A review by insidious_toxins
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

adventurous challenging hopeful tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really liked the fact it was a quick read & the way it was written was really good when it comes to the tense storm scenes. However, the main character Clara I didn’t really care for at all. Throughout the whole book I felt that she was whining & a “oh woah is me I’m the only one having any troubles in their life” & anytime someone tries to help her she immediately back tracks. Which I do understand because that’s her character she’s alone & afraid she’ll hurt people around her again but she would immediately back track everything. She has a success? Nope she’s a failure to herself even though she just said she did really good. Or the romance she goes through is obvious it’s over multiple seasons yet she won’t believe it will make it past summer & it’s then when someone forced her to really think about it for her to realize it. It felt like the whole time I was watching someone play that same “but me” card the whole entire time, witches have died sure but Clara has anxiety over her magic so that’s her focus. It felt selfish & other characters call her out for it. I really did like the writing style & I wouldn’t mind reading something else maybe from the author but this just wasn’t it for me personally. Did I enjoy it, sure but am I ever gonna talk about this book, no not really. But don’t let my review deter you this just wasn’t for me sadly, still a pretty decent book though. 
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