The Once and Future Witches

528 pages

English language

Published Oct. 13, 2020

ISBN:
978-0-316-42203-1
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4 stars (16 reviews)

In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.

But when the Eastwood sisters―James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna―join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote―and perhaps not even to live―the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.

An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once …

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I heard about this book from a retweet of a tweet from the author. She said that one of the weirdest complaints that she gets about this book is that it was too political. She said she didn't know what people expected from a book about lesbian suffragette witches. I was in. I listened to this on audio and I think that was the best choice for me. The writing is very lyrical and descriptive. That style tends to bore me when I am reading. I'm a get to the point kind of person. It was soothing on audio though. The story is set in an alternate Massachusetts where witches are real but shunned. Most every woman knows a little spell or two passed down from their mothers and grandmothers. That's not really witching though, is it? When a group of estranged sisters accidentally trigger the reappearance of a mysterious …

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I may have had some issues with the focus of characters in The Ten Thousand Doors of January but it was clear that Alix E. Harrow can write a story, and I didn't hesitate to jump in to The Once and Future Witches.

The story packs more than witches and spells. There are messages about equality, tolerance and the strength that love from family can bring. I found it particularly cute how nursery rhymes, song lyrics and stories were interwoven in to the narrative.

The book didn't strike me in any strong way, it was an enjoyable read and firmly in the liked it category.

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