Thank you Book sirens for giving me access to this eBook for an honest review. 

I never do this I never write reviews this long and negative for I respect anyone that writes a book it takes effort and dedication, so I absolutely mean no disrespect. However, almost all of this book made me exceedingly mad! I was invested in the idea of the MCs from the set up  and felt extremely betrayed when they turned into whimpering teenage drama queens and did all kinds of stupid stuff with no or senseless motivation. I think there might be a story here, but it needs to be reworked drastically. Good luck with your future endevors you need it. 

This is a difficult one for me I enjoyed the story set up the MC’s Lilian and Edgar and I liked his point of view on her oddities and quirks because he described them so loving and teasingly. However there was nothing new, this going back in time gave me outlander flashback vibes. Why is this woman that Lilian has apparently known all her live now suddenly a witch capable of casting spells? This is nonsense.  

Also, the writing was inconsistent in the beginning our female MC Lilian has rituals and trouble dealing with people and having people touch her or get close to her. Sounds like some characteristics someone on the autism scale might show, though this is never described as such. This is a basis for the relationship and friendship she and Edgar our male MC have. Then throughout the story these random people she hardly knows are overly friendly and intimate in their mannerisms toward her and this hardly fazes her. I found this very annoying because it was part of the basis of the friendship our main MC’s have together, so it is inconsistence. 

 The point of view in this book for the fist 60% is from his POV and then they get separated and suddenly it switches to her POV. When it switches to her POV these people all patronize her and touch her in and speak to her in very patronizing ways. For instance, lifting her chin by an arthritic finger and lecturing her about love. I’m sorry yucky I found this seen very icky. In the commenting description it is described as parental and reassuring but it isn’t its just icky. 

 Then the main MC’s meet back up and the POV switches again. So, they have just liberated this person accused of witchcraft thanks to Lilian. No one is coming after them (WHAT) they met up with Edgar again for no good reason at this junction in the story its like an insert drama here action. Instead of talking to Ilona and hearing what she has been through and seeing if she is alright or might need assistance walking or care after all her brutal beatings, this is the moment the author chouses to insert nonsensical drama. YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME. 

Lilian starts ranting this self-deprecating bullshit that makes her some kind of 15-year-old insecure drama queen. This is so sad and undermines the hole character I loved so much. Lilian is a celebrated and admired professor at Oxford, she is an example for students that aspire to be like her, yes, she is quirky but that makes her interesting. And now you turn her into a whining teenage drama queen. PASS!! This almost made me want to stop reading the book at 84 % because you killed the character, so I did not care about the story anymore. But yes, I stuck it out for the next 24 pages. Why, why WHY? change POV again when they meet up. I know you changed to Lilian’s because her part of the section of the story was more interesting, but it is sooo annoying pick a POV to wright from and stick with it or do a dual POV consistently, you cannot switch only when it suits you it’s annoying. 

Then Edger starts; Lilian, while I understand you take things at face value WTH; now he is talking down to her as well, this sounds soooo condescending. Just let him say Lilian this girl was ill I was taking her temp. Lilian did not even describe that she saw him touching her so why is he explaining why he was touching her this is the most stupid unmotivated situation to create a non existing drama I have ever read. Then Lilian is being self-deprecating again and calling herself stupid. This is teenage drama queen speak not a celebrated Oxford professor UGGH so frustrating. And then on top of the drama we have this old geezer coming into a supposedly romantic love declaration with an “I tolled you so”. Please shoot me now!!!!!. 

Also Edgar explains he was with Augus but Lilian never explains who this old geezer is she is with to Edgar. Because he is not young and beautifull so who cares? I hate everything about this! 

And people check on Ilona already all you self-centered bitches! And get the hell out of there before someone does follow you. All off this is frustrating. They arrive at the save house and the old geazer blows the dust of the cubs …… but the drinking water is fresh NO it’s the Middle Ages you need to cook that shit. Lilian is more complementary and heaping loving declaration after the other on the old gazer, this is soo stupid. Bla bla dead wife again we already know this. And then everyone they ever met in this story except the old geezer turns out to be a witch this is sooo stupid so of course these are evil witches, and they turn into the stereotypical  hocus spokes witches ughh. We get 10 pages witchyexplany about the story of the almost immortal witches hopping back and forth through time for no good reason. Why come back to a time your hunted, why! You stupid stupid cows. Of course, the old geezer is the sacrificial lamb but he cannot die without another lecture to Lilian on how to live. THIS WOMAN IS NOT A CHILD PEOPLE BUT A Celebrated OXFORD PROFFESOR! Then they want to stop the witches and know instantly where they have gone, poppy cock this is stupid! Of course, then when they are about to fight the witches, Edgar needs to declare his feelings because this sounds like a convenient time. Stupid Lilian only has to say 3 small words back, they are not I don’t know what to say. 2 pages of internal love angsty dialogue and we are in the cemetery again. Does Edgar do anything to stop them…. Nope Lilian does throw herself at them at the spell book wrestling them and what Edgar you are just wat ching the bitchfight do something you nitwit and why are we in her POV again! 

And then in the middle of this fight she kisses him like in the middle out of nowhere that is not what we are doing right now WHAT THE HELL. I quit believing in this mess of a story a while ago, but the ending was soo stupid. I cannot even describe how much I hated it. Anymore. 

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