The Water Witch

The water witch is real.’

Amazing! The Water Witch is full of tall tales, folklore, local legends, magic, and a curse! Plus, that beginning!!!!! The Water Witch bewitched me from page one, and I didn’t want to stop reading. I wanted, no needed, to know if the whispers and talk of the villagers about the water witch and the lost city of Ys were real.

Imagine searching for something. Something you believe to be out there (or under there). You spend all your time and resources searching for it, following you intuition, and found cluse. That is what Dr. Ariadne (Ari) Walker’s fiancé Simon did. He drowned in Brittany, France searching for the lost city Ys. He was a true believer.

Now Simon is gone, leaving Ari betrayed, heartbroken and full of grief. She has returned to Brittany where she meets Raphael who informs her that the legends are real and that his family has been cursed – that he himself, is cursed.

When Ari finds a map and the mask of a woman’s face, she can’t stop looking, she needs to find the truth! She needs to know how to break the curse!

This book was full of so many elements that I enjoy in books. It’s part mystery, part romance, part legend, involves a curse, talk of a witch, etc. So juicy and fun! I enjoyed how the author built the story. She intricately wove parts of the past into the present as things unfolded. The search for clues was ladened with tension. Would the diving crew find clues? And if so, what would those clues hold? The central mystery concerning the lost city and the witch, was intriguing. I just had to know more!

There is more, so much more. There are twists, turns and revelations! The mystery is the main star in the book with the romance being a supporting player. And what a supporting player it is! It will break your heart and help you grow a new one! Plus, there are several forms of love in this book- love of family, love of friends, love of your homeland, and being in love.

This was my first book by Jessica Thorne, and I look forward to reading more of her books in the future!

Amazing, atmospheric and hard to put down!

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Thank you to Bookouture 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.