"Does strength always have to be ruthless?"

The Witches at the End of the World is a lovely story about two sisters who are witches and who only had each other and their grandmother growing up. Minna and Kaija are a couple of years apart and that makes all the difference in their upbringing, their mentality, their goals... it truly shapes their lives so differently that it reminded me of how much siblings can grow up to be very different people, despite a similar upbringing.

"My sister is flowers and herbs. I'm fire and blood."

This book reminded me so much of another book called "The Witch and the Tsar" in the way it was written, the narration, the folklore & the lessons behind it. In this debut book, Iversen delves into the lives of Minna and Kaija and it is a dual POV so you get to see how different they are, what magic means to each of them and the prices they are willing to pay to achieve their own needs.

To me, it was such a lovely journey, to see the sisterhood build up between Minna and Kaija, through pain and life experiences. It reminded me of the fact that relationships and unconditional love always comes at a price and it is truly unconditional once you learn to forgive the person for breaking your heart.

This was a 4 star read for me and I'd recommend it to people who like fiction stories with a lesson & morality standing in it. I truly loved this book and read it quickly, always wanting to know where the journey would take us with the two sisters, the villages and their love for each other.

Thanks to NetGalley for the Arc in exchange for my honest review.