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The Witchwood Knot

Olivia Atwater

4.15 AVERAGE

hannah_lostinbooks's review against another edition

5.0

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Olivia Atwater's newest release is a wonderfully dark faerie tale set in magical Victorian England. At the Witchwood Manor, we meet Winnie Hall, the new governess who was hired by the estate's dowager to protect her grandson. Winnie has other motives for her presence at the manor - she wants to uncover the mystery surrounding the faeries at the manor. Winnie finds herself needing to enlist the aid of the faerie butler, Mr. Quincy, to help her uncover the secrets surrounding the manor - but can she really trust him?

The Withwood Knot is a truly delightful and engaging story. I was charmed immediately by Winnie and her confidence. She knows herself, what she wants, and what she can provide to the world. One of my favorite aspects of this book was the slow build to the romance - the characters learned to trust one another and the romance felt very real and fully developed.

Olivia Atwater's writing is beautiful - she balances the mysterious, dark, and gothic with romantic and sweet extremely well. This is the first in a new Victorian Faerie Tale series, but takes place in the same world as Half a Soul, but can still be enjoyed if you have not read the other series.

Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a mysterious, gothic fantasy!

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jynaeve's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful

asiabree1's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: No

margarehte's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

juchinnii's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark 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: No

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What an absolute delight to return to this world. I’ve loved every book I’ve read by this author, and the trend continues. I adored our main character, the fairy butler, and of course the cat. Olivia just writes the most charming characters. I’m excited to see where this goes next, since it looks like this series will be slightly more interconnected with an overarching storyline than the regency books. 

zozo1's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

thatprickleypear's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joillian's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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Olivia does NOT MISS!!!

monofred's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vernre01's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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

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Atmospheric, gothic, and thrillingly compelling. Olivia knows how to build the most delicious tension