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A review by lily5678
Echo of The Witch by Jen Wilde
1.0
I wanted to like this book. The storyline itself promises something a bit different, and it could have been great. It just wasn't. In fact, the only reason I even finished the book was that it was so short - 174 pages according to kindle. On the other hand, its brevity might be its main problem - there simply is no time for characterbuilding, worldbuilding or depth of any kind.
Naturally, there's instalove-with-destined-soulmate. Because freedom of choice is so old school. The theme of instant love with a soulmate is easy, and that's the way the whole book is written - it feels like the author took the easy way out. She wanted the heroine to struggle during her hard training, during which she would become stronger than any witch before her - awesome! But in order for it to actually feel hard it should probably have lasted longer than a couple of days, and the struggle ought to have been more than a couple minor setbacks, which our heroine overcame directly.
I feel this is a perfect example of how the author tries to start something but then backs out:
Sova stood silently for s moment, frowning in concern.
"Sova, what's wrong?"
"You have only been harnessing your Intueri powers for a few days," she said softly. "Do you feel ready to fight?"
I didn't miss a beat. "Yes."
All signs of worry left her face when she saw my resolve.
Simple.
And also, was it really necessary to call magic "magick"?
Spoiler
Naturally, there's instalove-with-destined-soulmate. Because freedom of choice is so old school. The theme of instant love with a soulmate is easy, and that's the way the whole book is written - it feels like the author took the easy way out. She wanted the heroine to struggle during her hard training, during which she would become stronger than any witch before her - awesome! But in order for it to actually feel hard it should probably have lasted longer than a couple of days, and the struggle ought to have been more than a couple minor setbacks, which our heroine overcame directly.
I feel this is a perfect example of how the author tries to start something but then backs out:
Sova stood silently for s moment, frowning in concern.
"Sova, what's wrong?"
"You have only been harnessing your Intueri powers for a few days," she said softly. "Do you feel ready to fight?"
I didn't miss a beat. "Yes."
All signs of worry left her face when she saw my resolve.
Simple.
And also, was it really necessary to call magic "magick"?