A review by j2mpala
The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke

4.5

I'm not typically big on fantasy or historic books, but maybe I just haven't tried the right ones. I haven't read a fiction book about a witch in quite some time... I did really like this book and would definitely reread it (which I can't say for many I've read recently). This is the first physical book I've read in a while since I've been doing audio because my focus is shit. Audio was easier to keep my focus for me if I could do something else while listening, so picking up this book I was unsure if I could finish it. (I have many physical copies in various states of being read around my house from over the years.) I say all this because I had no problem focusing at all. This book took me in much like any book I had read in my youth. I found myself bringing it with me places so I could continue to read. 
At first I thought I wouldn't like the switch back and forth between times/characters, but I think it was done well. I felt the characters had distinct personalities (which can sometimes get muddled in other books). I liked the mystery of it all.

Even though I would have loved to see how Edward and Beatrice carried on over the years

I didn't find myself upset about it. It made me realize how much I'd liked this story and the characters in it. I also kinda love the ending and don't for the same reasons. Lol