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Witches of Ash and Ruin

E. Latimer (Goodreads Author)

3.63 · Rating details · 1,059 ratings · 342 reviews

Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology in an epic clash of witches and gods, perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy and A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.

Seventeen-year-old Dayna Walsh is struggling to cope with her somatic OCD; the aftermath of being outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town; and the return of her long-absent mother, who bar ...more

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Mar 04, 2020 Ashleigh (a frolic through fiction) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sent-by-publishers, physically-own

I received an early copy of this book to review

*4.5/5 stars

My god, this book. I knew I was going to like it - it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year - but MY GOD.

So, straight off the bat we have Irish witchy vibes, following multiple characters of the LGBTQ+ community (bisexual, lesbian), the main character living with OCD, and the angsty hate-to-love trope. Are you in yet? Because that's all I needed to know beforehand. And while that may sound like there's a lot going on, trust I received an early copy of this book to review

*4.5/5 stars

My god, this book. I knew I was going to like it - it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year - but MY GOD.

So, straight off the bat we have Irish witchy vibes, following multiple characters of the LGBTQ+ community (bisexual, lesbian), the main character living with OCD, and the angsty hate-to-love trope. Are you in yet? Because that's all I needed to know beforehand. And while that may sound like there's a lot going on, trust me when I say it works .

Everything about this book just felt right. The witchy atmosphere was instantly believable, and one I fell into without a problem. If anything, I wanted more of it - just slightly more about the general small town community she lived in and its affect on her life. The severity of her secrets being revealed in this conservative town didn't quite reach the mark for me, though with most of the book spent in a separate area almost away from the town, it's easy to see why this might've happened. Still, I was drawn into this book entirely. It especially helped that the relations between characters were just so interesting, ranging from friendly banter and sarcasm, to angsty glares and protective covens. Without question, I wholeheartedly believed these characters were exactly as described, and couldn't help falling into their story.

And what a story it was. Magic and murder mystery? I'm sold. I adored the Celtic mythology ties to this whole gritty murder plot. I'll say right now, it's dark. It's bloody, there's mutilation involved, rituals and sacrifices and everything. But my god is it written well for that dark tone. There were moments where I felt genuine chills run down my spine, reading scenes that sounded like something from a horror movie. It's been a long time since a book pulled that reaction from me, let me tell you. But equally so, there's enough lightness and soft, family/friend scenes to pull the book out of being downright horrific, and it's that balance that toyed with my emotions and made me love the book.

I feel like not enough people are talking about this, despite it being what so many people are looking for. So if you're reading this and like the sound of Celtic mythology, Irish witches, angsty relationships with the added sprinkling of bisexual and OCD rep, all I can say is READ THIS BOOK!

TW: self harm, OCD, panic attacks ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Cece (ProblemsOfaBookNerd) rated it it was ok

Shelves: anticipated-of-2020, lgbtqia, read-in-2020, split-pov

This was a swing and a miss.

I picked up this book knowing it was perfectly suited to me. If I have one passion in this life, it is queer witches in Ireland dealing with mental health issues. And yet almost nothing about this book worked for me. Instead of a central narrator, or even two, this book is absolutely full to bursting with unnecessary POVs. If any character is missing any information, rest assured that the next chapter will be narrated by someone else entirely new that will fill you in This was a swing and a miss.

I picked up this book knowing it was perfectly suited to me. If I have one passion in this life, it is queer witches in Ireland dealing with mental health issues. And yet almost nothing about this book worked for me. Instead of a central narrator, or even two, this book is absolutely full to bursting with unnecessary POVs. If any character is missing any information, rest assured that the next chapter will be narrated by someone else entirely new that will fill you in on absolutely everything you ever needed to know. It got to a point where it felt like pandering, like the story didn't expect me to be willing to wait for any information or put together any pieces on my own.

On top of that, I was frustrated by the characterization of our most central narrator, Dayna. She's a bisexual witch with OCD who was recently outed in her small, Irish town. She also completely shifts who she is from chapter to chapter. Is she shy? Is she abrasive? Is she frightened? Is she courageous? Is she ambitious? Is she unassuming? I promise you, whatever you decide, you'll be proven wrong within about 25 pages. This wasn't a case of character development, it was a case of a main character who wasn't fully fleshed out and truly suffered for it.

I wanted to love a romance about angry girls who bond over magic, ambition, and a shared struggle with mental health but it was so hard to focus on that through all the noise. No reveals mean anything because the book doesn't let anything build up. You always know who the bad guy is, you always know what their next move is going to be. Trying to read this book is like reading a plot outline made before the actual story was written. It makes everything dry because you are never surprised by where it goes. And all of this isn't even touching on the fact that this isn't a self-contained story, it is absolutely the lead-in for a series.

I wanted to love this. And I did appreciate Dayna's struggles with OCD (when they were actually on the page). I also loved her best friend, and I was invested in the ingrained nature of magic in this world. I loved this reality about girls who embrace their power instead of shying away from it. But that just couldn't make up for how dull the plot was or how many POVs there were. I wish I could have loved this, but I spent my entire time reading just wanting it to be over.

Also, and this is a huge yikes in my opinion: (view spoiler) ...more

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Jan 28, 2020 NAT.orious reads ☾ marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Wait, what? This book features a modern witchcraft x Celtic mythology crossover AND OCD AND bisexuality? Em, excuse the fuck out of you for not being published earlier???

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Oct 27, 2019 destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: diverse-reads, witches, lgbtqiap

"Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology" — I'm listening? "Bisexual MC with OCD" — YES??? ...more

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May 25, 2020 ˗ˏˋ aphrodite ˊˎ˗ rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, new-releases-2020

ever wondered what a book centered around the 300 Fox Way women would look like? here she is.

this was super atmospheric and the BEST witchy book I have ever read, mainly because of its realism and seemingly accurate portrayal of modern witchcraft (I say seemingly as I don’t identify as a witch but I do know ~some~ practices)

I will say this is much more about witches tracking down a witch hunting serial killer than it is about celtic mythology which I went into expecting. now don’t get me wrong ...more

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Apr 15, 2020 Gavin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reads

I am in love with everything about this book! This is grown-up Charmed* with a murder mystery to die for.

We follow Dayna and several other characters (this is multiple POV) in a small, conservative Irish town. Add in a world of witches, black magic and death we have one of my favourite books of the year so far. I love anything to do with witches, and this book absolutely 100% satiated my cravings. The plot continued to drive forward; it never halted, so it was never, ever dull. I continued to fl ...more

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Nov 06, 2019 E. Latimer added it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: queer-witches

My mom gives this book 5 stars!
JK, JK. This book will inevitably horrify my mother and she will pray for my soul (love you, mom!)

In all seriousness, I'm SO excited for my witchlings to be out in the world, and since ARC copies are just now popping up in the wild, I wanted to do a short content warning for anyone who might need or want it:

Trigger/Content Warning List:

-Homophobia and forced outing (forced outing isn't on page/occurs prior to story).
-Mention of/alluding to conversion therapy.
-Self- ...more

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Feb 28, 2020 Ashley Daviau rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book is absolutely amazing! I mean queer witches, serial killers and Ireland, that’s one hell of a great combo in my books and screams READ ME to me. I was instantly hooked from the beginning, I mean how could I not be considering the subject matter, it’s like it was written with me in mind! I love that it features queer witches, it’s so refreshing to see featured more and more and especially in a YA novel, I think that’s really important. I really loved how snarky and sassy and dark the ch ...more

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Jan 05, 2020 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it liked it

Shelves: kindle-books, arc-book-read

For some reason I'm not connecting with this like I thought I would. I think sadly, this just isn't the read for me. I do love the witches and Celtic lore though, which is why I first picked it up.

*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* ...more

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Nov 05, 2019 mahana rated it really liked it

Shelves: bisexual, sapphic, poc

— review on my blog ✧

"Dayna was the only thing that made any of this bullshit worth it."

So many people added this because I gave this 5 stars when I finished it (and was inarguably on a high after finishing such an intense book), but I decided to lower my rating after a few days of ruminating. First of all, I literally DESPISE the people saying "you never give anything 5 stars, so I added this because of you!" You literally do nothing but make me feel like shit. Also, most of the time I love ...more

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Feb 24, 2020 alana ♡ rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed-arcs, fantasy, lgbt

Rating: 3.5

Here for the bisexual witches, the fast paced plot, and anxiety rep but I need more world-building and answers. The only reason I knew this book took place in Ireland was from the synopsis and just the thought of the missed opportunity on how atmospheric this could have been is truly TRAGIC.

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Aug 05, 2020 Lindsay rated it did not like it

Shelves: fantasy, lgbt

Dayna Walsh is an Irish teenager with a lot going on. She's a witch, a real one that can do spells, and is part of a local coven. She's also recently been outed as bisexual to her entire school and family. On top of all that, her father is an evangelical semi-Christian cult leader whose strict rules and odd behavior has Dayna fleeing every chance she can get.

Then another witch is murdered in a disturbingly ritualistic way, Dayna's long-lost mother returns, another coven arrives in town which inc Dayna Walsh is an Irish teenager with a lot going on. She's a witch, a real one that can do spells, and is part of a local coven. She's also recently been outed as bisexual to her entire school and family. On top of all that, her father is an evangelical semi-Christian cult leader whose strict rules and odd behavior has Dayna fleeing every chance she can get.

Then another witch is murdered in a disturbingly ritualistic way, Dayna's long-lost mother returns, another coven arrives in town which includes an ancient witch that was once kicked out of Dayna's coven and a much younger witch that Dayna is attracted to. Meiner King is the girl that Dayna is attracted to, and after some initial antipathy, the attraction is returned, but Meiner has nearly as much going on as Dayna does.

*breathe*

Ok, I've barely scratched the surface here. There's also heaps of stuff about witchcraft and celtic gods, serial-killing witch-slayers and plots within plots of the covens.

Sounds great right?

Nope. This fails at almost every level.

Quite clearly this is kitchen-sink level overstuffed, and because it's so overstuffed, there's simply no room to do things like show believable evidence that the main characters have mental health issues. Dayna for instance has OCD, but until she actually says that, the reader would have no idea from her behavior. There's no room here to "show", so we resort to "tell" at nearly every turn.

Plot points are so overly telegraphed that it's like the author is beating you around the head with them. For instance, at one point Dayna "levels up" to become a full witch and for most of a chapter gets constantly warned about not overusing the temporary extra magic she receives in the process. Guess what happens soon after? Go on ... you'll never guess! (Ok, maybe you will ...)

Interpersonal relationships between anyone but the main characters show signs of deep history, but isn't given room to emerge organically and instead appears with those characters taking actions that appear out of nowhere and are justified only as they do it. There's a character besides Dayna that has a thing for Meiner, and when she acts on it, it comes completely out of the blue despite Meiner having clearly known about it beforehand.

And finally, a lot of YA books get cliffhangers, but there aren't very many of them where the "good guys" get the snot kicked out of them, barely survive, and have the bad guys get everything they wanted.

This was a delete from eReader with prejudice. Terrible book and a rare one star from me. ...more

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Jun 17, 2020 Lata rated it it was ok

Shelves: kids-and-ya, canlit, scifi-fantasy, auth-f, x2020-read

This book totally did not work for me, despite having all these great elements: witches, gods, witch killers, Celtic myths, main character who’s bisexual, has family issues and has anxiety-induced OCD.
The book started out all right, and a short way in I realized I didn’t care about any of the characters, whether main or supporting, and the antagonists were just dull. In fact, a lot of this book was dull and overwritten. I started skimming, a sentence here, a sentence there, about 30% of the way ...more

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May 05, 2019 Bridget marked it as to-read

You know, I just clicked on this to make fun of the typical YA book title, but then you had me at “ancient Irish gods.”

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Nov 25, 2020 Lady H rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2020

I am always on the lookout for a witchy book that will give me similar vibe to Cate Tiernan's Sweep series, which is one of my all-time favorite series, and one I grew up with; I am constantly chasing the feelings it inspired in me. This book came quite close to mimicking those feelings! The witchy vibes are on-point; this is a truly atmospheric book, with so many little witchcraft details woven through. There's also gods, Irish mythology, lots of violence, murders, abusive guardians, f/f relati ...more

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Mar 10, 2020 Diana added it

Dnf'ed at pg 59

Maybe it was me but it kinda felt like I had been thrown into the middle of the book instead of at the beginning.

I ended up DNF'ing "Witches of Ruin and Ash" because I felt like I was missing a part of the book. I mean, the beginning of the book felt very abrupt/rushed to me, it would have been cool to have been eased a bit more onto the story, and have had more info about the world, the characters, etc.

I ended up feeling like I was missing a lot of background and then the relati ...more

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Mar 11, 2020 dani rated it really liked it

Shelves: best-of-sapphic

That ending??? Uh spare sequel please??

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Feb 17, 2021 Jennie Damron rated it really liked it

My husband bought me this book for Christmas and I so hoped I would like it. I enjoyed this book so much. I love that the story takes place in Ireland and that Celtic gods are a part of the plot. Anything that has to do with witches, magic/dark magic, through in a serial killer mystery and I am sold.
The characters were wonderful and I liked all of them, yes even the evil ones. The plot was solid and I loved how fast paced the story flowed. I am so glad I read this book and would highly recommen ...more

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Mar 01, 2020 Shelley rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-release, arc-netgalley, young-adult-fantasy

*Source* Publisher
*Genre* Young Adult / Fantasy
*Rating* 3.5

*Thoughts*

E. Latimer's Witches of Ash and Ruin tells the tale of 17-year old Dayna Walsh and those around her as a serial killer enters her peaceful small town of Carman, Ireland and creates chaos. Dayna is a witch and so is her friend Reagan who apparently has two mothers. Dayna is the daughter of a local reverend. She recently ended a relationship with Samuel after her sexuality was forcibly outed. On top of that, her absent mother Fio ...more

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Mar 19, 2020 Jypsy rated it really liked it

Thank you Fantastic Flying Fiction Book Club, NetGalley and Little Brown Books for Young Readers for a complimentary copy. I voluntarily reviewed this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Witches Of Ash And Ruin
By: E. Latimer

*REVIEW* ☆☆☆☆
Welcome to the small Irish town of Carman. In Witches Of Ash And Ruin, set in this unassuming place, Celtic lore, unknown dangers and revelatory truths combine, creating a complex dynamic tale.
History repeats when someone replicates the serial killer once ...more

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Mar 24, 2020 Fabienne Schwizer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: queer-witchy-books

Murrrrderrrr. Murder most foul in quaint Ireland. I love myself a good murder mystery, and especially one that involves magic and rituals. The premise of a serial killer reappearing after years intrigued me from the start, and was well executed into its details – E. Latimer went into a lot of nuance to craft things quite right and avoid potential loopholes! This is interwoven with Celtic legend, which made my medievalist heart very happy. It is not so mythology heavy to weigh down the book for t Murrrrderrrr. Murder most foul in quaint Ireland. I love myself a good murder mystery, and especially one that involves magic and rituals. The premise of a serial killer reappearing after years intrigued me from the start, and was well executed into its details – E. Latimer went into a lot of nuance to craft things quite right and avoid potential loopholes! This is interwoven with Celtic legend, which made my medievalist heart very happy. It is not so mythology heavy to weigh down the book for those not familiar with Irish and the Irish tradition (which, from my experience teaching undergraduates is quite hard to get into at first), but just enough so to enhance the world-building and give it another dimension. As a nerd, I went and looked up the stories referenced, which made me enjoy Witches of Ash and Ruin even more – but that is absolutely not necessary.

The magic system used by the witches in the book themselves is relatively separate from these legends, apart from referencing deities that individual witches pledge themselves to. And oh the witches. Traumatised Dayna, needing protection, after having been outed as bisexual in her conservative, religious community. Tall, mysterious and distant Meiner, too soft in her grandmother’s opinion, trying to figure out who she wants to become. I think I too fell a little in love with her. Ambitious Cora, and free-spirited Reagan. Well-crafted, though not always as nuanced as I would have liked, the young generation of witches have their distinct personalities and roles to play in the story. In general, many of the characters were not necessary likeable, but interesting – but then, I don’t read books because I’m looking to find fluffy, nice people I want to be friends with.

I really enjoyed reading Witches of Ash and Ruin, and raced through the story to find out how it ended. While elements of the story were predictable at times, it did not detract from the pacing and the book as a whole. It worked well as a standalone novel, and I am very curious to read what E. Latimer comes up with next! ...more

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Apr 17, 2020 Megan (Under the Book Cover) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-most-anticipated, 2020-favorites, fantasy, lgbt, favorite-of-2020, read-in-2020, 2020-young-adult, witches, definitely-re-read, five-stars

WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK OMG. This is one of my favorite reads of 2020 and one of my new favorite books of all-time! ...more

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Mar 29, 2020 Devann rated it it was ok

Shelves: c-dl, 2-5-star, sg-lgbtia, 0-abandoned-series, a-young-adult, sg-magic, g-fantasy-urban

actual rating: 2.5

This sounded like a really good idea but unfortunately I don't feel like any part of it was executed very well. Was it supposed to be a romance book? Because there is attraction between the two main characters but it isn't developed very much at all, to the point where their kiss even feels a bit out of nowhere when it happens. Was it supposed to be a mystery? Because by giving the killer a POV we pretty much know exactly how everything is going right from the beginning. Yeah t ...more

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Mar 10, 2020 Tracy Frenette rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites

I loved this book!! Witches and Gods and a serial killer or two or maybe three. Lots of action..this will be a favorite of mine this year I'm sure. ...more

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Jun 02, 2020 unknown pokemon rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-releases, lgbtqia, 1-star, 2020-lgbt

1/5

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An overlooked sapphic debut that had a lot to offer for fans of Charmed and Supernatural, alas I hated the perspectives and couldn't bother to care about the story. ...more

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Jan 24, 2020 Celia McMahon rated it liked it

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc.

With a cover and a title like this, what can go wrong?

A lot.

Five POVs. Subpar twists. Way too much happening for me to focus on one thing at a time. I felt like my brain was knocking around in there and I couldn't get focused. Nothing truly shocking happens since everything is sort of upfront and in your face. I did not feel connected to the characters or the story. There was so much anger and so much confusion in the characters that in the tiny bits of breaks ...more

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Mar 28, 2020 Patty (IheartYA311) rated it liked it

Shelves: own-for-my-collection-read

I'm a sucker for books about witches. I occassionally felt vibes of The Raven Boys due to the world building, characters and mystery. The story starts off slow, and I wish the first 3/4 of it had the same flow, tone and intensity as the end. I enjoyed the Ireland setting; it gave the story a realistic feel. I liked the characters, but as usual for me, I disliked the multiple POVs and it really impacted my opinion of the book. The romantic build up was interesting and sometimes suspenseful. Overa ...more

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Sep 05, 2020 belle ☆ﾐ (thisbellereadstoo) rated it liked it

Shelves: standalone, ebook, read-2020, lgbtaq, 2020-releases

wanted to like this but sadly, didn't. however, still enjoyed it and the concept.

trigger and content warnings: OCD, self- harm, homophobia, abuse, mentions of rape, outed, panic attacks, anxiety

full review with spoilers:

there were a lot of things that happened instantly. from the first chapter, the tone for the setting already alludes that something sinister and dangerous is going to happen. also, we get to know the main players within the first few chapters. i wasn’t expecting multiple point of wanted to like this but sadly, didn't. however, still enjoyed it and the concept.

trigger and content warnings: OCD, self- harm, homophobia, abuse, mentions of rape, outed, panic attacks, anxiety

full review with spoilers:

there were a lot of things that happened instantly. from the first chapter, the tone for the setting already alludes that something sinister and dangerous is going to happen. also, we get to know the main players within the first few chapters. i wasn’t expecting multiple point of views but was glad since we are reading and experiencing how the story is unraveling for these characters.

my final thoughts on the multiple point-of-views is that i think i would prefer it without samuel’s perspective and more expansion on dubh’s. for samuel, his presence barely meant anything when the witchy chaos happened. also, he just dropped out of the picture like he didn’t matter even though he’s a point-of-view character. i didn’t get his involvement other than him giving dayna information about the butcher cause he’s the police’s son and him being dayna’s ex-boyfriend, and him being the one who outed dayna during the church prayer meeting thinking that he can “pray away” her bisexuality. didn’t like him from then on. as for dubh, i would like to know more about his family especially since he has two more brothers so why is his perspective the one the author chose to expand on. and what motivated him to be this blood-thirsty.

i love that it’s set in ireland and it’s about celtic mythology because i don’t read books like this often. also, throughout the book there are witchy elements such as tea readings, scrying, and tarot card readings that just make my heart very happy. also, rituals, spells and praying to goddesses are prevalent in the book as each witch are pledged to one immortal being when they ascend. on top of that, there’s a murder mystery going on but not so mysterious cause we know what’s up from the get go. it includes a serial killer called the butcher of manchester.

right off the bat, we sort of have an inkling of who are the bad and good witches and who are the humans. i did think it was quite mind-boggling and unrealistic that the good witches didn’t realise what was happening under their nose. but at the same time, you never do know anything until you notice them. sure, red flags and warning sirens might be blaring in your mind but you brush it off because you just don’t think so bad of people.

each character is flawed in some ways. none of them are perfect and one-dimensional. even the one that i thought to be okay turned out otherwise. also, i hated how the outed situation was handled, or how it wasn’t handled. nothing came out of it and no punishment was dealt.

although reagan isn’t a pov character, i still really liked her personality. her sisterly banter with dayna shows how close both of them are. they know each other’s struggles, can decipher their emotions and know what they’re feeling just by the other’s actions and body language.

one thing about dayna’s character is that i don’t know what to think about her. i get that she became a full witch after her ascension which made her feel more in control and powerful. but! she’s also always and had consistently scolded herself for panicking during the most dire moments when she needed to be invoking spells or protecting herself. and she gets overconfident during some moments especially when she think she can take down the serial killer. one instance she’s confident and the next she’s afraid.

the ending felt abrupt and chaotic for me so i couldn’t really grasp what was going on. however, i still got an understanding of the overall plot and its resolution. although the ending is open-ended, i don’t think i’ll be reading the sequel if it were to expand.
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Apr 03, 2020 Lucie rated it really liked it

Shelves: rep-lgbtqia

Now this was the witchy book of my dreams.

It blends modern witchcraft and Celtic mythology, it's quite dark and full of rage at times, it has a bisexual main character with OCD, a f/f romance I loved and characters I felt really close to because we share very similar reactions and emotions. I was so compelled by this story and couldn't put it down; I'll sure keep an eye out for what E. Latimer will write next! ...more

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May 15, 2020 Vee rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbtqiap-themes, paranormal, friendship, ya, ff, horror, romance, 2020-release, fantasy

Last year there were a number of 'witchy' type book releases that promised a whole host of witchvibes but none of them delivered on that promise for me. (Looking at you Serpent & Dove.) Then along comes Witches of Ash and Ruin, with very little fanfare in the wider online book community and well... this was exactly the type of book I was looking for.

The atmosphere reminded me of Sawkill Girls in the way that it was creepy, a little gruesome in places, very gay and had an overarching mystery. So ...more

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E. Latimer is the author of The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray and Witches of Ash and Ruin.

Her third book, Escape to Witch City, comes out from Tundra Books August 2021.