A review by madirowa
Escape from Witchwood Hollow by Jordan Elizabeth

4.0

4.5 stars

I received an ebook of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for that, by the way, I really appreciated it. I am so glad that this book was brought to my attention because as I write this now, I am still blown away taking this all in.

Wow. In the end I am left speechless. This book is full of so many shocks and surprises. For the first quarter of the book I was a bit hesitant. I just didn't really connect with the characters right away. As in any fantasy book, it took me some time to get used to the ideas, but after a certain amount of building up the book just took off. It had me really thinking about what could happen and everything going on.

Escape From Witchwood Hollow followed the story of three girls in three different time periods. That was quite a fascinating way to weave a story. You have Honoria, Lady Clifford, and Albertine. Honoria is a girl who has just moved to Arnn, where she is introduced to the legends surrounding the town. After going to investigate this hollow in which a with supposedly resided, she became very invested in learning more. Lady Clifford, who was from the 1600s, was a very interesting character, to say the least. I didn't know how I was supposed to feel about her. She was very complex and ultimately a captivating character to read about. And then we have my favorite, Albertine. She was a girl from 1850 who happened to get caught up in Witchwood Hollow. Her chapters were, for me, so intriguing. But when you put all of the perspectives together, it truly made for one heck of a story.

You would think that with these characters from completely different time periods, that it would be three stories being told alongside each other rather than just one. But that is not at all true. The three stories were woven together to make the bigger picture. It was incredible. The writing and the plot was just fantastic. You would realize more and more as the book continued, and you would connect the dots between the different plot lines. Something would happen in one of the time periods that would then directly correspond to something that happened in another. Again, it was amazing.

It felt like all of these big twists were coming your way, but honestly it was just making realizations and putting it all together. It was always there it's just a little more information was needed to really see it. It was so good. The more I found out the more I just couldn't function anymore. I remember numerous times having my jaw drop as more revelations were made. It was really quite a masterpiece of writing. Then the ending, oh my goodness I wasn't expecting that. What a way to end it. Just kill me now.

I can't give it the full five stars. I just can't bring myself to do it. This is only because at first, I wasn't really loving it that much. It was just meh. At first, the characters were not appealing to me, some more than others, and I didn't think I would be able to look past that. However, once the plot really took shape I saw the greatness of this book. In the end, I would so recommend it. Especially to those who like a bit of fantasy and historical fiction. There is definitely a paranormal vibe so those whose enjoy those might want to take a look at this. I'm so glad I read this. It was a quick read so it is really worth giving it a shot.