1.5k reviews for:

The Book of Witching

C.J. Cooke

3.77 AVERAGE

brooke_lg's review

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

skald95's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

lareinadehades's review

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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C. J. Cook is not the author for me, that's all.

colleenlovestoread's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vickyreadz's review

5.0

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I was really impressed by how much I ended up enjoying this book! I read through it quickly because both storylines were captivating. The way the different time periods were woven together was fantastic, and the twist at the end totally caught me off guard. The 1594 timeline was pretty grim, but given the historical context, it added authenticity to the narrative. Some parts were downright creepy. I'm really looking forward to discussing this one with the book club!

redlipstickandreading's review

3.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Trying to post all of my review backlog but I've made it to books I read in February! This book probably would have been better in spooky season but was overall okay. The book is told in dual POV/timelines. One is Clem, a modern mother who is told her daughter was in a terrible accident of unknown origin and the other is Alison a mother in 1594 who is accused of using witchcraft to attempt to kill an Earl. Going back and forth between the POVs was odd since Alison's was in first person and Clem's was in third person which felt jarring every time it switched. While I appreciated how much historical research went into Alison's story (it's based on a real woman/event) I kept waiting for a little bit more to happen on Clem's side. The whole time I felt like there was going to be more and then it just fell flat. 

shai3d's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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Didn’t care for narrator 

lannnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

starfanie's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kelpharm's review

3.0

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I loved the premise but this one just didn't deliver for me.