frieda’s Reviews > The Black Bird Oracle > Status Update

i dont even want to read the next book that'll come out. diana is a weakling. might as well have taken away all her magic for it doesn't make a difference. the most powerful weaver cannot spell-bind satu. her weaver's knots are weaker than satu's now. the most powerful witch who started a new age for all creatures is weaker than her 6 year old daughter at higher magic. she doesn't use magic in her life anymore.

okay so diana says she wants to get the test over with, also hhat it's important for the kids to embrace their witch side- darkness and all. but she interferes cobstantly throughout pip's test, making little comments to stump his confidence and enthusiam. satu asks him to demonstrate all elements and diana goes 'no no no!' 'is that really necessary?' yes diana it is!! this is a magical aptitude test you stupid woman

why would diana risk all her fanily's memory bottles to get back at meg?!? why is she behaving like a petulant child in this book

the french and italian is so clumsy too, not as bad as the german in the second book but god did she just put all those phrases through google translate? did she just type in each word and piece them together?

ysabeau reads like a bad fanfiction version of herself. why is she being so cryptic? why is she back to being horrible and insensitive about hunting and burning witches at the stake? genuinely who are these characters?

it's painful that the two scottish characters are both drunks. very clearly written by an american. i dont even know if she's american but i'm sure of it

'"I know,” I said, tears streaming down my face. “I just wanted—” “Don’t,” Matthew cried. “God help me. Please. Stop.” “I’m sorry, my love. I only wanted—” I protested. Not another word, Diana."'
...
'Fresh tears welled up, but I sniffed them away. This was not
the time for me to fall apart or give in to self-pity'
this is a 40 year old woman? a powerful witch? a mother of 2 children? wtf

okay i take it all back!!! why would diana be so stupid and reckless in the labyrinth. she was told it's the last test of higher magic- only for advanced witches, she was told it would be between her fears and desire. it all starts with ... but oh no she asks and asks and asks to get things from it like a child in a sweets shop

i admit the memory bottle thing seems random and it seems that the plot for diana to know higher magic is kinda being abandoned but i dont rly mind a lot. it's kinda speeding up the book, but i like the cosy chapters too; the coven, the garden, the tea - daily life. that's what i always wish for, for books to include the happy end

come to tgink of it, if both her children are to be tested earlier because of higher magic being strong in both diana's parents, why was she not tested or introduced after it became clear that she's powerful and a weaver? stupid stupid stupid book