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Dysfunctional Family of Witches #0
Undying Witch: 1918 to 1933
"I will live forever. If I could make you, my daughter, live longer than a human, I would. I do not want to be alone again."
A 97-YEAR-OLD FORTUNE-TELLER DISCOVERS THE MAGIC TO BE YOUNG AND LIVE FOREVER. DIMA, the illegitimate granddaughter of Catherine the Great, is doomed to live in poverty until she steals the four Starostavne Books of Magical Spells, Potions, and Enchantments. Years later in Los Angeles, Dima's wild, teenage daughter resents a 112-year-old mother who can shape-shift into the same age as she. MEDEA loathes Dima, who loves her 17 cats more than she does her rebellious daughter. Medea despises a mother who claims all witchcraft as her magic and treats her daughter like a slave. In secret, Medea develops her own sorcery.
(Please note: The books in the series, A Dysfunctional Family of Witches, can be read in any order. Each book comes to a conclusion, but the story of the Romanov witches continues through time.)
A 97-YEAR-OLD FORTUNE-TELLER DISCOVERS THE MAGIC TO BE YOUNG AND LIVE FOREVER. DIMA, the illegitimate granddaughter of Catherine the Great, is doomed to live in poverty until she steals the four Starostavne Books of Magical Spells, Potions, and Enchantments. Years later in Los Angeles, Dima's wild, teenage daughter resents a 112-year-old mother who can shape-shift into the same age as she. MEDEA loathes Dima, who loves her 17 cats more than she does her rebellious daughter. Medea despises a mother who claims all witchcraft as her magic and treats her daughter like a slave. In secret, Medea develops her own sorcery.
(Please note: The books in the series, A Dysfunctional Family of Witches, can be read in any order. Each book comes to a conclusion, but the story of the Romanov witches continues through time.)
268 pages, ebook
Published September 1, 2019
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About the author
B. Austin
14 books137 followersB. Austin writes Fantasy and Science Fiction. She loves creating magic, future worlds and spellbinding novels filled with suspense and mystery.
She has a degree in Applied Mathematics and worked as a computer programmer / web developer / and software engineer.
Under the name Belinda Austin she writes Suspense, Historical Fiction, and Chick Lit. She won the New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards for Best Historical Fiction for her book Return of the Bones.
She has a degree in Applied Mathematics and worked as a computer programmer / web developer / and software engineer.
Under the name Belinda Austin she writes Suspense, Historical Fiction, and Chick Lit. She won the New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards for Best Historical Fiction for her book Return of the Bones.
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December 24, 2019
I received a copy of Undying Witch through Netgalley and publisher Xpress Book Tours for an honest review.
Reviewed on my blog at https://theundeadreader.blogspot.com/
Dima is an old gypsy witch who has the ability to live forever. This is the story of how she became immortal. Her travels through out many countries to find the one thing to keep her young forever. Like with any magical gifts, there is a price to be paid.
During her travels for immortality, Dima becomes pregnant. Her daughter Medea, has some magic as well. Toward the end of the story, we read about Medea growing up and learning of her abilities.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It is very well written, it flowed perfectly and I ended up caring about the characters. It is hard to find a book of this quality! Well done B. Austin, and thank you!
#UndyingWitch #NetGalley
Reviewed on my blog at https://theundeadreader.blogspot.com/
Dima is an old gypsy witch who has the ability to live forever. This is the story of how she became immortal. Her travels through out many countries to find the one thing to keep her young forever. Like with any magical gifts, there is a price to be paid.
During her travels for immortality, Dima becomes pregnant. Her daughter Medea, has some magic as well. Toward the end of the story, we read about Medea growing up and learning of her abilities.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It is very well written, it flowed perfectly and I ended up caring about the characters. It is hard to find a book of this quality! Well done B. Austin, and thank you!
#UndyingWitch #NetGalley
October 23, 2019
98 year-old Dema is a witch who wants to stay young forever and is always looking for a way to make this happen with magic or without. She finds want she has always been looking for when she steals Starostavne Books of Magical Spells and Enchantments from the Monks. In one of the books the Tree of Life Magic and Time Spells she finds a magical spell where she can stay young and hopefully live forever.
Young Dema has a thing for young, pretty, hot men and she knows just how to get her way with the men. When Dema moves to America she finds herself to be with child. She knows not who the father is as she is never short of a young hot man in her bed.
Many years later when Dema’s daughter Medea is in her teens she doesn’t like her mother very well as she thinks Dema doesn’t care for her very much or at least she has never shown her or told her if she did. Medea is jealous of her mother and starts to rebel I guess you could say by practicing magic without her mother’s knowledge.
I felt bad for both Dema and Medea as neither one of them knew how to reach out to the other to show their true affection or feelings to each other or anyone. Dema raised Medea the only way she knew how and that is probably the way she was raised because it was all she knew.
Undying Witch is a great introduction into a new world of witches; a world that I am anxiously awaiting to explore more of in the rest of the six books plus one that the author has planned. It is filled with so much action and magic that kept me hooked from the first page. Undying Witch is a fast paced enthralling read that once I picked it up I could not put it down until I had read the last page.
Undying Witch is one book that I highly recommend to all fans of witches, fantasy and the paranormal. One click yourself a copy today and join Dema as makes her way from Russia to America and her life in America with her baby girl Medea.
Young Dema has a thing for young, pretty, hot men and she knows just how to get her way with the men. When Dema moves to America she finds herself to be with child. She knows not who the father is as she is never short of a young hot man in her bed.
Many years later when Dema’s daughter Medea is in her teens she doesn’t like her mother very well as she thinks Dema doesn’t care for her very much or at least she has never shown her or told her if she did. Medea is jealous of her mother and starts to rebel I guess you could say by practicing magic without her mother’s knowledge.
I felt bad for both Dema and Medea as neither one of them knew how to reach out to the other to show their true affection or feelings to each other or anyone. Dema raised Medea the only way she knew how and that is probably the way she was raised because it was all she knew.
Undying Witch is a great introduction into a new world of witches; a world that I am anxiously awaiting to explore more of in the rest of the six books plus one that the author has planned. It is filled with so much action and magic that kept me hooked from the first page. Undying Witch is a fast paced enthralling read that once I picked it up I could not put it down until I had read the last page.
Undying Witch is one book that I highly recommend to all fans of witches, fantasy and the paranormal. One click yourself a copy today and join Dema as makes her way from Russia to America and her life in America with her baby girl Medea.
December 6, 2020
Being the author, I really cannot review this book as a reader. HOWEVER, I can shed light on what drove me to spend the hours writing this story. I have always loved the old-fashioned vampire, ghost, and witch stories. Witches, especially, hold a place in my heart because I grew up in Albuquerque in a very superstitious family, on both sides, that believed in witches and had even witnessed their magic.
Also, I am fascinated with the idea of never dying but staying young, else what is the point, right? I do not want to give away any spoilers so I will keep it a secret in this review of how Dima achieves this.
I must say that Medea, her daughter, ended up being my favorite character and has even earned her own book title and cover, which I have already made and will be working on.
I know some readers do not like period pieces. Yes, the story begins during the Russian Revolution and Dima is 98 years old. And yes, the book ends in 1933 and the end of Prohibition in America. But this book is the first in a series of 6 books, plus one, and Dima is undying so her story moves forward in time. I mention plus one because the book I am currently finishing is about a legendary witch who ends up playing a part in the rest of the books of this series.
I have already done the covers for the other 6 books and am simultaneously working on a science fiction series. Since there seems to be some interest in the next book, I will be doing a cover reveal right before the book goes on preorder.
I thank anyone who has taken the interest to read my review.
Cheers!
B.
Also, I am fascinated with the idea of never dying but staying young, else what is the point, right? I do not want to give away any spoilers so I will keep it a secret in this review of how Dima achieves this.
I must say that Medea, her daughter, ended up being my favorite character and has even earned her own book title and cover, which I have already made and will be working on.
I know some readers do not like period pieces. Yes, the story begins during the Russian Revolution and Dima is 98 years old. And yes, the book ends in 1933 and the end of Prohibition in America. But this book is the first in a series of 6 books, plus one, and Dima is undying so her story moves forward in time. I mention plus one because the book I am currently finishing is about a legendary witch who ends up playing a part in the rest of the books of this series.
I have already done the covers for the other 6 books and am simultaneously working on a science fiction series. Since there seems to be some interest in the next book, I will be doing a cover reveal right before the book goes on preorder.
I thank anyone who has taken the interest to read my review.
Cheers!
B.
October 10, 2019
Awesome!
I enjoyed this book, I received a digital copy from the author. And let me tell you this book did not disappoint. It had me hating Dima but at the same time I could understand why she did some of the things she did. Although I didn't agree with half of them.
But the life she was living was all she knew how to do from the time she was born you could say. It would drive me bonkers to have so many cats, but they were her family.
And the way the author described the men in the story was great and hilarious at the same time.
I have to say Medea the daughter is my favorite character of this story. Although she to had some flaws that I was like wait what?
Now with how this book ended, please you have to tell us will there be more?? I don't want to give any spoilers but does Medea change more for good? Yeah that's what I will say. At least two more books or something.
I enjoyed this book, I received a digital copy from the author. And let me tell you this book did not disappoint. It had me hating Dima but at the same time I could understand why she did some of the things she did. Although I didn't agree with half of them.
But the life she was living was all she knew how to do from the time she was born you could say. It would drive me bonkers to have so many cats, but they were her family.
And the way the author described the men in the story was great and hilarious at the same time.
I have to say Medea the daughter is my favorite character of this story. Although she to had some flaws that I was like wait what?
Now with how this book ended, please you have to tell us will there be more?? I don't want to give any spoilers but does Medea change more for good? Yeah that's what I will say. At least two more books or something.
November 1, 2020
Get ready to enjoy a humorous yarn about an elderly witch of noble blood who wants to be young again. 98-year-old Dima Romanov claims to be the granddaughter of Catherine the Great, who was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796. Dima carted around a traveling trunk bearing the Romanov Seal, also containing personal items confirming who she said she was. The present year is around 1918-1920. Resigned to poverty while telling fortunes, Dima was determined to be successful and live forever. The four Starostavne Books of Magical Spells, Potions, and Enchantments, a magical stone, a secret recipe, and a voyage to the United States, along with her 17 cats, propelled Dima on her way. Celebrating her new success and freedom preceded Dima delivering a daughter named Medea. The focus now switches to Medea, her relationship with Dima, and establishing her place in the world. Medea weaves quite an interesting tale of her own. This first volume in the series launches the saga of “A Dysfunctional Family of Witches”; a unique and compelling view of the challenging lives of witches. I look forward to the further adventures of Dima. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
August 11, 2020
An entertaining tale, I really enjoyed Dima's story and the antics she got up to as she travelled across the world. Highly recommended.
October 28, 2019
Well, I didn't really like this book. It's got an odd storyline and just wasn't to my tastes. It's about a old witch who conjures up a shifting stone that allows her to be young and shift into other forms. The story follows her through Italy during world war 2 to the usa during prohibition with a daughter that she doesn't really care about. It really doesn't have a plot line just following her life during these times. It ends with her fleeing california due to actions that her daughter took. #UndyingWitch #NetGalley
December 2, 2019
****Review****
Its quirky and funny.
This is a fantastic tale, I started reading it last night and then fell asleep and finished reading it this evening. I Dima she’s got 17 cats and a stone that loves, she’s just doing what we would all do if we had the same powers as her. Although I don’t agree with what she does with her daughter in the end it still bring the whole thing together because its just what Dima would do.
Its a quick and fun read and I would love to read more about Dima.
Thank you to Netgalley/B.Austin/Spellbound Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Its quirky and funny.
This is a fantastic tale, I started reading it last night and then fell asleep and finished reading it this evening. I Dima she’s got 17 cats and a stone that loves, she’s just doing what we would all do if we had the same powers as her. Although I don’t agree with what she does with her daughter in the end it still bring the whole thing together because its just what Dima would do.
Its a quick and fun read and I would love to read more about Dima.
Thank you to Netgalley/B.Austin/Spellbound Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
July 31, 2020
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This story is unique, quirky, and very weird, but strangely it works well. Its one of those books that you really don’t know what to expect, and surprises you in each chapter.
What I really liked about Undying Witch was the author’s style of writing and her focus on details. Firstly, the book is pretty short, so you can read it in one sitting. There are a lot of things that happens with Dima (and Medea in Part 2) so you never feel like the story is boring at any point. Moreover, I loved the pop-culture references the author makes to movies like Lady Killers starring James Cagney. She really makes you feel like you are living in the era of the 1920s where the mafia was prominent, and there was an influx of immigrants from ships into the US. Also, I enjoyed Dima’s connection to the Romanov Family. The plot is completely original and will just hold your attention from page one.
However, my only criticism towards the story was the magic element. Even after reading, I was not clear how Dima’s powers worked. At times, it felt like Dima could not control her powers using Pompeii, but at other times it felt like she was invincible. Also, while I enjoyed the strange schemes Dima and Medea concoct, at times I did not understand their reasoning behind these plans. Hence, this was actually one of those rare stories where I enjoyed reading purely on its plot, without having much investment on the characters. Its very hard to like either of the two characters when they are so devious. But, it is so interesting to see their schemes and tactics.
Overall, “The Undying Witch” is certainly a strange but entertaining book to read.
July 12, 2020
(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I completely change my mind on a series, so want to change my scoring down a lot)
How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)
All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
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2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked
Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see some stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)
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First time read the author's work?: Yes
Will you be reading more?: Possibly
How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)
All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
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2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked
Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see some stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)
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First time read the author's work?: Yes
Will you be reading more?: Possibly
August 15, 2020
This was a fun story to read, dark, but fun! I give it five stars for the story and characters. I read the adverse reviews ( after I finished the book, I don't usually read reviews before as I like to go into a book fresh) and I noticed the repeats, and other things that were mentioned about editing, but did not let it distract from a very enjoyable experience. I found this book unusual and very magnetic, kept me up reading late. I highly recommend this read to anyone who loves magic, the offbeat and darkness.
October 23, 2022
A Timely October Read
A witch who is the illegitimate granddaughter of Catherine the Great? Deal me in! This book is full of witchery, stirred into early 20th century history. Sounds weird but it works. Particularly timely is the section with Margaret Sanger because it could be lifted straight out of current headlines. I doubt that the author could have known how prescient it would be but it perfectly illustrates how American women are being forced back 100 years. I'll definitely read the next one in this magical series.
A witch who is the illegitimate granddaughter of Catherine the Great? Deal me in! This book is full of witchery, stirred into early 20th century history. Sounds weird but it works. Particularly timely is the section with Margaret Sanger because it could be lifted straight out of current headlines. I doubt that the author could have known how prescient it would be but it perfectly illustrates how American women are being forced back 100 years. I'll definitely read the next one in this magical series.
August 28, 2020
Undying Witch is quite clever and well-paced overall. The story is solid in its setting and characters as well.
The character development was awesome!
The adventure was great, it was dark at times, but in the greatest way.My hat's off to the imagination of the author for that!
If you’re looking for something fun and exciting to read, while not being cookie cutter and fluffy, then I recommend this one.
The character development was awesome!
The adventure was great, it was dark at times, but in the greatest way.My hat's off to the imagination of the author for that!
If you’re looking for something fun and exciting to read, while not being cookie cutter and fluffy, then I recommend this one.
August 23, 2021
The book sounded good by the description, but was not. Mainly because of poor editing and constant confusing side tracks. I think the idea of the story was interesting and there were sections that were okay. I was saddened by the inability of the characters to have depth and even empathy. I recommend this author seek help to edit this into a better read and give her readers more credit.
June 28, 2020
Enjoable
Loved the way the story unfolded and held me captive . Great fleshed out characters with twists I did not see coming. If you enjoy a darker story to keep you on the edge of your seat this is it. Can't wait for more need a fix.go for it.
Loved the way the story unfolded and held me captive . Great fleshed out characters with twists I did not see coming. If you enjoy a darker story to keep you on the edge of your seat this is it. Can't wait for more need a fix.go for it.
May 1, 2020
Basically a sort of witch memoir. It was a quick enjoyable read about the life as a ageless witch. Quite interesting but no real plot to it! I liked it!
July 22, 2020
I believe the story has potential. However, it needs a good proofreading. It is redundant, has word usage errors, grammar errors, and repeats entire paragraphs. This book reads more like a first draft. I would NOT recommend it in this form.
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November 6, 2019
I got a review copy of this book.
This book was a dreadful read. There was nothing I liked about it.
The editing was awful. Things are repeated over and over, sometimes even the exact same sentence or paragraph, sometimes just paraphrasing. A lot of the story seem disconnected. The flashback don't always make sense and sometimes go on a tangent not even related to the action. Once the main character reach the US, it seems that more research was done about the setting. However instead of being used for world building, it is just random information dumping when you expect it the least. It makes the story very tiring to follow. There are geographical mistakes and mathematical mistakes that could easily been avoided with a map and a read through.
The beginning of the story goes in a blur so you can never really know what actually happens. The story is supposed to be in Europe during the war but there is nothing that actually describes the war and there is no activity or danger for the main character resulting from the war setting. The only war related event is that she managed to get a passage on an American military ship.
The main character is a witch and you will learn about her early life because everything is repeated over and over. She is supposed to use magic from a book that should give her immortality. Instead she gain the immortality by finding a magical volcanic rock who mysteriously only obeys her but won't let anyone else near. From this point on, the magic becomes highly inconsistent.
The witch has powers that she forgets to use when she needs too. She is supposed to heal really quickly but sometimes she just get hurt and doesn't heal. She makes a big mess with a coven for no apparent reason and steal magic from them that she didn't use.
Then she arrives in America and everything get more detailed to the point of being boring. The story transforms into a mafia story with some magic twist, however, she makes her child do all the dirty work while she uses a love spell and basically use her feminine charms to do the rest. So you have a witch with tremendous power (multiple stolen books of very powerful magic, magic of a tree stolen from a coven, immortality and shape shifting ability) and all she does is set herself up as a prostitute to get a little power over the mafia, while double crossing them by selling home made alcohol.
I'm sorry but with that much power, no freaking way.
Dima is a terrible person. She is so evil that I couldn't sympathize with anything she did or thought. She called her daughter a parasite before she was even born. Resented her for making her pregnant, beat her, abandoned her, made her work like a slave, left her for dead and easily decided to replace her with a new child, so that she could be a better mother.
The daughter wasn't really more likable either but at least she had a little bit more feeling.
The entire mother-daughter relationship was highly disgusting.
All other characters are under developed and appears to be filling up when someone is needed. They have inconsistent background information and appearances.
The only reason I finished reading this book is because I always finish once I start a book. Then I was really going to give up on it and my best friend said I shouldn't.
There is apparently more books in this series and I'm sure not going to read them.
This book was a dreadful read. There was nothing I liked about it.
The editing was awful. Things are repeated over and over, sometimes even the exact same sentence or paragraph, sometimes just paraphrasing. A lot of the story seem disconnected. The flashback don't always make sense and sometimes go on a tangent not even related to the action. Once the main character reach the US, it seems that more research was done about the setting. However instead of being used for world building, it is just random information dumping when you expect it the least. It makes the story very tiring to follow. There are geographical mistakes and mathematical mistakes that could easily been avoided with a map and a read through.
The beginning of the story goes in a blur so you can never really know what actually happens. The story is supposed to be in Europe during the war but there is nothing that actually describes the war and there is no activity or danger for the main character resulting from the war setting. The only war related event is that she managed to get a passage on an American military ship.
The main character is a witch and you will learn about her early life because everything is repeated over and over. She is supposed to use magic from a book that should give her immortality. Instead she gain the immortality by finding a magical volcanic rock who mysteriously only obeys her but won't let anyone else near. From this point on, the magic becomes highly inconsistent.
The witch has powers that she forgets to use when she needs too. She is supposed to heal really quickly but sometimes she just get hurt and doesn't heal. She makes a big mess with a coven for no apparent reason and steal magic from them that she didn't use.
Then she arrives in America and everything get more detailed to the point of being boring. The story transforms into a mafia story with some magic twist, however, she makes her child do all the dirty work while she uses a love spell and basically use her feminine charms to do the rest. So you have a witch with tremendous power (multiple stolen books of very powerful magic, magic of a tree stolen from a coven, immortality and shape shifting ability) and all she does is set herself up as a prostitute to get a little power over the mafia, while double crossing them by selling home made alcohol.
I'm sorry but with that much power, no freaking way.
Dima is a terrible person. She is so evil that I couldn't sympathize with anything she did or thought. She called her daughter a parasite before she was even born. Resented her for making her pregnant, beat her, abandoned her, made her work like a slave, left her for dead and easily decided to replace her with a new child, so that she could be a better mother.
The daughter wasn't really more likable either but at least she had a little bit more feeling.
The entire mother-daughter relationship was highly disgusting.
All other characters are under developed and appears to be filling up when someone is needed. They have inconsistent background information and appearances.
The only reason I finished reading this book is because I always finish once I start a book. Then I was really going to give up on it and my best friend said I shouldn't.
There is apparently more books in this series and I'm sure not going to read them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 5, 2019
Undying witch is an interesting book written by B. Austin. This is not your usual witch story which is great. Nothing worse than reading your generic witch, vampire or werewolf story, since those are so often written about. I enjoy it when the author brings something new to the table and this author has definitely done that. The plot was definitely very unique and different and follows this witch Dima, and how she found a way to beat death potentially?
My struggles with this book were that the story seemed to jump around quite a bit at times but I could see past that. What I struggled with more was our main character Dima. She was not very likable and I really wished I could have. Her daughter however was much more likable thankfully but the story did focus a lot more on Dima so even though we did get to know Medea quite a bit, for quite a long time we learnt mostly about Dima, who is a very selfish person who does not seem to have a caring bone in her body at all, which is why she is just not likable at all. She only seems to think about what is in it for her and how she will get out ahead of everyone else regardless of the consequences, rather a sad of a existence in my eyes especially since she doesn't trust anyone, including her own daughter.
The pace of the book was pretty good but did jump around a bit. Overall the story was pretty interesting, I just wish Dima was a nicer person and had something about her that made you want to cheer for her, but even when she struggled I just was like ok, she kind of deserved it since she put herself into that position really. It was really difficult to feel empathy for her and much easier to have those feelings for her daughter. All in all not bad, but definitely not the best book I have read. The biggest plus was that it was different from most witch stories out there really.
Voluntary review of Advance Reader Copy. I was given a complimentary copy of this book by the publisher.
My struggles with this book were that the story seemed to jump around quite a bit at times but I could see past that. What I struggled with more was our main character Dima. She was not very likable and I really wished I could have. Her daughter however was much more likable thankfully but the story did focus a lot more on Dima so even though we did get to know Medea quite a bit, for quite a long time we learnt mostly about Dima, who is a very selfish person who does not seem to have a caring bone in her body at all, which is why she is just not likable at all. She only seems to think about what is in it for her and how she will get out ahead of everyone else regardless of the consequences, rather a sad of a existence in my eyes especially since she doesn't trust anyone, including her own daughter.
The pace of the book was pretty good but did jump around a bit. Overall the story was pretty interesting, I just wish Dima was a nicer person and had something about her that made you want to cheer for her, but even when she struggled I just was like ok, she kind of deserved it since she put herself into that position really. It was really difficult to feel empathy for her and much easier to have those feelings for her daughter. All in all not bad, but definitely not the best book I have read. The biggest plus was that it was different from most witch stories out there really.
Voluntary review of Advance Reader Copy. I was given a complimentary copy of this book by the publisher.
November 12, 2019
First, I like to thank the author for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my review. I enjoyed the characters Dima and Medea even though the both had rough lives they are survivors. My problem with the book was that it was a little jumpy. There were times when the story seemed to jump from one scene to another without the usual smooth transition. The book began with Medea at the age of five then we pick her story back up at age 14. The flash back to how Dima came to America and had Medea was overly long and drawn out. There was too many details repeated throughout the story. It was times when it felt like the book started over again. It was very hard to stay focused and complete this book but I hate to leave a book incomplete.
October 23, 2019
very good
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