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purplemeeee's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
bookishobsessedmama's review against another edition
2.0
The Lost Witch came out extremely strong in the prologue following Brigid and her want of a daughter and the depths she would go to become a mother and gain that love. The prologue quickly became the best part of the book in my opinion.
I feel that the book lost some potential being a 3rd person narrative. There was a lot of different perspectives that could have given “flare” to the story had we gotten to follow them. I felt that the “forgotten memories” was a dragged out plot point as it was the main storyline for about 40% of the story.
I felt that at times the story was hard to followed and felt static when you would be reading about what was happening and then it would be a random news presentation or article and then back to the plot story.
Unfortunately, i found myself bored a lot of the story, and felt that there was a lot of missed opportunities.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I feel that the book lost some potential being a 3rd person narrative. There was a lot of different perspectives that could have given “flare” to the story had we gotten to follow them. I felt that the “forgotten memories” was a dragged out plot point as it was the main storyline for about 40% of the story.
I felt that at times the story was hard to followed and felt static when you would be reading about what was happening and then it would be a random news presentation or article and then back to the plot story.
Unfortunately, i found myself bored a lot of the story, and felt that there was a lot of missed opportunities.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
mrsj_readsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
The Lost Witch is the perfect read for anyone who loves the magic and mystery surrounding witches.
The time travel element was the perfect addition and it made me love the story even more.
I loved all the pop cultural references, especially the one about going back in time to find a red haired Scotsman to be the father of your baby.
Brigid is a strong independent woman and she only longs for a child of her own. In order to make this dream a reality ,she makes a deal with Luc, the God of all things trickster. Something goes horribly wrong and Brigid is thrown 100 years into the future. When Brigid wakes up in her basement she has no memory of what has taken place. There is a lot of jumping backwards in order for Brigid to regain some of her memories. I, for one, admit to not being 100% on trusting Luc to tell the truth, is he just looking out for himself?
I loved all the characters; Ophelia, Finola, Brigid, Dove and yes, even Luc .
Paige weaves all the wonder and mystery of witches into a fascinating story.
Good vs Evil
Looking to your past in order to move forward
Taking care of others
If you like Ireland and all of it's magical history this is one story you will want to check out.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for eArc. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The time travel element was the perfect addition and it made me love the story even more.
I loved all the pop cultural references, especially the one about going back in time to find a red haired Scotsman to be the father of your baby.
Brigid is a strong independent woman and she only longs for a child of her own. In order to make this dream a reality ,she makes a deal with Luc, the God of all things trickster. Something goes horribly wrong and Brigid is thrown 100 years into the future. When Brigid wakes up in her basement she has no memory of what has taken place. There is a lot of jumping backwards in order for Brigid to regain some of her memories. I, for one, admit to not being 100% on trusting Luc to tell the truth, is he just looking out for himself?
I loved all the characters; Ophelia, Finola, Brigid, Dove and yes, even Luc .
Paige weaves all the wonder and mystery of witches into a fascinating story.
Good vs Evil
Looking to your past in order to move forward
Taking care of others
If you like Ireland and all of it's magical history this is one story you will want to check out.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for eArc. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
erinshea's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
moonlit_shelves's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
wetkumquat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
3.75
lostinvellichor's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to like this one, the premise was interesting and the first chapter had my attention but sadly it all kind of fell apart after the time jump. It felt like it was trying to be too many things and ended up just being convoluted and all jumbled together instead of having any kind of discernible flow or sense. The voice and tone of the writing was all over the place…and there wasn’t really any depth to it, so I never felt invested in any of the characters, the romance, or the story. I kept hoping it would find itself or the end would pull it together to make a bit more sense or something…unfortunately that didn’t happen.