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A review by timburbage
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
4.0
I really liked this.
This third book in The Dark is Rising sequence sees the protagonists from the first two books, the Drew family (Simon, Jane and Barney) and Will Stanton come together for a trip to Cornwall.
Everything about this feels eerie and pagan and everlasting. The magic through painting shown by The Dark, the painter is such a menacing villain without really doing much. The wild magic that flows throughout the town and shows periods from history. For me the star is the Greenwitch herself.
She is like the Wickerman but in a childrens book. She is really intimidating and foreboding in her presence, and wild and childish in her personality. Jane really shines here in her relationship with the Greenwitch, and that helps them win.
The book is very short, and at a pretty good pace. I found the magic much easier to understand. The prose was evocative and slightly menacing.
The only thing holding it back from a 5 stars is that Will was definitely a side character in this, as the Drew children were the main protagonists. I thought it would be a bit more split from the opening of the book, but Simon Jane and Barney are the main players.
This has been my favourite book in the series so far.
This third book in The Dark is Rising sequence sees the protagonists from the first two books, the Drew family (Simon, Jane and Barney) and Will Stanton come together for a trip to Cornwall.
Everything about this feels eerie and pagan and everlasting. The magic through painting shown by The Dark, the painter is such a menacing villain without really doing much. The wild magic that flows throughout the town and shows periods from history. For me the star is the Greenwitch herself.
She is like the Wickerman but in a childrens book. She is really intimidating and foreboding in her presence, and wild and childish in her personality. Jane really shines here in her relationship with the Greenwitch, and that helps them win.
The book is very short, and at a pretty good pace. I found the magic much easier to understand. The prose was evocative and slightly menacing.
The only thing holding it back from a 5 stars is that Will was definitely a side character in this, as the Drew children were the main protagonists. I thought it would be a bit more split from the opening of the book, but Simon Jane and Barney are the main players.
This has been my favourite book in the series so far.