everthereader's review
5.0
I love John even more now! You don't read about many male healers in book. John is such a sweet loyal character. He's definitely one of my favorite characters. :)
mel_reviews_in_a_pinch's review
4.0
I’m a fan of The Witch Hunter, so I was really excited when I stumbled across The Healer this week. I absolutely love prequels and short stories that are part of a series. They almost always enhance my reading experience and if you don’t read the short stories/novellas that are associated with your favorite series, you’re missing out.
The Healer is written from John’s point of view and starts just before Elizabeth’s story in The Witch Hunter. I enjoyed his perspective on what the heck was going on with Nicholas. I can’t forget to mention his reactions to Elizabeth. Frankly, The Healer made me love John and I already liked him before reading it.
Since I liked John in The Witch Hunter, I was not opposed to a short story focusing on him. He didn’t get fleshed out the same way Elizabeth did, but that’s to be expected with the first book in a series. The Healer definitely gives you more history on John and I loved every second of it.
I really enjoyed reading The Healer. It was a short, quick read and my only complaint is that I wanted it to be longer (but that’s not exactly a book criticism). If you’ve already read The Witch Hunter, I would recommend The Healer. If you haven’t picked The Witch Hunter up yet, I would still recommend The Healer (it can be read as a prequel) unless you loathe books with witchcraft.
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The Healer is written from John’s point of view and starts just before Elizabeth’s story in The Witch Hunter. I enjoyed his perspective on what the heck was going on with Nicholas. I can’t forget to mention his reactions to Elizabeth. Frankly, The Healer made me love John and I already liked him before reading it.
Since I liked John in The Witch Hunter, I was not opposed to a short story focusing on him. He didn’t get fleshed out the same way Elizabeth did, but that’s to be expected with the first book in a series. The Healer definitely gives you more history on John and I loved every second of it.
I really enjoyed reading The Healer. It was a short, quick read and my only complaint is that I wanted it to be longer (but that’s not exactly a book criticism). If you’ve already read The Witch Hunter, I would recommend The Healer. If you haven’t picked The Witch Hunter up yet, I would still recommend The Healer (it can be read as a prequel) unless you loathe books with witchcraft.
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amanda1620's review
4.0
John!! He is just so cute..
It's nice to read the beginning of the story from John's point of view. To see how Elizabeth change his life, help him to move through his mom and sister's death.
I can't wait for the next book!!
It's nice to read the beginning of the story from John's point of view. To see how Elizabeth change his life, help him to move through his mom and sister's death.
I can't wait for the next book!!
diandra24's review
4.0
Short but perfect.
John is dealing with the grief and PTSD of watching his sister and mother burn at the stake after being caught being healers. He then saves a girl who had the same fate.
John's POV of the beginning of The With Hunter and how all his smiles actually mean something. How he is very skilled at being a Healer. And just a little insight on the workings of this reformist family.
John is dealing with the grief and PTSD of watching his sister and mother burn at the stake after being caught being healers. He then saves a girl who had the same fate.
John's POV of the beginning of The With Hunter and how all his smiles actually mean something. How he is very skilled at being a Healer. And just a little insight on the workings of this reformist family.
silkcaramel's review
3.0
The Healer is a short novella featuring John Raleigh, and it takes place before and during the first book in The Witch Hunter series. It's a insight into John's character, how he dealt with his mother & sister's death, how he came to work with Nicholas and his feelings when Elizabeth first arrived after being rescued by the wizard, including his thoughts on the scene where he and Elizabeth first interact in book 1.
Like I said before, I don't care much or even like John's character. He always felt a little flat for me and I expected more out of his romance with Elizabeth. This little story gave me a better understanding on him, but still not enough for me like him much than I did.
Like I said before, I don't care much or even like John's character. He always felt a little flat for me and I expected more out of his romance with Elizabeth. This little story gave me a better understanding on him, but still not enough for me like him much than I did.
cyborgcinderella's review
5.0
This was such a nice little short story to read! I loved getting to see more of John as he's my favorite character in this series. I liked getting the snippets of his life before he met Elizabeth and also seeing how he felt about her upon first meeting her. It was very sweet.
I definitely recommend this novella for anyone who likes The Witch Hunter series and especially if you like John as much as I do!
I definitely recommend this novella for anyone who likes The Witch Hunter series and especially if you like John as much as I do!
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Man, really great novella, great to have John and see what happened while Elizabeth was out of it!
kapbanana's review
I really like John. Reading his perspective was so much more interesting than Elizabeth's.