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The Witch Hunter
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The magic and suspense of Graceling meet the political intrigue and unrest of Game of Thrones in this riveting fantasy debut.
Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear.
Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. But when she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and s ...more
Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear.
Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. But when she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and s ...more
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June 2nd 2015
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“I’m not a witch,” I repeat. “I mean, I did have witches’ herbs. And I did take them. But I’m not a witch.” Even to me, this sounds weak.
This book compares itself to Game of Thrones. Don't even. Just don't.I wanted to strangle the main character repeatedly. She is so stupid. Don't get me wrong, I don't like perfect characters.I don't like it when they accomplish everything, but neither do I like it when, by 30% of the book, they have completely fucked up everything they set out to do.
Bumblin ...more
I really enjoyed this book! Took me a bit longer to finish then I would've liked but really liked it
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The Witch Hunter is a historical fantasy set around the time of witch trials and burnings in England. The main character - Elizabeth Grey - is one of the titular witch hunters, going about murdering and capturing those who practice magic, until she is accused of being a witch herself and needs to be rescued by the kingdom's most-wanted wizard - Nicholas Perevil.
Well... kind of. Except here's what really happens.
As with all mediocre fantasy novels, there's an unexplained ban on magic that leads ...more
Well... kind of. Except here's what really happens.
As with all mediocre fantasy novels, there's an unexplained ban on magic that leads ...more
You know you're bored out of your mind reading a particular book if a) you fall asleep in the middle of a chapter, or b) you stop after every five minutes to get a new snack. Unfortunately, both of these were things I ended up doing while reading The Witch Hunter.
I was really surprised by my own reaction to this book. The synopsis promised intrigue, action and a swoon-worthy romance--basically everything I look for in a good fantasy book. Sadly, this book fell short on all accounts.
Most likely, ...more
I was really surprised by my own reaction to this book. The synopsis promised intrigue, action and a swoon-worthy romance--basically everything I look for in a good fantasy book. Sadly, this book fell short on all accounts.
Most likely, ...more
4,5 Sterne
Definitiv ein Jugendbuch genau nach meinem Geschmack (auch wenn ich ehrlich gesagt etwas komplett anderes von diesem Buch erwartet habe)! Die Geschichte konnte mich von Seite 1 an fesseln und obwohl unsere Protagonistin erst 16 Jahre ist, war sie echt reif und traf erstaunlich vernünftige Entscheidungen. I like! Auch alle anderen Charaktere mochte ich gerne. Den Antagonisten fand ich auch klasse, genauso wie Virginia Boecker mit unserem Empfinden für Gut und Böse spielt. Es ist eben ni ...more
Definitiv ein Jugendbuch genau nach meinem Geschmack (auch wenn ich ehrlich gesagt etwas komplett anderes von diesem Buch erwartet habe)! Die Geschichte konnte mich von Seite 1 an fesseln und obwohl unsere Protagonistin erst 16 Jahre ist, war sie echt reif und traf erstaunlich vernünftige Entscheidungen. I like! Auch alle anderen Charaktere mochte ich gerne. Den Antagonisten fand ich auch klasse, genauso wie Virginia Boecker mit unserem Empfinden für Gut und Böse spielt. Es ist eben ni ...more
Jan 25, 2015
Melanie
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did not like it
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review of another edition
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Why I'm only giving Witch Hunter 1.5 stars:
1. The main character is "one of the best witch hunters in Anglia" MY ASS. If you're telling me that she's one of the best witch hunters why do all we see from the very beginning is Elizabeth make fail after fail? I get that people make mistakes, but honestly, if you're gonna tell me that this chick is the most badass hunter in town you gotta sell it to me. At least once. I DON'T ASK FOR MUCH.
2. The main character is ...more
Why I'm only giving Witch Hunter 1.5 stars:
1. The main character is "one of the best witch hunters in Anglia" MY ASS. If you're telling me that she's one of the best witch hunters why do all we see from the very beginning is Elizabeth make fail after fail? I get that people make mistakes, but honestly, if you're gonna tell me that this chick is the most badass hunter in town you gotta sell it to me. At least once. I DON'T ASK FOR MUCH.
2. The main character is ...more
Oct 12, 2014
Sarah Elizabeth
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review of another edition
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(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Hachette Children's Books and NetGalley.)
“She’s a witch,” he says. “I can’t let her go.”
This wasn’t a terrible story, but I did lose interest.
I felt quite sorry for Elizabeth at the start of this book, admittedly she was in the business of getting people killed by outing them as witches, but the way she was labelled a witch through little fault of her own seemed unfair. Although maybe it was just ka ...more
“She’s a witch,” he says. “I can’t let her go.”
This wasn’t a terrible story, but I did lose interest.
I felt quite sorry for Elizabeth at the start of this book, admittedly she was in the business of getting people killed by outing them as witches, but the way she was labelled a witch through little fault of her own seemed unfair. Although maybe it was just ka ...more
Jun 09, 2015
Faye, la Patata
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That awkward moment when you actually like something other people expected you to hate...
Yup, 'tis true, my dear friends: I found myself really liking this one. It's not the best book I've ever read; some factors definitely could have been done better, but it was such a ride reading it from beginning to end - I mean, when you finish something in less than 4 hours, that has got to account for something, yes? Finally, a book with witches and wizards and necromancers that actually show them as they ...more
Yup, 'tis true, my dear friends: I found myself really liking this one. It's not the best book I've ever read; some factors definitely could have been done better, but it was such a ride reading it from beginning to end - I mean, when you finish something in less than 4 hours, that has got to account for something, yes? Finally, a book with witches and wizards and necromancers that actually show them as they ...more
This book is everything I want when I'm reading. I expected to like this book but I had no idea that I would be reading one of my favorites of 2015.
I started this book during a 3 hour rain delay at a baseball game and I had it half finished by time the game started. I was glued to the pages and I was sorry to put it down. I rarely read a book that pulls me in right from the first few pages and never lets go.
I loved everything about this book. From the plot to the characters to the writing. It wa ...more
| ARC kindly provided by Hachette Children's Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you a lot! |
I wish I could give a million stars to this book.
Blurb: Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. When she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to die at the stake. Salvation comes from a man she thought was her enemy. Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful wizard in the kingdom ...more
I wish I could give a million stars to this book.
Blurb: Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. When she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to die at the stake. Salvation comes from a man she thought was her enemy. Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful wizard in the kingdom ...more
¡Me ha encantado! Ha sido empezar el libro y no soltarlo, puff necesito la segunda parte ya de ya <3 hacía mucho que no leía un libro increíble. Si no lo habéis leído no sé a qué estáis esperando. 5/5
2.5-3 stars
I've been bit by the expectation bug again. :/ The Witch Hunter was one of my most anticipated releases this year, and Ipractically totally stalked the Little, Brown booth at ALA to acquire an ARC. I mean, just look at that cover and synopsis! Witches, black magic, betrayal, a handsome healer... all excellent, right? Unfortunately, this book and I never completely clicked.
The first half is almost painfully dull. I had a lot of difficulty connecting to the story from the start. At one ...more
I've been bit by the expectation bug again. :/ The Witch Hunter was one of my most anticipated releases this year, and I
The first half is almost painfully dull. I had a lot of difficulty connecting to the story from the start. At one ...more
Oct 13, 2015
Patry Fernandez
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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Reseña completa -> http://thewordsofbooks.blogspot.com.e...
Terminado! Estaba dudando entre darle 4,5* o 5* pero finalmente creo que se merece las 5 porque no hubo un solo momento del libro que no me gustara: la historia, los personajes de 10. El mundo que ha creado, la misión y como se desarrolla y termina todo me ha encantado. Estoy deseando tener el segundo (y último) libro porque esto solo puede ir a mejor. Sin duda un GRAN lectura. ...more
Terminado! Estaba dudando entre darle 4,5* o 5* pero finalmente creo que se merece las 5 porque no hubo un solo momento del libro que no me gustara: la historia, los personajes de 10. El mundo que ha creado, la misión y como se desarrolla y termina todo me ha encantado. Estoy deseando tener el segundo (y último) libro porque esto solo puede ir a mejor. Sin duda un GRAN lectura. ...more
I randomly bought this book in January because it said on the cover "for fans of Sarah J Maas". I usually hate these comparisons but the blurb did sound pretty cool so I randomly decided to buy it (as well as 8 other books that day). I was pretty excited to read it but then I just forgot all about it and it sat on my shelves for months and months. Finally, I decided to pick it up and I had pretty low expectations. All in all, it was a pretty good book. Nothing absolutely amazing or anything but
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4 stars!
"Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear"
Set in a medieval era, where witchcraft is outlawed and witches were sought out and burned. Elizabeth Grey is one of the kings best witch hunters, completely devoted to her job and serving what she thinks to be justice. Until she is accused of being a witch herself, arrested and sentenced to burn at the stake for her supposed crimes.
Salvation comes from Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful wizard in the kingdom ( I'm not going ...more
"Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear"
Set in a medieval era, where witchcraft is outlawed and witches were sought out and burned. Elizabeth Grey is one of the kings best witch hunters, completely devoted to her job and serving what she thinks to be justice. Until she is accused of being a witch herself, arrested and sentenced to burn at the stake for her supposed crimes.
Salvation comes from Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful wizard in the kingdom ( I'm not going ...more
Actual Rating: 3.8 stars
The Witch Hunter is a mellow debut that promises a strong follow up.
The Witch Hunter follows the story of Elizabeth Grey, one of the finest witch hunter of her time till she is arrested for procuring an herbal medicine that can only be made by witches. For that reason landed her a death sentence. Burning at the stake.
But an aid came her way when the most powerful wizard in the kingdom, Nicholas Perevil agrees to help her in exchange of a great price. She must break his cu ...more
The Witch Hunter is a mellow debut that promises a strong follow up.
The Witch Hunter follows the story of Elizabeth Grey, one of the finest witch hunter of her time till she is arrested for procuring an herbal medicine that can only be made by witches. For that reason landed her a death sentence. Burning at the stake.
But an aid came her way when the most powerful wizard in the kingdom, Nicholas Perevil agrees to help her in exchange of a great price. She must break his cu ...more
3.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum: http://bibliosanctum.com/2015/08/30/y...
The Witch Hunter is probably one of this summer’s more buzzworthy Young Adult titles, if the amount of coverage I’ve seen for it is any indication. Most of my friends who have read it also enjoyed it, while others were not so keen. If nothing else though, the book did succeed in getting my attention, and I was grateful to receive the audiobook for review, which is actually my preferred format when it comes to reading YA ...more
The Witch Hunter is probably one of this summer’s more buzzworthy Young Adult titles, if the amount of coverage I’ve seen for it is any indication. Most of my friends who have read it also enjoyed it, while others were not so keen. If nothing else though, the book did succeed in getting my attention, and I was grateful to receive the audiobook for review, which is actually my preferred format when it comes to reading YA ...more
I really enjoyed this one, but I also haven't been burned out by reading all the witches-in-alternative-England books that seem to be out there at the moment. I'm always a bit touch and go with alternative history, and I tend to prefer ones like this that are more story focused than history focused. Although the setting is supposed to be an alternative England, it really could be set anywhere in the sense that there wasn't anything definitively English about it.
The writing is good and the charac ...more
The writing is good and the charac ...more
Eine Geschichte ganz nach meinem Geschmack, hat mir supergut gefallen und die Charaktere habe ich sofort ins Herz geschlossen. Auf jeden Fall eins meiner Jahreshighlights.
This book has been on my must read list since it first started showing up in reviews when the advanced readers copies were out and everyone was raving about it. I just knew I needed to make time for it. With the second book being released any day I decided now was the time to finally see what all the fuss was about.
Anyone who knows me, knows that it is almost virtually impossible for me to resist a good witchy read and that, more than anything else, is what drew me to pick this up.
I'm so glad t ...more
Anyone who knows me, knows that it is almost virtually impossible for me to resist a good witchy read and that, more than anything else, is what drew me to pick this up.
I'm so glad t ...more
Sassy and smart, this page-turning fantasy is full of action, wit, and magic. I ate it up in one sitting and demand more…now!
Elizabeth ha dedicado toda su vida para ser una de las mejores cazadoras de brujas que existen. Junto a su compañero y mejor amigo Caleb, se encuentra en una misión para pararle los pies a un grupo de nigromantes y enviarlos a la hoguera. Sin embargo, no todo va como ella esperaba y termina acusada de brujería en una situación peliaguda de la que quizá no escape con vida.
Lectura amena y ligera que se lee en un suspiro por lo dinámico y entretenido que es. También eso es todo lo que encontré, un ...more
Lectura amena y ligera que se lee en un suspiro por lo dinámico y entretenido que es. También eso es todo lo que encontré, un ...more
this book is SO FUN. everything about it catches you from the very first page and takes you into a world that's familiar, yet fresh enough to keep you guessing and smiling at every turn.
sure, elizabeth is tough, but she's also smart and damned funny. seriously, this dialogue made me laugh out loud (literally), and the tête-à-tête was so well done that there were times i felt miffed when it ended.
do you want to see what happens when a girl takes on a brace of flying birds with nothing but some ki ...more
sure, elizabeth is tough, but she's also smart and damned funny. seriously, this dialogue made me laugh out loud (literally), and the tête-à-tête was so well done that there were times i felt miffed when it ended.
do you want to see what happens when a girl takes on a brace of flying birds with nothing but some ki ...more
Ich habe echt versucht auf den 3 Sterne - Button zu drücken, aber bei Goodreads steht dann da immer dieses verdammte "liked it" und das wäre nun einmal gelogen. Es war nicht schlecht geschrieben. Aber es war eben auch nicht gut geschrieben. Dafür fehlte hier die Originalität. Und mir persönlich vor allem der Zugang zur Geschichte. Mir waren die Charaktere die meiste Zeit über einfach egal und das ist nie ein gutes Zeichen (kann aber auch bloß an mir liegen). Daher gibt es den Durchschnitt von 2,
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I'm going to start off this review by saying something that I did not expect I'd be able to say about The Witch Hunter . This book was... fun.
And I say that while acknowledging that "fun" is usually a good thing! But it was the type of "fun" that I wasn't expecting out of this book at all -- it was a fun adventure, with fun characters, quite a bit of humor, a pretty sweet (and light) romance ...more
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I'm going to start off this review by saying something that I did not expect I'd be able to say about The Witch Hunter . This book was... fun.
And I say that while acknowledging that "fun" is usually a good thing! But it was the type of "fun" that I wasn't expecting out of this book at all -- it was a fun adventure, with fun characters, quite a bit of humor, a pretty sweet (and light) romance ...more
More like the ex witch hunter! Apparently she was convinced right away that her entire life was a lie. I'm not sure why she was convinced so easily when there was no proof. Maybe because the group of people she ended up meeting were kind and knew what the word "family" meant. I also did not see all the chemistry or love that Elizabeth and John felt. It was more like friendship first, then all of a sudden he forgave her? I wasn't buying it. It was too easy, he was mad for a second and then wasn't
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Elizabeth Grey is a 16-year old girl trained to be an elite magically-enhanced witch hunter in Anglia, an alternate England, and working for this world's version of Oliver Cromwell. In Anglia the various supernatural creatures, witches and wizards are persecuted and to perform magic or even possess herbs is to risk being burned at the stake. Then Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft and has to be rescued by people that she thinks are her enemies.
All reviews are subjective, almost by definition. Th ...more
All reviews are subjective, almost by definition. Th ...more
Well. That was anti-climatic. -_-
Preview:
I have so much hope for this little book.
I want this to forever sit beside my copy of Half Bad by Sally Green.
They would look so cool together.
I'm shipping book covers with one another. Oh my life...
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Preview:
I have so much hope for this little book.
I want this to forever sit beside my copy of Half Bad by Sally Green.
They would look so cool together.
4,5 Sterne
Zu Beginn hat es doch ein bisschen gebraucht bis ich in der Geschichte drin war, dann hat es mich aber komplett gefesselt, ich bin schon total gespannt wie es im 2. Teil weitergeht!
Zu Beginn hat es doch ein bisschen gebraucht bis ich in der Geschichte drin war, dann hat es mich aber komplett gefesselt, ich bin schon total gespannt wie es im 2. Teil weitergeht!
Gerçekten severek okuduğum bir roman oldu. Bu tarz kitapları zaten çok severim, cadılar, büyücüler, gerçekliğin biraz büküldüğü fantastik bir roman.
Kitabımız 1500'lü yıllarda geçiyor, cadılar yakılıyor, cadı avcıları var. Cadılar, büyücüler gerçek. Kızımız cadı avcısı.
Fakat ufacık bir olayın ardından her şey domino taşı gibi yıkılmaya başlıyor, inandığı gerçeklik balonu patlıyor ve bildiği her şey değişiyor.
Kız karakter 16 yaşlarında, erkek karakterler de genelde 18'inde. O yüzden genç tarzı ...more
Kitabımız 1500'lü yıllarda geçiyor, cadılar yakılıyor, cadı avcıları var. Cadılar, büyücüler gerçek. Kızımız cadı avcısı.
Fakat ufacık bir olayın ardından her şey domino taşı gibi yıkılmaya başlıyor, inandığı gerçeklik balonu patlıyor ve bildiği her şey değişiyor.
Kız karakter 16 yaşlarında, erkek karakterler de genelde 18'inde. O yüzden genç tarzı ...more
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Virginia Boecker is the author of The Witch Hunter series and An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason. A graduate of the University of Texas, she had a decade-long career in technology before quitting to become a full-time writer. When she isn't writing, Virginia likes running, reading, traveling, and trying new things (most recently: learning to drive a boat). She has lived all over the world but
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