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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
This is like ‘The Addams Family’ meets ‘The Ghost Whisperer’ (w/ Jennifer Love Hewitt) meets ‘The Night Circus’ with some ‘Harry Potter’ mixed in. I’m in love, so in love.
Listened to this as an audiobook.
I am so sad that I didn't like this one.
The narrator was on point, as usual, and the magicish parts of the story were as always really interesting. But there was just too much romance for me - yes, it is a romancebook, but I didn't mind the romance level in the other books I've read by the author, it was good. In this one, it was too much and seemed a little too forced.
Also, I couldn't stand Bram! Whiny little ass.
Lilith was OK - but not the best MC this author has ever made.
My favorite character was probably Charlotte, I rather liked her, and the household of Mangen. I'm saddened that we didn't get to spend more time with them.
Other than that, I'm sorry to say I don't have anything else to say about this book.
For me, it felt forced and uninspired, and that rather saddens me, as I've liked the authors other works. Not giving up on her, though, just have to wait for Audible to sell her other tittles to my country.
I am so sad that I didn't like this one.
The narrator was on point, as usual, and the magicish parts of the story were as always really interesting. But there was just too much romance for me - yes, it is a romancebook, but I didn't mind the romance level in the other books I've read by the author, it was good. In this one, it was too much and seemed a little too forced.
Also, I couldn't stand Bram! Whiny little ass.
Lilith was OK - but not the best MC this author has ever made.
My favorite character was probably Charlotte, I rather liked her, and the household of Mangen. I'm saddened that we didn't get to spend more time with them.
Other than that, I'm sorry to say I don't have anything else to say about this book.
For me, it felt forced and uninspired, and that rather saddens me, as I've liked the authors other works. Not giving up on her, though, just have to wait for Audible to sell her other tittles to my country.
This book I feel could have easily ended a few different times and just as satisfying as the ending we received. It felt a little clunky at times. Also felt like it could have been broken into three novellas as well. Still enjoyed it.
I really wanted to like this book, but I just found myself constantly struggling to push through. Maybe I was too busy to really sit down and enjoy it, but it seemed abnormally long for the storyline. Too much information with not enough action. It got a bit more exciting toward the end, but not enough that I could recommend it to someone...
When the sixth Duke of Radnor dies, his son, Freddie, inherits his title. But it is his daughter, Lady Lilith Montgomery, who inherits a role of much greater importance - she is to take her father's place as Head Witch of the Lazarus Coven. And as head of the coven, Lilith is also responsible for maintaining the coven's biggest secret: the Elixer, which has been sought after for generations by a group called the Sentinels. Now, one man will stop at nothing to bring down Lilith's family and the Lazarus Coven all in an attempt to finally lay hands on the Elixer.
The author's careful attention to detail is, as always, just one of the highlights of her books. The time period and the London setting - as well as Lilith's family and their role in society (which of course presents even more delicious intrigue what with the coven being a secret and all) - all lend credibility to a tale in which covens apparently thrive throughout early twentieth-century London.
And while I didn't reference the romance aspect in the synopsis, it is definitely a huge part of the story. Lilith is engaged to another witch, one whose place in society and in the coven is on par with her own, so of course it's an acceptable and expected match. But when she meets an artist newly arrived in town and taken under the wing of another Lazarus member, she is drawn to him in ways that she cannot deny.
Brackston's latest is a richly woven tale of high society, necromancy, and romance!
The author's careful attention to detail is, as always, just one of the highlights of her books. The time period and the London setting - as well as Lilith's family and their role in society (which of course presents even more delicious intrigue what with the coven being a secret and all) - all lend credibility to a tale in which covens apparently thrive throughout early twentieth-century London.
And while I didn't reference the romance aspect in the synopsis, it is definitely a huge part of the story. Lilith is engaged to another witch, one whose place in society and in the coven is on par with her own, so of course it's an acceptable and expected match. But when she meets an artist newly arrived in town and taken under the wing of another Lazarus member, she is drawn to him in ways that she cannot deny.
Brackston's latest is a richly woven tale of high society, necromancy, and romance!
I like this less than The Winter Witch but more than The Witch's Daughter. I think the love story was too fictional but I liked Lilith otherwise. The ending needed some work. The main characters never figure out who the tratoirous spy is and that was disappointing. The reader knows, but the characters brush it off like it wasn't a big deal. The time jump was abrupt and confusing. I had to go back and try and figure out what was going on. Other than a small date on the chapter heading, it wasn't clear. Overall a nice story, but not my favorite.
2 stars, simply because I finished it. Only a book so awful I can't get through it gets one star. I listen to most of the book and thought the accent of the reader was dreadful, which didn't help my opinion of the book.
The Midnight Witch is told from the perspective of three different characters, Lilith (the heroine), Bram (the artist), and Nicholas Strickland (the bad guy). This was alarming to me at first because I was listening to it as an audio book and there was no way to tell when the characters switched. I was halfway through listening to Strickland's first inner monologue before I realized the pov had changed. Through out the entire book I would find myself going back to the beginning of a paragraph to confirm who was speaking.
This book takes place in the early 1900's and not being a historian, I think the author did a good job with the period of time and the language. The first 3/4 of the book takes place before World War One, the book then takes a jarring leap ahead 3 years to during the war for a couple chapters, then it jumps to after the war. There is nothing smooth about the transitions of time and I'm left feeling like I must have missed a page. Just like with the change in character view, there are no subtleties to indicate anything has changed.
Several times I was found myself getting excited to see that I was reaching the end of the novel simply because I wanted to move on to my next book. I don't feel like there was anything climactic or fulfilling about this book and the ending only left me glad that it was over.
The Midnight Witch is told from the perspective of three different characters, Lilith (the heroine), Bram (the artist), and Nicholas Strickland (the bad guy). This was alarming to me at first because I was listening to it as an audio book and there was no way to tell when the characters switched. I was halfway through listening to Strickland's first inner monologue before I realized the pov had changed. Through out the entire book I would find myself going back to the beginning of a paragraph to confirm who was speaking.
This book takes place in the early 1900's and not being a historian, I think the author did a good job with the period of time and the language. The first 3/4 of the book takes place before World War One, the book then takes a jarring leap ahead 3 years to during the war for a couple chapters, then it jumps to after the war. There is nothing smooth about the transitions of time and I'm left feeling like I must have missed a page. Just like with the change in character view, there are no subtleties to indicate anything has changed.
Several times I was found myself getting excited to see that I was reaching the end of the novel simply because I wanted to move on to my next book. I don't feel like there was anything climactic or fulfilling about this book and the ending only left me glad that it was over.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
