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A review by nataliealane
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
3.0
I finished this book all the way back in the summer. I had a hard time putting all my thoughts together, then lost them once they were together, so here I am several more this later with some semblance of a review. I brought The Nature of Witches with me in a walk in the park, wanting a beautiful nature backdrop to complement the cover. It was quite fitting, because I had just gotten some very difficult news, and the heart of this story is healing and re-learning how to trust in yourself and others after a traumatic experience. It wasn’t a favorite book by far—-3/5 ⭐️ and it comes nowhere close to Wild is the Witch for me, but that made the book’s most beautiful and meaningful parts stand out all the more.
The story was a bit cliche and predictable, The romance was sweet but not very deep, and I could tell definitely tell this was a debut novel. The main character gets a diary written by her predecessor that we are told helps her a lot with her magic, but at most we get a snippet of lined at the beginning of the chapters. I wanted to see more, if it was so important.
The magic system and relationship between humans and witches by intriguing but could have been fleshed out more.
The relationships and Clara’s personal journey are so important to the story. She was an interesting character to read from because there’s so much internal conflict.
Additionally, because she is an Everwitch with connections to each season, there are some personality changes that come with the change of seasons.
Who The Nature of Witches is for:
-if you like school settings (especially magical training!)
-true YA
-chosen one or reluctant hero tropes
-teen/love agnst
Who it is not for:
-if you like action packed plots
-if you don’t like your YA to sound/feel YA (character voice/writing comes across quite young to me)
-“special” MCs who can do everything/has rare abilities (in this case, has magic related to every season instead of just one)
The story was a bit cliche and predictable, The romance was sweet but not very deep, and I could tell definitely tell this was a debut novel. The main character gets a diary written by her predecessor that we are told helps her a lot with her magic, but at most we get a snippet of lined at the beginning of the chapters. I wanted to see more, if it was so important.
The magic system and relationship between humans and witches by intriguing but could have been fleshed out more.
The relationships and Clara’s personal journey are so important to the story. She was an interesting character to read from because there’s so much internal conflict.
Additionally, because she is an Everwitch with connections to each season, there are some personality changes that come with the change of seasons.
Who The Nature of Witches is for:
-if you like school settings (especially magical training!)
-true YA
-chosen one or reluctant hero tropes
-teen/love agnst
Who it is not for:
-if you like action packed plots
-if you don’t like your YA to sound/feel YA (character voice/writing comes across quite young to me)
-“special” MCs who can do everything/has rare abilities (in this case, has magic related to every season instead of just one)