I have been researching a bunch of witch books and winter witches in particular. I found bunch of books so here is the first. Paula Brackston was recomended to me as a fan of Harry Potter. In this book,
The Winter Witch, I didn't quite see it, but I think other books of hers might be a closer fit.
There was a lot about this book that attracted me. Set in the early 19th Century, set in Wales and it dealt with a witch from a line of witches. Interestingly enough her parent that was a witch was her father.
The story revolves around Morgana and her new husband Cai. The characters are both likable and you really root for them throughout the book. Morgana has a quiet...sorry no pun meant; she is a mute...sort of witchcraft. She can move things with her mind, see far away places and other subtle powers. I really like how her powers were protrayed and how they grew throughout the story.
The story of course is not without conflict. This arrives in both mundane issues such as the villiage getting used to Cai's strange new wife, a priest who is accusing her of witchcraft and a rival witch that wants Cai and his land.
The story built rather slowly and honestly I felt it dropped a bit in the middle, but near the end Brackston turns it all the way up and it becomes a magical adventure and battle worthy of it being mentioned in the same reviews as Harry Potter.
I listend to this book as an audiobook from Audible. Marisa Calin was fantastic as all the characters and really did do a good job of giving Morgana a voice. I am happy to see tht she has read other books from Paula Brackston, so that also makes her books more attractive to me.
In the end I am giving the book 3.5 out of 5 stars.
For gamers this is a good set piece to show how well you can involve low level character in epic battles. I will have more to say about Winter Witches when I am done with the other "Winter Witch" book in my TBR pile.
This book qualifies for the following reading challenges.
No surprise it fit so many, I was joining all these while I was reading it!
