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Bezig met laden... The Witches of New York: A Novel (origineel 2014; editie 2017)door Ami McKay (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Disappointing! Reminded me very strongly of [b:The Once and Future Witches|49504061|The Once and Future Witches|Alix E. Harrow|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582634494l/49504061._SY75_.jpg|74822550], which I was only so-so on and still started grittier and more interesting than this. I started reading the author note at the back (whoops, bad sign), McKay's related to Nathaniel Hawthorne and one of the nastiest Salem witch trials judges as well as a victim and this was the entire impetus for the book? I thought I'd give it until page 50 to get interesting, but on page 34 the nice good pure dream fairies are giving a main character a prophetic dream and.... "The entire balance of magic was at stake. The moon was full. The time was nigh. The prophecy had foretold it." k, thx, bye! (14 august 2023) I really wanted to love this. Witches in a tea shop, it sounded so great. But I'm bored out of my skull. We're constantly changing perspective, including of people/ ghosts who have uncertain relevance to the story. I'm sure the ghosts will be helped by one of the witches at some point, but it's taking too long. And the witches themselves. I should love them. Three capable women, living together, running a tea shop together. Magic, herbs, tea. But I get no sense of community. They live in the same house, they talk to each other, they're supposedly friends, but they each do their own thing, and the two adults are mostly bickering. The whole story lacks cohesion. I read about half, and I've had enough. Maybe it'll get fixed in the second half, but I don't want to put in the time anymore. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)The Witches of New York (book 1) PrijzenOnderscheidingen
Fiction.
Literature.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: Respectable Lady Seeks Dependable Shop Girl. Those averse to magic need not apply. New York in the spring of 1880 is a place alive with wonder and curiosity. Determined to learn the truth about the world, its residents enthusiastically engage in both scientific experimentation and spiritualist pursuits. Séances are the entertainment of choice in exclusive social circles, and many enterprising womenâ??some possessed of true intuitive powers, and some gifted with the art of performanceâ??find work as mediums. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I really wanted to love the story, which reminded me why Practical Magic is one of my favourite films, but the meandering plot and patchwork genre made me quickly lose interest. Maybe saving the ghosts for a separate novel would have worked better, as I was drawn more to the community of spirits in the hotel and their interactions with Beatrice: 'just as a child learns reading, writing and arithmetic, the dead had to tackle their three Rs as well: revenge, regret and reconciliation.' ( )