landycole 's review for:

The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
4.0

This book reminded me a lot of the movie, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. I don't think that was the intent, and that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. That movie was good and this book was even better. The characters were fun to get to know, and the world was well built. Elizabeth was a really likable character but John was the character that the reader really wanted to know how it was all going to turn out for. He deserved a book and a happy ending all of his own. And I guess that would be my one beef with this whole book, Elizabeth was so terrified of being alone through the whole thing but in the end when she finally ends up with John and his family, she's just kind of "meh" about it. Believe me, I hate insta-love as much as the next girl, but this wasn't going to be insta-love and Elizabeth's character had been waiting her whole life for it. So why the "meh"? Not sure but all in all, this book was a fun read, and I would definitely recommend it.