Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
Overview of the Book:
This
book is set in a world where all magic is banned and witches are burnt on the
stake. The main character Elizabeth, has been trained to be a witch hunter since
she was 9. Alongside her best friend Caleb, they are the kings best. But when
she is found in possession of witches herbs, she is sentenced to death.
But
when the very people she has been trained to kill come to her rescue, things
begin to change and Elizabeth begins to realise that all the things she
believed may not actually be true...
General Opinion (Non-spoiler):
This
book was so incredible! I’ve owned it since Christmas of 2015, but I had never
actually decided to read it. But, the other day I started re-watching Merlin of
Netflix and I really loved the banned magic and the old-world atmosphere. So
when I needed a new book to read, I decided to pick this one up. And I am so
glad that I did!
This
book was so P E R F E C T in every single way.
Also a
little side note – the cover of this book is actually stunning! As you can see
in the above picture, just everything about it suits the book incredibly well!
Although, when I first brought the book, I actually thought that there was a
bee on the cover instead of a ‘voodoo doll’ being burnt... It’s a little weird
that I brought the book even though I thought there was a bee on the cover...
Warning! Spoilers Ahead!
General Opinion (Spoilers):
So, as
I’ve already said, this book is downright amazing! But at different points in
the book I was a little disappointed with the characters. Nothing to do with
the authors writing! But just the fact that I found the characters to be a
little bit stupid in the decisions that they made.
For instance,
I don’t like the fact that Elizabeth and John have a thing going on... Like,
trust me, I am usually the biggest shipper in books and like anything that
involves a complex ‘love storyline,’ but this thing between Elizabeth and John
just felt a little forced to me. And to be honest, I liked Elizabeth and Caleb
way more. I would have even been fine with Elizabeth being with George, but her
being with John feels a bit wrong...
And
while I am talking about Caleb, I really felt a multitude of feels whenever he
came into the story. My emotions went on a journey from: stop seeing Elizabeth
as a child to go and save Elizabeth to oh hell no! you cannot be the
inquisitor to awe they are still friends
and he let her go to umm wait, why
did he let her go to you’re an ass
hat to oh hell no! don’t die!
Basically...
I guess you could say I felt the feels...
One
friendship that I totally supported the whole book was Fifer and Elizabeth. I
love that in the beginning, they didn’t get along at all and then they seemed
to develop a really close and cute friendship. Also since they are the only two
girls in like the whole book, they were really able to be there for one
another, which I found really nice.
At
first, I was a little disappointed that Elizabeth wasn’t quite as kick-ass and a
ninja fighter as I hoped. But as the book progressed, I really fell in love
with the ways the fight scenes were written to be fast paced and compelled me
to read more!
End of Spoilers!
The Verdict – Star Rating:
This
book was such an amazing and perfect book to read. I flew through it and found
that it was fast paced and incredibly engaging as a reader. So, I give this
book a rating of 5/5 stars!
Basically,
this book was incredible, had an amazing storyline and is full of magic and
hunters and manipulation and trust and just everything that makes a book great!
Book Summary:
Witch
Hunter is the perfect mix between Throne of Glass and Merlin. I have never actually
read that many witch novels before, but this book has totally sold me on magic
and kick-ass characters. I finished this book in a number of days and am in love
with this series.
The next time I walk past a bookshop I am investing in book
2, King Slayer, I M M E D I A T E L Y!
Bloggers Note:
Thank
you so much for reading this review! I hope that you like some of the new
things I have added... For instance, I now have a non-spoiler section and a summary
of my review and the book.
I
really enjoyed reading this book and writing up this review! So let’s chat
about it!
Leave
a comment below and we can talk about the book or anything else!
Until
next time, keep reading!
-Shelbi
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