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Excellent book so far. Lewis has a beautiful way with words that adds history, elegance, and profoundness to the prose. The book is surprisingly dark, I can’t believe this was published in the 1950s, and feels very modern in its style. The book really gets going from the off. I have enjoyed the depth to the traditional myths about witches that Hilda adds, and how the devil can be tempting.

First time I’ve reread a book in perhaps 20 years. Hoping it’s as good as I remember.

Too scared to watch the movie so giving the book a go instead 😅

Really getting going now. Moving at a great pace and difficult to put down. Even though the ending is known before the book even starts, is very uncertain where the story will go!

The detail is what really makes the book. It makes it very intriguing, and easy to visualise.

Writing style switches between a history book, or police report, and a classic novel story telling approach. Providing necessary narrative drive, but also making the reader feel like they are reviewing a case file. Very detailed, interesting, and intriguing.

Almost like a history book in terms of the exposition at the beginning