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bigbeardedbookseller's review against another edition
5.0
I’d been waiting on The Promise Witch forever, or that’s how it felt as the first two in the trilogy were soooo good.
From the start I realised that I was really going to enjoy this adventure with Mup and Crow, we see old enemies return and new friends step up.
There were some solid bits of humour throughout the book and there was one spot with the Grey Girl (from book two) which had me splurting my coffee as it reminded me so much of the Ghost of Christmas Present from Scrooged. This didn’t detract from the adventure and peril though, it just highlighted it.
The old Queen is still exerting her influence over Witches Burrough, playing with the weather and environment once more, but Mam is working really hard at getting the people to work together and realise their strength.
During this Magda, Crow’s mum returns and things take a massive turn for the worse, she is trying to return to the old queen, and everything gets caught up in this.
A story about love, sacrifice, loss and acceptance, where people have to help each other and trust each other to finally overcome.
From the start I realised that I was really going to enjoy this adventure with Mup and Crow, we see old enemies return and new friends step up.
There were some solid bits of humour throughout the book and there was one spot with the Grey Girl (from book two) which had me splurting my coffee as it reminded me so much of the Ghost of Christmas Present from Scrooged. This didn’t detract from the adventure and peril though, it just highlighted it.
The old Queen is still exerting her influence over Witches Burrough, playing with the weather and environment once more, but Mam is working really hard at getting the people to work together and realise their strength.
During this Magda, Crow’s mum returns and things take a massive turn for the worse, she is trying to return to the old queen, and everything gets caught up in this.
A story about love, sacrifice, loss and acceptance, where people have to help each other and trust each other to finally overcome.
emilydub's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
novel_nomad's review against another edition
5.0
After discovering the truth about the Little Grey girl and the horrible past in the castle, Mup and her family try to move into a happier future for everyone - but a curse falls over the land and the water disappears.
Mup discovers she has a limitation to her own magic and learns she must ask for aid, and her good friend Crow has a secret magic power that even he is unaware of but Mup's Grandmother would keenly desire. Crow's mother Magda returns to kidnap Crow and Mup to offer them to the old Queen, but her greed will unleash a greater danger than any Queen's Borough has faced before.
Once again this is a glorious book, not only a joy to read, but the strength and resilience of the characters and the importance of working together, listening, and respecting each other. A gorgeous finale to the trilogy.
Mup discovers she has a limitation to her own magic and learns she must ask for aid, and her good friend Crow has a secret magic power that even he is unaware of but Mup's Grandmother would keenly desire. Crow's mother Magda returns to kidnap Crow and Mup to offer them to the old Queen, but her greed will unleash a greater danger than any Queen's Borough has faced before.
Once again this is a glorious book, not only a joy to read, but the strength and resilience of the characters and the importance of working together, listening, and respecting each other. A gorgeous finale to the trilogy.
strawbibble's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
theirgracegrace's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Body horror
Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Animal death/cruelty occurs with people who can transform into animals rather than actual animals.lisasf2f04's review against another edition
5.0
The last in the Wild Magic trilogy is a fitting conclusion to this part of Mup and Crow's story. It's a captivating, often times chilling, hopeful and moving tale, told in such wonderfully descriptive and lyrical language that you'll want to bathe in the words on the page. I'm hoping this isn't the last time we see Mup and Crow and the inhabitants of Witches Borough, please?
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