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The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater
4.75
Thank you to NetGalley for an e-arc in return for an honest review!
The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater is a captivating fantasy story set in the Victorian era filled with faeries, slightly creepy houses and loveable characters!
The slightly Gothic setting of the house really kept me hooked, and I loved how we got to see the kind of duality within the house, as well as seeing how the house played a large role in how our characters acted. The entire book is set within the house and I really enjoyed how we got to see it develop, and we kind of explore the house with the characters.
I loved Winnie she was such a lovely character to read about. She was sweet and charming but she also had this edge to her. I think if you liked Effie from a studying drowning you would really like Winnie as they were very similar to me, they had the same kind of what it means to be a woman in the world when men feel the need to dominate. I also loved Robert who is the child that Winnie is the governess for he was so like sweet and then how he acted at the end just had my heart melting.
One of my possible favourite aspects of this book was how the lore of the world was told telling was told through storytelling and we got to experience it as if we were there. The imagery was so vivid and I really understood as the book went and how our main characters and how their pasts influenced how they acted in the present.
Whilst the romance isn’t particularly my favourite, I do think that the romance itself is very intimate and well done. The actual romance is something that I did enjoy reading about, but I’m not sure how I feel the love interest. However, I do think the development that led there was crafted in a way that it didn’t overpower the story and take away from either of our main characters.
if you’re looking for a Victorian era fantasy filled with magic and faeries and slightly morally grey characters, this is absolutely for you!
The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater is a captivating fantasy story set in the Victorian era filled with faeries, slightly creepy houses and loveable characters!
The slightly Gothic setting of the house really kept me hooked, and I loved how we got to see the kind of duality within the house, as well as seeing how the house played a large role in how our characters acted. The entire book is set within the house and I really enjoyed how we got to see it develop, and we kind of explore the house with the characters.
I loved Winnie she was such a lovely character to read about. She was sweet and charming but she also had this edge to her. I think if you liked Effie from a studying drowning you would really like Winnie as they were very similar to me, they had the same kind of what it means to be a woman in the world when men feel the need to dominate. I also loved Robert who is the child that Winnie is the governess for he was so like sweet and then how he acted at the end just had my heart melting.
One of my possible favourite aspects of this book was how the lore of the world was told telling was told through storytelling and we got to experience it as if we were there. The imagery was so vivid and I really understood as the book went and how our main characters and how their pasts influenced how they acted in the present.
Whilst the romance isn’t particularly my favourite, I do think that the romance itself is very intimate and well done. The actual romance is something that I did enjoy reading about, but I’m not sure how I feel the love interest. However, I do think the development that led there was crafted in a way that it didn’t overpower the story and take away from either of our main characters.
if you’re looking for a Victorian era fantasy filled with magic and faeries and slightly morally grey characters, this is absolutely for you!