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The Once and Future Witches

by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author)

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anna said: " this was a beautiful story of sisterhood, witchcraft, and powerful women.

content warnings: domestic abuse (mental, physical), abortion, childbirth (detailed), fire, homophobia, sexism, misogyny, pregnancy, racism, mention of sexual assault, torture, this was a beautiful story of sisterhood, witchcraft, and powerful women.

content warnings: domestic abuse (mental, physical), abortion, childbirth (detailed), fire, homophobia, sexism, misogyny, pregnancy, racism, mention of sexual assault, torture, violence, mention of stillbirth

this book was beautiful. and gorgeous. and stunning. everything about it was beautiful. first off, that cover?? i’m in love! it’s so pretty!!! the writing was so lyrical and poetic and everything flowed together perfectly. there was so much detail and emotion in the writing, often times it felt like i was there in the story. the plot was engaging but simple but still writhe in a way that was unputdownable. also the little fairy tales written and included throughout the book was so cool!! and how they were all about witches and women instead was very fascinating!! i loved this book.

the characters in this book were one of a kind. the bond between bella, agnes, and juniper was so beautiful and heart wrenching and heartwarming and just so precious. juniper was instantly a new favorite character. she was so wild and free and so passionate. her actions were (sometimes stupid) but amazing. bella was an amazing character. her development throughout the story was different then her other sisters but still so powerful. agnes was a beautiful character too. her challenges were different but her strength was the same as her other sisters. the sisterhood between both the blood sisters of this book and the other sisters was so refreshing to read!! i loved the other side characters, especially cleo and august so much!! the romance was so well placed and never overpowering but so sweet all the same.

the witchcraft — or witching — was incredible and fascinating and was weaved into the story seamlessly. the little inclusion of a spell at the beginning of each chapter was so so interesting. the way they were weaved into fairy tales and stories and songs was so clever.

the plotwists just kept coming!! they were all so shocking and unexpected but so so interesting. the ending too was unexpected, to say the least. i just couldn’t stop reading. so many things happened one after another. that one scene thought, at the very end, was so unexpected and so so sad 😭 i’m so glad i read this book!! it was so beautiful and i love love these characters so much! ...more "

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