Oh my goodness! I think I can write millions of times the same word over and over again! I loved it so much! I loved it so much! I loved it so much! I loved it so much! I loved it so much! I loved it so much! I loved it so much! Okay! That’s enough! Mesmerizing, earth shattering world building, well-crafted, fantastic characters, unputdownable magical, witchy world you never want to leave : a great waltz of fantasy, historical fiction and romance! Hollywood producers who are looking for great st...

10/13/2020: IT’S PUBLICATION DAY! 🥀“Witching and women’s rights. Suffrage and spells. They’re both…” She gestures in midair again. “They’re both a kind of power, aren’t they? The kind we aren’t allowed to have.” The kind I want, says the hungry shine of her eyes.It’s a special kind of heartbreak when you want so badly to like a book more than you actually do; this is precisely what happened with me and The Once and Future Witches. I know that many readers will adore this story about suffragette

oooh, goodreads choice awards finalist for best fantasy 2020! what will happen?*********************************************fulfilling book riot's 2020 read harder challenge task: #16 Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a womanHAPPY SPOOKTOBER!*********************************************okay, so this was a bit of a cheat on my part. i knew going into it that this wasn’t going to be the most spooktobery of spooktober reads, but my whole deal of “only reading horr...

Now a Goodreads Choice finalist in Fantasy! You had me at suffragist witches. And after the brilliance that was Ten Thousand Doors of January, there was no way I wasn’t going to pick up Alix Harrow’s sophomore novel. I’ll bring the hemlock if you bring the thistleseed, ladies!!Taking place at the tail end of the 19th century, we meet the Eastwood sisters: Beatrice, Agnes and James (or Belladonna, Amaranth and Juniper, if you prefer). After years separated, they find themselves drawn towards o

3.5* Honestly, this started off so well! I was riveted for the first half of the book and was transported to a fairytale world. The poetic writing and magical world building was entrancing. I also loved the short fairy tales sprinkled through the novel.I was loving it until it began to get a little tedious due to the extended prose and a lot of unwanted information. Towards the second half, I really had to try to stay focused on what was happening. Almost 30% of this book is superfluous in my op...

Source of book: NetGalley (thank you)Relevant disclaimers: We are twitter moots! (sorry I should have had put this in earlier!).Please note: This review may not be reproduced or quoted, in whole or in part, without explicit consent from the author.I feel bad for this book because it has been sitting on my NG shelf for, um, five months? And, the thing is, I’m normally super disciplined: I read from the bottom to the top, except to switch genres (since it can be unfair to read a book from the same...

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!3/5 ⭐I honestly, HONESTLY wished I could give this book more stars but I simply couldn't.This is an unpopular opinion, but it's my personal experience with it so I'll just say it as it is.I was very excited when I got this, I was sure that this is going to be such a great read for me and, in the beginning, it actually was, I was still pretty excited. But after about 1/4 of the book, I felt...

‘she thinks of the ways people make for themselves when there are none, the impossible things they render possible.’ this is a really lovely tale. there is such an elegant quality to the storytelling and characters that really benefits the messages of empowerment this book holds.the writing is probably the storys greatest strength. its really quite exquisite. it feels traditional, but approachable. vivid, yet grounded. it showcases the sisterly bond between witches in a tone that is lighter t

Alix E Harrow replicates the wondrous magic of The Ten Thousand Doors of January which I adored, in this character driven feminist adventure story in this fierce and beautiful homage to the power of women in all their forms, including the three female archetypes represented by the Eastwood sisters, the mother, the maiden and the crone. It is a time where the power of the history of witches and witchcraft has been diminished to virtually nothing, existing only in the below the radar voices and rh...

ARC provided by the publisher—Orbit—in exchange for an honest review.3.5/5 starsSimilar to The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches will be a big hit among many readers.Not even a year has passed since its first publication, and The Ten Thousand Doors of January already has 33.3k ratings and 6.7k reviews on Goodreads. For those who don’t pay attention to how the number of Goodreads rating/reviews counts to the popularity and general reception of a specific book, believe me

‘Proper witching is just a conversation with that red heartbeat, which only ever takes three things: the will to listen to it, the words to speak with it, and the way to let it into the world. The will, the words, and the way.… everything important comes in threes.’ 'Once upon a time there were three sisters…’ Three Eastwood sisters, to be precise. Agnes, Bella, and James Juniper. They live in a world where magic and power were female, once. Now it is all hushed words passed from mother to daugh...

Wow! Just finished reading this one, which was recommended by many writer friends. It's a novel like no other - a wondrous blend of alternative history, folklore and fairy tale, bound together by a theme of women's rights and women's empowerment. Unforgettable characters, rich and beautiful writing, a powerful story that will keep you reading late into the night. The word brilliant comes to mind. Highly recommended.

“Juniper holds up a hand. “You’re here because you want more for yourselves, better for your daughters. Because it’s easy to ignore a woman.” Juniper’s lips twist in a feral smile. “But a hell of a lot harder to ignore a witch.” By all accounts this book was supposed to be perfect for me. A feminist gritty fantasy about witches and suffragettes, with plot not hinging on love stories but actual human rights causes, with fairytales inspiring plot points and evocative poetic language. Not to men

Last year I had the good fortune to receive an ARC of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow and I absolutely adored it. I was charmed by the characters, the plot, the prose, everything. Therefore Harrow’s next novel, The Once and Future Witches, was immediately placed on my TBR and I was thrilled to once again get an ARC of it from NetGalley. Sadly I had a very different reaction to this book and I’m rather disappointed because the majority of early reviews for The Once and Future

"Magic is the distance between what a person has and what they need...the thing that fills the slim gap between the possible and impossible, that makes a way when there isn't one".-Alix E. Harrow"...proper witching...only ever takes three things: the will to listen to it, the words to speak with it, and the way to let it into the world. The will, the words, and the way". "Everything important comes in threes".Home was 23 acres on the west side of the Big Sandy River in Crow County. "Home was her...

*Rated 4.5/5 stars!Thank you to the publisher for sending me an early copy of this book via NetGalley!I knew I would enjoy this book, but I didn't predict just how much I would come to love it. When the suffragette movement inspires a witchy revolution in the town of New Salem, a whole host of characters are pulled into this web of words and will. Not only was it a story of witchcraft, but a story of sisterhood and wayward families. It was a story that proved how sheer willpower alone can make a...

This Review ✍️ Blog 📖 Twitter 🐦 Instagram 📷 “It’s a risk just to be a woman, in my experience. No matter how healthy or hardworking she is.” I loved this more than The Ten Thousand Doors of January and I think this may a bit unpopular when this book comes out. But a story about 3 witches who tend to be sisters, which is full of nursery rhymes and is a feminist story in essence! How could I not love that! Thanks for the publisher for providing me with a physical copy of the book in exch...

Sometimes a book finds you at just the right time. I’m reasonably sure Alix Harrow didn’t have me in mind as the target audience when she found the words and the means and the will to conjure up The Once and Future Witches (which she somehow managed to draft while engaging in superhero-level parenting). And, yet, I’m hard pressed to remember the last time I felt so viscerally affected by a book. How could I be anything but enraptured, consciousness and conscience ignited, by a story that speaks