Published by St. Martin's Press Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, young adult
Format: ARC, eBook
This pains me as I love books about witches. The synopsis is so promising. I thought I was going to love this book. Instead, what I loved was the prologue. I would give the prologue 5 stars if I could. I thought it was brilliant. I wanted more of it. I wanted to know what happened to Sarah Goode and her daughter. I was instantly drawn in and captivated by her plight. But the book was not about Sarah Goode but her descendants – Hunter and Mercy Goode.
Hunter and Mercy are twin witches who are learning what it means to be a gatekeeper to different underworlds and portals. Still with me? When their mother is murdered, it is only the beginning. But unlike the beginning of this book, their story did not shine. While I loved the writing in the prologue, I was not a fan of it here. This just did not work for me. It held my interest enough to keep me reading, but unfortunately it was not the book for me. I kept wondering the entire book, how could this book have such a strong prologue to then lose its way?
I highlighted many sections but here is one where I just thought seriously:
“Yes, your mother. We loved her. She was a, uh, a woman.”
Now, keep in mind, I am not giving the scene or backstory on who said this but even as a teen, if someone would have said this to me, I might have said “Are you kidding me?”
Sadly, a book I had high hopes for but just did not work for me. Others are really enjoying this book and I encourage you to read those reviews as well.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press – Wednesday Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
