The Witchwood Knot

The Witchwood Knot

Taschenbuch
4.19

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Beschreibung

Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul with "a sharp and beautiful gothic romance" (Alix E. Harrow). Dive into The Witchwood Knot, and enjoy a dark faerie tale set in a magical version of Victorian England.The faeries of Witchwood Manor have stolen its young lord. His governess intends to steal him back.Victorian governess Winifred Hall knows a con when she sees one. When her bratty young charge transforms overnight into a perfectly behaved block of wood, she soon realises that the real boy has been abducted by the Fair Folk. Unfortunately, the lord of Witchwood Manor is the only man in England who doesn't believe in faeries-which leaves Winnie in the unenviable position of rescuing the young lord-to-be all by herself.Witchwood Manor is bigger than its inhabitants realise, however, and full of otherworldly dangers. As Winnie delves deeper into the other side of the house, she enlists the aid of its dark and dubious faerie butler, Mr Quincy, who hides several awful secrets behind his charming smile. Winnie hopes to make her way to the centre of the Witchwood Knot through wit and cleverness... but when all of her usual tricks fail, who will she dare to trust?

Buchinformationen

Haupt-Genre
Liebesromane
Sub-Genre
Wholesome
Format
Taschenbuch
Seitenzahl
486
Preis
27.40 €

Beiträge

4
Alle
4.5

Spannende dunkle, Gothic Fantasy, aber man sollte die Contentwarnung beachten

Man steigt direkt mit Winni in die Geschichte um das verfluchte Haus Witchwood Manor ein, lernt aber nach und nach auch Winnis Hintergrundgeschichte kennen. Ich mochte besonders Winnis Charakter, da sie erfrischend im Kontrast zu manch anderen klischeehaften FMCs steht! Der einzige Grund, warum es kein 5 Sterne- Buch für mich war, war der überraschende und für mich nicht ganz passende Romance-Subplot und das sich irgendwie hinziehende Ende. Aber dennoch eine klare Empfehlung für alle, die auf dunkle, historische Urban Fantasy mit schaurig-bösen Feen stehen!

3

Arc provided in exchange for an honest review. This was my first book by Olivia Atwater, so I went in completely blind. We follow a young woman named Winnie which is a governess as Witchwood Manor. But Winnie is way more than just a governess and the Witchwood Manor is way more than just a simple house. Together with Winnie we discover the secrets of Witchwood Manor and the family that lives there. It is a regency fantasy with a little murder mystery on the side. The book started pretty slow, but got faster around 50%. While at the beginning I was not very invested in the story, the second half redeemed it for me. Maybe I am also missing some bigger context as I haven’t read the other books. It was a nice read, but a little hard to get through the beginning.

4

I did not realise that there was sexualised child abuse. but otherwise enjoyed it

4

After really liking the first series in the Regency timeline, I was happy to find out there will be another series in the Victorian times. The characters in this book are loosely related to the other series, it is not necessary to read the first three books, but it might give more insights. The writing style is more neutral and not to emotion-heavy. Most emotions are written in a subdued style. But right now, I can connect to this style better than to some of the drama-heavy writing styles. It seems almost like an abstract writing style. All the feelings- be it romance or fear all seem to be muted. The emotions are written quite logically. Although the romance is predictable from the beginning, the development of the feelings is a bit out of the left field. From one page to the other it is "you are my enemy - I have feelings for you". Here to the muted feelings, make the romance a bit unbelievable or to logical. I still love the world and the story. The magical elements and the characters general build are interesting. I look forward to the next development in this world. Again, OAs book was a comfortable and easy read. It was intriguing and fast paced enough to keep on turning pages.

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