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A review by lexisreadingagain
The Elf Witch by Jacquelyn Gilmore
3.25
this one is hard for me to rate honestly. The first 25-30% of this book had me fighting for my life. there was so much information and lore dumped at my feet, with little to no time to digest it all. you jump right into the action and it feels like you should already know things by chapter 3 that you don’t learn until later. I stuck it out because I was curious enough about our fmc Imani and wanted to see where this journey took her, and I’m mostly happy with where this book landed.
she’s been a bit of an outcast her whole life, even in her own family, because of her lack of magic. so when she finally discovers she’s had magic this whole time and has the opportunity to learn more about it and herself, she takes it. even if it means going undercover and entering a deadly trial held by the witches of the court of her kingdom that’s designed to weed out the weak. her morally grey mindset and determination were my saving graces for most of the story. she makes allies and enemies alike, using whatever she can to her advantage, including her supernatural beauty. the competition aspect of this was interesting despite the odd pacing of the story. She’s deadly in her own right and truthfully I’m rooting for her to take everyone out and just rule the world by herself because screw it lol. no one deserves her imo.
for reasons I’m still unclear on, two princes from an enemy kingdom show up to help run these trials, and here’s where I grow more conflicted. the youngest and most powerful prince, Kerin (the Serpent Prince) is drawn to Imani, and manipulates her for his own agenda. Kerin is untrustworthy, secretive, unhinged, dangerous and oh soooo hot. but even I’m on the fence about their potential “romance.”
this book ends on a crazy note, and I actually have NO clue what will happen next for either of the mc’s. but I truly hope that my precious Imani is able to catch a break for five god dang minutes (doubt it but oh well!!!) lol. I also hope the pacing slows a bit and that we get to see a bit more character development for both, because they really carried this book for me. the plot just felt a little rushed for me to get as invested as I’d have hoped.
I received an eARC of this book from Luna Literary Management to review.
she’s been a bit of an outcast her whole life, even in her own family, because of her lack of magic. so when she finally discovers she’s had magic this whole time and has the opportunity to learn more about it and herself, she takes it. even if it means going undercover and entering a deadly trial held by the witches of the court of her kingdom that’s designed to weed out the weak. her morally grey mindset and determination were my saving graces for most of the story. she makes allies and enemies alike, using whatever she can to her advantage, including her supernatural beauty. the competition aspect of this was interesting despite the odd pacing of the story. She’s deadly in her own right and truthfully I’m rooting for her to take everyone out and just rule the world by herself because screw it lol. no one deserves her imo.
for reasons I’m still unclear on, two princes from an enemy kingdom show up to help run these trials, and here’s where I grow more conflicted. the youngest and most powerful prince, Kerin (the Serpent Prince) is drawn to Imani, and manipulates her for his own agenda. Kerin is untrustworthy, secretive, unhinged, dangerous and oh soooo hot. but even I’m on the fence about their potential “romance.”
this book ends on a crazy note, and I actually have NO clue what will happen next for either of the mc’s. but I truly hope that my precious Imani is able to catch a break for five god dang minutes (doubt it but oh well!!!) lol. I also hope the pacing slows a bit and that we get to see a bit more character development for both, because they really carried this book for me. the plot just felt a little rushed for me to get as invested as I’d have hoped.
I received an eARC of this book from Luna Literary Management to review.