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The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch, 1, Band 1)

Luanne G. Smith
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A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.
“Cleverly crafted…The Vine Witch is a grown-up fairy tale with a twisty-turn-y story line of magic, love, and betrayal that holds your attention…Pure escapism.” ―Forbes
A young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy set in turn-of-the-century France.
For centuries, the vineyards at Château Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. Now, after breaking the spell that confined her to the shallows of a marshland and weakened her magic, Elena is struggling to return to her former life. And the vineyard she was destined to inherit is now in the possession of a handsome stranger.
Vigneron Jean-Paul Martel naively favors science over superstition, and he certainly doesn’t endorse the locals’ belief in witches. But Elena knows a hex when she sees one, and the vineyard is covered in them. To stay on and help the vines recover, she’ll have to hide her true identity, along with her plans for revenge against whoever stole seven winters of her life. And she won’t rest until she can defy the evil powers that are still a threat to herself, Jean-Paul, and the ancient vine-witch legacy in the rolling hills of the Chanceaux Valley.
ISBN9781542008389
Publisher47north
Publication Date10/01/19
Pages267

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  • holly_glueck
    holly_glueck

    24 Followers

    3.0

    The first 50 percent were fabulous. Then it went downhill. Though the ending wasn't bad, it wasn't special either

    Aug 11, 2025

  • niiise
    niiise

    45 Followers

    3.0

    ‚The Vine Witch‘ comes around with an amazing plot, a wonderful and rich setting and some serious autumnal witch vibes. Vineyards, a cursed witch, thoughts of vengeance, spellwork and some romance are very promising ingredients for a great story. Elena, a vine witch, was cursed and had to spend her life as a toad for seven years. When becoming human again she finds her way back to the vineyard where she had worked all her life only to find it sold and not prospering at all. Eager to find out who cursed her and to get vengeance but also wanting to save her vineyard, Elena talks the new owner into hiring her again and starts working out a plan. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ The book sucked me right in with its beautiful writing, its lush descriptions of the vineyards and surrounding nature and a really enjoyable worldbuilding. It lost me at about 2/3 of the story. The characters started to annoy me by their actions and kept making dumb decisions. I just could not comprehend their intentions anymore. The romance started to drift off in a clichéd way and the plot twists did not fuel the story in good way. It somehow felt like the book had lost its magic along the road and kept getting less and less enchanting with every page I turned.

    Sep 23, 2022

  • queenanja
    queenanja

    3 Followers

    5.0

    Habs gelesen, weil Histolicous es empfohlen hat und bin total begeistert. Hab jetzt mit dem 2. Band angefangen.

    Jan 5, 2024

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