Reviewed: July 23rd, 2023
Released: March 29th, 2022
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Witch politics, maddening men, a desperate demon, and monsters from above blow apart Lucie Bellerose’s world. Can she still save her thinning witchline?
The confident witch next door? She’s a hot mess. The reliable, level-headed friend you know you can count on? She’s broken and hiding big lies. The powerful woman who finds herself at the center of an old prophecy? She’s overwhelmed.
Witches hide things.
Lucie Bellerose holds secrets in her heart, fear in her belly, and her Tarot cards close to her chest. She’s a witch among too many men, with too many problems, and one thinning witchline.
A tyrannical former teacher who likes to inflict pain? Check. A loyal friend she keeps dragging through hell? Check. A mysterious man who excites her and infuriates her – often in the same 60 seconds? Check. Then there are the expectations of the Congress of Empire Witches, danger lurking behind doors to other worlds, and one psychotic demon who needs to possess her.
And this is only the beginning of Lucie’s problems.
Join Lucie Bellerose as she navigates infuriating men, witch politics, controlling her growing power, a fiery temper, a crazed demon… and ‘monsters and beasties’ when doors to other worlds begin to open.
Recommended readers: Adults 18+ years.
Helen’s thoughts: 5/5
Wow! Just wow! Although the Lucie Bellerose series follow on from the Door to Door series, this is a much darker and angst ridden tale. Lucie Bellerose is a very powerful witch, but she is alone and underestimated. Those in the Council of Witches want to control her and her power, but Lucie is having none of that.
Lucie is stuggling to deal with a bucket load of emotional pain, from being betrayed and heart broken, to being emotional and physically tortured by that nasty Guillame.
Add then there is the cutest and kindest Rabbit, and the aggravating but oh so delicious John Templeton, who drives her around the twist. He develops a much softer side in this book, and we get to see a glimpse of who he really is, which makes you love him all the more.
I loved the crazy, mind twisting book of fairytales, and the play on the book title is perfect! Love and hate is not so clear a divide as you would think and Brown captures it brilliantly.
You can’t stop turning the pages as the action just builds and you need to know what happens next. The characters are amazing and you’ll become invested. Thank goodness book two is out already, because I need it now!
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