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A review by scriptedsolstice
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
5.0
What a beautiful, beautiful book. Harrow has the most mesmerising writing style that is just so pretty! Every sentence is lyrical and carefully strung together without the descriptions been overly flowery which is exactly how i like my books.
The Once and Future Witches is set in America, New Salem in the 1890’s, a time where women were fighting hard for the right to vote. We follow three sisters with a messy past and a struggled relationship as they try to bring back witching to the women of the world. I adored the sapphic relationship between a black woman and a white woman, and the fact that Juniper requires the use of a cane to walk. Harrow twists old folktales to centre women, and creates the idea that magic is never gone. It’s in nursery rhymes and folklore and fairytales and songs, passed down for witching women to find.
This book felt wild. But not wild in a way that the content was wild. It just made me feel wild. Like running through grass and smelling fresh rain. It made me feel empowered. Definitely a new favourite!
Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.
Buzzwords: witches, feminism, women empowerment, suffrage, 1890’s America, sapphic relationship, MC with a walking disability
The Once and Future Witches is set in America, New Salem in the 1890’s, a time where women were fighting hard for the right to vote. We follow three sisters with a messy past and a struggled relationship as they try to bring back witching to the women of the world. I adored the sapphic relationship between a black woman and a white woman, and the fact that Juniper requires the use of a cane to walk. Harrow twists old folktales to centre women, and creates the idea that magic is never gone. It’s in nursery rhymes and folklore and fairytales and songs, passed down for witching women to find.
This book felt wild. But not wild in a way that the content was wild. It just made me feel wild. Like running through grass and smelling fresh rain. It made me feel empowered. Definitely a new favourite!
Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.
Buzzwords: witches, feminism, women empowerment, suffrage, 1890’s America, sapphic relationship, MC with a walking disability