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A review by starryeyedenigma
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"That’s all magic is, really: the space between what you have and what you need."
When Alix E Harrow wrote Ten Thousand Doors of January, I knew she was an exceptional writer, one to watch out for. The way she weaves pictures and impressions with her words, the way her mind can bend and unbend reality and immerse the reader in a believable fantastical journey is simply amazing.
This is a feminist fairytale retelling, featuring three sisters - Beatrice Belladonna Eastwood (aka the Crone), Agnes Amaranth Eastwood (aka the Mother) and James Juniper Eastwood (aka the Maiden), fighting for basic things like their right to live with respect and love. All this is happening right in the middle of the Suffragist movement around the 1890s.
I personally love feminist Fairy Tale retellings, especially the ones that make you feel all the feels - anger, love, friendship, sisterhood. And if I haven't forced you enough to read this book yet, then there are actual Stories within the overall retelling, retold by the Witches, in the book!! I mean, what a treat!!
So yes, this was one of those books which had everything I love in a good story - friendship, sisterhood, love, magic, rage, adventure, mystery, a creepy villain, a not your typical ending or storyline and I devoured this 500+ page long book in a week :)
When Alix E Harrow wrote Ten Thousand Doors of January, I knew she was an exceptional writer, one to watch out for. The way she weaves pictures and impressions with her words, the way her mind can bend and unbend reality and immerse the reader in a believable fantastical journey is simply amazing.
This is a feminist fairytale retelling, featuring three sisters - Beatrice Belladonna Eastwood (aka the Crone), Agnes Amaranth Eastwood (aka the Mother) and James Juniper Eastwood (aka the Maiden), fighting for basic things like their right to live with respect and love. All this is happening right in the middle of the Suffragist movement around the 1890s.
I personally love feminist Fairy Tale retellings, especially the ones that make you feel all the feels - anger, love, friendship, sisterhood. And if I haven't forced you enough to read this book yet, then there are actual Stories within the overall retelling, retold by the Witches, in the book!! I mean, what a treat!!
So yes, this was one of those books which had everything I love in a good story - friendship, sisterhood, love, magic, rage, adventure, mystery, a creepy villain, a not your typical ending or storyline and I devoured this 500+ page long book in a week :)