Reviews

The Familiars by Stacey Halls

lucy_p's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dekaj's review against another edition

4.0

“Fleetwood, your head is full of fancies. You speak as if we are in a play, all with a part to act. You and I have no role in the king’s justice. We support our husbands.”

I think I need to stop reading historical fiction about female characters (and motherhood). They tend to make me pretty angry.

This is a good book, and one of the better ones dealing with these themes that I've read. Fleetwood tries to do what she can, despite the constraints that are placed on her by society. Her character felt very real to me.

meowbeebs's review against another edition

5.0

This book is a beautiful work of fiction based on real people and events sourrounding the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. I’m not typically a fan of historical fiction, but the themes of friendship and womanhood drew me in and kept me needing to know how things would end up for both Fleetwood and Alice. I loved this book and can’t wait for future works by Stacey Halls.

shannony92's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

caitlins_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

lexyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

widenera's review against another edition

4.0

It was very slow at the beginning and the name of the book is fairly deceiving. But i really enjoyed this story and had a hard time putting it down.

steffie253's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mariam_reading's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

This is incredibly boring 

emmamolyneux's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5