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melsmagicalreads's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bookymac95's review
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
_christinacreads's review
4.0
In The Witches of Ascalon is inspired by a real historical event where a court sentenced to death eighty women on charges with sorcery, explores the beauty of a community hated simply for existing.
This one reads the most like a folk tale and a parable than the rest of the book and is quite feminist in its portrayal. The inevitable betrayal of a man after only being shown kindness and generosity was gut wrenching.
"It made me harden in my soul sometimes when I came out smiling to him for another lesson I knew would not be used for bringing life into the world, the intoxicating vines with their virtue-ripened fruit."
This one reads the most like a folk tale and a parable than the rest of the book and is quite feminist in its portrayal. The inevitable betrayal of a man after only being shown kindness and generosity was gut wrenching.
"It made me harden in my soul sometimes when I came out smiling to him for another lesson I knew would not be used for bringing life into the world, the intoxicating vines with their virtue-ripened fruit."
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