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A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝; 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Two Timelines. Two Women. One Hundred and Fifty Years.
✔️ Magic
✔️ Witches
✔️ Romance
✔️ Revenge
This book was full of gothic atmosphere and magic, that sent chills down my spine more than once. I devoured the whole book as fast as I could! This is the first story I've read by this author, but it won't be my last.
𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐭.
This book is lovely. The changing from Augusta's present day POV, and Margaret's past POV was done smoothly. I could really tell the difference between the two characters, when we were getting different POVs. I have to say, I enjoyed both timelines immensely. The twists were cleverly woven, and it felt very fresh!
The character growth with Augusta was great to follow. I enjoyed seeing the historical building from a museum workers perspective, and all the behind the scene things.
𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐎𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭.
This is a wonderfully engaging novel brimming with love, betrayal, revenge and obsession.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5/5
Two Timelines. Two Women. One Hundred and Fifty Years.
✔️ Magic
✔️ Witches
✔️ Romance
✔️ Revenge
This book was full of gothic atmosphere and magic, that sent chills down my spine more than once. I devoured the whole book as fast as I could! This is the first story I've read by this author, but it won't be my last.
𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐭.
This book is lovely. The changing from Augusta's present day POV, and Margaret's past POV was done smoothly. I could really tell the difference between the two characters, when we were getting different POVs. I have to say, I enjoyed both timelines immensely. The twists were cleverly woven, and it felt very fresh!
The character growth with Augusta was great to follow. I enjoyed seeing the historical building from a museum workers perspective, and all the behind the scene things.
𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐎𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭.
This is a wonderfully engaging novel brimming with love, betrayal, revenge and obsession.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Death