)

featherinthewind's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism