Review: Good, witchy fantasy!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
I am always looking for a good witch story - I'm not really sure why, just something about the fantasy and the magic and the world building gets me really excited - and Hedge Witch did not disappoint! I was captivated from the first page, and thoroughly enjoyed going on this crazy adventure with Cait, Fer, and all their friends.Cait Weerd is a very interesting character. We don't really know much about her from the beginning, as we're kind of just thrown into the middle of her life. She goes to the library, and from there things just never stop moving. I really enjoyed getting to know Cait as she's on the run with the old book her grandmother told her to hide or destroy, and discovering new things about her as Cait discovers them herself. I definitely think she has quite a bit more growing to do, and I'm really excited about continuing her story in the next couple of books. Especially after that ending! What's she going to do next?!I do wish we had gotten to see more of Fer though. I think her character had a lot of potential, but once she gets to our world she kind of just falls to the wayside and she's just written off as another member of Cait's group. I want to know about her background, about her family, and why she's so special. I'm hoping that's covered in the next book, because I have so many questions about her!One thing that was really interesting in the story telling was the jumping around in time. We start in the present and then a couple of chapters later jump back to the past to get quite a bit of world-building and then end up back in the present. I thought it was a little off-putting at first, but the more I read the more I began to appreciate it. I'm not sure it was entirely necessary, but I think it ended up working out.Overall, I would totally recommend this book to anyone looking for a fantasy book about witches! It's interesting and different and gripping and fast-paced, and I definitely found myself wanting more. You know that feeling when there's SO MUCH LEFT to resolve and only SO LITTLE BOOK left and you know it just can't be over yet because how could the characters be left in such a crazy predicament?! Yeah, I had that during this book, and I'm desperate to continue this trilogy! I'd give it a 4/5!