Scan barcode
A review by meshell
The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
I loved Half a Soul, and the whole regency faerie tale series, so I was excited to come back to that world for a bit with this new series - and having read it, I enjoyed it, and I'll read more books in the future, BUT, it had a much different vibe and atmosphere than the other series. So you're not going to find a repeat of half a soul et al if that's what you are looking for, you might only find glimmers of it, it's the same world, but there has been a shift in that world. Things have changed.
The series name is telling - it's very much more a *Victorian* faerie tale vs the regency style of her previous series, I mean, this one takes us into an isolated haunted mansion, the faerie aspect is more dismal, It's less faerie frippery and more mean faeries that are kind of the worst. The romance aspect is much more muted - because they're Going Through Some Things.
Ultimately, I did enjoy it - but I had to adjust my expectations away from this becoming just another book in the original series.
The series name is telling - it's very much more a *Victorian* faerie tale vs the regency style of her previous series, I mean, this one takes us into an isolated haunted mansion, the faerie aspect is more dismal, It's less faerie frippery and more mean faeries that are kind of the worst. The romance aspect is much more muted - because they're Going Through Some Things.
Ultimately, I did enjoy it - but I had to adjust my expectations away from this becoming just another book in the original series.