Written by Paige Crutcher, The Orphan Witch follows a woman follows Persephone and her newly found extended family who have been trapped on a magical island for a very, very long time.
The narration for this book was very solid and made it easy to listen to however, I actually had some issues finding Persephone a compelling character (Dorian was my favorite) until we see her explore her time-bending powers. She should have been, an orphan who finally finds her family who has terrible things happen to those who look into her eyes.
It wasn’t until she went off the beaten path and explored the island that I think the story started to really pick up. It was just her spending time with her cousins starting to learn how to control her power that was slowing and only slightly interesting for me.
Which is to say, this book takes a little bit to get into, and the back cover is truly only the inciting incident in the very beginning of the book, and there is so much more to come with this.
This is a magic book, no mistakes about that, and it is very, very well written. If you enjoy mystery with your magic, this would be a very good choice. If you are wanting to read a book for lots of romance, then keep looking.
I did receive a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
