illusie's review against another edition
2.0
I picked up this book because it is about withes. I felt a bit disappointed about this book. I thought the characters lacked depth and the story went too much between the past and the present.
opheliafeyre's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
ohio_is_for_readers's review against another edition
3.0
3.5⭐
I enjoyed this — the overall story pulled me in and made it hard to put down!
This book is about three sisters escaping a time of gruesome witch trials. The oldest, is about to be burned at the stake, so she casts a spell, and catapulted her and her sisters into the future. In each life they live, Trin (she cast the original spell) tries her hardest to find both her sisters but can ever only manage to find one. In the most recent lifetime she meets the Hardy’s and sparks erupt, so of course, she gets her hopes up. But that’s only the beginning! There is still a lot of secrets, deceit, and evil to deal with.
The problem I had were with the characters to be honest. I felt no connection to them and the chemistry between them wasn’t great.
Spoiler:
Listen if I hadn’t seen my sisters in centuries I’d be crying and hugging them so much. There was hardly any of that. On top of which Trin just found out the guy she was falling for was the guy she’s loved for centuries as well — there was NOTHING. I would have been so ecstatic I’d jump him! It was like, “oh I’m so glad I found you” — cut scene.
End of spoilers.
I even feel as if the villain was half assed. Granted, I didn’t see the twist coming at the end so that was really good. But the villain wasn’t much of anything to be honest and he was super easy to destroy.
And can we talk about the flash backs? Some of them were good. It gave you an idea who the sisters were and it would tie something together but some of them just seemed to be put it there randomly to take up space maybe. They had nothing to do with…well anything.
I know, I know. I’m giving a lot of negatives but truly this book was good.
I enjoyed this — the overall story pulled me in and made it hard to put down!
This book is about three sisters escaping a time of gruesome witch trials. The oldest, is about to be burned at the stake, so she casts a spell, and catapulted her and her sisters into the future. In each life they live, Trin (she cast the original spell) tries her hardest to find both her sisters but can ever only manage to find one. In the most recent lifetime she meets the Hardy’s and sparks erupt, so of course, she gets her hopes up. But that’s only the beginning! There is still a lot of secrets, deceit, and evil to deal with.
The problem I had were with the characters to be honest. I felt no connection to them and the chemistry between them wasn’t great.
Spoiler:
Listen if I hadn’t seen my sisters in centuries I’d be crying and hugging them so much. There was hardly any of that. On top of which Trin just found out the guy she was falling for was the guy she’s loved for centuries as well — there was NOTHING. I would have been so ecstatic I’d jump him! It was like, “oh I’m so glad I found you” — cut scene.
End of spoilers.
I even feel as if the villain was half assed. Granted, I didn’t see the twist coming at the end so that was really good. But the villain wasn’t much of anything to be honest and he was super easy to destroy.
And can we talk about the flash backs? Some of them were good. It gave you an idea who the sisters were and it would tie something together but some of them just seemed to be put it there randomly to take up space maybe. They had nothing to do with…well anything.
I know, I know. I’m giving a lot of negatives but truly this book was good.
lizevans's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
amandarichard421's review against another edition
2.0
I don't understand all the 4 and 5 star ratings for this book. The writing is forced, the story falls flat and the characters lack depth. The description was intriguing but I'm honestly disappointed I wasted time reading this book. Thankfully it's not very long. I won't be reading the other two in the series.
limabean74's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so good I read it in one day. Have you ever watched Charmed? Well it’s not like that but you get a “Charmed” feel when you read this book. I adore the show and I absolutely adored this book. Everything about this book had me reading and I couldn’t put it down.
This book is hard to review since I don’t want to give anything away. I loved this story, I loved the sisters and I loved the romance. The story is told by Trin, that’s her name in this life but she is the older witch sister Karina. I really liked her and I felt bad that all she wants is to find her little sister. There is a lot of twists and turn and when you think you know something you don’t. I had a few panic attacks and a lot of trust issues. I thought the flashbacks were fantastic and I loved how each flashback was told in a way the just brought the entire story together.
I did find one part confusing, I had thought they were looking for Kara but at one point she mentions having Kara by her the entire time. Maybe I read it wrong but that just threw me a bit since I had to read it twice to see if I was missing something. I didn’t think I did but maybe I did read it wrong but that doesn’t take anything away from the AWESOMENESS of this book.
I loved the story, loved the characters and even with a slight touch of romance this was a great, quick read. I highly recommend for anyone that loves a good story with strong characters and some solid back story. I look forward to reading more from this author and I hope there will be more of the Witches of Blackbrook.
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This book is hard to review since I don’t want to give anything away. I loved this story, I loved the sisters and I loved the romance. The story is told by Trin, that’s her name in this life but she is the older witch sister Karina. I really liked her and I felt bad that all she wants is to find her little sister. There is a lot of twists and turn and when you think you know something you don’t. I had a few panic attacks and a lot of trust issues. I thought the flashbacks were fantastic and I loved how each flashback was told in a way the just brought the entire story together.
I did find one part confusing, I had thought they were looking for Kara but at one point she mentions having Kara by her the entire time. Maybe I read it wrong but that just threw me a bit since I had to read it twice to see if I was missing something. I didn’t think I did but maybe I did read it wrong but that doesn’t take anything away from the AWESOMENESS of this book.
I loved the story, loved the characters and even with a slight touch of romance this was a great, quick read. I highly recommend for anyone that loves a good story with strong characters and some solid back story. I look forward to reading more from this author and I hope there will be more of the Witches of Blackbrook.
- See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/review-the-witches-of-blackbrook-by-tish-thawer/#sthash.5IluUE9A.dpuf
reka111's review against another edition
dark
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
We are the granddaughters of the witches you weren’t able to burn.
The review contains spoilers!!!
Beautiful quote, isn't it? It captivated me too, until I read the book itself. Witches, lost sister, found love and magic, do you need more? well I'm sorry to spoil it all here, but forget this book immediately if you want to read about such things, because it contains none of the above. Although it was basically a good idea, it was horribly executed. I am sure that I would have liked it better if I had read it on Wattpad, I don't understand why so much paper and ink had to be wasted on this.
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Trin was a horribly annoying main character and that's true, I can't lie. She drove me crazy with her constant whining.
Jason, who didn't do anything for the whole book but be hurt and secretive, was even more useless than Trin.
The other characters don't even deserve a mention because there's simply nothing to say about them. They had no depth or personality, only Kit (the villain) deserves some attention because she had something the others didn't; a goal.
The time jumps upset me so much that I wished the devil would take my soul away.
The plot made no sense, was completely unfinished, illogical, flawed, boring and incredibly unenjoyable. EVERYTHING was taken away by the dialogues and descriptions.
angelastl's review against another edition
5.0
Received an advanced copy from Xpresso Book Tours.
Absolutely loved this book!!!! Being able to follow the story of 3 sisters finding their way back to each other through magic was amazing. The incredible detail Tish gives to not only her characters but to every nuance in this book astounds me.
A truly remarkable book of loss, love, and magic. One of my favorite reads of this year.
Absolutely loved this book!!!! Being able to follow the story of 3 sisters finding their way back to each other through magic was amazing. The incredible detail Tish gives to not only her characters but to every nuance in this book astounds me.
A truly remarkable book of loss, love, and magic. One of my favorite reads of this year.
funsizelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Full review & Kindle Fire giveaway can be found on my blog: http://myfun-sizelife.blogspot.com
(giveaway ends June 28th, 2015).
(giveaway ends June 28th, 2015).