Litsy

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna

so-so

Overall, an interesting concept that I felt failed in execution. It's an easy read but the story and its characters are mostly forgettable.

Book 16 for #wyrdandwonder
Book 3 for ECB‘s Summer Reading Challenge

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JessClark78

The Witch's Lens | Luanne G. Smith

pick

As World War I rages, there are evils-living and dead-that only a witch can see. Petra Kurkova, a born witch, has the ability to capture the dead on film. She is recruited to join a team of sorcerers headed to the frontlines, where the bloodshed has resurrected foul creatures.

Great blend of historical, fantasy, and horror. I highly recommend.

The Order of Seven Stars Book 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#SeriesLove2024 #ReadAway2024
#ReadYourKindle (March #16)

DieAReader, Andrew65, TheSpineView, CBee, GHABI4ROSES

TheSpineView Fantastic! 5d

DieAReader Great! 5d

CBee Yay! 5d

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Hooked_on_books

A Secret History of Witches | Louisa Morgan

pick

I‘ve been meaning to read this one for AGES and I‘m so glad #ReadYourEbooks finally got me to do so! It follows 5 generations of women in a family who are, yes, witches. It avoids the repetition you might get from repeated mother/daughter relationships and makes a known famous figure a witch in the final section in a way I loved. I liked it! (And I love this cover.)

tpixie I think this has also been on my shelf for years! Good to hear you enjoyed it! 5d

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GondorGirl

Witch of Wild Things | Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

A beautiful evening and a good book.
(Bonus Tommy cat snoozing in the sunshine.)

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🌸🩷 1w

Ruthiella It took me a minute to find Tommy cat! 😹😻 1w

GondorGirl @Ruthiella If you want an extra hard I Spy challenge, you can see Pippin's tail sticking out from behind my kindle. 😁 1w

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bekakins

Lasher | Anne Rice

pick

Enjoyed this re-read for #bookspin but had forgotten how bloody long it is! Not quite as good as the witching hour, but good to get more of Lasher‘s history, and also hear more from Julian, whom I LOVE

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w

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Matilda

Garlic and the Witch | Bree Paulsen

Remedied running low on graphic novels

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Clare-Dragonfly

Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials | Marion Gibson

so-so

For most of this book I thought it would be a pick—and maybe it still should be—but I found the last couple chapters disappointing. The first 11 trials are real, riveting historical witchcraft trials, chosen to both be representative of other trials of their time and to illustrate turning points in the history of witch trials. But trial 12 is a fictional trial that represents the horrible treatment of “witches” in southern Africa—couldn‘t she…

Clare-Dragonfly …have chosen an example of a real person accused of witchcraft? And while using Stormy Daniels as a modern example was interesting, I felt that it wasn‘t nearly as strong an example as past ones, and she made some striking errors when writing about modern paganism. 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly

Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials | Marion Gibson

Another irritating error. The Wiccan symbol is a pentacle, not a “pentangle”—seriously, how do you study witchcraft and get that wrong? Also, the symbol isn‘t approved for current service members (I don‘t even know whether that‘s a thing). It‘s approved for placement on grave markers of service members, after years of work, which hardly supports her assertion that the US government theoretically allows freedom of religion including witchcraft.

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