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A review by winterreader40
The Orphan Witch by Paige Crutcher
4.0
This is a Persephone retelling(probably Hades as well, but it's not as obvious) that felt a bit like a mash up of Practical Magic(movie), Charmed(original version) and a dash of The Craft(movie) for about the first half before it went along it's own way.
Persephone has always been alone, foster home to foster home to group home till she ages out, now she moves about every 6 months, give or take a few, whenever she causes something weird to happen.
This last episode was a doozy though, 2 people tried to kill themselves and then she knocked out an entire coffee shop full of people. When she runs this time she runs to the only friend she's ever managed to make in her 30ish yrs. She finds out she's a witch and all sorts of shenanigans ensue.
The editing was a bit weak for me(could use another round, and likely has had as this is an ARC copy) but the story itself was interesting, it takes place across 3 different worlds, and it was nice to see a Hades/Persephone retelling that wasn't 100% predictable, probably because the Hades character wasn't really a focus, this was all about the women and finding love and family.
I received this ARC through NetGalley and St. Martin's Press
Persephone has always been alone, foster home to foster home to group home till she ages out, now she moves about every 6 months, give or take a few, whenever she causes something weird to happen.
This last episode was a doozy though, 2 people tried to kill themselves and then she knocked out an entire coffee shop full of people. When she runs this time she runs to the only friend she's ever managed to make in her 30ish yrs. She finds out she's a witch and all sorts of shenanigans ensue.
The editing was a bit weak for me(could use another round, and likely has had as this is an ARC copy) but the story itself was interesting, it takes place across 3 different worlds, and it was nice to see a Hades/Persephone retelling that wasn't 100% predictable, probably because the Hades character wasn't really a focus, this was all about the women and finding love and family.
I received this ARC through NetGalley and St. Martin's Press