Written by Paula Brackston (an author whose work I have loved so far), this novel follows Beth/Elizabeth, a Witch who was born in the early 1600s and now finds herself in a quaint village in England in the modern age. Beth has gone through much, has lived a lonely life, and now another newcomer is offering her friendship.
This novel is lovely and well written, and I really enjoyed all of the aspects of Beth’s life and journey, even though I frequently wanted to smack young Beth a few times for walking away from options in her life that could have saved her from her fate. This is the first book, and there is a follow-up book that I want to read just to see if Gideon is finally defeated or not.
I will say that I did not enjoy this book nearly as much as I have enjoyed her other novels (Secrets of the Chocolate House and The Winter Witch).
If you enjoy a novel with a lot of witchy-ness, a tale that gets really sad, and is historical fantasy fiction, that doesn’t have much romance but does have a dash, I think this would be worth your time to read.
