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Witherward

Hannah Mathewson

3.75 AVERAGE

jemma_wag's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional medium-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

r_gale's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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: No

I loved this story the world was imaginative but with the tether to London was easy to understand and gauge locations.
All the different magic types were interesting and the lore and magic is explained clearly but only when needed which thankfully saved from an info dump.

The characters are complex but lovable, I honestly finished wanting more and was devistated that the 2nd book in the series isn't a sequal but a prequel as I need to know what happens next!

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ettegoom's review against another edition

3.0

A really interesting premise and world building. I like the different factions and how they developed.
A cute story and generally likeable characters.

gmay_678's review against another edition

2.0

So much potential bro wth

anne_98's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked reading most of the book but the ending was too quick and disappointing

ellainalisa's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

orangesquashem's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

emilialouise's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious 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

wiiva_'s review against another edition

4.75

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

renettereads's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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: Complicated

In this book we meet Ilsa, a Changeling street urchin with in Victorian England who has been taken in by a magician as his assistant. When Ilsa gets taken through a portal to an alternate London called the Witherward, she not only realises there’s more magic in the world than she knew, but she also finds links to all of the other things she’s been searching for since she was orphaned.

The book was really fast-paced and action packed and I enjoyed every second with Ilsa. She’s a feisty cockney character who doesn’t take any prisoners and I really enjoyed the way she handled herself. The rest of the cast were equally intriguing and because of the mysterious nature of the book, everyone behaved in a way that made me suspicious and I loved being kept on my toes.

There were moments throughout this book where I felt a little confused as Ilsa made her discoveries, but it wasn’t long until she showed her workings and explained how she arrived there, which made it feel a little clearer. I also think the ending was a little rushed and that there were things I wanted to see more resolved than they were, but overall this was fun and I really enjoyed the worldbuilding.

As the series continues, I’d like to explore the other magical factions. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys the concept of books like A Darker Shade of Magic, but in the slightly less serious style of something like Twin Crowns.

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