Reviews

April Witch by Majgull Axelsson

cockie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

ava96's review against another edition

4.0

I read somewhere that this book spoke a lot about Swedish politics but since I have no knowledge about it, I took it as a realistic book with fantasy elements. Because the fantasy elements were definitely not the most important thing and I really liked that.

ellikiress's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

En bok med så mänskliga karaktärer att det kändes som jag läste ur en memoar.

nelsonlala's review against another edition

2.0

Tyvärr fann jag inte riktigt meningen med denna boken. Kanske bara jag som inte förstod, men jag tyckte inte om den. Många verkar göra det så det är en smaksak. Boken var så pessimistisk. Fanns ingen glädje någonstans. Har svårt för det ! Gillar skrivsättet ändå!

mlr90's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

jennyedwall's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

feeona's review against another edition

2.0

"Die Aprilhexe" ist ein Buch über vier Frauen, alle haben eine zerrüttete Kindheit hinter sich, die in Rückblicken beleuchtet wird. Keine der Frauen hatte es leicht, Waise, verstoßen, Misshandlungs- und Vernachlässigungsopfer. Ihr gemeinsamer Nenner ist Ellen, Mutter und Pflegemutter, sowie ihr Untermieter der Arzt Hubertus.
Anfangs hat mich die Geschichte ziemlich gefesselt, irgendwann jedoch hat das nachgelassen. Ich konnte auch den großen Plan hinter den Vorkommnissen nicht nachvollziehen, der übernatürliche Teil wirkte für mich auch etwas gewollt.
Alles in allem eine interessante Idee und eine gute Geschichte, jedoch hat sich irgendwann alles etwas zu sehr gezogen mit den Rückblicken der einzelnen Schicksale, sodass die Gegenwart ein bisschen auf der Strecke blieb.

sangloup's review

4.0

Book #73 of the EBN Challenge at my Library.
Challenge Topic: A book by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia.

When I first started this book I wasn't too sure about it, but as I got into it a little and all the characters were introduced I just had to know how the story played out. The author did a great job of twisting the story and keepin it interesting for me at least.

There are characters that you start off thinking you will love or feel sorry for and then end up not liking at all. Then there are the characters that you start off not really liking and realizing they are well developed and likable.

marykl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

ellenmartinsson's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25