Witch Born, Nicholas Bowling
Witch Born, Nicholas Bowling
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Witch Born

Author: Nicholas Bowling

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden

Unabridged: 16 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/25/2018


Synopsis

Two queens, two religions, two visions for the future of the nation. Fleeing to London with a witch hunter on her trail, Alyce discovers her own dark magic and lands herself embroiled in the struggle.Alyce's mother has just been burnt at the stake for practicing witchcraft. With only a thin set of instructions and a witch's mommet for guidance, Alyce must face the world that she's been sealed off from -- a world of fear and superstition. With a witch hunter fast on her trail, she'll need the help of an innkeeper and a boy looking to discover the truth behind his own mother's past.But as her journey continues, another war rages: a hidden war of the supernatural, of the living and the dead. Good and evil are blurred, and nobody's motives can be trusted. And Alyce finds herself thrown unwillingly into the conflict. Struggling to understand her own powers, she is quickly drawn into a web of secret, lies, and dark magic that could change the fate of the world she is just coming to know.This dark, twisty, and thrillingly original debut will leave readers entranced in its suspenseful plot and rich prose.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii on October 02, 2017

I like my books to match my mood and my surroundings. And my autumnal aesthetic is darker-themed fiction, with hints of the fantastical, and full of atmospheric settings. So, it felt like the gods were answering my prayers when 'Witchborn' by Nicholas Bowling arrived on my doorstep. This historical f......more

Goodreads review by Beatriz on May 07, 2021

Entretenido y poco más. Es un libro de fantasía juvenil correcto, pero que no tiene nada que lo destaque. Se lee bien, pero ni el argumento, ni los personajes, ni la narrativa son especialmente llamativos. Por el contrario, la lectura es bastante plana y superficial, sin tensión ni emoción. El autor......more

Goodreads review by Coos on June 20, 2018

3,5 "Hogueras en los bosques. Plegarias a la luna. Largas y oscuras noches hablando con los muertos..." Este libro me dio una vibra muy Salem durante los juicios de brujería, y es exactamente lo que estaba buscando: algo ligero que me remitiera a ese periodo oscuro en la historia. Disfruté mucho esta......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 14, 2017

Witchborn was a really fun historical fantasy with a realistic setting and plenty of added mystery and magic. Set in 1577 with Queen Elizabeth I on the throne and Mary Queen of Scots locked in the Tower of London for treason this is a story about an ongoing, bitter rivalry between the two queens and......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on November 21, 2018

I enjoyed this book so much. I wasn't expecting the historical aspects surrounding the book which was a nice surprise. The characters were good but I wasn't fully engaged with them. There wasn't any I loved or wanted to know more about. I liked the story and the mystery surrounding everything. And t......more