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A review by mropp94
The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
4.0
True rating 3.5
What I loved about this book – Freddie, Brom, conflict with the Sentinels
What I disliked about this book – Lilith, the love triangle and the book is a bit too long
This book follows a young witch, Lady Lilith Montgomery, whom with the death of her father, Duke of Radnor, an addict for a brother and her mother grieving the loss of her husband (Lilith's father) she becomes the defacto head of her family as well as the head witch of the Lazarus Coven and protector of Elixir by birth right. The Elixir, reanimates the dead, was originally the Sentinels, but it was taken away by the Lazarus Coven centuries earlier due to their abuse of the Elixir. The Sentinels have been trying to get it back ever since, by any means necessary. These witches are necromancers and the Elixir will raise the dead, both body and soul. As part of the coven but especially as the head witch, Lilith must guard the coven and the Elixir above all else, no matter the cost. And with that our journey begins.
The story was good but way too long. There were two (2) plots, the Sentinels quest to obtain the Elixir, and Lilith’s love triangle, which felt like both plots were competing for top billing. I believe the story would have been better served to have resolved the love triangle situation early on and focus more on the conflict with the Sentinels. With the love triangle plot carried on through the story it made me not like Lilith as much due to her lack of responsibility, honesty, and continual betrayal to Freddie, her fiancé and fellow witch, with Brom, a non-witch and her other love interest. It was disheartening especially since Freddie was loyal to her even after she finally breaks off their engagement. I really enjoyed the opposing and supporting characters and their backstory. All the story lines and conflicts wrap and conclude nicely.
What I loved about this book – Freddie, Brom, conflict with the Sentinels
What I disliked about this book – Lilith, the love triangle and the book is a bit too long
This book follows a young witch, Lady Lilith Montgomery, whom with the death of her father, Duke of Radnor, an addict for a brother and her mother grieving the loss of her husband (Lilith's father) she becomes the defacto head of her family as well as the head witch of the Lazarus Coven and protector of Elixir by birth right. The Elixir, reanimates the dead, was originally the Sentinels, but it was taken away by the Lazarus Coven centuries earlier due to their abuse of the Elixir. The Sentinels have been trying to get it back ever since, by any means necessary. These witches are necromancers and the Elixir will raise the dead, both body and soul. As part of the coven but especially as the head witch, Lilith must guard the coven and the Elixir above all else, no matter the cost. And with that our journey begins.
The story was good but way too long. There were two (2) plots, the Sentinels quest to obtain the Elixir, and Lilith’s love triangle, which felt like both plots were competing for top billing. I believe the story would have been better served to have resolved the love triangle situation early on and focus more on the conflict with the Sentinels. With the love triangle plot carried on through the story it made me not like Lilith as much due to her lack of responsibility, honesty, and continual betrayal to Freddie, her fiancé and fellow witch, with Brom, a non-witch and her other love interest. It was disheartening especially since Freddie was loyal to her even after she finally breaks off their engagement. I really enjoyed the opposing and supporting characters and their backstory. All the story lines and conflicts wrap and conclude nicely.