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The Witch's Daughter #2
The Return of the Witch
After five years in the Summerlands, Gideon has gained his freedom. Elizabeth knows he will go straight for Tegan, and that she must protect the girl she had come to regard as her own daughter. In the time since she the dramatic night in Batchcombe woods, Tegan has travelled the world learning from all manner of witches, and she is no longer the awkward teenager and novice spellcaster she once was. However, her skills are no match for Gideon's dark, vengeful power, and he succeeds in capturing her. Will Elizabeth be able to find her? Will they be able to defeat their nemesis once and for all?
320 pages, Hardcover
First published March 8, 2016
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Paula Brackston
24 books5,232 followersPaula Brackston (aka PJ Brackston)is the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter, The Winter Witch, and The Midnight Witch(2014).
Paula has an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University, and is a Visiting Lecturer for the University of Wales, Newport. In 2007 Paula was short listed in the Creme de la Crime search for new writers. In 2010 her book 'Nutters' (writing as PJ Davy) was short listed for the Mind Book Award, and she was selected by the BBC under their New Welsh Writers scheme.
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Paula lives in Wales with her partner and their two children.
Paula has an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University, and is a Visiting Lecturer for the University of Wales, Newport. In 2007 Paula was short listed in the Creme de la Crime search for new writers. In 2010 her book 'Nutters' (writing as PJ Davy) was short listed for the Mind Book Award, and she was selected by the BBC under their New Welsh Writers scheme.
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Paula lives in Wales with her partner and their two children.
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November 1, 2021Hello! If you've enjoyed following Elizabeth and Erasmus, you might like to know their adventure continues. 'City of Time and Magic' (Book Four in the Found Things series) is a crossover, so you'll find them there. Out 23rd November.
March 7, 2016
Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
I read the first book in this series last month, and I feel this one is even better than the first. More magic, more drama, more historical content. Elizabeth and Tegan are back, along with a supporting cast of new characters as well written and engrossing as they are. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a great escapist fantasy with a strong moral center. Well done.
I read the first book in this series last month, and I feel this one is even better than the first. More magic, more drama, more historical content. Elizabeth and Tegan are back, along with a supporting cast of new characters as well written and engrossing as they are. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a great escapist fantasy with a strong moral center. Well done.
July 23, 2016
Spoilers for those who have not read "The Witch's Daughter."
I don't even know what to say. I absolutely adored The Witch's Daughter, though I found it to be overly long at times. "The Return of the Witch" had a little bit too much going on for me to feel really immersed in the book. The sudden love one character had for another came out of nowhere. And the ending didn't work.
Told in the first person by two characters, "The Return of the Witch" follows Elizabeth and Tegan from the first book. Elizabeth as readers know went off to the Summerlands (witch heaven) in order to ensure that warlock Gideon was kept imprisoned forever. Five years has passed and Elizabeth has returned to Earth after she and others realize that Gideon was able to somehow escape from the Summerlands. Elizabeth wants to do what she needs to in order to ensure that Gideon is imprisoned once again and to protect Tegan who she loved as a daughter.
Elizabeth is still the same character I remember from the last book. I really wish that Ms. Brackston had spent more time on Elizabeth's power to heal. What I loved about the last book is that you got to see Elizabeth through the ages and how she used what she knew in order to nurse and doctor those around her. Her only source of focus through this whole book was how to protect and or rescue Tegan. It just started to get boring after a while. Every time Elizabeth caught up to Tegan something stupid would occur. I honestly don't have any other words for it at this point.
Tegan has grown in the five years since Elizabeth left. I at first was a little bit concerned that we were going to get a lot of mess from Tegan about how she was abandoned. However, besides some initial pulling away from Elizabeth, we were luckily as readers spared that. I do have a problem with the fact that Tegan was set up as some super duper Mary Sue of a witch. It just caused me to roll my eyes. Tegan goes around and travels for five years and learns from other witches. Apparently no other witch besides Tegan thought to ever do this. So based on what she has learned she is now going to be the ultimate witch.
Gideon is just a joke. I mean I found him to be more menacing in the last book. His only power seems to be to talk a lot and look menacing. He was such a let down in this book. When Elizabeth figures out what power brought Gideon back from the Summerlands I literally said out loud, well duh. It was not that great of a reveal, I did pretty much laugh at it though.
We are introduced to other new characters in this book and I wish that I was feeling any of them. One of them named Erasmus really did not work for me at all. He was set up as a source of romance for Elizabeth, but good lord, Elizabeth had more chemistry with the pet mouse in this story than with Erasmus.
The writing got a bit tedious when we switched to Elizabeth's passages. I thought the book would be split 50/50 the whole way with us changing perspectives. Instead we stuck with Elizabeth a good 3/4 of the book with some interjections made by Tegan. I was way more interested in Tegan's sections. We got to hear about her additional training which sounded interesting. I still quibble over her being the ultimate witch though since it seemed a bit ridiculous to me. That said, Elizabeth's passages were just her going over the same thing over and over.
Having Elizabeth and Tegan walking through time was just not interesting. I don't feel like Ms. Brackston used these other time periods to good affect like she did in the last book. Due to Elizabeth being rushed and on a timeline to find Tegan definitely colored things and I just didn't find these other timelines interesting at all.
The ending was a bit of a letdown. The final battle was pretty much a snooze. And I hated what Elizabeth settled for in the end. Ms. Brackston leaves herself enough wiggle room to have additions to the series though.
I don't even know what to say. I absolutely adored The Witch's Daughter, though I found it to be overly long at times. "The Return of the Witch" had a little bit too much going on for me to feel really immersed in the book. The sudden love one character had for another came out of nowhere. And the ending didn't work.
Told in the first person by two characters, "The Return of the Witch" follows Elizabeth and Tegan from the first book. Elizabeth as readers know went off to the Summerlands (witch heaven) in order to ensure that warlock Gideon was kept imprisoned forever. Five years has passed and Elizabeth has returned to Earth after she and others realize that Gideon was able to somehow escape from the Summerlands. Elizabeth wants to do what she needs to in order to ensure that Gideon is imprisoned once again and to protect Tegan who she loved as a daughter.
Elizabeth is still the same character I remember from the last book. I really wish that Ms. Brackston had spent more time on Elizabeth's power to heal. What I loved about the last book is that you got to see Elizabeth through the ages and how she used what she knew in order to nurse and doctor those around her. Her only source of focus through this whole book was how to protect and or rescue Tegan. It just started to get boring after a while. Every time Elizabeth caught up to Tegan something stupid would occur. I honestly don't have any other words for it at this point.
Tegan has grown in the five years since Elizabeth left. I at first was a little bit concerned that we were going to get a lot of mess from Tegan about how she was abandoned. However, besides some initial pulling away from Elizabeth, we were luckily as readers spared that. I do have a problem with the fact that Tegan was set up as some super duper Mary Sue of a witch. It just caused me to roll my eyes. Tegan goes around and travels for five years and learns from other witches. Apparently no other witch besides Tegan thought to ever do this. So based on what she has learned she is now going to be the ultimate witch.
Gideon is just a joke. I mean I found him to be more menacing in the last book. His only power seems to be to talk a lot and look menacing. He was such a let down in this book. When Elizabeth figures out what power brought Gideon back from the Summerlands I literally said out loud, well duh. It was not that great of a reveal, I did pretty much laugh at it though.
We are introduced to other new characters in this book and I wish that I was feeling any of them. One of them named Erasmus really did not work for me at all. He was set up as a source of romance for Elizabeth, but good lord, Elizabeth had more chemistry with the pet mouse in this story than with Erasmus.
The writing got a bit tedious when we switched to Elizabeth's passages. I thought the book would be split 50/50 the whole way with us changing perspectives. Instead we stuck with Elizabeth a good 3/4 of the book with some interjections made by Tegan. I was way more interested in Tegan's sections. We got to hear about her additional training which sounded interesting. I still quibble over her being the ultimate witch though since it seemed a bit ridiculous to me. That said, Elizabeth's passages were just her going over the same thing over and over.
Having Elizabeth and Tegan walking through time was just not interesting. I don't feel like Ms. Brackston used these other time periods to good affect like she did in the last book. Due to Elizabeth being rushed and on a timeline to find Tegan definitely colored things and I just didn't find these other timelines interesting at all.
The ending was a bit of a letdown. The final battle was pretty much a snooze. And I hated what Elizabeth settled for in the end. Ms. Brackston leaves herself enough wiggle room to have additions to the series though.
March 16, 2016
I’ve been a big fan of Paula Brackston…….especially her witch books!
Ironically the only book of her’s I haven’t read is The Witch’s Daughter! I have it but I just haven’t gotten around to reading it for some reason. So when this book came up for review, I was hesitant only because I haven’t read the first one. However, I was so excited to read another of her witch books that I just gave in a read this one!
So I would be lying if I said I should have read the first book before this one. There were a lot of references to things that happened in the first book, however Brackston did a great job at helping the reader navigate the story even if they missed the first book.
There was a lot to love in this book…….lots of magic, drama, time travel, mystery, a hint of romance, and historical content! I loved the mix in this book! Not to mention her prose is magical and fits so well within books like this! I felt like there were a lot of things to keep the reader interested in the story. While I struggled with some of the plot connections which harken back to the first book, I still enjoyed the overall story.
Brackston did a nice job trying to help orientate the reader or re-familiarize readers of the previous books, so they could recall important plot points, but there were still times when I felt like I was missing something. So now obviously I feel like I need to move the first book up in my TBR list rather quickly so I can enjoy the series even more!
As I mentioned earlier, her prose is so beautiful. It works so perfectly with a book like this. The setting and magic are brought to life with her elegant word choices. It’s so hard to explain, but she really shines with her witch books…..the setting and prose are like the perfect storm! LOVE!
I also want to comment on the cover designs…….Brackston always has a great cover illustrator! I love almost all of her witch book covers. This one is equally fun. I love the purple/blue background and the lacy dress with boots. I don’t know what it is about this cover but it completely intrigues me and catches my eye. She often goes with book covers that feature witch like shoes and I am loving it!
As much as I want to give this book a 5 star rating, I felt like I could only give it a 4 star rating based solely on that fact that I haven’t read the first book. If I had I think I would have been able to fully appreciate the overall story and plot. I enjoyed it and the characters but I didn’t feel completely connected to them in the way that I had hoped and I think if I had read the other book I think I might have felt differently about the plot and characters.
Brackston’s witch books are wonderful reads for me. If you haven’t yet experienced her writing and you like books about witches and magic mixed with romance and mystery…..I HIGHLY recommend any of her books. I am moving The Witch’s Daughter up on my TBR list so I can fully appreciate this latest installment!
See my full review here
Ironically the only book of her’s I haven’t read is The Witch’s Daughter! I have it but I just haven’t gotten around to reading it for some reason. So when this book came up for review, I was hesitant only because I haven’t read the first one. However, I was so excited to read another of her witch books that I just gave in a read this one!
So I would be lying if I said I should have read the first book before this one. There were a lot of references to things that happened in the first book, however Brackston did a great job at helping the reader navigate the story even if they missed the first book.
There was a lot to love in this book…….lots of magic, drama, time travel, mystery, a hint of romance, and historical content! I loved the mix in this book! Not to mention her prose is magical and fits so well within books like this! I felt like there were a lot of things to keep the reader interested in the story. While I struggled with some of the plot connections which harken back to the first book, I still enjoyed the overall story.
Brackston did a nice job trying to help orientate the reader or re-familiarize readers of the previous books, so they could recall important plot points, but there were still times when I felt like I was missing something. So now obviously I feel like I need to move the first book up in my TBR list rather quickly so I can enjoy the series even more!
As I mentioned earlier, her prose is so beautiful. It works so perfectly with a book like this. The setting and magic are brought to life with her elegant word choices. It’s so hard to explain, but she really shines with her witch books…..the setting and prose are like the perfect storm! LOVE!
I also want to comment on the cover designs…….Brackston always has a great cover illustrator! I love almost all of her witch book covers. This one is equally fun. I love the purple/blue background and the lacy dress with boots. I don’t know what it is about this cover but it completely intrigues me and catches my eye. She often goes with book covers that feature witch like shoes and I am loving it!
As much as I want to give this book a 5 star rating, I felt like I could only give it a 4 star rating based solely on that fact that I haven’t read the first book. If I had I think I would have been able to fully appreciate the overall story and plot. I enjoyed it and the characters but I didn’t feel completely connected to them in the way that I had hoped and I think if I had read the other book I think I might have felt differently about the plot and characters.
Brackston’s witch books are wonderful reads for me. If you haven’t yet experienced her writing and you like books about witches and magic mixed with romance and mystery…..I HIGHLY recommend any of her books. I am moving The Witch’s Daughter up on my TBR list so I can fully appreciate this latest installment!
See my full review here
September 13, 2019
The Return of the Witch is the sequel to The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston. This is the second book I read for the Page Promise Weekend Read-A-Thon.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
This book picks up five years after Elizabeth and her fellow witches imprisoned Gideon in the Summerlands. No one has ever escaped the Summerlands…until now. Somehow, Gideon has figured out how to escape. Not only that but he kidnaps Tegan and attempts to hide in different time periods. Elizabeth knows that Gideon has an evil plan in store for Tegan. So she is determined to rescue Tegan and defeat Gideon once and for all.
It was wonderful to be able to dive right into the next book immediately after finishing the first book. Even though, I felt that The Witch’s Daughter didn’t need a sequel. I love the way the first book ended. This book did get a little repetitive, which slowed the pace down a bit. However, the historical detail is everything in the story. The author has done a fantastic job researching different time periods and the women’s place within each era.
Once again, there is a phenomenal cast of characters! Elizabeth is absolutely powerful and I love that she brings such a strong female presence to the novel. However, I cannot exclude Tegan. She has developed so much since the first novel and now she is learning her place in the world and of the craft. I do love some of the newer characters, like Erasmus. He made me smile quite often. Overall, this book is just as magical as the first. Paula Brackston has become one of my favorite female authors!! I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
This book picks up five years after Elizabeth and her fellow witches imprisoned Gideon in the Summerlands. No one has ever escaped the Summerlands…until now. Somehow, Gideon has figured out how to escape. Not only that but he kidnaps Tegan and attempts to hide in different time periods. Elizabeth knows that Gideon has an evil plan in store for Tegan. So she is determined to rescue Tegan and defeat Gideon once and for all.
It was wonderful to be able to dive right into the next book immediately after finishing the first book. Even though, I felt that The Witch’s Daughter didn’t need a sequel. I love the way the first book ended. This book did get a little repetitive, which slowed the pace down a bit. However, the historical detail is everything in the story. The author has done a fantastic job researching different time periods and the women’s place within each era.
Once again, there is a phenomenal cast of characters! Elizabeth is absolutely powerful and I love that she brings such a strong female presence to the novel. However, I cannot exclude Tegan. She has developed so much since the first novel and now she is learning her place in the world and of the craft. I do love some of the newer characters, like Erasmus. He made me smile quite often. Overall, this book is just as magical as the first. Paula Brackston has become one of my favorite female authors!! I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
December 13, 2015
It's been several years since I read The Witch's Daughter and I was afraid I wouldn't remember what was going on. But picking up this book was like meeting up with a old friend- it just makes you feel all warm and cozy with the characters all over again.
This, the second book of this series feels similar to the second book in the All Souls trilogy- what with both having someone who can work a special kind of time traveling magic. The main difference being that this book doesn't get worked up about the scientific aspects of time travel, making changes in the past that affect the future, etc.
Overall, I loved having a new book with these characters, but I felt like the middle third of the book was a bit of a wild goose chase. Gideon has kidnapped Tegan and so Elizabeth and her friends are constantly going here, there, and everywhere to try and find her and there's no explanation for what's going on. The author gives hints of why Tegan might be special, but you don't really understand what's really going on until around 3/4 of the way through the book. I think if there would have been more clues into Gideon's motive earlier in the story it would have given the plot more tension, suspense, and it would have been that much more of a page turner.
This, the second book of this series feels similar to the second book in the All Souls trilogy- what with both having someone who can work a special kind of time traveling magic. The main difference being that this book doesn't get worked up about the scientific aspects of time travel, making changes in the past that affect the future, etc.
Overall, I loved having a new book with these characters, but I felt like the middle third of the book was a bit of a wild goose chase. Gideon has kidnapped Tegan and so Elizabeth and her friends are constantly going here, there, and everywhere to try and find her and there's no explanation for what's going on. The author gives hints of why Tegan might be special, but you don't really understand what's really going on until around 3/4 of the way through the book. I think if there would have been more clues into Gideon's motive earlier in the story it would have given the plot more tension, suspense, and it would have been that much more of a page turner.
March 11, 2016
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Paula Brackston's writing is so beautiful it will have you spellbound all on its own. However, the story line which involves time travel, magic, and a pinch of mystery will also make you want to keep reading. This is the second book in the series and if you haven't read the first one, I certainly recommend doing so, just so you can have more information about what has been happening through the centuries with Elizabeth and Gideon. Also, it has some cool historical fiction scenes as well.
The story continues five years later when Elizabeth has been sent back from the Summerlands to find Gideon who has escaped with the assistance of an unknown person. I found it interesting that in the previous book, it was Gideon who was chasing Elizabeth, but in "The Return of the Witch" the tables have turned and it is now Elizabeth who is jumping through time trying to catch Gideon. Of course she has a very good reason for doing so that not only involves sending Gideon back where he belongs, but also making sure Tegan is safe.
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Paula Brackston's writing is so beautiful it will have you spellbound all on its own. However, the story line which involves time travel, magic, and a pinch of mystery will also make you want to keep reading. This is the second book in the series and if you haven't read the first one, I certainly recommend doing so, just so you can have more information about what has been happening through the centuries with Elizabeth and Gideon. Also, it has some cool historical fiction scenes as well.
The story continues five years later when Elizabeth has been sent back from the Summerlands to find Gideon who has escaped with the assistance of an unknown person. I found it interesting that in the previous book, it was Gideon who was chasing Elizabeth, but in "The Return of the Witch" the tables have turned and it is now Elizabeth who is jumping through time trying to catch Gideon. Of course she has a very good reason for doing so that not only involves sending Gideon back where he belongs, but also making sure Tegan is safe.
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January 19, 2016
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Brackston's spellbinding language is the driving force along with endearing characters and a well-balanced narrative with the perfect amounts of witchcraft, mystery, suspense and thrills, even a little romance appears. Her characters are strong, intelligent and sensible. The foursome possesses a chemistry thus pulling the reader in further. The 'Time Stepping' and sub-plots enhance as opposed to distract. I enjoy the pacing, the motives are revealed slowly as your bond with characters deepens. The cat and mouse game between Elizabeth and Gideon becomes monotonous at times, however, Brackston's artistic prose rescues long-term damage. Brackston provides a more than satisfying ending, never leaving her audience high and dry with abruptness. Fantastic story allowing mere mortals to enter the world of immortals via classy and charismatic necromancers.
Brackston's spellbinding language is the driving force along with endearing characters and a well-balanced narrative with the perfect amounts of witchcraft, mystery, suspense and thrills, even a little romance appears. Her characters are strong, intelligent and sensible. The foursome possesses a chemistry thus pulling the reader in further. The 'Time Stepping' and sub-plots enhance as opposed to distract. I enjoy the pacing, the motives are revealed slowly as your bond with characters deepens. The cat and mouse game between Elizabeth and Gideon becomes monotonous at times, however, Brackston's artistic prose rescues long-term damage. Brackston provides a more than satisfying ending, never leaving her audience high and dry with abruptness. Fantastic story allowing mere mortals to enter the world of immortals via classy and charismatic necromancers.
July 22, 2024
Sadly DNFing at just about 50%.
The writing is very different from the first book in the series. Tegan has attitude that I did not find justified.
A war is introduced and takes over the storyline. It felt out of place and distracting.
I wasn’t invested enough to finish this out and the editing errors were also a distraction.
I love Paula Brackston and will continue to read her work; this one just wasn’t for me.
The writing is very different from the first book in the series. Tegan has attitude that I did not find justified.
A war is introduced and takes over the storyline. It felt out of place and distracting.
I wasn’t invested enough to finish this out and the editing errors were also a distraction.
I love Paula Brackston and will continue to read her work; this one just wasn’t for me.
January 16, 2016
I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review. This book picks up 5 years after the end of the previous book, "The Witch's Daughter." I didn't know that this book was a sequel until I started reading it so I hadn't read the first book ahead of time. While I didn't find that this hindered me in any way, I think that some of the back story items discussed in this book would have made more sense to me if I had read the first book before hand. I still greatly enjoyed this book though.
From what I was able to gather, Gideon was defeated at the end of the first book and banished to a prison in some kind of witch heaven. In the beginning of this book, Gideon escapes his prison and returns to Earth. Elizabeth follows him, thinking that the first thing he'll do is go after her young student Tegan not only for Tegan's part in Gideon's incarceration but also as a means of getting revenge on Elizabeth. While she is correct on Gideon's direction, she has no idea that his plans for Tegan involve something far worse than merely revenge. After Gideon manages to capture Tegan, Elizabeth follows them through time to try and retrieve Tegan back from Gideon's dark forces.
Overall I really enjoyed this book! I have to be honest I was surprised that I enjoyed it so much since the last book I read by Brackston (The Midnight Witch) I did not really enjoy so much because it was very confusing for me. This book was much easier to follow with the story line and it was a great story/plot. I do wish that I had read the previous book to have a better understanding of some of the back story but it was easy enough to figure out the gist of what had happened for the most part. And this book was just so interesting, it was one adventure after another. We learn about Tegan's journey through the world in search of learning different types of magic and each stop ends up being more fantastical than the last.
From what I was able to gather, Gideon was defeated at the end of the first book and banished to a prison in some kind of witch heaven. In the beginning of this book, Gideon escapes his prison and returns to Earth. Elizabeth follows him, thinking that the first thing he'll do is go after her young student Tegan not only for Tegan's part in Gideon's incarceration but also as a means of getting revenge on Elizabeth. While she is correct on Gideon's direction, she has no idea that his plans for Tegan involve something far worse than merely revenge. After Gideon manages to capture Tegan, Elizabeth follows them through time to try and retrieve Tegan back from Gideon's dark forces.
Overall I really enjoyed this book! I have to be honest I was surprised that I enjoyed it so much since the last book I read by Brackston (The Midnight Witch) I did not really enjoy so much because it was very confusing for me. This book was much easier to follow with the story line and it was a great story/plot. I do wish that I had read the previous book to have a better understanding of some of the back story but it was easy enough to figure out the gist of what had happened for the most part. And this book was just so interesting, it was one adventure after another. We learn about Tegan's journey through the world in search of learning different types of magic and each stop ends up being more fantastical than the last.
March 4, 2018
This book is the follow-up to "The Witch's Daughter", and I honestly think you need to read them in order or you may end up a bit confused about what is going on. It takes place 5 years after the first book ended. The cover also called to me. I absolutely love the cover on this book.
Gideon is purely evil. He will make you wish upon him a demise in a way as evil as he is. Good writing will do that to you. Tegan, in this book, is becoming stronger in the craft, which only makes it more likely that Gideon, who has recently regained his freedom, will go looking for her. Elizabeth means to protect her at all cost.
The book vividly describes the time frame, from the 17th to 19th centuries in England. It's well written and engaging.
Gideon is purely evil. He will make you wish upon him a demise in a way as evil as he is. Good writing will do that to you. Tegan, in this book, is becoming stronger in the craft, which only makes it more likely that Gideon, who has recently regained his freedom, will go looking for her. Elizabeth means to protect her at all cost.
The book vividly describes the time frame, from the 17th to 19th centuries in England. It's well written and engaging.
February 18, 2020
We rejoin Tegan and Bess five years after The Witches Daughter and Tegan has been busy. Bess returns to hunt down Gideon who has escaped Summerland.
The Return Of The Witch is much like the first. Fast moving and action packed. The relationship between the two women grows and expands as we learn what Tegan has been learning since Bess' disappearance. The switch between characters was great and easy to follow. I loved the introduction of time travel.
She wraps up Bess's story well but it doesn't necessarily mean the end of Bess's involvement should we get another book. Which I hope there is!
The Return Of The Witch is much like the first. Fast moving and action packed. The relationship between the two women grows and expands as we learn what Tegan has been learning since Bess' disappearance. The switch between characters was great and easy to follow. I loved the introduction of time travel.
She wraps up Bess's story well but it doesn't necessarily mean the end of Bess's involvement should we get another book. Which I hope there is!
June 9, 2021
It took Paula the author five years to reach this sequel to “The witch’s daughter” and I’m so glad I did not have to wait that long to read it. I discovered this author in “The little shop of found things” and was ‘enchanted’ by her style of writing. It is so descriptive she pulls you into the story. I loved this one too and it was good to see good over evil once again. But no spoilers … if you like a little bit of fantasy, which I normally don’t, and a bit of historical fiction you will enjoy this author!
July 28, 2021
3.5⭐️
While I enjoyed this book, I did like the first one better. This one was still good though!
While I enjoyed this book, I did like the first one better. This one was still good though!
August 4, 2021
Witch adventure
Funny romp through history with a good witch and a bad witch, a powerful witch, a time stepper and a little white mouse. Nice distraction and a fun read.
Funny romp through history with a good witch and a bad witch, a powerful witch, a time stepper and a little white mouse. Nice distraction and a fun read.
June 15, 2023
Started great, really lost interest about half way. Skimmed and moving on...
March 14, 2016
Its been several years since I read The Witch's Daughter, so I really don't remember what happened in that book. In hindsight, I probably should have went back and read the last few chapters to try to jog my memory.
We start out The Return of the Witch with Gideon Masters having escaped the Summerlands, and Bess has left as well to track him down. Bess knows that he will most likely go after Tegan, who was Bess' daughter figure in the first book. Having been in the Summerlands for five years, she is not sure how Tegan will react to her reappearance. But Tegan has matured and become an educated and capable witch over the past five years, having come into her own power while study at the side of numerous capable witches across the globe.
This book definitely starts off with more action that the first one did, so that made me happy. Starting off in the modern day, we make a few time jumps in this book, one of them being back to where everything started - Batchcombe Hall. There are a few plot conflicts thrown in besides the main struggle with Gideon, and sometimes they got in the way of the real storyline. For instance, Bess would have to be off dealing with a side conflict when one of the main conflicts (the removal of a hex) was completed. This was a tad aggravating because I felt like we got a decent build up for the (main) conflict resolution, then it kind of fizzled out because Bess was needed elsewhere.
I enjoyed reading from Tegan's point of view, particularly when she was remembering back to her magical education in Siberia and the Deserts of the Dead. I believe there is room going forward for Tegan to spinoff on her own into a more action-packed series if the author is so inclined, and I would be happy to give those books a shot.
As for Gideon, he is still the villain but he seemed less evil in this book for some reason. I found the twin sisters to be much more creepy than he was. I almost got a misunderstood vibe coming from him and kinda felt bad when it was all said and done. I may not have felt this way if I would have remembered more of the first book because I forgot that he had seduced Tegan until she brought it up later in this installment. Or maybe I just like rooting for the underdog and was feeling the distinct lack of a hero in this book.
While I love the idea of these books, I seemed to have gotten bogged down in the execution of this series. After the halfway point, I found myself skimming to get back to the action. Normally I don't mind these meandering and detailed stories, and I find beauty in the minutia. This one just didn't reach out and grab me for some reason. This author writes a lot of witchy books and the covers all catch my attention, so I will definitely be giving her another shot. This was not a bad story by any means, it just wasn't one of my favorite historical fantasies.
I received an advanced copy of this book from St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review. 3 stars / No heat.
We start out The Return of the Witch with Gideon Masters having escaped the Summerlands, and Bess has left as well to track him down. Bess knows that he will most likely go after Tegan, who was Bess' daughter figure in the first book. Having been in the Summerlands for five years, she is not sure how Tegan will react to her reappearance. But Tegan has matured and become an educated and capable witch over the past five years, having come into her own power while study at the side of numerous capable witches across the globe.
This book definitely starts off with more action that the first one did, so that made me happy. Starting off in the modern day, we make a few time jumps in this book, one of them being back to where everything started - Batchcombe Hall. There are a few plot conflicts thrown in besides the main struggle with Gideon, and sometimes they got in the way of the real storyline. For instance, Bess would have to be off dealing with a side conflict when one of the main conflicts (the removal of a hex) was completed. This was a tad aggravating because I felt like we got a decent build up for the (main) conflict resolution, then it kind of fizzled out because Bess was needed elsewhere.
I enjoyed reading from Tegan's point of view, particularly when she was remembering back to her magical education in Siberia and the Deserts of the Dead. I believe there is room going forward for Tegan to spinoff on her own into a more action-packed series if the author is so inclined, and I would be happy to give those books a shot.
As for Gideon, he is still the villain but he seemed less evil in this book for some reason. I found the twin sisters to be much more creepy than he was. I almost got a misunderstood vibe coming from him and kinda felt bad when it was all said and done. I may not have felt this way if I would have remembered more of the first book because I forgot that he had seduced Tegan until she brought it up later in this installment. Or maybe I just like rooting for the underdog and was feeling the distinct lack of a hero in this book.
While I love the idea of these books, I seemed to have gotten bogged down in the execution of this series. After the halfway point, I found myself skimming to get back to the action. Normally I don't mind these meandering and detailed stories, and I find beauty in the minutia. This one just didn't reach out and grab me for some reason. This author writes a lot of witchy books and the covers all catch my attention, so I will definitely be giving her another shot. This was not a bad story by any means, it just wasn't one of my favorite historical fantasies.
I received an advanced copy of this book from St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review. 3 stars / No heat.
February 22, 2016
Paula Brackston's new book The Return of the Witch, sequel to The Witch's Daughter book was a strange book. In a way it was really interesting but at the same time it was really annoying.
This time the story starts five years after Elizabeth tricked Gideon and took him to Summerland. Tegan has lived all this time waiting for Elizabeth's return and also visiting all kinds of different witches/shamans all over the world, learning from them and improving her own magic. Then Elizabeth returns with the news that Gideon is free again.
As predicted, Gideon kidnaps Tegan and takes her back to seventeenth century, some nineteen years after Elizabeth's escaping her hanging. Elizabeth has to follow them, she asks help from Time Steppers and Erasmus comes to her help.
They land is in a middle of Civil War, in the village are still enough people who might recognize Elizabeth and army is also ready to hang anybody who they think are not on their side. It's a dangerous time and Elizabeth is torn between searching Tegan and helping her old friend William. She finds Tegan, helps William as much as she can but in the end she is once again almost hanged and Gideon takes Tegan with him once again.
This time they land in nineteenth century, thirty years before Elizabeth was in London the previous time. This time is Erasmus time and together they figure out why Gideon wants Tegan, they find them on a last minute and ...
Interesting story, isn't it? But what really irked me is the magic side of this story. Tegan had learned a lot turning her years alone, she is stronger than any witch that Elizabeth has ever encountered, and the last shaman that tutored Tegan made her extremely strong, but she is strong in only the right circumstances, so actually, she was not the Next Strongest Witch in a world, she was Cripple Witch if the ... was not upon her. It did not sound logical and believable, it spoiled the story. And another thing that irked - Erasmus, he was like two different persons in different centuries.
But all in all, it was interesting story and it would be useful to know the first book of the series.
This time the story starts five years after Elizabeth tricked Gideon and took him to Summerland. Tegan has lived all this time waiting for Elizabeth's return and also visiting all kinds of different witches/shamans all over the world, learning from them and improving her own magic. Then Elizabeth returns with the news that Gideon is free again.
As predicted, Gideon kidnaps Tegan and takes her back to seventeenth century, some nineteen years after Elizabeth's escaping her hanging. Elizabeth has to follow them, she asks help from Time Steppers and Erasmus comes to her help.
They land is in a middle of Civil War, in the village are still enough people who might recognize Elizabeth and army is also ready to hang anybody who they think are not on their side. It's a dangerous time and Elizabeth is torn between searching Tegan and helping her old friend William. She finds Tegan, helps William as much as she can but in the end she is once again almost hanged and Gideon takes Tegan with him once again.
This time they land in nineteenth century, thirty years before Elizabeth was in London the previous time. This time is Erasmus time and together they figure out why Gideon wants Tegan, they find them on a last minute and ...
Interesting story, isn't it? But what really irked me is the magic side of this story. Tegan had learned a lot turning her years alone, she is stronger than any witch that Elizabeth has ever encountered, and the last shaman that tutored Tegan made her extremely strong, but she is strong in only the right circumstances, so actually, she was not the Next Strongest Witch in a world, she was Cripple Witch if the ... was not upon her. It did not sound logical and believable, it spoiled the story. And another thing that irked - Erasmus, he was like two different persons in different centuries.
But all in all, it was interesting story and it would be useful to know the first book of the series.
April 13, 2024
DNF at page 174
I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't like this and I was starting to be more and more annoyed with the book.
This was an uncesssary sequel to a book who story had ended. However, the completionist in me decided to give this sequel a shot. That was a dumb idea because I really didn't care about Tegan and Elizabeth's reunion or their supposed close bond.
The whole "Gideon is back" and we have to stop him - again - was such a rehash of the first book that I probably should have DNF'd this sooner. But I continued because the audio was pleasant enough and I kept this on in the background.
I mean, I also feel asleep in Chapter 8 and didn't really miss much - which should have told me it was time to give up but no... I am an idiot. However, when in Chapter 15, I gave up. The plot was basically being dragged on for length without much logic.
The audiobook is a saving grace but the plotting here did not work for me. We were in between action adventure ala MCU, and historical fiction in tone, without much depth in either. I decided to cut my losses and move on.
I'll probably skim the rest to see how this ends but not worth it in my mind.
I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't like this and I was starting to be more and more annoyed with the book.
This was an uncesssary sequel to a book who story had ended. However, the completionist in me decided to give this sequel a shot. That was a dumb idea because I really didn't care about Tegan and Elizabeth's reunion or their supposed close bond.
The whole "Gideon is back" and we have to stop him - again - was such a rehash of the first book that I probably should have DNF'd this sooner. But I continued because the audio was pleasant enough and I kept this on in the background.
I mean, I also feel asleep in Chapter 8 and didn't really miss much - which should have told me it was time to give up but no... I am an idiot. However, when in Chapter 15, I gave up. The plot was basically being dragged on for length without much logic.
The audiobook is a saving grace but the plotting here did not work for me. We were in between action adventure ala MCU, and historical fiction in tone, without much depth in either. I decided to cut my losses and move on.
I'll probably skim the rest to see how this ends but not worth it in my mind.
July 16, 2021
After 5 years, Elizabeth returns from the Summer Lands when the evil sorcerer she put there escapes. Her apprentice Teagen is no longer the wide-eyed, hyperactive teenager she was in the first book, The Witches Daughter. She has grown into a confident witch in Elizabeth’s abscense having traveled all over the world learning from witches and shaman from many cultures.
When Gideon escapes the Summer Lands he abducts Teagen and takes her back in time to hurt Elizabeth. Elizabeth is having none of his nonsense and follows with the help of an energetic time stepper.
Tegans mouse Alouicious is a great little addition to the story and actually has a big role in their exploites. It seemed like he was just a cute little pet at first but he actually plays a big role throughout the book. He is not only cute but has defied the normal lifespan for a mouse. He has spent 5 years traveling in pocke Tegan’s t witnessing magic and wonders alongside her as her constant companion. He's survived who knows how many cats, being tossed into soot, magical attacks, dangerous time jumps through centuries, and hasn't been squished somehow while riding around in Elizabeth and Tegan's pockets. He's indestructible!
I've been so invested in Elizabth and Tegans personal growth and journey to defeat Gideon that I couldn't stop listening and listened to the whole audiobook in one day. I don't want to give anything away but know that the end is very satisfying and with all the good feels. I rated the first book, The Witches Daughter, 5 stars and I have done the same with this sequel because it's just as great. Happy reading! 📚
When Gideon escapes the Summer Lands he abducts Teagen and takes her back in time to hurt Elizabeth. Elizabeth is having none of his nonsense and follows with the help of an energetic time stepper.
Tegans mouse Alouicious is a great little addition to the story and actually has a big role in their exploites. It seemed like he was just a cute little pet at first but he actually plays a big role throughout the book. He is not only cute but has defied the normal lifespan for a mouse. He has spent 5 years traveling in pocke Tegan’s t witnessing magic and wonders alongside her as her constant companion. He's survived who knows how many cats, being tossed into soot, magical attacks, dangerous time jumps through centuries, and hasn't been squished somehow while riding around in Elizabeth and Tegan's pockets. He's indestructible!
I've been so invested in Elizabth and Tegans personal growth and journey to defeat Gideon that I couldn't stop listening and listened to the whole audiobook in one day. I don't want to give anything away but know that the end is very satisfying and with all the good feels. I rated the first book, The Witches Daughter, 5 stars and I have done the same with this sequel because it's just as great. Happy reading! 📚
July 27, 2021
I love Paula Brackston's books! She's imaginative and talented. :-)
January 31, 2022
📚 Hello Book Friends! Have you ever had an “OMG, I know this character” moment while reading a book? This is what happened to me while reading THE RETURN OF THE WITCH by Paula Brackston. I recognised a character that was in other book by the same author: City of Time and Magic. It was like all the pieces of a puzzle coming together. What a cool moment! I enjoyed this book and its characters. The Witch’s Daughter series is awesome, and I recommend it. It is truly magical!
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September 21, 2021
3.5 Enjoyed this follow up to first book.
May 16, 2023
Love these books. So easy to read.
January 26, 2018
It has to be said that Paula Brackston has recently become a favourite author of mine. This is the second book of hers that I have read, and I've given both The Witch's Daughter and The Return of the Witch five stars, because they were both so good, they completely blew my mind, and from beginning to end I was hooked and loved every single second of reading them.
Coming back into the world of Elizabeth Hawksmith and being reunited with her and Tegan, and even Gideon, was so refreshing. Paula's books are completely different to any other book I've read before involving fantasy. When I read her books, not only am I thrown into their world, but I'm captivated by it, and I never want to leave. My heart was racing with excitement at what was to come the second I read the first few lines, and as I read on, I never wanted to put this book down. I first went into this series thinking it would be some sort of love story, but it wasn't. No hero coming to the rescue. No weak female lead. No epic romance between a man and a woman; instead, this series is the stories of a love between a mother and daughter, not by blood, but by bond.
With Gideon somehow escaped from his imprisonment and having kidnapped Tegan for a reason no one knows, it's up to Elizabeth, with the help of a Time Stepper, Erasmus, to go and save her. That's one of the things I loved most about this book, that there wasn't only witchery, but there was also time travel involved, so we were again met with familiar faces of Elizabeth's past - which was surprising and had me loving this book all the more - and we were met with new characters that just made this book.
It was such a unique story that, from beginning to end, I was completely captivated and sucked into this world. I'm absolutely kicking myself for not having read Paula's books sooner, because I loved them so much. I hope this isn't the end to this series, and I'm hoping we do get more from these characters in the future, mainly Tegan. I loved that, in this book, we got some chapters told from her POV, so we got to see the many journeys she's been on in the years between The Witch's Daughter and The Return of the Witch. I do hope we get more from her in the future, because I absolutely loved Tegan, and I feel like her story isn't over yet. But this book, Elizabeth's story - her journey - could not have ended any better than it did. I loved how it ended, and I loved seeing her finally get a happy ending. After all the crap Gideon put her through in The Witch's Daughter, and then The Return of the Witch... The happy ending she got couldn't have been any better, and I absolutely loved it!
ARC provided via Netgalley for honest review
Coming back into the world of Elizabeth Hawksmith and being reunited with her and Tegan, and even Gideon, was so refreshing. Paula's books are completely different to any other book I've read before involving fantasy. When I read her books, not only am I thrown into their world, but I'm captivated by it, and I never want to leave. My heart was racing with excitement at what was to come the second I read the first few lines, and as I read on, I never wanted to put this book down. I first went into this series thinking it would be some sort of love story, but it wasn't. No hero coming to the rescue. No weak female lead. No epic romance between a man and a woman; instead, this series is the stories of a love between a mother and daughter, not by blood, but by bond.
With Gideon somehow escaped from his imprisonment and having kidnapped Tegan for a reason no one knows, it's up to Elizabeth, with the help of a Time Stepper, Erasmus, to go and save her. That's one of the things I loved most about this book, that there wasn't only witchery, but there was also time travel involved, so we were again met with familiar faces of Elizabeth's past - which was surprising and had me loving this book all the more - and we were met with new characters that just made this book.
It was such a unique story that, from beginning to end, I was completely captivated and sucked into this world. I'm absolutely kicking myself for not having read Paula's books sooner, because I loved them so much. I hope this isn't the end to this series, and I'm hoping we do get more from these characters in the future, mainly Tegan. I loved that, in this book, we got some chapters told from her POV, so we got to see the many journeys she's been on in the years between The Witch's Daughter and The Return of the Witch. I do hope we get more from her in the future, because I absolutely loved Tegan, and I feel like her story isn't over yet. But this book, Elizabeth's story - her journey - could not have ended any better than it did. I loved how it ended, and I loved seeing her finally get a happy ending. After all the crap Gideon put her through in The Witch's Daughter, and then The Return of the Witch... The happy ending she got couldn't have been any better, and I absolutely loved it!
ARC provided via Netgalley for honest review
March 3, 2016
Elizabeth, Gideon & Tegan are back in the second book in 'The Witch's Daughter' series. I've read all of Brackston's witch books and I have to say that this is probably the one I liked the least. I still gave it three stars because I enjoy the worlds that the author builds and I enjoyed coming back to see these characters again but I did have some pretty big issues with the book.
I liked Elizabeth's character in 'The Witch's Daughter' but in this one she was different. She wasn't as sure footed and confident. I actually looked forward more to reading Tegan's narration and I felt annoyed when I had to get through Elizabeth's (which unfortunately was most of the book). Elizabeth never seemed to want to do anything to actually help Tegan. She just wanted to whine and run around doing healing magic on other people. A lot of the things she did made no sense to me. I get that she's a healer and it would be extremely hard for her to not help someone in need but the ONE thing she had to do was not expose her self as a witch when they went back to her home town and of course she does the one thing she's not supposed to. And it throws all kinds of wrenches in the plan to rescue Tegan. She was a way more passive character than Tegan and I felt like she shouldn't have gotten most of the narration. Her parts were boring. Also the romance between Erasamus and Elizabeth felt forced. It wasn't natural and I didn't feel or see any chemistry between them at all.
Even Gideon seemed way more toned down in this book. He was an evil bastard for sure in the first instalment and this one he was just kind of a weenie. He wasn't scary or menacing and he was in the end easily defeated.
At the end of the book I felt myself wanting more of Tegan and her adventures around the world. The whole plot and feel of this book was weak, it felt more like a concept than a fully fleshed out story. It was pretty disappointing but it won't stop me from reading other books by Brackston as I usually enjoy her work a lot more.
I liked Elizabeth's character in 'The Witch's Daughter' but in this one she was different. She wasn't as sure footed and confident. I actually looked forward more to reading Tegan's narration and I felt annoyed when I had to get through Elizabeth's (which unfortunately was most of the book). Elizabeth never seemed to want to do anything to actually help Tegan. She just wanted to whine and run around doing healing magic on other people. A lot of the things she did made no sense to me. I get that she's a healer and it would be extremely hard for her to not help someone in need but the ONE thing she had to do was not expose her self as a witch when they went back to her home town and of course she does the one thing she's not supposed to. And it throws all kinds of wrenches in the plan to rescue Tegan. She was a way more passive character than Tegan and I felt like she shouldn't have gotten most of the narration. Her parts were boring. Also the romance between Erasamus and Elizabeth felt forced. It wasn't natural and I didn't feel or see any chemistry between them at all.
Even Gideon seemed way more toned down in this book. He was an evil bastard for sure in the first instalment and this one he was just kind of a weenie. He wasn't scary or menacing and he was in the end easily defeated.
At the end of the book I felt myself wanting more of Tegan and her adventures around the world. The whole plot and feel of this book was weak, it felt more like a concept than a fully fleshed out story. It was pretty disappointing but it won't stop me from reading other books by Brackston as I usually enjoy her work a lot more.
February 10, 2016
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Let me first say that I have been a big fan of Paula Brackston ever since I read the first book in this series, The Witch's Daughter, a couple years ago.
This book picked up right where we left off in the ending of The Witch's Daughter and even though it had been a while since I had been in this world I had no trouble getting back in to the story. Having read a number of Brackston's books I knew that she usually starts her books slow before getting into any craziness so I was surprised when Return of the Witch got right into the action!
It was super awesome to hear about everything Tegan had been up to since we last saw her and I loved the time travel element of this book as well. So many different kinds of magic!
Although I could have done without a large chunk near the middle of the book, I started to lose a bit of interest and felt like it was being drawn out too much.
Overall, if you looooove witches like I do then you'll like this book! Super fun and a perfect ending!
4 Stars!
Let me first say that I have been a big fan of Paula Brackston ever since I read the first book in this series, The Witch's Daughter, a couple years ago.
This book picked up right where we left off in the ending of The Witch's Daughter and even though it had been a while since I had been in this world I had no trouble getting back in to the story. Having read a number of Brackston's books I knew that she usually starts her books slow before getting into any craziness so I was surprised when Return of the Witch got right into the action!
It was super awesome to hear about everything Tegan had been up to since we last saw her and I loved the time travel element of this book as well. So many different kinds of magic!
Although I could have done without a large chunk near the middle of the book, I started to lose a bit of interest and felt like it was being drawn out too much.
Overall, if you looooove witches like I do then you'll like this book! Super fun and a perfect ending!
4 Stars!
December 30, 2015
Oh, my! I think I liked this one even better than book 1, the Witch's Daughter. It's been awhile since I read that one, but there was absolutely no problem getting right into this story. The focus has shifted somewhat - there's more of Tegan's story, too, not just Elizabeth's. Tegan has grown into a strong and special woman. Gideon has escaped the Summerlands - and kidnaps Tegan for purposes unclear at the beginning of the story. Elizabeth begins a frantic search for Tegan, to find her, protect her, and join forces with her to defeat Gideon once and for all. The search itself did at times seem to take forever, but other than that, I really enjoyed this book. Great new characters, resolution of some issues with characters from Book 1, a wonderfully well thought out and original story, and clean, polished writing. I highly recommend!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an ARC.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an ARC.
September 6, 2016
My favorite green witch, Elizabeth Hawksmith, is forced to return from the Summerlands to track down her arch-nemesis, Gideon Masters. Gideon has managed to escape imprisonment by Elizabeth and her sister witches and is once again loose in the world. Elizabeth's greatest worry is that he will harm Tegan, her teenage protege from The Witch's Daughter .
Tegan has spent the years since Elizabeth disappeared travelling the world in search of magical knowledge. Both Elizabeth and Gideon underestimate her newly acquired powers, a mistake they will not make again.
This novel is full of both delightful and evil magic, from Gideon's spooky sisters tasked with guarding Tegan to Erasmus the Time Stepper. Gideon is as evil as ever and will stop at nothing to keep Elizabeth from finding Tegan and spoiling his latest plot.
Quick moving and wonderfully entertaining, I recommend this story to anyone who wants to add a little magic to their life.
Tegan has spent the years since Elizabeth disappeared travelling the world in search of magical knowledge. Both Elizabeth and Gideon underestimate her newly acquired powers, a mistake they will not make again.
This novel is full of both delightful and evil magic, from Gideon's spooky sisters tasked with guarding Tegan to Erasmus the Time Stepper. Gideon is as evil as ever and will stop at nothing to keep Elizabeth from finding Tegan and spoiling his latest plot.
Quick moving and wonderfully entertaining, I recommend this story to anyone who wants to add a little magic to their life.
August 31, 2016
I came late to Paula Brackston witch books, but it did not take me long to fall for the magic of them. The Return of the Witch is the long awaited sequel to The Witch`s Daughter and is even more spellbinding as she weaves this beautiful written story of love , loyalty and magic . We pick up the story five years since the dramatic events of Batchcombe woods and we find that Gideon has slipped the bonds of magic that held him prisoner and has returned to earth once more. Elizabeth knows where he go-straight for Tegan, her protegee . Paula Brackston has us transported back to the English Civil War and then into the harsh realty of Victorian London as Elizabeth and Time Stepper Erasmus Balmoral face a desperate race against time to save Tegan from Gideon. Once again we have great research weaved into a story that had me page turning well into the night. Paula Brackston is a story-teller of the highest quality and I for one can not wait for her next book.
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