It especially helped that the relations between characters were just so interesting, ranging from friendly banter and sarcasm, to angsty glares and protective covens. Still, I was drawn into this book entirely. The severity of her secrets being revealed in this conservative town didn't quite reach the mark for me, though with most of the book spent in a separate area almost away from the town, it's easy to see why this might've happened. If anything, I wanted more of it - just slightly more about the general small town community she lived in and its affect on her life. The witchy atmosphere was instantly believable, and one I fell into without a problem. And while that may sound like there's a lot going on, trust me when I say it works.Įverything about this book just felt right. Are you in yet? Because that's all I needed to know beforehand. So, straight off the bat we have Irish witchy vibes, following multiple characters of the LGBTQ+ community (bisexual, lesbian), the main character living with OCD, and the angsty hate-to-love trope. I knew I was going to like it - it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year - but MY GOD. I received an early copy of this book to review Latimer crafts a sweeping, mesmerizing story of dark magic and brutal mythology set against a backdrop of contemporary Ireland that's impossible to put down. With razor-sharp prose and achingly real characters, E. If they don't stop the Butcher, one of them will be next. The killer's motives are enmeshed in a complex web of witches and gods, and Dayna and Meiner soon find themselves at the center of it all. Dayna immediately finds herself at odds with the bewitchingly frustrating Meiner King, the granddaughter of their coven leader.Īnd then a witch turns up murdered at a local sacred site, along with the blood symbol of the Butcher of Manchester-an infamous serial killer whose trail has long gone cold. But all that really matters to her is ascending and finally, finally becoming a full witch-plans that are complicated when another coven, rumored to have a sordid history with black magic, arrives in town with premonitions of death. Seventeen-year-old Dayna Walsh is struggling to cope with her somatic OCD the aftermath of being outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town and the return of her long-absent mother, who barely seems like a parent. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy and A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.

Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology in an epic clash of witches and gods, perfect for fans of V.E.

Witches of ash and ruin