The Chase

The Witch Hunter #1.5

by Virginia Boecker

A witch and a revenant. One full of life, the other technically dead. Fifer and Schuyler's relationship is nothing if not unusual. Some might even call it ill-advised. But try as they might to push each other away, something keeps bringing them back together.

Then a force stronger than their attraction comes between them: Lord Blackwell, the Inquisitor and most powerful man in Anglia. He sends Schuyler on a mission--a mythical sword, rumored to make its owner invincible, lies somewhere in Anglia and it's Schuyler's job to find it.

Meanwhile, left behind in Harrow with her studies, Fifer can't help but worry what's become of her undead paramour. Schuyler's been missing for weeks and Fifer may be the one who can--or who cares enough to--find him.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Ebooks, Novella, Witches, Magic

63 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 9, 2016

About the author

Virginia Boecker is the author of The Witch Hunter series and An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason. A graduate of the University of Texas, she had a decade-long career in technology before quitting to become a full-time writer. When she isn't writing, Virginia likes skiing, traveling, cooking, and reading. She has lived all over the world but currently resides in beautiful Lake Oswego, Oregon with her husband and two children.

You can visit Virginia online at virginiaboecker.com or on Instagram @virgboecker.

Reviews

[mith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely love Fifer and Schuyler

A really interesting prequel about these two--really wish I had an entire novel a lot them. Kinda makes me want to read The Witch Hunter again

[Yeng · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a delightful novella! Fifer and Schuyler is one of the best ships out there and it's too bad that we couldn't get a full novel out of them. I really want to know more about Schuyler and his kind. Still, I enjoyed every bit of this novella and I couldn't wait to read more from the author!

[Lea · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a lovely novella! I absolutely would have read a whole novel on Fifer and Schuyler and I appreciate these characters even more than before!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Chase was just okay. I didn't think it was extremely necessary to the overall story of The Witch Hunter, but it was interesting to learn more about Schuyler and Fifer and revenants in general.

[Natália Lopes · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Chase is a novella about Schuyler and Fifer taking place a little bit before 'The Witch Hunter', the first book in the series - how they met, the beginning of their relationship, how they fell in love and some events that tie to the first novel. They are my favorite couple in the duology and I like their chemistry and dynamics (WAY more than Elizabeth and John) so much and we got to see so little of them during the actual books that I was so happy to have this piece. This helps giving a little more background on both of them, Schuyler especially. Although we learn much about Revenants on the second book, in here we learn how Schuyler became one, how he felt during his years, how he became free of his master and everything leading him to meeting Fifer and becoming entangled in Elizabeth's story. I love his character, his humanity and his development through the books! Also, he's sarcastic and cunning AF, LOVE HIM. Fifer we don't get to see as much, but we have some background on her family, how she became Nicholas' apprentice, and her relationship with John, and we get to understand her a little better through her POV - it switches between hers and Schuyler. Overall, this was a very nice addition to the original duology and a take on a fan favorite couple that added to both of their stories and made me understand them and their actions better going into the main books. It was too short though and I really wanted a better resolution at the end (an extra scene, maybe?).

[Jelovar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Die zweite und letzte Novelle im Witch Hunter Universum war süß, wenn auch ein bisschen schwächer als die erste.

Ich hätte gerne mehr von Fifer und Schuyler zusammen gelesen, die Anziehung zwischen den beiden gefühlt.

Aber jetzt bin ich gespannt auf den Abschluss der Reihe - Teil zwei der Dilogie - und hoffe, dass dort ein paar Fifer & Schuyler Momente gewährt werden.

Ich mag John & Elizabeth zusammen auch gerne, aber Fifer & Schuyler mag ich als Pärchen ein bisschen lieber.

Ah, und wir dürfen hier nochmal etwas Zeit mit Caleb verbringen. Allerdings kommt der - wenig verwunderlich - (wieder) nicht sonderlich gut weg. Hier sehr verständlich, ist er doch ein Hexenjäger und geht dementsprechend mit übernatürlichen Wesen um. Dennoch trauere ich weiterhin dem verschenkten Potenzial dieses Charakters hinterher.

[Hilal Tunçkol · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded up, because I either feel generous or I like Fifer and Schuyler more than the other characters.

This was their story. They met, felt and instant connection despite Fifer's initial reluctance. Schuyler is a revenant, so Fifer doesn't want him, but Schuyler grows on her. Then, Schuyler is captured and taken to the Fleet and Blackwell finds him. Blackwell asks Schuyler to find him a sword, Azoth, and Schuyler says yes. He looks for the sword, but he finds some nymps instead, and the nymps tell him that they can help him but they want to meet Fifer.

The story itself was 3 stars, but I suppose I liked the relationship dynamic.

[Jacqueline Mudge-Cooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this was a novella about Fifer and Schuyler. It was an enjoyable read as a world building kind of book, considering what we may or may not know about revenants. As a romance on the other hand, it was not really a whole lot. It was mostly about Fifter trying to get herself to allow him in mentally and emotionally while he was intrigued by her and he does not understand why.

I wish there was a bit more about them, than just how they got the got the shiny thing that was big to the plot of the Kingslayer and Witchhunter.

Would recommend for those who love these two to bits.

[Ece · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I want to say is Schuyler and Fifer deserve a series of their own journey. It is always fun to read them, I mean of course it is; one of them is about a hundred years old revenant the other one is a teenage witch. I love their fierce relationship and the fact that while figuring each other they are actually figuring themselves out.

[Shadin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Expect WAY more from this. It barely have the fans anything and I finished it in an hour. We got better fifer and Schuyler content in the actual novel. There was virtually no insight into their relationship. This felt like a bad first draft. Disappointed.

[Inci · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Erinyeen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schöne Ergänzung zur Reihe!

[Cassie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of language in this one.

[Lydia · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 Sterne

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

À super short novella about Fifer and Schuyler. It’s been to long since I read the first book, so I was struggling to remember what happened in it and how it related to this book.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it when the novella’s add to the story. It was good to see the events leading up to the winter festival and getting the backstory on Fifer and Schuyler’s relationship.

[Mari · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was nice but I liked the healer more . Really 3.5 stars

[Suhaila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wasn’t a big fan of John in the first book however I really started liking him here. Fifer and schuylers are adorable

[Flowing Ink · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really cool to see Fifer and Shyuler's perspectives!

[Tamara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was excited to read this because Fifer and Schuyler interested me. But I was disappointed. I don't feel like it added much to either of their characters or to the story. We get that Fifer was reluctant to let Schuyler get close and that Schuyler was, after a century of existing as a somewhat amoral revenant, intrigued by her. That's pretty much it. They didn't even have much interaction on the page. I feel like the book description is misleading as well. There's not really any established relationship between them when Schuyler goes missing, just some hostile and confusing flirting.

Another thing that bothered me was that The Chase didn't feel like it was on the same maturity level as the rest of the series. Schuyler's passages are riddled with f words, including one from John. And apparently Schuyler has spent the last hundred years in the company of random women and men (he estimates thousands).

Read the rest of the series but skip this novella. You're not missing anything.

Note: Lots of f words.

[K I M M Y ❁ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a little more information mostly on Schuyler - good, fast read.

[Jennifer Strand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clearly there is more to come from this world.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was alright, but not as good as the other novella in the series.

[Jamie Coudeville · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved reading these pov's. They really are a cute couple.

[Kerryn (RatherBeReading) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really love Fifer and Schuyler, which meant I really wanted a lot more actual interactions between them than what we actually got from this novella. I did love the insights into their characters, but wish we got more of the two of them together.

[Denali · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Cute little story to show the reader some background between Schuyler and Fifer. You see how they met and get insight on their thoughts about each other. I liked reading Schuyler's thoughts particularly since he could actually read thoughts. I rate it lower because while I liked the content, the writing didn't quite flow as well as the first book.