A review by ladyk23
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I stumbled upon this book because I saw that one of its narrators was Outlander actor Steven Cree, and I have to say a massive thank you to him for picking this project because my god what a story. I shouldn’t really read books about “witches” because they make me very emotional and angry that these ordinary women going about their day were treated so abominably by their peers, ministers etc just because they had something about them, whether it be a knowledge of healing/herbs etc, disfigurement of some kind (as is the case in this story), or simply the confidence to speak out about injustice. As a woman who will most likely end up with dementia (both of my parents have it) the addition of the “witch” being condemned because she could no longer remember the Lord’s Prayer is heartbreaking to me. This is a beautiful but utterly devastating book. Please read it. It’s important.