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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
This one has been sitting on my TBR forever. Since 2018 according to Goodreads, so I finally decided to pick it up. The premise gave me Addie LaRue vibes with the whole immortality thing, and after reading it, I can definitely see the similarities (though this one came out nine years earlier).
I found myself really drawn into Bess’s story. The historical layers were rich, the witchy vibes were strong, and there’s even a little Jack the Ripper cameo tossed in.
Stories like this always leave me thinking about life, death, and the weight of time. As tragic as loss can be, I’m reminded that living forever would be even lonelier.
If you enjoy historical fantasy with a touch of magic and don’t mind a slower pace, this one might be worth your time! 3.5 stars ⭐️
I found myself really drawn into Bess’s story. The historical layers were rich, the witchy vibes were strong, and there’s even a little Jack the Ripper cameo tossed in.
Stories like this always leave me thinking about life, death, and the weight of time. As tragic as loss can be, I’m reminded that living forever would be even lonelier.
If you enjoy historical fantasy with a touch of magic and don’t mind a slower pace, this one might be worth your time! 3.5 stars ⭐️
I wanted this book to be good. I generally love books with witches. I would say that the first 160-200 pages are the best. I don’t understand why the main character is both a powerful witch and kind of dumb. She is fooled over and over by Gideon. Aren’t witches supposed to be about intuition? I am doubly sad that my friend who gave me this book also gave me the other two in the series and now I don’t think I will want to read them.
I decided to read this book because of the front cover, something about it drew me in.
I have to say it is a really strange book, and I am not quite sure how to write my review.
This is a book that contains more than one story, and covers a multitude of subjects the main one being witchcraft. The book is very dark in place and very sad.
I have to say it is a really strange book, and I am not quite sure how to write my review.
This is a book that contains more than one story, and covers a multitude of subjects the main one being witchcraft. The book is very dark in place and very sad.
For me, the parts of the book that really grabbed my attention were the flashbacks to Bess’s past. I am usually intrigued in reading about the rules of the magic employed in a given fiction. I felt that we missed out in learning about Bess’s first years on her own after escaping the townspeople of Bathcombe. As a result we don’t see see how she learnt of the goddess and her struggles up until when she becomes more developed. I can’t say if the main antagonist’s use of “Greensleeves” was clever or a dumb giveaway but I did feel my stomach turn over at the mention of the song so it was at least successful. The way the book is written in diary entries may have been a detriment when it came to describing the final battle. Because of who’s becomes the ‘narrator’, one could already make the guess about the main character’s status and the description of the action feel very removed. Overall, a solid read for the flashbacks though I wish it wasn’t maybe a hundred pages longer to flesh out the magic use and character growth in the world.
This was a bit slow as a read, not sure if I will pursue this "series"
4.75 ⭐️
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The journal-entry style story-telling made a lot of the retelling poetic and rose-tinted
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The journal-entry style story-telling made a lot of the retelling poetic and rose-tinted
I had wanted to read this for awhile and I am pleased to say that it was very well done. The shift between times was easy to follow, kept to the same story and worked very well in keeping the reader moving forward in the story and at the same time back filling in the history of her life. Very well written, excellent detail and keeps to a nice pace.
It was a bit simple. She was in the 1600s, someone got burned as a witch. She's in 1800s London, of course she comes across Jack the ripper. She's in WWI at the front. And nothing else happens to her in between, she was in a semi coma on autopilot.
Her witch powers were lame and unexplained. And very underutilized.
She ran from Gideon for so long but...why? He was just bad. That's it. Also you could tell who he was each time. Why couldn't she? She had to be hit over the head with the evidence, despite her supposed constant vigilance.
She seemed to get attached to people she met with very little urging. Tegan showed she was unreliable like 20 times and she stuck to her for some reason? She was special?
Also she's dead but totally not, don't worry, she'll come back if there's a special reason *hint hint*. Ugh
The historical parts felt like checking off a list, not adding to the story or immersing the reader in the time period.
I won't be continuing with the next book.
Her witch powers were lame and unexplained. And very underutilized.
She ran from Gideon for so long but...why? He was just bad. That's it. Also you could tell who he was each time. Why couldn't she? She had to be hit over the head with the evidence, despite her supposed constant vigilance.
She seemed to get attached to people she met with very little urging. Tegan showed she was unreliable like 20 times and she stuck to her for some reason? She was special?
Also she's dead but totally not, don't worry, she'll come back if there's a special reason *hint hint*. Ugh
The historical parts felt like checking off a list, not adding to the story or immersing the reader in the time period.
I won't be continuing with the next book.