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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

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lrmukmvt's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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citrulle's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I definitely enjoyed reading this, finishing it quickly, but I am left with conflicting thoughts. The writing is fairly straightforward and simple, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I would say it was more in the line of fantasy than horror, as some scenes were certainly tense and there was a lot of gore but not particularly scary.

A lot of the characters felt very shallow and one dimensional, with the exception being Reverend Carter which came as a pleasant surprise to me. I also liked Edward a lot, and hated the appropriate cast. I think Forest was one of the more rounded characters, with complicated motivations that didn’t exist with the others who all had relatively straightforward goals.

I really liked Samson though, and I thought the parts of him trying to remember himself and who he was to be well written and among my favourite scenes in the novel. The journey of Abitha reconnecting with her ancestors and Mother Earth and discovering the magic within her and around her was also a highlight, and I wish her reconnecting with her ancestors had been touched upon a bit more.

I rooted for Abitha through the end, and was glad to see her revenge had, and that she and Samson continue on to be protectors of nature after the fact, but in Abitha’s thirst for revenge, I’m left wondering how Abitha is different from the men. Confessing their love for their god and hurting others out of fear and anger. I suppose you could say that her anger was justified (I think so) but the end came off a bit like revenge porn. I’d like to think she mellowed out a little bit, considering many innocents were killed in the blood bath at the end.

I did overall enjoy this novel, all that being said. It was a light read, despite the darker subject matter, and I liked reading it. There’s a lot of good ideas in here, and the weaker points weren’t enough to make me DNF or not enjoy reading it.

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brikacey's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love love LOVE this book. This is exactly the witch story I have always dreamed of, and I fear no other witchy novel will ever be able to compare.

The imagery, the tone, the folklore, the symbolism.... I ate it all up, and Im still begging for more.

This novel was beautiful. I have never seen a better depiction of feminine rage... of being pushed so far, you crack and then basking in the ruin of your enemies. They all had it coming, and I loved seeing Abitha and Samson punish them for the way they treated her.

11/10 stars. I will be reading more Brom novels this year.

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styxmermaid's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic read! I love that I started out 2025 with a 5 star read! I am definitely going to be reading more by this author.

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mochi_sunday's review against another edition

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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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