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Whisper of Witches
Trying to carve a new career for herself at ‘The City Herald’ newspaper, journalist Ana Davenport is tasked with writing a trivial article about the local witches who live in the countryside. As she reluctantly takes the job, convinced her career is doomed to failure, she instead finds herself embarking on a thrilling quest with the charming occult historian, Ezra Sullivan.
The recent discovery of a mysterious witch box, found at the excavation of an ancient monument and burial ground, launches the pair on a journey of revelation, exposing the mysteries of the box, solving its hidden secrets, and uncovering magical relics.
Suddenly, Ana’s article has taken a ground-breaking new spin, but there is betrayal and danger ahead. Together, they soon find there is much more than meets the eye with their discovery, and when people who are connected to them and the excavation are brutally murdered, they must race to finish what they started before they become the murderers next victims.
The recent discovery of a mysterious witch box, found at the excavation of an ancient monument and burial ground, launches the pair on a journey of revelation, exposing the mysteries of the box, solving its hidden secrets, and uncovering magical relics.
Suddenly, Ana’s article has taken a ground-breaking new spin, but there is betrayal and danger ahead. Together, they soon find there is much more than meets the eye with their discovery, and when people who are connected to them and the excavation are brutally murdered, they must race to finish what they started before they become the murderers next victims.
305 pages, Paperback
Published October 22, 2021
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Nikita Rogers
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About the author
Nikita Rogers lives in a little rustic village in Northern Ireland. She lives with her husband, Lee Rogers, an insanely talented musician, her wonderful step-kids, and their cats, chickens and pygmy goat.
She has been writing for 16 years (as of 2021).
During the day, Nikita spends her time working in her tattoo studio where she has etched designs on her customers since 2008. At night, you will find her curled up on her sofa with a good book, creating sketches and designs, or writing in her pyjamas with a good cup of coffee.
She is currently working on book two of Whisper of Witches, and a completely different untiled Fae series that will be released sometime 2022.
Come say hi on her socials, she promises she doesn’t bite.
Instagram: @Nevermoreink
Tiktok: @nikitarogersauthor
Email: nikitarogersauthor@hotmail.com
Find her husband’s music also:
Instagram: @leerogersmusic
Facebook: Lee Rogers Music
Twitter: leerogerstweets
About the author
Nikita Rogers lives in a little rustic village in Northern Ireland. She lives with her husband, Lee Rogers, an insanely talented musician, her wonderful step-kids, and their cats, chickens and pygmy goat.
She has been writing for 16 years (as of 2021).
During the day, Nikita spends her time working in her tattoo studio where she has etched designs on her customers since 2008. At night, you will find her curled up on her sofa with a good book, creating sketches and designs, or writing in her pyjamas with a good cup of coffee.
She is currently working on book two of Whisper of Witches, and a completely different untiled Fae series that will be released sometime 2022.
Come say hi on her socials, she promises she doesn’t bite.
Instagram: @Nevermoreink
Tiktok: @nikitarogersauthor
Email: nikitarogersauthor@hotmail.com
Find her husband’s music also:
Instagram: @leerogersmusic
Facebook: Lee Rogers Music
Twitter: leerogerstweets
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November 11, 2021
i'm in love with ezra. that's it. that's my review.
November 21, 2022
I didn’t make it very far before I just couldn’t continue any further. It started with a stylistic annoyance where the author over-writes in both a show and tell way. So, for example, Ana arrives at a remote train station and we’re informed not only that nobody but her disembarks, but how to interpret that fact to draw the correct conclusion.
And the problem with this is that it pushed me out of the story enough that I started thinking about other things. Like how she had a two-hour train ride to get to what her paper will use as a “local story” about weirdos (because weirdos make the normal folk smile to know they aren’t so weird themselves—we’re told by the jaded jerk boss). That’s local? And Ana keeps being surprised by things like an old person walking with a cane and a door she “hadn’t noticed”. Which makes “investigative journalist” seem like a career mismatch.
I think my final straw came when she promised, without prompting, that she wouldn’t write anything the weirdos didn’t approve of. And she wasn’t even lying! I mean, so much for the story her boss sent her for. And so much for me being able to see Ana as any kind of journalist, let alone an investigative one.
And I don’t mean to imply that Ezra is any better, though honestly, I stopped before seeing much of him. He seems to have his brood on, so there’s that? I’m going to go with one star and admit that this is me being really picky. If you can just flow with this, my guess is that it’s an easy story to flow with. And the snark in me wants to say “yeah, because the author tells you not only what, but what to think about the what”. But I know some readers like that because it means they’re in synch with the author and receive exactly the story that’s being told. It's not for me, though.
And the problem with this is that it pushed me out of the story enough that I started thinking about other things. Like how she had a two-hour train ride to get to what her paper will use as a “local story” about weirdos (because weirdos make the normal folk smile to know they aren’t so weird themselves—we’re told by the jaded jerk boss). That’s local? And Ana keeps being surprised by things like an old person walking with a cane and a door she “hadn’t noticed”. Which makes “investigative journalist” seem like a career mismatch.
I think my final straw came when she promised, without prompting, that she wouldn’t write anything the weirdos didn’t approve of. And she wasn’t even lying! I mean, so much for the story her boss sent her for. And so much for me being able to see Ana as any kind of journalist, let alone an investigative one.
And I don’t mean to imply that Ezra is any better, though honestly, I stopped before seeing much of him. He seems to have his brood on, so there’s that? I’m going to go with one star and admit that this is me being really picky. If you can just flow with this, my guess is that it’s an easy story to flow with. And the snark in me wants to say “yeah, because the author tells you not only what, but what to think about the what”. But I know some readers like that because it means they’re in synch with the author and receive exactly the story that’s being told. It's not for me, though.
July 16, 2022
I’m exceedingly confused by this book’s overall GR rating. This is… not a great read. 🤷♀️
The characters are flat, the plot is not super engaging, and the “twists” are too predictable. Reviewers are swooning over Ezra, but I found him about as attractive as wet lettuce. Ana is even worse, hell-bent on reacting to things in the worst possible way, every time.
I know I sound harsh, but this book could have used a hefty dose of careful development. Or at least some heavy editing. It’s like we got a poorly reviewed rough draft instead of the final publication.
Usually when I finish a book in less than 24 hours, it’s because I loved it. In this case… I just wanted to be done with it.
The characters are flat, the plot is not super engaging, and the “twists” are too predictable. Reviewers are swooning over Ezra, but I found him about as attractive as wet lettuce. Ana is even worse, hell-bent on reacting to things in the worst possible way, every time.
I know I sound harsh, but this book could have used a hefty dose of careful development. Or at least some heavy editing. It’s like we got a poorly reviewed rough draft instead of the final publication.
Usually when I finish a book in less than 24 hours, it’s because I loved it. In this case… I just wanted to be done with it.
August 28, 2022
This book was better than I expected.
I like to read a lot about witches and the derivations of what they have represented over time. In this book, the author put together a bunch of true facts and manage to tell us a good story. I was surprised and I don't think the book can be considered adult, although the characters are.
Ana is a journalist looking for a sensational story and Ezra is a historian who focuses his research on the occult. When Ana's boss says she has to write a bizarre article by the end of the month, Ana decides to contact Ezra's mother who owns a mystical shop. There she meets Ezra and together they start a small adventure to look for three artifacts that belong to a witches box.
There are romantic moments, but I believe they were not enough. Ezra is Ana's opposite, but the two make a perfect match. I am sad that the author has not explored more the relationship between the two.
Anyway, I found the plot super interesting, the way the story developed. Although yes, there were some parts in there where the characters were kinda dumb. Especially Ana, who often gave the impression of an innocent girl with always good intentions but do the worst of things after people tell her she should not do it or even Ezra, who often seemed to act without weighing the consequences of his actions.
4 stars tho. Cant wait for the second book
I like to read a lot about witches and the derivations of what they have represented over time. In this book, the author put together a bunch of true facts and manage to tell us a good story. I was surprised and I don't think the book can be considered adult, although the characters are.
Ana is a journalist looking for a sensational story and Ezra is a historian who focuses his research on the occult. When Ana's boss says she has to write a bizarre article by the end of the month, Ana decides to contact Ezra's mother who owns a mystical shop. There she meets Ezra and together they start a small adventure to look for three artifacts that belong to a witches box.
There are romantic moments, but I believe they were not enough. Ezra is Ana's opposite, but the two make a perfect match. I am sad that the author has not explored more the relationship between the two.
Anyway, I found the plot super interesting, the way the story developed. Although yes, there were some parts in there where the characters were kinda dumb. Especially Ana, who often gave the impression of an innocent girl with always good intentions but do the worst of things after people tell her she should not do it or even Ezra, who often seemed to act without weighing the consequences of his actions.
4 stars tho. Cant wait for the second book
December 24, 2021
I love witches!
Fantasy set in the real world is one of my all time favourite genres, especially witches! I loved everything about this book. You get to see the characters evolve with every page you read, the beautiful Ana starts off somewhat timid before remembering she has a spine and Ezra goes from being a grump to a seriously hot nerd with a reckless streak (A nerd with a bad boy edge, what's not to love!) From the first line to last you can clearly see the scene Nikita has created, every image, every detail and scent captures and pulls you into the story along with the words she has wrote. The real life historical events woven into her world pull at your heart strings with the tragedy of the inquisitions.
Plot twists, mystery, murder, mayhem, happiness, joy, sadness, anger, betrayal and some moments that had me screaming "DON'T DO IT!" at my book. I've laughed, I've cried, sat on the edge of my seat with my heart pounding in my chest gasping in shock.
This may be her first published novel, however it is far from the last and I for one cannot wait for more of this story. Congratulations Nikita xx
#itsjuststrawberrysauceana
Fantasy set in the real world is one of my all time favourite genres, especially witches! I loved everything about this book. You get to see the characters evolve with every page you read, the beautiful Ana starts off somewhat timid before remembering she has a spine and Ezra goes from being a grump to a seriously hot nerd with a reckless streak (A nerd with a bad boy edge, what's not to love!) From the first line to last you can clearly see the scene Nikita has created, every image, every detail and scent captures and pulls you into the story along with the words she has wrote. The real life historical events woven into her world pull at your heart strings with the tragedy of the inquisitions.
Plot twists, mystery, murder, mayhem, happiness, joy, sadness, anger, betrayal and some moments that had me screaming "DON'T DO IT!" at my book. I've laughed, I've cried, sat on the edge of my seat with my heart pounding in my chest gasping in shock.
This may be her first published novel, however it is far from the last and I for one cannot wait for more of this story. Congratulations Nikita xx
#itsjuststrawberrysauceana
November 6, 2022
*UPDATE*
Re:read: GAH THIS WAS BETTER THAN I REMEMBER!!Ana and Ezra are my OTPs forever. 5 most deserving stars!!!
Original Review:
Woah, this was amazing! Such a fast-paced read. I must say, I haven’t been this excited about a book for a while.
I really enjoyed the dynamic between Ezra and Ana. I absolutely cannot wait for the second instalment.
Also, the author’s note at the end made this book so much more meaningful, this book is my newfound gem 😍❤️
Re:read: GAH THIS WAS BETTER THAN I REMEMBER!!Ana and Ezra are my OTPs forever. 5 most deserving stars!!!
Original Review:
Woah, this was amazing! Such a fast-paced read. I must say, I haven’t been this excited about a book for a while.
I really enjoyed the dynamic between Ezra and Ana. I absolutely cannot wait for the second instalment.
Also, the author’s note at the end made this book so much more meaningful, this book is my newfound gem 😍❤️
December 1, 2021
Ezra....babe...what a hottie. My new book boyfriend.
Dear god, this was epic. Agatha Christie meets A Discovery of Witches. This is a must read!!!!!
Dear god, this was epic. Agatha Christie meets A Discovery of Witches. This is a must read!!!!!
December 25, 2023
If you pick this one up and like it, pretend it was a standalone
November 3, 2025
This reads like a cheap corner-store romance. The plot is boring and lacks depths, the characters are flat. I wanted to stop on multiple occasions but the goodreads reading goal runs close :^.
1.75 Stars.
1.75 Stars.
November 29, 2021
This was everything I wanted “The Lost Apothecary “ to be. It had such good descriptions and a unique story, that this book is honestly criminally underrated.
Please anyone, who is interested in a historical mysterious witch story, PICK THIS UP!! you will not regret it!
Please anyone, who is interested in a historical mysterious witch story, PICK THIS UP!! you will not regret it!
July 13, 2022
(Português & Inglês - English)
Eu comecei a ler esse livro por uma recomendação no Twitter e eu vi a capa e pensei: é o meu tipo de livro. Bom, no final das contas até que seria...se fosse bem executado.
Para começar, quando eu li a sinopse eu fiquei muito animada e eu realmente queria muito ler esse livro. Quando eu finamente comecei a lê-lo (porque estava difícil tentar sair da ressaca literária) eu percebi que seria meio complicado.
Eu juro que eu não sei da onde a autora tirou a ideia de enfiar um mundo "mágico" no meio desse livro. Eu AMO histórias de magia e bruxaria, mas o fato é que, do jeito que ela escreveu a história isso foi feito de uma maneira bem podre. O prólogo não tem sentido NENHUM. Sério, ele está ali para nos fazer perder tempo porque ele não insere nada na história e, para ser honesta, ele apenas me confundiu quanto ao que o livro falaria. É muito sem sentido o fato de que há bruxos e bruxas e uma menina é levada lá pro lugar para fazer uma matéria sobre o quanto eles são estranhos (como se isso fosse super legal para se fazer e tipo, é sério que NINGUÉM DESCONFIOU DE QUE ISSO ERA REAL???)
Sem falar que quando ela chegou lá (para fazer uma matéria basicamente humilhando as pessoas) a Genevive (a mulher que seria entrevistada) do nada ficou tipo: "ah, então, eu sei que você é uma total desconhecida e que não há motivo para eu falar da minha vida pra você, muito menos para vc que não acredita em mim e que acha que tudo isso é uma bobagem, mas meu filho está trabalhando no trabalho da vida dele e eu acharia super legal se você se enfiasse no meio, que tal?", e eu odiei isso.
O Ezra (que é o filho da Genevive e o interesse amoroso da protagonista) é um fofo e eu não tenho muito o que falar dele, mas a Ana? ELA É UMA CHATA.
Desde o começo ela me irritou, mas depois que a amiga do Ezra foi assassinada porque ela estava trabalhando nesse projeto com o Ezra, a Ana passou a ser INSUPORTÁVEL. Primeiro que ela ficou brava com ele porque ele não queria continuar a investigação (porque eles tinham que basicamente achar uns artefatos mágicos) porque a melhor amiga dele tinha LITERALMENTE MORRIDO por causa desse trabalho e ela teve a coragem de ficar brava com ele e culpar ele e ainda ficar com raiva porque ela não ia conseguir escrever o artigo dela (essa menina é sem noção). Quando isso aconteceu eu juro que eu quase abandonei o livro (queria ter abandonado). Depois de um tempo quando as coisas vão acontecendo ela descobre que o Ezra odeia o pai porque ele roubou os créditos por um trabalho enorme e, mesmo assim, a Ana foi idiota em basicamente contar sobre toda a investigação que eles estavam fazendo para ele. E depois, quando eles poderiam procurar o pai do Ezra para pedir ajuda e o Ezra claramente fala para ela não falar com o pai dele ela faz o que? ISSO MESMO! CONTA TODA A MERDA DA HISTÓRIA PRO PAI DELE!
Daí, depois que ele descobre toda a merda e manda ele ir embora ela vai pra casa e fica bêbada e escreve a merda do artigo humilhando ele e a mãe dele. Só que no dia seguinte eles acabam se encontrando e ficando tudo bem (o que me deu muita raiva, sério) até que ele descobre sobre o artigo e a menina fica AGINDO COMO UMA CRIANÇA, como se ela não fosse culpada de nada e tudo mais. Eu juro que eu só não taquei o livro no chão porque eu estava lendo no Kindle.
No final das contas a gente descobre que o vilão da história (um vilão muito nada haver que queria roubar as coisas que eles tavam procurando) era ninguém mais, ninguém menos do que quem? Isso mesmo: O PAI DO EZRA (sério, eu nem conseguiria imaginar....)
Depois de toda a treta a menina acaba machucada e acaba virando uma das bruxas mais poderosas do mundo porque o pai do Ezra tentou matar ela com o objeto super poderoso que era o TRABALHO DA VIDA do Ezra e ela acabou absorvendo o poder, e no final das contas ela a autora tem a cara de pau de terminar o livro com: " Uma magnitude de poder. E agora, todo ele era dela".
Enfim, eu tenho tanta mais coisa para dizer mas eu não sei nem como expressar em palavras, apenas que eu acho que esse foi um dos piores livros que eu li na minha vida.
✨✨✨
I started reading this book because of a recommendation on Twitter and I saw the cover and thought: this is my kind of book. Well, in the end it could be...if it was well executed.
For starters, when I read the synopsis I was very excited and I really wanted to read this book. When I finally started reading it (because I was having a hard time trying to get out of my literary hangover) I realized it was going to be kind of complicated.
I swear I don't know where the author got the idea of sticking a "magic" world in the middle of this book. I LOVE stories about magic and witchcraft, but the fact is, the way she wrote the story it was done in a very rotten way.
The prologue makes NO sense at all. Seriously, it's there to waste our time because it doesn't insert anything into the story and, to be honest, it just confused me as to what the book would talk about.
It's so pointless that there are witches and wizards and a girl is taken there to do a story about how weird they are (like that's super cool to do and like, seriously, did NO ONE KNOW THOUGHT THAT THAT IT COULD BE REAL????)
Not to mention that when she got there (to do a story basically humiliating people) Genevive (the woman who would be interviewed) out of the blue was like "ah, so, I know you're a total stranger and there's no reason for me to talk about my life to you, let alone to you who don't believe me and think this is all nonsense, but my son is working on his life's work and I'd think it'd be super cool if you got in the middle of it, how about that?", and I hated that.
Ezra (who is Genevive's son and the protagonist's love interest) is a cutie and I don't have much to say about him, but Ana? SHE IS A PAIN IN THE ASS.
From the beginning she annoyed me, but after Ezra's friend was murdered because she was working on this project with Ezra, Ana became INSUPPORTABLE. First of all, she got mad at him because he didn't want to continue the investigation (because they had to basically find some magical artifacts) because his best friend had LITERALLY DIED because of this job and she had the nerve to get mad at him and blame him and still get angry because she wouldn't be able to write her article (this girl is clueless). When this happened I swear I almost abandoned the book (I wish I had). After a while when things are going on she finds out that Ezra hates her dad because he stole the credits for a huge job and yet Ana was an idiot to basically tell him about all the research they were doing. And then when they could go to Ezra's dad for help and Ezra clearly tells her not to talk to his dad she does what? THAT'S IT! SHE TELLS HIS DAD THE WHOLE FUCKING STORY!
Then, after he finds out all the shit and tells her to go away she goes home and gets drunk and writes a fucking article humiliating him and his mum. The next day they meet up and everything is fine (which made me really angry) until he finds out about the article and the girl is acting like a child, like she's not guilty of anything and everything. I swear I didn't throw the book on the floor because I was reading on Kindle.
In the end we find out that the villain of the story (a villain who wanted to steal the things they were looking for) was none other than who? That's right: EZRA'S FATHER (seriously, I couldn't even imagine....)
After all the bullshit the girl ends up injured and ends up becoming one of the most powerful witches in the world because Ezra's father tried to kill her with the super powerful object that was Ezra's LIFE WORK and she ended up absorbing the power, and in the end she the author has the nerve to end the book with: "A magnitude of power... And now, she had all of it."
Anyway, I have so much more to say but I don't even know how to put it into words, just that I think this was one of the worst books I've read in my life.
Eu comecei a ler esse livro por uma recomendação no Twitter e eu vi a capa e pensei: é o meu tipo de livro. Bom, no final das contas até que seria...se fosse bem executado.
Para começar, quando eu li a sinopse eu fiquei muito animada e eu realmente queria muito ler esse livro. Quando eu finamente comecei a lê-lo (porque estava difícil tentar sair da ressaca literária) eu percebi que seria meio complicado.
Eu juro que eu não sei da onde a autora tirou a ideia de enfiar um mundo "mágico" no meio desse livro. Eu AMO histórias de magia e bruxaria, mas o fato é que, do jeito que ela escreveu a história isso foi feito de uma maneira bem podre. O prólogo não tem sentido NENHUM. Sério, ele está ali para nos fazer perder tempo porque ele não insere nada na história e, para ser honesta, ele apenas me confundiu quanto ao que o livro falaria. É muito sem sentido o fato de que há bruxos e bruxas e uma menina é levada lá pro lugar para fazer uma matéria sobre o quanto eles são estranhos (como se isso fosse super legal para se fazer e tipo, é sério que NINGUÉM DESCONFIOU DE QUE ISSO ERA REAL???)
Sem falar que quando ela chegou lá (para fazer uma matéria basicamente humilhando as pessoas) a Genevive (a mulher que seria entrevistada) do nada ficou tipo: "ah, então, eu sei que você é uma total desconhecida e que não há motivo para eu falar da minha vida pra você, muito menos para vc que não acredita em mim e que acha que tudo isso é uma bobagem, mas meu filho está trabalhando no trabalho da vida dele e eu acharia super legal se você se enfiasse no meio, que tal?", e eu odiei isso.
O Ezra (que é o filho da Genevive e o interesse amoroso da protagonista) é um fofo e eu não tenho muito o que falar dele, mas a Ana? ELA É UMA CHATA.
Desde o começo ela me irritou, mas depois que a amiga do Ezra foi assassinada porque ela estava trabalhando nesse projeto com o Ezra, a Ana passou a ser INSUPORTÁVEL. Primeiro que ela ficou brava com ele porque ele não queria continuar a investigação (porque eles tinham que basicamente achar uns artefatos mágicos) porque a melhor amiga dele tinha LITERALMENTE MORRIDO por causa desse trabalho e ela teve a coragem de ficar brava com ele e culpar ele e ainda ficar com raiva porque ela não ia conseguir escrever o artigo dela (essa menina é sem noção). Quando isso aconteceu eu juro que eu quase abandonei o livro (queria ter abandonado). Depois de um tempo quando as coisas vão acontecendo ela descobre que o Ezra odeia o pai porque ele roubou os créditos por um trabalho enorme e, mesmo assim, a Ana foi idiota em basicamente contar sobre toda a investigação que eles estavam fazendo para ele. E depois, quando eles poderiam procurar o pai do Ezra para pedir ajuda e o Ezra claramente fala para ela não falar com o pai dele ela faz o que? ISSO MESMO! CONTA TODA A MERDA DA HISTÓRIA PRO PAI DELE!
Daí, depois que ele descobre toda a merda e manda ele ir embora ela vai pra casa e fica bêbada e escreve a merda do artigo humilhando ele e a mãe dele. Só que no dia seguinte eles acabam se encontrando e ficando tudo bem (o que me deu muita raiva, sério) até que ele descobre sobre o artigo e a menina fica AGINDO COMO UMA CRIANÇA, como se ela não fosse culpada de nada e tudo mais. Eu juro que eu só não taquei o livro no chão porque eu estava lendo no Kindle.
No final das contas a gente descobre que o vilão da história (um vilão muito nada haver que queria roubar as coisas que eles tavam procurando) era ninguém mais, ninguém menos do que quem? Isso mesmo: O PAI DO EZRA (sério, eu nem conseguiria imaginar....)
Depois de toda a treta a menina acaba machucada e acaba virando uma das bruxas mais poderosas do mundo porque o pai do Ezra tentou matar ela com o objeto super poderoso que era o TRABALHO DA VIDA do Ezra e ela acabou absorvendo o poder, e no final das contas ela a autora tem a cara de pau de terminar o livro com: " Uma magnitude de poder. E agora, todo ele era dela".
Enfim, eu tenho tanta mais coisa para dizer mas eu não sei nem como expressar em palavras, apenas que eu acho que esse foi um dos piores livros que eu li na minha vida.
✨✨✨
I started reading this book because of a recommendation on Twitter and I saw the cover and thought: this is my kind of book. Well, in the end it could be...if it was well executed.
For starters, when I read the synopsis I was very excited and I really wanted to read this book. When I finally started reading it (because I was having a hard time trying to get out of my literary hangover) I realized it was going to be kind of complicated.
I swear I don't know where the author got the idea of sticking a "magic" world in the middle of this book. I LOVE stories about magic and witchcraft, but the fact is, the way she wrote the story it was done in a very rotten way.
The prologue makes NO sense at all. Seriously, it's there to waste our time because it doesn't insert anything into the story and, to be honest, it just confused me as to what the book would talk about.
It's so pointless that there are witches and wizards and a girl is taken there to do a story about how weird they are (like that's super cool to do and like, seriously, did NO ONE KNOW THOUGHT THAT THAT IT COULD BE REAL????)
Not to mention that when she got there (to do a story basically humiliating people) Genevive (the woman who would be interviewed) out of the blue was like "ah, so, I know you're a total stranger and there's no reason for me to talk about my life to you, let alone to you who don't believe me and think this is all nonsense, but my son is working on his life's work and I'd think it'd be super cool if you got in the middle of it, how about that?", and I hated that.
Ezra (who is Genevive's son and the protagonist's love interest) is a cutie and I don't have much to say about him, but Ana? SHE IS A PAIN IN THE ASS.
From the beginning she annoyed me, but after Ezra's friend was murdered because she was working on this project with Ezra, Ana became INSUPPORTABLE. First of all, she got mad at him because he didn't want to continue the investigation (because they had to basically find some magical artifacts) because his best friend had LITERALLY DIED because of this job and she had the nerve to get mad at him and blame him and still get angry because she wouldn't be able to write her article (this girl is clueless). When this happened I swear I almost abandoned the book (I wish I had). After a while when things are going on she finds out that Ezra hates her dad because he stole the credits for a huge job and yet Ana was an idiot to basically tell him about all the research they were doing. And then when they could go to Ezra's dad for help and Ezra clearly tells her not to talk to his dad she does what? THAT'S IT! SHE TELLS HIS DAD THE WHOLE FUCKING STORY!
Then, after he finds out all the shit and tells her to go away she goes home and gets drunk and writes a fucking article humiliating him and his mum. The next day they meet up and everything is fine (which made me really angry) until he finds out about the article and the girl is acting like a child, like she's not guilty of anything and everything. I swear I didn't throw the book on the floor because I was reading on Kindle.
In the end we find out that the villain of the story (a villain who wanted to steal the things they were looking for) was none other than who? That's right: EZRA'S FATHER (seriously, I couldn't even imagine....)
After all the bullshit the girl ends up injured and ends up becoming one of the most powerful witches in the world because Ezra's father tried to kill her with the super powerful object that was Ezra's LIFE WORK and she ended up absorbing the power, and in the end she the author has the nerve to end the book with: "A magnitude of power... And now, she had all of it."
Anyway, I have so much more to say but I don't even know how to put it into words, just that I think this was one of the worst books I've read in my life.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2024
☆ 4 ☆
Deze reread was zooo leuk!
Tijdje geleden dat ik Whisper of Witches voor de eerste keer las, maar toch herinnerde ik me nog heel wat van de gebeurtenissen.
Ana is een leuk en humoristisch personage om te volgen, en haar band met Ezra is er een om bij weg te smelten.
De samenwerking en tension tussen die twee is zo goed gedaan, ik vind ze geweldig samen!
Alles is op een fijne beeldende manier geschreven dat makkelijk te volgen is en je voor je af ziet spelen als in een film.
Super leuk “treasure hunt” boek met een vleugje magie.
Kan niet wachten om eindelijk het vervolg te lezen!
Deze reread was zooo leuk!
Tijdje geleden dat ik Whisper of Witches voor de eerste keer las, maar toch herinnerde ik me nog heel wat van de gebeurtenissen.
Ana is een leuk en humoristisch personage om te volgen, en haar band met Ezra is er een om bij weg te smelten.
De samenwerking en tension tussen die twee is zo goed gedaan, ik vind ze geweldig samen!
Alles is op een fijne beeldende manier geschreven dat makkelijk te volgen is en je voor je af ziet spelen als in een film.
Super leuk “treasure hunt” boek met een vleugje magie.
Kan niet wachten om eindelijk het vervolg te lezen!
Want to read
October 14, 2021i might have fainted when i saw this cover!!!!! plus, witches? give it to me now
August 21, 2023
O livro é de leitura lenta e não cativa de imediato o leitor, contudo, a partir da segunda metade do livro o mistério intensifica-se, assim como o romance, prendendo-nos até ao fim. Os diálogos e o enredo são bastante simples, mas é uma história muito divertida e leve. Gostei especialmente da personagem de Ana, que é sem dúvida quem se destaca neste livro. Ezra é também um personagem interessante, cuja história nos prende pelos segredos e mistérios que oculta. No fim, não diria que é o melhor livro de fantasia que já li, no entanto, pretendo ler a sequela sendo que o final em aberto deixou-me curiosa para ver como termina esta história.
March 5, 2024
This book was… eh. I liked this book a lot in the first half and then it went a little downhill from there. I found the FMC to be insufferable and annoying. She was so close minded and had a “woe is me” type attitude everytime she did something wrong and got called out. The MCM was okay. He was not the greatest but he had some charm. The book is definitely set up for another one to follow so it might be interesting to see where the story goes.
January 29, 2022
Just don't.
February 7, 2024
Es un 3.5⭐️
Este libro fue muy diferente a lo que estoy acostumbrada a leer en la fantasía urbana y me llevé una grata sorpresa.
Normalmente en estas historias los protagonistas son mestizos, brujas, o cualquier ser que esté mezclado en la sociedad humana, pero esta vez tenemos a Ana, una humana reportera que busca la historia de su carrera para poder ascender, y cuando la mandan a investigar la historia de brujas de un pueblo cerca, no la convence mucho; pero su fuente le dice que le tiene una mejor historia.
Acaban de encontrar una caja de un aquelarre muy poderoso y Ana, junto a Ezra (quien descubrió la caja y es investigador de magia y artículos) deciden investigar cómo abrir esta caja y tener una historia.. sencillo no?
Todo bien hasta que aparece la primera muerte y esto se convierte en una caza del tesoro y un misterio de asesinato por resolver en el que Ana se ve envuelta, porque ella no cree en la magia, en los aquelarre a, brujos, pero eso no existe verdad.. o si?
Fue una historia muy interesante, te engancha mucho, pero si debo de reconocer que hubo partes en la que la protagonista le desespero y es que bueno, también la entiendo, una humana metida en el meoyo del asunto donde hay brujas, magia y todo, pues como que no sabes cómo reaccionar haha
Las últimas páginas se tornan más buenas y te dan pie a lo que pasará en el siguiente libro y si me dejo la espinita por saber que pasará 😗☝🏻
Si quieres empezar la fantasía con algo ligero te puedo recomendar esta historia, además de que es muy corta y la ventaja es que si quieres saber más de la historia del aquelarre puedes leer la precuela✨
Este libro fue muy diferente a lo que estoy acostumbrada a leer en la fantasía urbana y me llevé una grata sorpresa.
Normalmente en estas historias los protagonistas son mestizos, brujas, o cualquier ser que esté mezclado en la sociedad humana, pero esta vez tenemos a Ana, una humana reportera que busca la historia de su carrera para poder ascender, y cuando la mandan a investigar la historia de brujas de un pueblo cerca, no la convence mucho; pero su fuente le dice que le tiene una mejor historia.
Acaban de encontrar una caja de un aquelarre muy poderoso y Ana, junto a Ezra (quien descubrió la caja y es investigador de magia y artículos) deciden investigar cómo abrir esta caja y tener una historia.. sencillo no?
Todo bien hasta que aparece la primera muerte y esto se convierte en una caza del tesoro y un misterio de asesinato por resolver en el que Ana se ve envuelta, porque ella no cree en la magia, en los aquelarre a, brujos, pero eso no existe verdad.. o si?
Fue una historia muy interesante, te engancha mucho, pero si debo de reconocer que hubo partes en la que la protagonista le desespero y es que bueno, también la entiendo, una humana metida en el meoyo del asunto donde hay brujas, magia y todo, pues como que no sabes cómo reaccionar haha
Las últimas páginas se tornan más buenas y te dan pie a lo que pasará en el siguiente libro y si me dejo la espinita por saber que pasará 😗☝🏻
Si quieres empezar la fantasía con algo ligero te puedo recomendar esta historia, además de que es muy corta y la ventaja es que si quieres saber más de la historia del aquelarre puedes leer la precuela✨
June 29, 2023
Das Buch hat mich wirklich mehr als positiv überrascht! Die Handlung war ganz anders als ich es erwartet habe aber wirklich toll, neu und erfrischend🙊
Ein klein bisschen hat es mich an Stalking Jack the Ripper erinnert nur…moderner und über Hexen🙈 aber der Aspekt, dass all die Elemente die, in dem Buch vorkamen wahre Hintergründe haben fand ich mega.
Ganz hinten im Buch schreibt die Autorin welche Hintergründe wahr waren.
Aber auch die Charaktere fand ich sehr passend und Ezra🔥 sie beiden haben eine sehr tolle Chemie🙊 und ich bin gespannt wie es mit ihnen weiter geht.
Ich kann euch das Buch echt nur ans Herz legen, es ist definitiv underrated 🙊❣️
Ein klein bisschen hat es mich an Stalking Jack the Ripper erinnert nur…moderner und über Hexen🙈 aber der Aspekt, dass all die Elemente die, in dem Buch vorkamen wahre Hintergründe haben fand ich mega.
Ganz hinten im Buch schreibt die Autorin welche Hintergründe wahr waren.
Aber auch die Charaktere fand ich sehr passend und Ezra🔥 sie beiden haben eine sehr tolle Chemie🙊 und ich bin gespannt wie es mit ihnen weiter geht.
Ich kann euch das Buch echt nur ans Herz legen, es ist definitiv underrated 🙊❣️
January 27, 2022
Amazing Read
This was definitely an epic read. As much as Ana was a complete skeptic of the entire idea of witches and magic. She followed Ezra with his search of these witch realted artifacts. This book has adventure, danger and friendship. Everything fortold in the tarot cards definitely can true. I honestly had an inkling of an idea that Alexander was going to be heavily involved somehow. Not the the way i was expecting. I cried towards the end. Thinking it was going to end horribly because of the cards. I really want more Ezra and Ana.
This was definitely an epic read. As much as Ana was a complete skeptic of the entire idea of witches and magic. She followed Ezra with his search of these witch realted artifacts. This book has adventure, danger and friendship. Everything fortold in the tarot cards definitely can true. I honestly had an inkling of an idea that Alexander was going to be heavily involved somehow. Not the the way i was expecting. I cried towards the end. Thinking it was going to end horribly because of the cards. I really want more Ezra and Ana.
November 25, 2021
Over lockdown I have fallen in love with fantasy and I am so glad as its lead me to this book.
So easy to read and fast paced, also think we all fell in love with ezra also and it take a good author for you to connect to the characters so much.
Loved the story and I hope there more to come from ezra and Ana
Fantastic debut novel
So easy to read and fast paced, also think we all fell in love with ezra also and it take a good author for you to connect to the characters so much.
Loved the story and I hope there more to come from ezra and Ana
Fantastic debut novel
November 19, 2021
⭐️review⭐️
Aaaaah! This book!
Okay so… a journalist searching for a story and an occult historian searching for old witch relics. The perfect team!
I must say this book was great.
At first I did. have some difficulties getting into reading it… BUT I’ve come to the conclusion that it was the circumstances in my life that made it so. Because when I actually finally gave myself time to get swept into the story i became addicted. A great story, with amazing plot and characters.
I personally loved how funny and charming Ezra and Ana’s relationship becomes. I definitely ship them.
The element of witch history also made it such an interesting book and one that I would definitely recommend if you want a book with witches.
And can we talk about the cover for a sec? It’s gorgeous! Just look at it. I must confess that the cover did make me want to read it even more.
And omg that ending! I can’t wait to see where the story will go next.
Okay so let me just tell you why you should read this: if you like, witches, magic, charming characters, mysteries, and a bit of betrayal/drama? Then you should definitely read this.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🦉Details🦉
- fantasy (NA)
- Witchy vibes
- Series
- 1 POV
- 294 pages of story | paperback
Aaaaah! This book!
Okay so… a journalist searching for a story and an occult historian searching for old witch relics. The perfect team!
I must say this book was great.
At first I did. have some difficulties getting into reading it… BUT I’ve come to the conclusion that it was the circumstances in my life that made it so. Because when I actually finally gave myself time to get swept into the story i became addicted. A great story, with amazing plot and characters.
I personally loved how funny and charming Ezra and Ana’s relationship becomes. I definitely ship them.
The element of witch history also made it such an interesting book and one that I would definitely recommend if you want a book with witches.
And can we talk about the cover for a sec? It’s gorgeous! Just look at it. I must confess that the cover did make me want to read it even more.
And omg that ending! I can’t wait to see where the story will go next.
Okay so let me just tell you why you should read this: if you like, witches, magic, charming characters, mysteries, and a bit of betrayal/drama? Then you should definitely read this.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🦉Details🦉
- fantasy (NA)
- Witchy vibes
- Series
- 1 POV
- 294 pages of story | paperback
April 16, 2022
This book is absolutely amazing, I love it so much, it’s definitely one of my favourites! I’m a sucker for magic and it ticked all the boxes, the characters are amazing, the story is so brilliant that I literally felt like I couldn’t put the book down! My jaw dropped at the end where it said some of the stories Ezra told Ana, are actually true, my heart goes out to those who suffered back then and I thank you Nikita for sharing their story! I look forward to reading the sequel :)
January 14, 2022
I have such mixed feelings about this book. I stopped about 90 pages to read another book because I wasn't connecting with the writing or the story. When I picked it back up, the middle got me more into the story, but honestly the main character, Ana, was infuriating. I am not sure if I will continue the series or not. I have a strong like/dislike relationship with this book now.
January 10, 2024
This book was absolutely shockingly good. I wasn’t expecting much from this book, to be completely honest. But to my surprise, it was very good and has me excited to read the next book in the series. I won’t lie, Ana’s and Ezra’s characters did annoy me at certain points. But I enjoyed their characters more than I was turned away by them. The story line was very good, and the details were also very good. At times, I felt certain things were overly explained and not necessary. But it did give that imagery and world-building. I loved the adventures they went on together; I found those to be super captivating. The mom, aka Genevieve, was such a loving, cute, warm, and welcoming mother. And I loved how they captured celebrating the solstice. I also enjoyed how they touched on actual history and brought light to some of the tragic things that happened. The plot twist was definitely a shock, and I never saw it coming. The last three chapters definitely had me on the edge and extremely engaged to find out what happened. Overall, I think this was a good, cozy read.
July 18, 2023
I’m conflicted on this because although I really enjoyed the history of witchcraft and the witch trials, I honestly didn’t like the main couple together. Ana kept doing things behind Ezra’s back and then just crying about it when he found out. And then Ezra kept pushing her to be involved in the investigation even after there were people murdered. The mystery villain wasn’t too hard to figure out which I didn’t mind but the weak couple dynamic definitely took away from the overall plot.
Still tempted to read the second book to know what happens tho~
Still tempted to read the second book to know what happens tho~
January 21, 2025
Just not written in a way I could vibe with, way too much detail in show and tell style, it was really pushed on you. It was incredibly predictable. While also being infuriating due to the FMC's terrible decisions and attitude, it was so frustrating how she would get upset after being caught being a terrible person and feeling sorry for herself. Have it an extra star because the actual witch history was very interesting and heartbreaking.
November 1, 2021
Love it
OK I was not expecting that when I started reading this book it just gets better and better and leaves you with nothing but wanting to read the next book. @Micki_1989
OK I was not expecting that when I started reading this book it just gets better and better and leaves you with nothing but wanting to read the next book. @Micki_1989
February 14, 2022
A fun and exciting adventure filled with historical facts! I loved this book and will be recommending to my friends- especially those who love witches!
February 29, 2024
Probably one of the best witch books I've read. Ezra sounds very dreamy lol
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