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A review by jaynellewags
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5 Stars
Tropes: Witch Hunters, Found Family, Who Done It, Forced Proximity, Serial Killers
Thank you Netgalley for a eARC of this book.
This book was a whirlwind of a story and I may have stayed up late to make sure that I found out how everything ended up. I don't remember the last time I felt compelled to do that.
This story follows three teenage (17ish) girls that live in London. A killer is on the lose and they are cutting out squares of skin then murdering the women.
Jude is the daughter of a very wealthy man in London, but she accidentally cursed herself. Now everything she owns has fallen into ruin, and her leg is rotting...
Zara's sister has recently died. She is obsessed with the occult and will do anything to talk to Savannah just one more time
Emer writes Invocations. She is an extremely talented witch that lives day to day.
When the girls paths become intertwined, everything will change.
Quotes:
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live,"
"I have to die... I need one of you to kill me."
Thoughts:
This book while very gory at times, was such a thrill to read. I loved House of Hollow so when I saw that Krystal Sutherland had a new book coming out I knew that I wanted to read it.
I loved all the three girls all had very different reasons for being involved with the occult. They were all working together originally out of selfish reasons, but their relationship evolved into so much more.
Emer's life was such a mess and I loved seeing her character get a support system, and people that she could count on after what happened was fantastic.
The underlying story of Emer's revenge to kill the people who took her family- the freaking plot twist- holy crap. It was fantastic. I somewhat saw it but the killer... I did not predict that at all.
I loved that there is a HEA with such a dark book. I really enjoy mystery/horror books that get super messy but then everything ends up good.
The relationship between Jude and her father was very interesting.
Tropes: Witch Hunters, Found Family, Who Done It, Forced Proximity, Serial Killers
Thank you Netgalley for a eARC of this book.
This book was a whirlwind of a story and I may have stayed up late to make sure that I found out how everything ended up. I don't remember the last time I felt compelled to do that.
This story follows three teenage (17ish) girls that live in London. A killer is on the lose and they are cutting out squares of skin then murdering the women.
Jude is the daughter of a very wealthy man in London, but she accidentally cursed herself. Now everything she owns has fallen into ruin, and her leg is rotting...
Zara's sister has recently died. She is obsessed with the occult and will do anything to talk to Savannah just one more time
Emer writes Invocations. She is an extremely talented witch that lives day to day.
When the girls paths become intertwined, everything will change.
Quotes:
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live,"
"I have to die... I need one of you to kill me."
Thoughts:
This book while very gory at times, was such a thrill to read. I loved House of Hollow so when I saw that Krystal Sutherland had a new book coming out I knew that I wanted to read it.
I loved all the three girls all had very different reasons for being involved with the occult. They were all working together originally out of selfish reasons, but their relationship evolved into so much more.
Emer's life was such a mess and I loved seeing her character get a support system, and people that she could count on after what happened was fantastic.
The underlying story of Emer's revenge to kill the people who took her family- the freaking plot twist- holy crap. It was fantastic. I somewhat saw it but the killer... I did not predict that at all.
I loved that there is a HEA with such a dark book. I really enjoy mystery/horror books that get super messy but then everything ends up good.
The relationship between Jude and her father was very interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Murder