The Wind Witch Murders

Secrets are blowing in the wind in The Wind Witch Murders! Raven’s mother, Deanne, was imprisoned for the murder of two boys. She denied she killed the boys, but no one believed Deanne who was believed to be a witch. Raven was raised by her maternal grandmother and remembers very little of her time with her mother on the mountain. When her mother dies, someone leaves a feather on her casket and Raven decides it’s time to learn more about her mother.

This book was full of secrets and lies. The premise was intriguing. A woman with the ability to heal, a cult living on a mountain, and a young woman searching for answers about not only her past but her mother’s past as well. I thought the author did a great job showing Raven’s desire to learn about her mother while grappling with her grandmother’s rules. Raven is walking the tightrope between being a teenager and an adult. She wants the truth but where the truth takes her may be darker than the claims made against her mother.

While this book was intriguing and had very interesting elements, it also felt slow at times. While Raven was one of the main characters, I wanted to know more about her and feel that we were only told what was going on around her. I also wanted to know why she did not retain her memory of the time with her mother. The Wind Witch Murders also left me wanting to know more about Deanne and the cult. I was hoping this book would be darker and more menacing. That is not the author’s fault as it was my expectation going into this book.

There were a few twists and a reveal at the end. They were all okay but missed the mark a little for me. There was just a little bit of oomph missing which would have pushed my rating higher.

Thank you to Severn House 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.