A review by turrean
The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox

dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
One long trigger warning, with barely a bit of the supernatural in sight. A decided paucity of witches. Everybody needed therapy.  A friend called this “Brontë Lite” which is very apt, aside from the odd choice to tell this in the present tense, which seems very trendy. 

Violent death of an animal, dreadful death of a child, pregnancy loss, incest. I will say that the love interest (the most egregious bore) is perfectly matched with the dull heroine.

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