When I read the blurb for this I thought it sounded really interesting, I love a good witch story and the dark aspects sounded really interesting but it just didn't quite get there.

The writing itself was lovely, and the characters were really strong but not a lot really happened.

I read a review of a different book once that said it was 'all vibes no plot' and that's how I feel about The Witches At The End of The World.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC to review.

Very character-driven, which is not a bad thing if the characters go through enough substantial development to mean anything, but these two do not. There is so much description and so little action that this story could be summed up in a couple chapters at most if all the excess fluff was cut out. The entire story is very predictable once you understand where the characters stand with their very basic motivations. This makes it frustrating to read through a slog of internal monologues to get to the point, which ultimately went almost nowhere. I had to keep reminding myself these girls are in their twenties and not in fact still children for how immature and one-sided their mindsets are the entire story, even when the novel itself points this out.

This was an interesting read, with two sisters who chose different paths at its heart. We get to see the story from alternating POV, switching between sisters. Everything is told in first person, and while I think just following each sister might've helped things moving a little better, I don't hate getting to know their inner thoughts as we go. I liked how we get to see the way their views differ, but at times the story felt like it moved a little slow. Overall, I loved the plot, and thought Iversen did a great job with the world building. I'd definitely read more by her!

I absolutely loved this book! It was a heart wrenching & beautifully told story of two sister witches and I adored reading every minute of it

This is a debut novel from Iverson and I have high hopes for her. Her descriptions and scene settings are in a word: stunning. My biggest issue with this book it is about 88% inner monologue/descriptions and only 12 % actual dialogue. I know inner monologues are necessary but I am never a fan of reading a whole book set in someone's mind. I prefer reading how the characters interact with the world around them.

I did find her note at the end fascinating. Never did I realize how prevalent the witch burnings were around Europe. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC, I rated it a 2.5.

Atmospheric and incredibly descriptive comes to mind when describing this story. The tale centered on sisterhood, namely two sisters who differ widely in temperament and their personal plans for the future, and that which kept them together through their journeys. These two sisters are witches who grew up in isolation. Being Norwegian in heritage, and having a sister whom is quite different herself from me, I really liked that these characters each had their own voice, and I could easily picture the setting of the story. I was hoping the similarities would endear me to the story more as I could immerse fully. The story itself had SO much environmental detail, and not enough background lore to explain certain aspects of the story. Eventually the reader was led to the heart and action of the story as it began to pick up the pace closer to the end, but then it seemed rushed, like something was missing or plot information was cut to save space in printing the book. The lack of interactive dialogue and plot holes was disappointing and the immersive feel I hoped for, never came to fruition. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this book.

Thank you to the publisher Sourcebooks and to NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read and give my review of this book.

Really enjoyed this story. I liked how it alternated between the two sisters. It reads like an old tale of be careful what you wish for and the grass isn't greener on the other side.
Bit different than what I usually read but enjoyed the world the author created and the storyline as well.
Happy Witching to all the witches.

A tale of two sister witches, living in the deep woods far away from the village that burned their mother as a witch. I’m torn with this book, it was equal parts exciting and boring. Kaija is soft and sweet, Minna is angry and impulsive and together they have just lost their grandmother, their choices upending their peaceful life and causing each other heart ache and pain. My two biggest flaws with this book is that there’s chapters of ordinary life that just wasn’t necessary and dragged on, also the ending leaving Olen abandoned when there was clearly a connection with Minna is frustrating. Kaija learnt her lesson the hard way and although she had something for her troubles it feels like she was more impulsive and naive than her sister a lot of the time.

Just okay