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The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
4.0
I loved Harrow's last book, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, so I knew I needed to pick this one up ASAP.
I very much enjoyed the storyline, the characters, and the writing, as I knew I would. I loved all the main and immediate side characters I felt for them as they struggled through the story. The way the author wove in the underlying lesson that you don't have to be "born special" to embrace your inner power was probably my favorite part. We all tend to forget our own personal power within at times, so it's always nice to see characters figure out the same thing. I loved watching relationships blossom and the love the sisters had for each other.
The story itself, while written in the time of 1893, was still quite relevant to today's struggles. Harrow paints a picture of white men in political power trying to gain even more, while women, people of differeanknt ethnicity, and lgbtq+ struggle to even survive and live equally.
My only complaint was the pacing. There were times I had to step away for a while and read something else. There were some really great scenes where I was fully invested, while there were others that could have been cut from the book entirely. That's where my rating falls short on this one.
I did still very much enjoy the book and can't wait to see what Harrow comes out with next.
Thank you to Netgalley and Redhook Books for a copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.
I very much enjoyed the storyline, the characters, and the writing, as I knew I would. I loved all the main and immediate side characters I felt for them as they struggled through the story. The way the author wove in the underlying lesson that you don't have to be "born special" to embrace your inner power was probably my favorite part. We all tend to forget our own personal power within at times, so it's always nice to see characters figure out the same thing. I loved watching relationships blossom and the love the sisters had for each other.
The story itself, while written in the time of 1893, was still quite relevant to today's struggles. Harrow paints a picture of white men in political power trying to gain even more, while women, people of differeanknt ethnicity, and lgbtq+ struggle to even survive and live equally.
My only complaint was the pacing. There were times I had to step away for a while and read something else. There were some really great scenes where I was fully invested, while there were others that could have been cut from the book entirely. That's where my rating falls short on this one.
I did still very much enjoy the book and can't wait to see what Harrow comes out with next.
Thank you to Netgalley and Redhook Books for a copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.