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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Witches of Lychford is about the local old lady who everybody thinks is a kook, and she is joined by the town vicar and the owner of the local new age shop in fighting off the invasion of a big box store into their little town, led by a demon. It was really good -- and really short, under 100 pages. FUN read, even though I wasn't a big fan of Cornell's London Falling. Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the Witches of Lychford series. There are five novella-length books in this series. I borrowed this on audiobook from the library. Thoughts: This was okay. It was about three women in a small town who end up standing against a subtle devil who is trying to bring a big box store to the small town community. The mystery/magic was very, very subtle and learning about these three women was okay but then felt a bit thin. I didn't mind it and may continue with the series because it did peak my interest. However, it felt more like a sketch of a story than a complete story. The story focuses on three rather stereotypical women. The featured protagonist in this story is Judith, a typical small town grumpy old woman. However, in this case she is also a protector of the town and a witch. The reason the town needs to be protected was a bit ambiguous and why this town in particular was targeted was also a bit thin. The magic used was not explained very well either. However, I am a sucker for these types of small town, magical realism stories so I enjoyed it. My Summary (3.5/5): Overall this was a bit of a shaky start to this series but had enough elements that I like that I may continue with the series. I have been looking for some shorter novella length audiobooks to read and this series definitely fills that need. I like the blend of small town atmosphere and magic. I do think the characters have potential but they felt a bit thin in this novella. We will see. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: Traveler, Cleric, Witch. The villagers in the sleepy hamlet of Lychford are divided. A supermarket wants to build a major branch on their border. Some welcome the employment opportunities, while some object to the modernization of the local environment. Judith Mawson (local crank) knows the truth??that Lychford lies on the boundary between two worlds, and that the destruction of the border will open wide the gateways to malevolent beings beyond imagination. But if she is to have her voice heard, she's going to need the assistance of some unlikely allies... No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I'm listening on audio and I'm frustrated by the author's style of switching to a different person and place within the same chapter. One sentence the old witch is in the parking lot with a man and the next sentence her son is inside a building and has a hand put on his shoulder. What?! I was still out in the parking lot and I didn't even know her son was there or that she had a son. Also, the narrator is reading them with the same voice. Left me confused too many times.
I could stop the audio and "read" the book but at 25% I got enough of the story to see the content better and it's too cozy and outside my interest. Let me just say the characters are at a town hall meeting talking about not building a supermarket on some "barrier against the evil".