The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

The Lighthouse Witches

C.J. Cooke

355 pages first pub 2021 (view editions) user-added

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For readers drawn to chilling Gothic horror that lingers on motherhood’s primal dread and the ancient hunger of forgotten rituals. Ideal if you crave atmospheric unease, folklore-tinged dread, and slow, creeping dread punctuated by sharp thrills—where salt-stung isolation and generational witchcraft blur reality’s edges.

Description

Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is found–but she’s still the same age as when she disappeared. The secrets of witches have reached across the centuries in this chilling Gothic thriller from the author of...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 6,567 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 92%

dark: 80%

tense: 54%

emotional: 40%

adventurous: 34%

sad: 23%

challenging: 12%

reflective: 10%

hopeful: 6%

informative: 4%

inspiring: 2%


Pace

21% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
9% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

39% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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