A review by ashleylm
The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

4.0

Although in the abstract this is not really my kind of book (it's mostly bleak and unfunny, and I gravitate to gentle/charming (not silly)), it's so well-written that one can't help but enjoy it on its own terms. The protagonist, whose viewpoint we follow throughout, is troubled (and trouble) and one wants to shake her, but one can't, and that's frustrating. The plot is resolved in a way that's too pat, I think, to work in the real world--but it is a novel, after all, so I'll let that go a bit.

I listened to it via Audible and the narrator did a lovely job, you forgot you were listening to it and felt like you were reading it (my highest compliment!)

(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s)