A review by ohanabataskye
Half-Witch by John Schoffstall
4.0
I got this book because of the cover art. As I read through the story it explained everything on the cover. The world is explained well in terms of magic, God, and how everything works. At the beginning I really didn’t like the God aspect of the book. At times it felt a little preachy or overly religious. As the story went on there is a balance between religion and magic. I wouldn’t classify this as YA for readers under 13 because some of the events that happen in the story might be a little too heavy for young kids.
It gets four stars because the writing behind lizbet and strix’s friendship and evolution through the story is really solid. I was crying by the end because they really grew together and came to appreciate and complete each other. I took off a star because I don’t think the religious aspect fit perfectly with the story and the author could have found a different plot device but the mix of religion and magic does make this story really unique.
It gets four stars because the writing behind lizbet and strix’s friendship and evolution through the story is really solid. I was crying by the end because they really grew together and came to appreciate and complete each other. I took off a star because I don’t think the religious aspect fit perfectly with the story and the author could have found a different plot device but the mix of religion and magic does make this story really unique.