A review by wordsareweapons
The Black Witch by Laurie Forest

3.0

This book was slight torture. It dragged a lot, the pacing was all over the place, and I'm not entirely sure there was a main plot other than to set up for a series. I honestly enjoyed the beginning. The characters and setting were intriguing. Then Elloren ended up being one of the MOST obnoxious main characters I think I have ever encountered. She spends like 96% of this book remaining incredibly ignorant and I don't know. species-ist??? Even while rooming and enjoying the company of other species she really holds on to her assumptions and close minded views. I would have loved to see more growth in her character. The side characters were good, and I'm definitely interested in them. I may give the next book a go because that ending was kind of crazy. I just hope Elloren grows up a bit.