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A review by kimzeyk
A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I’ve enjoyed some of the author’s later books, so I was excited about this one. I liked the concept overall, and the entwining of multiple lives was interesting.
For me, the parts aboutthe curse didn’t feel like they fit. I felt that Lucian’s role needed less explanation - every time they called him the administrator, it made it feel more like comic fantasy, á la Michael Moore. It seemed sort of shoehorned in as a way to have a third point in the love triangle.
I expected that Helen would be the most powerful of the four, but we never see that. I assumed she would bring Lucian back, but just before he reappears, she says she doesn’t use her powers because the cost is too great. It made the ending fall flat for me.
You can definitely see that Sayers has grown as a writer since this novel.
For me, the parts about
I expected that Helen would be the most powerful of the four, but we never see that. I assumed she would bring Lucian back, but just before he reappears, she says she doesn’t use her powers because the cost is too great. It made the ending fall flat for me.
You can definitely see that Sayers has grown as a writer since this novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage
Minor: Vomit, War, Infertility, and Pregnancy