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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
This was actually pretty entertaining for a book about the black plague and the persecution of women as witches. I really liked the main character, and while it wasn't exactly a work of art, it was fun and entertaining. I liked that the language was kind of made to fit today's age, so it wasn't cumbersome to read. But there was enough plot points that seemed realistic enough that fit with the time. Whew, what a horrible time to be alive. And it was pretty interesting reading it after living through covid. There were times I was worried about everyone dying and there being nothing left, but I can't imagine what it was like to go through something like that in the 1300s, especially with the religious overtones. The mixture of mysticism with the religion was a fun twist and I really enjoyed the twists and turns. And the bad guy was a bishop! Totally plausible.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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
adventurous
funny
informative
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
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
ARC Review-
We enter the story with Ginerva, an exiled witch with the enhanced ability to feel the universe around her and use gemstones to aid her work as a healer. Her services are later required back in the same community that had exiled her so many years prior, when the plague tears through sparing nothing in its path, inviting new levels of crime to the city. With the opportunity to clear her name and have the exile rescinded, she sets forth to solve a series of thefts with little but her wits and precious stones.
I loved this one! This story gripped me from the very beginning. It had me laughing and also had me at near tears. I spent the whole novel trying to piece together the clues, along with Ginerva, to figure out this grand mystery and was very surprised by the plot twists. I loved the relationships she made along the way, and how she had a way of healing some bit of trauma in her new companions even without the actual act of healing with stones. Ginerva di Gasparo is a fierce FMC and I am so glad I got to read about her journey and her life in this novel.
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
We enter the story with Ginerva, an exiled witch with the enhanced ability to feel the universe around her and use gemstones to aid her work as a healer. Her services are later required back in the same community that had exiled her so many years prior, when the plague tears through sparing nothing in its path, inviting new levels of crime to the city. With the opportunity to clear her name and have the exile rescinded, she sets forth to solve a series of thefts with little but her wits and precious stones.
I loved this one! This story gripped me from the very beginning. It had me laughing and also had me at near tears. I spent the whole novel trying to piece together the clues, along with Ginerva, to figure out this grand mystery and was very surprised by the plot twists. I loved the relationships she made along the way, and how she had a way of healing some bit of trauma in her new companions even without the actual act of healing with stones. Ginerva di Gasparo is a fierce FMC and I am so glad I got to read about her journey and her life in this novel.
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes