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A review by xcrissy67x
Witch's Pyre by Josephine Angelini
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Okay so the third and final book of the series. I think it was definitely better than the first two books but it still wasn't amazing. The series overall wasn't anything mind blowing, but a quick read if you're looking for one - I finished the trilogy in 3 days.
Following firewalker, you follow Lily and her coven after they have been abducted by the Hive. You are greeted by Grace Bendingtree (I'm brushing past this surname because I have no words), governor of this seemingly perfect town where everyone is safe and happy and everything is dandy. However, you start to learn that things are not as it seems and answers about the Hive and Woven start to come to light.
This book was a lot more gripping to me than the first two books. I will admit, the beginning did bore me slightly but it was necessary. Once things come to light, things get interesting and there were lots of action-heavy scenes that had me gripped.
Once again, the world building is great, nothing different from the first two books. However, in this book, you learn a lot more about the world and why things are the way they are. I really did enjoy that.
In the first two books, I quite liked Lily, granted she was a bit… stubborn at times. In this book, I grew to really hate her character. She made stupid decisions, decided to be stupid by not communicating things that obviously should be communicated, and when found out, she gave stupid reasons.
She was also a little “know-it-ally” and I am convinced that she would definitely screw the entire world up if she believed she was doing the right thing. She doesn't listen to anyone and her character is extremely inconsistent. Forgiving one time, not forgiving the next.
Speaking about forgiveness, I was so incredibly tired of the relationship drama. Lily gets described as “forgiving” but to be honest, she's either too forgiving, or not forgiving at all and it made me want to throw the book and scream. The relationship drama was so petty and childish and I just tired of it in the end.
Now as for this “war” that the ENTIRE book was building towards. I knew from the fast pace of this entire trilogy that everything would be rushed, but even I was confused when I was about 30 pages away from the end of the book and the war hadn't even started. I was so incredibly disappointed by the ending and I think it really ended the trilogy in a disappointing way.
The ending was quite confusing. I'm not sure why Simms was brought up again because her character only really seemed to be in this trilogy to annoy the main character and her family. Either way, the ending was very unfulfilling and lacking.
I think the concept for the entire trilogy would have been absolutely amazing, but the writing of the book just did not do it for me. There was no depth in the writing, everything was rushed, you felt no connection with the characters so even if something substantial did happen, I didn't really care. It wasn't exactly terrible, but I don't think I would read the trilogy again. If you want a quick and easy read though, it's a good shout.
Following firewalker, you follow Lily and her coven after they have been abducted by the Hive. You are greeted by Grace Bendingtree (I'm brushing past this surname because I have no words), governor of this seemingly perfect town where everyone is safe and happy and everything is dandy. However, you start to learn that things are not as it seems and answers about the Hive and Woven start to come to light.
This book was a lot more gripping to me than the first two books. I will admit, the beginning did bore me slightly but it was necessary. Once things come to light, things get interesting and there were lots of action-heavy scenes that had me gripped.
Once again, the world building is great, nothing different from the first two books. However, in this book, you learn a lot more about the world and why things are the way they are. I really did enjoy that.
In the first two books, I quite liked Lily, granted she was a bit… stubborn at times. In this book, I grew to really hate her character. She made stupid decisions, decided to be stupid by not communicating things that obviously should be communicated, and when found out, she gave stupid reasons.
She was also a little “know-it-ally” and I am convinced that she would definitely screw the entire world up if she believed she was doing the right thing. She doesn't listen to anyone and her character is extremely inconsistent. Forgiving one time, not forgiving the next.
Speaking about forgiveness, I was so incredibly tired of the relationship drama. Lily gets described as “forgiving” but to be honest, she's either too forgiving, or not forgiving at all and it made me want to throw the book and scream. The relationship drama was so petty and childish and I just tired of it in the end.
Now as for this “war” that the ENTIRE book was building towards. I knew from the fast pace of this entire trilogy that everything would be rushed, but even I was confused when I was about 30 pages away from the end of the book and the war hadn't even started. I was so incredibly disappointed by the ending and I think it really ended the trilogy in a disappointing way.
The ending was quite confusing. I'm not sure why Simms was brought up again because her character only really seemed to be in this trilogy to annoy the main character and her family. Either way, the ending was very unfulfilling and lacking.
I think the concept for the entire trilogy would have been absolutely amazing, but the writing of the book just did not do it for me. There was no depth in the writing, everything was rushed, you felt no connection with the characters so even if something substantial did happen, I didn't really care. It wasn't exactly terrible, but I don't think I would read the trilogy again. If you want a quick and easy read though, it's a good shout.