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A review by jackirenee
A Nameless Witch by A. Lee Martinez
3.0
Born with the curse of immortality and overwhelming beauty, a young girl is saved from her family's cellar by Ghastly Edna and finds herself trained as a witch. When tragedy strikes, she sets off with her broom and half-demon duck to seek vengence.
Hiding behind her ghastly disguise, she finds comfort and companionship with her familiars and a troll until the White Knight makes an entrance. Now carnal desires battle her cannibalistic appetite, and all while she must save the world.
Like other books Martinez, A Nameless Witch has a kooky sense of humor, but ultimately a hidden moral teaching. His characters are strange, wacky, and yet very real, even in the form of a troll whose parts are only held together by magic.
While I loved the witch and her emotional and moral struggles, I believe my favorite portions of the book involved the batter between her duck familiar, Newt, and Gwurm the troll (who is so lovable I could hug him all day long).
The book's plot is a little lacking in its development, yet the ultimate message is clear without being thrown in your face. The vengence side of the story is a not dark as I thought it would be given the characters in the book. In fact, I am not certain I would even consider this a story of vengence.
Regardless, it is a fun and easy read and if you love Christopher Moore or Douglas Adams, you are likely to enjoy this tale.
Hiding behind her ghastly disguise, she finds comfort and companionship with her familiars and a troll until the White Knight makes an entrance. Now carnal desires battle her cannibalistic appetite, and all while she must save the world.
Like other books Martinez, A Nameless Witch has a kooky sense of humor, but ultimately a hidden moral teaching. His characters are strange, wacky, and yet very real, even in the form of a troll whose parts are only held together by magic.
While I loved the witch and her emotional and moral struggles, I believe my favorite portions of the book involved the batter between her duck familiar, Newt, and Gwurm the troll (who is so lovable I could hug him all day long).
The book's plot is a little lacking in its development, yet the ultimate message is clear without being thrown in your face. The vengence side of the story is a not dark as I thought it would be given the characters in the book. In fact, I am not certain I would even consider this a story of vengence.
Regardless, it is a fun and easy read and if you love Christopher Moore or Douglas Adams, you are likely to enjoy this tale.