Week of the Witch

For this week I read “The Witch’s Daughter” written by Paula Brackston. I was thoroughly interested from the start of the book as I thought the author had done a fabulous job of setting up this world. It starts off with a normal girl named Elizabeth who loses her family to a terrible disease. She soon learns that her mother has been performing witchcraft and tries to learn the ways of craft from a warlock named Gideon after her mother dies. Learning of Gideons true desires, Elizabeth runs away from him and manages time travel for centuries trying to be free of Gideon’s debt. Elizabeth meets a young girl named Tegan and become quite fond of her, she begins to teach Tegan all she knows and soon has to make a choice when it comes to protecting Tegan from Gideons grasp.

The way the author details the environment was very enjoyable for me as it made things more believable in my mind. Elizabeth’s surroundings change constantly whenever she tries to make a new name and life for herself. So I felt that the constant change of scenery was very fascinating to read about especially with the extensive scene creation from the author. As well as the character development. There are a few side characters that only are used to move the main characters along, but they are developed pretty well alongside the protagonist. I had never read a witch themed book that involved travel before this and It was a nice combination of themes and to see how well these themes intertwine and what it turns the story into. Another thing to note about the book is the passing of knowledge in a sense. Elizabeth does a parallel to her mother, even though it takes her a few centuries. But once she finds Tegan she treats her like the daughter she never had and she begins to teach her the ways of craft just like her own mother started to do. Overall it was fun read into the world of witches but with a twist to the typical witch story.