BOOK REVIEW: A SECRET HISTORY OF WITCHES BY LOUISA MORGAN

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Title: A Secret History of Witches
Author: Louisa Morgan
Published: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 528
Rating: 3/5

Summary:

In this historical saga starting off in the early 1800's and ending with World War II, we follow five generations of witches, all born with extraordinary gifts which puts them in danger. 

Review:

I really, really enjoyed reading this book and felt thoroughly sucked into the story.

The book is split into five parts and in each one, we follow a woman from the same line of witches, each in their own time period. We follow mother and daughters across more than a hundred years, and I adored seeing the different women, some of which are more likeable than others, which in my book is a good thing. It was fascinating to see the relationships between mothers and daughters, and the passing on of the craft. It's a perfect blend of family saga and sorcery. 

The start of the book grabs you right away and is filled with magic, danger and great atmosphere, and I really liked the different settings we got to see. The first two parts were especially suspenseful, and I felt like the women really were in danger, being constantly hunted and having to hide. Unfortunately though, I felt like that suspense lessened as we went on; the book keeps telling us that the witches need to hide and that they're always at risk, but I didn't actually feel like they were, so it lost me a bit towards the end there.

I also think that some of the perspectives are too similar and now that I've had some space from the book, only a couple of them stand out to me. That being said, this was very entertaining, and like I said, I felt really sucked into the story. I do think the book is a tad too long, but I flew through it anyways, which doesn't always happen to me with longer books.

If you liked historical fiction stories about witches, this is definitely worth the read. 

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