A review by ravyenreads
The Elf Witch by Jacquelyn Gilmore

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m SO ready for the next book! It did take some time to get into, but I feel with a glossary and map that would take a lot of the confusion out. You are completely thrown into the world, and the author does a good job of introducing things farther into the book with context clues, but the beginning is a little🤏🏻 bit of an info dump. 

I loved the magic. It’s complex and super unique! I’m really hoping that we get more in depth explanations of it and the world in the next books. All of the characters were morally black and I loved it. There was so much betrayal and I LIVED for the drama 🙂‍↕️ 

There’s a super tense relationship blooming between Kiran and Imani. I’m here for all of it! They aren’t at the giggling and kicking my feet stage, but both are the embodiment of chaos, so it’s expected. I really got into it in Part II with the trials. We get to see a lot more of the character relationships, Imani’s struggles, and the world/magic start coming together. This is an amazing read if you love slowly getting into the world and characters and absolutely love all your characters morally black with hella dramaaaa🖤

Thank you so much to the author and NerdFam for the gifted copy!