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Escape to Witch City
by E. Latimer
4.25/5
Escape to Witch City is a middle grade fantasy following Emma, a young royal living in a castle in London with her mother, her Aunt the Queen, and her cousin Edgar who is the crown Prince. Ever since witches destroyed their city, the Queen has gone through great lengths to eradicate them from their country, going as far as Testing every child and making people drink thistle, which witches have a weakness to. When Testing Day approaches, Emma, her cousin Edgar, and two other children from London, Maddie and Eliza, are tested and found to be witches. This sends them on a journey to escape from their death sentence and locate the mythical Witch City.
I really enjoyed this book, especially the first half leading up to the mystery. I do wish the In-Between and the parallel Londons had been explained a little better and that more time was spent exploring the Witch City, but the ending has a great set up for a sequel to remedy these things. I love the Victorian gothic aesthetic and thought the 4 main characters were fun. Overall, very enjoyable!
***My version isn’t the finished version, but there is a line in the ARC about sleeping off a concussion and you definitely shouldn’t sleep when you first have a concussion. I hope that's a line that is revisited.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Escape to Witch City is a middle grade fantasy following Emma, a young royal living in a castle in London with her mother, her Aunt the Queen, and her cousin Edgar who is the crown Prince. Ever since witches destroyed their city, the Queen has gone through great lengths to eradicate them from their country, going as far as Testing every child and making people drink thistle, which witches have a weakness to. When Testing Day approaches, Emma, her cousin Edgar, and two other children from London, Maddie and Eliza, are tested and found to be witches. This sends them on a journey to escape from their death sentence and locate the mythical Witch City.
I really enjoyed this book, especially the first half leading up to the mystery. I do wish the In-Between and the parallel Londons had been explained a little better and that more time was spent exploring the Witch City, but the ending has a great set up for a sequel to remedy these things. I love the Victorian gothic aesthetic and thought the 4 main characters were fun. Overall, very enjoyable!
***My version isn’t the finished version, but there is a line in the ARC about sleeping off a concussion and you definitely shouldn’t sleep when you first have a concussion. I hope that's a line that is revisited.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.