863 reviews for:

The Shadow Wand

Laurie Forest

3.95 AVERAGE

adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

With stark parallels to current American politics, the world of the black witch continues to challenge readers.

I was quickly reminded why I had mixed feelings about this series but still enjoyed it. Elloren Gardner is less of a weak female protagonist but still infuriating. The pace was slow and there were a lot of filler minor plots that did not play out in this book. I do believe this could have been condensed into the final book but I do plan to continue the series. (But 5 books?!)
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My brain hurts.

That was quite a bit of plot and character introductions for my tiny brain.

The third installment in the Blackwitch Chronicles was a wild ride to say the least. It gave me an entirely different vibe from the last two books.

Spoilers from here on out so GOODBYE.

There are 71 pages of character introductions. 71 PAGES. HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER ALL THESE PEOPLE?!

So essentially in the beginning I was completely overwhelmed. So inarguably overwhelmed because not only did I not comprehend where the story was going, but every chapter was focused on this new character
who I had never met or who I had only seen briefly in other books. It was a lot. I just wanted Elloren to explain it to me
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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: Yes

This may be my favorite of the series. The character progression of the FMC is so well done. It does a great job of transforming her mentally and physically over the course of the series. In this book, I got the love story I was not expecting. When he yells, “She’s mine”, I was undone. It’s a 5 stars for me because of how invested I am at this point and how much I love these characters. Every choice the FMC makes is to protect the things she loves. Happy Reading!

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes
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