(Review #384)
I gave Heart of a Witch, a standalone fantasy romance a 4.6/5 stars. Victoria is a great heroine who battles with the light and darkness inside her but Elijah was even more compelling for me. I feel like the story could’ve been a little longer to give more romance moments to deepen their connection but the plot was shown really well.
(Written in first person, two points of view)
Here’s my thoughts while reading:
In the prologue, at 15, Elijah already has a lot of inner turmoil. He hates his family’s legacy of hunting and burning witches, yet some of his words are starting to sound more like his hellish father. Elijah doesn’t agree with the man’s morals, but little by little he’s starting to fill in his shoes, whether he likes it or not.
Chapter one starts six years later when both Elijah and heroine are age 21. Victoria is a witch and trying to protect her family from being caught by the hunter, Elijah’s father, who is in town for a few days. Her little sister is already showing rebellious and careless choices that foreshadow our later problem.
So far, Garcia’s writing is so fluid and visually appealing. I’m liking it right off the bat.
From the cover image I wasn’t expecting a contemporary vibe with the heroine owning a shop and her sister going to a club. It’s refreshing and I’m all for it.
It looks like after chapter 7 the rest will be about revenge. I’m not a huge revenge theme fan but if you are, also check out Seafire.
Garcia writes Damian’s character so well. I despise him to the end of the earth.
It’s only happened a few times but once in a while it feels as if a sentence or two of explanation is left out of the events. Like point A jumps to point D and leaves me wondering if I somehow missed something and need to go back to reread.
Carrying around the snakes doesn’t sound like the smartest idea. Tori is all about strict rules and safety precautions but then she seems to contradict herself sometimes.
And when the event happened at the church, they shouldn’t have fled since it’ll just make them look more guilty. That doesn’t make sense.
And if both of her siblings have fake names to hide their identity, why didn’t she create one for herself?
At the halfway point I’m loving my internal battle with liking Elijah
The spicy scene was too short! If you’re gonna be explicit then give me the goods…
It seems like a lot of guesswork that the dark magic won’t completely take over her mind.
Spoiler:
Wait… her plan for “after” has drastically switched. What about giving the reward to the demon?
I’m happy with the ending and don’t want to say much more.