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A review by porkleekdumpling
The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
2.5
Note: Thank you to the publisher, Catapult, for providing me with an ARC.
At times, I found myself incredibly interested in the story but, for most of the book, I found myself zoning out. I found the initial chapters more interesting than the rest of the book; although there were some interesting parts later on, as well. I felt like the witch hunt and trial dragged on; it should be the most interesting part, but I really zoned out during those chapters. I think the writing is beautiful but I don’t think it helps with the tone of the book. I was expecting to feel the anger, hopelessness, insanity, etc. of the characters but I didn’t really feel anything, and it was just very underwhelming. The characters were interesting but they weren’t developed very well so I didn’t find myself caring about them.
Overall, it felt like a tedious read and I wished I loved the actual story as much as I loved its synopsis.
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At times, I found myself incredibly interested in the story but, for most of the book, I found myself zoning out. I found the initial chapters more interesting than the rest of the book; although there were some interesting parts later on, as well. I felt like the witch hunt and trial dragged on; it should be the most interesting part, but I really zoned out during those chapters. I think the writing is beautiful but I don’t think it helps with the tone of the book. I was expecting to feel the anger, hopelessness, insanity, etc. of the characters but I didn’t really feel anything, and it was just very underwhelming. The characters were interesting but they weren’t developed very well so I didn’t find myself caring about them.
Overall, it felt like a tedious read and I wished I loved the actual story as much as I loved its synopsis.
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