The Book of Witching, C. J. Cooke
The Book of Witching, C. J. Cooke
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The Book of Witching

Author: C. J. Cooke

Narrator: Paula Masterton

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/08/2024

Synopsis

A mother must fight for her daughter’s life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and revenge from the author of A Haunting in the Arctic.

Clem gets a call that is every mother’s worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital after a hiking trip with her friends on the remote Orkney Islands that met a horrifying end, leaving her boyfriend dead and her best friend missing. When Erin wakes, she doesn’t recognize her mother. And she doesn’t answer to her name, but insists she is someone named Nyx.

Clem travels the site of her daughter’s accident, determined to find out what happened to her. The answer may lie in a dark secret in the history of the Orkneys: a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft and murder four centuries ago. Clem begins to wonder if Erin’s strange behavior is a symptom of a broken mind, or the effects of an ancient curse?

About The Author

C. J. Cooke is an award-winning poet and novelist published in twenty-three languages. She teaches creative writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women's writing and creative writing interventions for mental health.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on November 18, 2024

The history repeats itself! Another fantasy thriller blending folklore and feminism from C. J. Cooke that connects different timelines and challenges our grey cells with its mind-bending execution and fast-paced storyline filled with twisty revelations. This book has earned my five blazing stars for......more

Goodreads review by Debra on October 09, 2024

Another compelling, gripping, and thought-provoking book by C.J. Cooke. Be sure to read the author's note as well. I found it to be informative and detailed the research that went into the writing of this book. I enjoyed the two timelines which were both captivating and pulled on the emotions. I di......more

Goodreads review by Abbie on October 22, 2024

This one didn’t hit for me the way I thought it would 🔥 a good read for spooky season, but I don’t think I’ll be rushing to recommend it......more

Goodreads review by ✨️ Jessica's Bookshelf ✨️ on October 22, 2024

I ate this book up and didn't want to put it down. The way C.J. Cooke masters mixing up historical fictional, folklore, and horror in alternating timelines. Sometimes, I can get frustrated with stories who alternate timelines because it's hard to keep up. C.J. Cooke's chapters are just right for it.......more

Goodreads review by Apryl on October 18, 2024

This book was not good. At its core, the story is supposed to be about how this book connects Alison from 1524 and Erin in 2024 because you learn they are from the same witchy bloodline and are destined (maybe?? I guess??) to be “carriers” for this book. But there is absolutely ZERO origin story abo......more

Quotes

"Chilling and beautifully written, The Book of Witching gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet." - Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Weyward

“This riveting slow-burn thriller from Cooke (A Haunting in the Arctic) connects the sins of the past with the horrors of the present in modern-day Scotland... Cooke does a nimble job of jumping between the present and 16th-century Scotland, providing lush description and snappy dialogue that brings the story to vivid, brutal life on the way to an ending that masterfully ties the many threads together.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A good pick for readers interested in witch trials throughout history, as Cooke melds elements of horror, historical fiction, family drama, and a police procedural into this witchy novel." - Library Journal

“The Book of Witching is brilliant and mesmerizing from start to finish and contains a final act that will have readers simply riveted. C.J. Cooke knows how to scare you, and her combination of the historical and the imagined storylines about actual witching in our world is the stuff of legend.” - Book Reporter

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