New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston transports readers to the windswept mountains of Wales in The Winter Witch, an enthralling tale of love and magic.
In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to attract a suitor, but there are things that set her apart from other girls. Though her mind is sharp she has not spoken since she was a young girl. Her silence is a mystery, as well as her magic—the household objects that seem to move at her command, the bad luck that visits those who do her ill. Concerned for her safety, her mother is anxious to see Morgana married, and Cai Jenkins, the widowed drover from the far hills who knows nothing of the rumors that swirl around her, seems the best choice. After her wedding, Morgana is heartbroken at leaving her mother, and wary of this man, whom she does not know, and who will take her away to begin a new life. But she soon falls in love with Cai's farm and the wild mountains that surround it. Here, where frail humans are at the mercy of the elements, she thrives, her wild nature and her magic blossoming. Cai works to understand the beautiful, half-tamed creature he has chosen for a bride, and slowly, he begins to win Morgana's affections. It's not long, however, before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon in her new village. A dark force is at work there—a person who will stop at nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana, even at the expense of those closest to her. Forced to defend her home, her man, and herself from all comers, Morgana must learn to harness her power, or she will lose everything in this beautifully written, enchanting novel. "An enthralling tale of love and magic." –USA Today
A nice story with some lovely elements. There were bits of brilliant language and vivid images. It was great to read a story about droving which is something that is not greatly explored in historical fiction. There was magic and a struggle of good against evil.
It was told in alternating view points of the heroine and hero. That's fine but I didn't enjoy the tenses it was written in. I don't like first person present POV which the heroine's portion of the story is told. I totally despised that the hero's POV was 3rd person present. It was jarring and odd. I hope this kind of odd tenses are just a phase that author's are going through. I asked one fairly successful author why her newest book was in 1st present and she said because everyone else is doing it and she didn't want to be left behind.
There was a nice bit of romance but I wouldn't really classify it as a romance. Even with the odd tenses it was a fun read. It would have scored higher though if the tenses had matched and were in past tense of any sort. ( )
DNF. Boring and all the characters were annoying, especially the main character. Very not-like-the-other-girls vibes happening. It's creepy the dude likes her because she is mute. There wasn't one thing about this book I liked, and about 40% of the way through, I gave the hell up on it. ( )
Quite a joy to read, especially out loud. Very reminiscent of Goose Girl and it's corresponding series by Shannon Hale in that there is mostly minor magic practice and mostly intuitive. Surprisingly a secondary romance novel, with a wife and husband slowly getting to know each other after a betrothed marriage. The author, hailing from the country the tale takes place, was clearly able to keep everything sincere to history. Connected to protagonist on a very personal level, in that some attitudes I shared. Prepare for some gut-wrenching paragraphs, for there are a number of them. Some serious sensuality, but acceptable within the bonds of marriage in my opinion. May suggest a Welsh dictionary and pronunciation guide to enjoy the novel more by identifying the terms riddled throughout. Had a satisfying end and I feel that it stood alone from the first of the series. ( )
This book is long and has a lot of text. It’s very dense. It took me a long time to get through it, but I enjoyed the story.
It is kind of obvious who the villain is, but that’s okay.
I like the atmosphere, landscape and the idea of a main character who can’t speak is interesting. I also enjoyed watching Morgana and Cai figure themselves out. ( )
New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston transports readers to the windswept mountains of Wales in The Winter Witch, an enthralling tale of love and magic.
In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to attract a suitor, but there are things that set her apart from other girls. Though her mind is sharp she has not spoken since she was a young girl. Her silence is a mystery, as well as her magic—the household objects that seem to move at her command, the bad luck that visits those who do her ill. Concerned for her safety, her mother is anxious to see Morgana married, and Cai Jenkins, the widowed drover from the far hills who knows nothing of the rumors that swirl around her, seems the best choice. After her wedding, Morgana is heartbroken at leaving her mother, and wary of this man, whom she does not know, and who will take her away to begin a new life. But she soon falls in love with Cai's farm and the wild mountains that surround it. Here, where frail humans are at the mercy of the elements, she thrives, her wild nature and her magic blossoming. Cai works to understand the beautiful, half-tamed creature he has chosen for a bride, and slowly, he begins to win Morgana's affections. It's not long, however, before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon in her new village. A dark force is at work there—a person who will stop at nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana, even at the expense of those closest to her. Forced to defend her home, her man, and herself from all comers, Morgana must learn to harness her power, or she will lose everything in this beautifully written, enchanting novel. "An enthralling tale of love and magic." –USA Today
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