The Witch and the Vampire: A Novel

The Witch and the Vampire: A Novel

Hardcover
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Beschreibung

Francesca Flores's The Witch and the Vampire is a queer Rapunzel retelling where a witch and a vampire who trust no one but themselves must journey together through a cursed forest with danger at every turn.

Ava and Kaye used to be best friends. Until one night two years ago, vampires broke through the magical barrier protecting their town, and in the ensuing attack, Kaye’s mother was killed, and Ava was turned into a vampire. Since then, Ava has been trapped in her house. Her mother Eugenia needs her: Ava still has her witch powers, and Eugenia must take them in order to hide that she's a vampire as well. Desperate to escape her confinement and stop her mother's plans to destroy the town, Ava must break out, flee to the forest, and seek help from the vampires who live there. When there is another attack, she sees her opportunity and escapes.

Kaye, now at the end of her training as a Flame witch, is ready to fulfill her duty of killing any vampires that threaten the town, including Ava. On the night that Ava escapes, Kaye follows her and convinces her to travel together into the forest, while secretly planning to turn her in. Ava agrees, hoping to rekindle their old friendship, and the romantic feelings she'd started to have for Kaye before that terrible night.

But with monstrous trees that devour humans whole, vampires who attack from above, and Ava’s stepfather tracking her, the woods are full of danger. As they travel deeper into the forest, Kaye questions everything she thought she knew. The two are each other's greatest threat―and also their only hope, if they want to make it through the forest unscathed.
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Format
Hardcover
Seitenzahl
358
Preis
14.45 €

Beiträge

7
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3

I don’t know what to think…

I didn’t know going into it that it was supposed to be a Rapunzel Retelling. If I knew I‘d definitely be disappointed, but I didn’t. So the Story was quite enjoyable and so easy to read. Although I didn’t really care for anyone except Ava… Tristan confuses me and Kaye is idk something 😭 well all in all I had a good time with it but I wouldn’t recommend it necessarily

4

Tropes: – Rapunzel retelling – witches and vampires – forbidden love – they stand on different sides – childhood best friend – childhood crush – friends to strangers to lovers

I think the first half of this book isn‘t so strong – it builds the whole world up, so I do understand why that is the case – but the second half made me love this book. The story and the character constellation reminds me a bit of “Serpent and Dove“ by Shelby Mahurin, not in a way that it is too similar, but in a way that if you liked one, you may like the other too. Out of the two protagonists I related a bit more to Ava. Her journey is so powerful, I think that is so very well written. Though I do relate to Kaye too – to her stubbornness and her firm belief that her side is the right one (until her world is turned upside down🤭) The love story is a bit cast aside for the other storylines – one of the few points of critic I have (the other one is the weaker first half) – but when the love story is strong, it truly is strong. Especially the ending scene just warms my heart. 4/5⭐️ 0/5🌶️ it's YA Fantasy


Tropes: 
– Rapunzel retelling 
– witches and vampires
– forbidden love
– they stand on different sides
– childhood best friend
– childhood crush
– friends to strangers to lovers
3.5

Eine sehr kreative Neuerzählung von Rapunzel 😍 an manchen Stellen hätte ich mir allerdings etwas mehr gewünscht 🙈 dennoch ein super Buch für Zwischendurch 🥰

4

Absolut nicht was ich erwartet hatte aber ich hatte meinen Spaß mit dem Buch. Es ist brutaler und düsterer als ich vom Cover her gedacht hätte und auch das Ende ist etwas twisted aber I loved it. Nur die Chemie zwischen Ava und Keyla sowie eine generelle Tiefe der Charaktere hat mir gefehlt

3

⤷‧₊˚3⭑ „you are so much stronger than you know.“ i had really high hopes for this book because i read malice by the same author and it was amazing, but unfortunately it was a disappointment in comparison. i didn't really like the story and plot, the book itself was just plain boring, but i really liked the characters and that's why i still give it 3 stars.

5

This book was SO great! It was definitely one of my hilights this year!

3

Tolle Idee, meiner Meinung nach nur nicht so ideal umgesetzt. Viele Dinge kamen viel zu plötzlich, für mich war der Plot nicht gut ausgearbeitet. Es gab aber natürlich auch einige gute Aspekte, Ava war toll und die Idee für die Geschichte war super. Der Schreibstil war sehr einfach, man kam schnell durch das Buch durch. Und natürlich das tolle Cover, weshalb ich das Buch überhaupt gekauft habe.

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