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jasminegalsreadinglog's review against another edition
3.0
The Lost Witch is a quest of a mother searching for her lost daughter. Brigid is not only a mother but also a powerful witch. She is transported to a future time, but how and why? Brigid has to figure out the why and how with the help of some powerful witches. However the time is running out.
The premise of time travel, powerful witches, a demigod, a Goddess, modern day witches and a cute little town is fantastic. I can imagine this town with the lake and the greenery of that place. The descriptions are really good and the fantasy elements are great.
However, the descriptions of magical beings was a little lacking. A context or glossary would have helped a lot. It was a bit slow in the middle and the story does get affected by it. The constant back and forth of Brigid's memories is confusing. I would have loved more of Brigid and Knightly's story as well.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and the characters of this book. I was transported to this magical place of Evermore and I want more of it.
Thank you St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin and Netgalley.
The premise of time travel, powerful witches, a demigod, a Goddess, modern day witches and a cute little town is fantastic. I can imagine this town with the lake and the greenery of that place. The descriptions are really good and the fantasy elements are great.
However, the descriptions of magical beings was a little lacking. A context or glossary would have helped a lot. It was a bit slow in the middle and the story does get affected by it. The constant back and forth of Brigid's memories is confusing. I would have loved more of Brigid and Knightly's story as well.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and the characters of this book. I was transported to this magical place of Evermore and I want more of it.
Thank you St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin and Netgalley.
neighborhoodkat's review against another edition
3.0
thank you to St Martins Press for providing an ARC through netgalley.
while i enjoyed this book overall, it was a bit slow moving for my taste for the majority of the book. a cute YA story filled with magic, friendship, and a sprinkle of romance.
while i enjoyed this book overall, it was a bit slow moving for my taste for the majority of the book. a cute YA story filled with magic, friendship, and a sprinkle of romance.
the_lyon_reads_tonight's review
I just could not get into this book. I thought that Ophelia and Finola seemed like such fun characters but the plot just seemed haphazard. It seemed like it moved character to character with no real plan and plot line to plot line. Almost a third in and I just still didn’t feel like I had a grasp on where the bill was going. I’m sure this would be fun for some but it was just not for me sadly.
megberb's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
alyteaches's review
adventurous
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
dusti85's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
littlearboles's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
3.0
bookishaddy's review
3.0
When you tell me a book resembles Charmed in even the slightest, I am all in.
Brigid Heron, a witch, healer, and right hand to a Goddess, is Evermore's protector, and watches over to make sure the Lough is untouched by chaos looking to disrupt it. When a god comes in and offers to grant Brigid her dream, she is willing to do anything, including betray her Goddess. Years after her dream was given to her, a spell goes wrong and Brigid is cast a century into the future.
Waking up in her same home, just a hundred years later, Brigid finds herself with no memories, surrounded by two other witches from her bloodline, the god from her past, Luc Knightly, and an endless amount of monsters that are threatening to destroy Evermore.
This book had soo much potential. I was waiting to fall in love with it the whole time. I think Crutcher had an exciting storyline, and interesting characters, but they failed to deliver and live up to their full potential. I wish the beginning of the story would have been set up better, and that the timeline throughout was much clearer.
From the bits we got of Knightly, I loved him. I wish we got a stronger relationship dynamic between them throughout. Ophelia and Finola needed more backstory, but otherwise their relationship with Brigid was developed well throughout. There were random times when Finola's podcast transcript were thrown into the book and they felt extremely out of place.
My overall issues with the book were the pacing and lack of development that could have made this experience a lot more exciting. The potential was there!
Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Paige Crutcher for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
↠ 3.25 stars
Brigid Heron, a witch, healer, and right hand to a Goddess, is Evermore's protector, and watches over to make sure the Lough is untouched by chaos looking to disrupt it. When a god comes in and offers to grant Brigid her dream, she is willing to do anything, including betray her Goddess. Years after her dream was given to her, a spell goes wrong and Brigid is cast a century into the future.
Waking up in her same home, just a hundred years later, Brigid finds herself with no memories, surrounded by two other witches from her bloodline, the god from her past, Luc Knightly, and an endless amount of monsters that are threatening to destroy Evermore.
This book had soo much potential. I was waiting to fall in love with it the whole time. I think Crutcher had an exciting storyline, and interesting characters, but they failed to deliver and live up to their full potential. I wish the beginning of the story would have been set up better, and that the timeline throughout was much clearer.
From the bits we got of Knightly, I loved him. I wish we got a stronger relationship dynamic between them throughout. Ophelia and Finola needed more backstory, but otherwise their relationship with Brigid was developed well throughout. There were random times when Finola's podcast transcript were thrown into the book and they felt extremely out of place.
My overall issues with the book were the pacing and lack of development that could have made this experience a lot more exciting. The potential was there!
Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Paige Crutcher for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
↠ 3.25 stars
traceyreadsandrambles's review against another edition
4.0
The Lost Witch is a stand alone fantasy romance novel by Paige Crutcher which is due for publication on December 27, 2022. It’s a quirky and heartwarming journey of a witch from a town called Evermore who makes a leap in time from 1922 to 2022. It is a tale of found family with a slightly morally gray love interest.
The main character of the story, Brigid, finds herself in 2022 after being missing from Evermore for a century with few memories of her life. The town’s lough is now serving as a portal to the Otherword and creatures are terrorizing the island. She must now work with two witches, Ophelia and Finola, who now live in her former home, and the mysterious Luc Knightly to close the lough and save the town.
The plot is interesting and entertaining, if a bit quirky in a charming sort of way. Brigid is a compelling heroine and Knightly is the perfect tall, dark, and handsome morally gray leading man. It started a bit slow, but I found myself unable to put it down once I reached the halfway point and the action picked up.
The characters had a lot of depth. With the exception of the main villain no one is truly good or truly evil, there’s simply a lot of gray area. It makes the characters of The Lost Witch believable as they are not cartoon versions of people. Their dialogue also flows quite naturally which is also a big positive.
The one thing I wished had been between in the edition I received was the editing. There were a lot of typos, missing words, and the repetition of the same descriptive words within the sentence. The story itself is still enjoyable, but these mistakes were a bit distracting.
Overall I very much enjoyed this sweet and eccentric story and gave it a 4 out of 5 stars. The spice level is definitely a 1 (it’s almost non existent) but it wasn’t really necessary for this book either. If you like Crutcher’s book The Orphan Witch definitely check this one out.
The main character of the story, Brigid, finds herself in 2022 after being missing from Evermore for a century with few memories of her life. The town’s lough is now serving as a portal to the Otherword and creatures are terrorizing the island. She must now work with two witches, Ophelia and Finola, who now live in her former home, and the mysterious Luc Knightly to close the lough and save the town.
The plot is interesting and entertaining, if a bit quirky in a charming sort of way. Brigid is a compelling heroine and Knightly is the perfect tall, dark, and handsome morally gray leading man. It started a bit slow, but I found myself unable to put it down once I reached the halfway point and the action picked up.
The characters had a lot of depth. With the exception of the main villain no one is truly good or truly evil, there’s simply a lot of gray area. It makes the characters of The Lost Witch believable as they are not cartoon versions of people. Their dialogue also flows quite naturally which is also a big positive.
The one thing I wished had been between in the edition I received was the editing. There were a lot of typos, missing words, and the repetition of the same descriptive words within the sentence. The story itself is still enjoyable, but these mistakes were a bit distracting.
Overall I very much enjoyed this sweet and eccentric story and gave it a 4 out of 5 stars. The spice level is definitely a 1 (it’s almost non existent) but it wasn’t really necessary for this book either. If you like Crutcher’s book The Orphan Witch definitely check this one out.