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lindsey8907's review against another edition
5.0
The Winter Witch is a story about a young girl who does not speak. Morgana is very different than others and has magic in her blood, so others call her a witch. When she receives word that she will be married to a young widow, she fears that she will be shunned again in this new town of her new husband, just like in her old home. Will she find an ally in Cai, her husband? Or will she be accused of witchery when evil shows it's face?
I really enjoyed The Winter Witch. This is the first book I've read by author Paula Brackston, but if her writing style is similar in her other book, The Witch's Daughter, I will definitely have to check it out. This story is set in an early nineteenth-century Welsh town, so the way people talk and think is much different than now. I loved the way the writing flowed and I loved reading the way people spoke. I only wish I could actually hear the characters talking!
I thought it was terrible the way Morgana was treated in the face of other's fear. I don't think I would have been able to ignore what the townspeople were saying and not care of their opinion as Morgana did; I admit I cried while reading these scenes of cruelty.
I really liked Cai, Morgana's husband. After he really got to know her, I loved the way he treated her and how tender he was with her. He was so sweet, and I enjoyed how protective of her he was, even when he was the one who needed protecting.
There was evil in this story, and I thought it was very well-written. There were scenes in which I felt the heartache would never end and that the evil would continue until everyone was dead, and I loved that the writing was able to pull such emotion out of me. I like reading stories that are able to make me feel for the characters, which The Winter Witch accomplished.
I can't wait to read more from Paula Brackston in the future.
I really enjoyed The Winter Witch. This is the first book I've read by author Paula Brackston, but if her writing style is similar in her other book, The Witch's Daughter, I will definitely have to check it out. This story is set in an early nineteenth-century Welsh town, so the way people talk and think is much different than now. I loved the way the writing flowed and I loved reading the way people spoke. I only wish I could actually hear the characters talking!
I thought it was terrible the way Morgana was treated in the face of other's fear. I don't think I would have been able to ignore what the townspeople were saying and not care of their opinion as Morgana did; I admit I cried while reading these scenes of cruelty.
I really liked Cai, Morgana's husband. After he really got to know her, I loved the way he treated her and how tender he was with her. He was so sweet, and I enjoyed how protective of her he was, even when he was the one who needed protecting.
There was evil in this story, and I thought it was very well-written. There were scenes in which I felt the heartache would never end and that the evil would continue until everyone was dead, and I loved that the writing was able to pull such emotion out of me. I like reading stories that are able to make me feel for the characters, which The Winter Witch accomplished.
I can't wait to read more from Paula Brackston in the future.
joxertd's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.0
shannatram's review against another edition
3.0
This was a very charming read. Morgana and Cai were very likeable characters and it was easy to want to read about them. It felt like the story meandered a bit too much and bounced around different genres rather than blending them together. But reading it was a nice experience.
cher_n_books's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars - It was good.
There is a distinct difference between slow books and boring books, namely that I can enjoy a slow story but cannot suffer a boring one. This one was slow, but not boring. I enjoyed the author's way with words and the atmospheric feel of the novel, but it was not what I was expecting. This has a fairytale-esque, Disney for adults feel, which is nice sometimes, but generally is too sweet for my personal tastes.
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Favorite Quote: If you are not able to travel, he told me, the next best thing is to read. Read all you can, girl. And store up that knowledge, for you never know when you will need it.
First Sentence: Does the spider consider herself beautiful?
There is a distinct difference between slow books and boring books, namely that I can enjoy a slow story but cannot suffer a boring one. This one was slow, but not boring. I enjoyed the author's way with words and the atmospheric feel of the novel, but it was not what I was expecting. This has a fairytale-esque, Disney for adults feel, which is nice sometimes, but generally is too sweet for my personal tastes.
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Favorite Quote: If you are not able to travel, he told me, the next best thing is to read. Read all you can, girl. And store up that knowledge, for you never know when you will need it.
First Sentence: Does the spider consider herself beautiful?
sgradzki's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. I felt the chemistry behind the characters so much and I was really rooting for them. Beautifully told love story with some magic thrown in.
ettegoom's review against another edition
2.0
It was better than the Witch's Daughter, certainly less trite and cliched, but it wasn't brilliant by any stretch of the imagination.
meanonymous's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. About 100 pages too long for the amount of actual action in my opinion. The cattle drive section was too long. It took too long to lead up to the action in the end of the book. It doesn’t spend enough time showing Morgan’s learning things from the grimoire. She just is able to use her powers better without us seeing her progression.
llkendrick's review against another edition
2.0
This book started out great but I lost interest when the same conflict kept occurring over and over again. People would get close, a misunderstanding would happen, people became distant, then would warm up to each other again, only to have a new misunderstanding arise, etc. That just gets old. I also felt the ending was too predictable. It had great potential and I like historical fictions, especially when a witch is involved, but this just fell short for me.