A review by aesirsecrets
Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

There is antiquated lamguage, but you get used to it very quickly. It reads like fast dialogue, and I appreciate it more because that's closer to what the English language was like back then. I would be disappointed if it's a book set in the 1600's and they talk like us nowadays. It's a faster read in the second half, but by no means was the first half boring. There's mystery, distrust, scemes, typical "she's a witch" gossip done by people of those ages. I might read it again in a few years, but it's a hard maybe. I didn't like the insta-love of Henry, but since it wasn't the main concept, I endured it. It ended well.