A review by deebooked
The Last Witch in Edinburgh by Marielle Thompson

4.0

This book was released August 20th, but I received my audio arc on 8/27. Thank you to Net Galley #netgalley and Tantor Audio for my advance audio. Here is my honest review: The story begins in Edinburgh in the 1820s and it is not safe to be a woman. If you are left-handed or cause upset to someone, especially someone in power, or if someone becomes ill after speaking to you, you can and will be accused of being a witch and you will hang for it. The main character, Nellie, and her love, Jean, are both bisexual and there is a transwoman witch as well. The witches are accepting of all people as they are and that is a huge theme in this story - coming together, women supporting women. They, of course, have to show extreme caution, but danger lurks and eventually discovers them culminating in an enormous fire. Nellie flees and for two hundred years wanders the earth before returning to Edinburgh in 2022. In this current timeline, women need to come together to support each other to protect each other from the danger that still haunts Edinburgh. As the women come together, they discover their voices and their power. I gave this book 4 stars.