Weyward by Emilia HartMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
It has been awhile since I've read 50% of a book in one sitting, but I picked this up at a LFL in Minneapolis (since the book had been on my wish list for awhile), and read half of it on my journey back to Boston.
It is definitely a more-than-respectable debut for the author, and the chapters were short so the three timelines of Kate, Altha, and Violet received equal footing. I liked the anchoring of witchcraft in nature. I felt the mystery aspect (especially Violet's mother's backstory) could have been beefed up a bit, maybe to replace a bit of the narrative of Kate's journey to the cottage, for example. It did start to feel a bit predictable, as others noted, although I have to say the surprise in the Epilogue made my day (I usually hate epilogues).
A solid and entertaining read.
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