A review by rebelbelle13
Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell

4.0

I've read plenty of other witch related stories that are either too long, take forever to get to the magic, there just isn't enough magic, or there's too much of it to be believable. Witches of Lychford fell into that sweet spot of perfect length and just enough magic to make you wonder and question what you know. It throws together an unlikely group of people- an old lady who's seen as the town crazy, a young damaged woman who is the new vicar of the town, and a woman who runs the town Wiccan shop and who has seen more of the faerie realm than she wants to admit. These three women come together to save the town, and the world, for that matter, from being taken over by evil itself. There's a lot in these 140 or so pages, and I was very quickly drawn into the town of Lychford and the realm of magic. I would have liked to see more of Autumn's time in the land of the Fae, especially her second visit. Lizzie doesn't do much in the story until the very end, and Judith's past is wrapped in more mystery than I would like. All in all, this was a very enjoyable novella, and I would certainly be interested in continuing in the series.