The Honey Witch
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Mia Hutchinson Shaw
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Sydney J. Shields
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***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***
The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all.
Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow to any of the suitors who've tried to woo her. So when her grandmother whisks her away to the family cottage on the tiny Isle of Innisfree with an offer to train her as the next Honey Witch, she accepts immediately. But her newfound magic and independence come with a price: No one can fall in love with the Honey Witch.
When Lottie Burke, a notoriously grumpy skeptic who doesn't believe in magic, shows up on her doorstep, Marigold can't resist the challenge to prove to her that magic is real. But soon, Marigold begins to care for Lottie in ways she never expected. And when darker magic awakens and threatens to destroy her home, she must fight for much more than her new home-at the risk of losing her magic and her heart..
A delicious debut that combines the swoon-worthy romance of Bridgerton and the whimsical sorcery of Practical Magic, with a dash of The Secret Life of Bees thrown in for good fun.
Praise for The Honey Witch:
'As effervescent as a bottle of sparkling mead, The Honey Witch charms with every sentence. Shields writes with a fierce, uncynical honesty that will have you believing in soulmates, uncovering magic everywhere, and embracing your own wildness' S.T. Gibson, author of An Education in Malice
'The Honey Witch is a sweet feast, brimming with whimsy, magic, and tender longing. . . sugar-glazed and heart warming and thoroughly enjoyable' Rachel Gillig, author of One Dark Window
'As sweet and warm as honeyed tea. Shields' debut deftly explores love, loss, and loneliness-and the joy of seeing magic in all things, however small. With charming characters and a lush setting, The Honey Witch will delight fans of cosy fantasy' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder Magic
'Gorgeously lyrical and utterly addicting' Rebecca Thorne, author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
'Enchanting, whimsical, and firmly rooted in finding yourself after loss, this novel will break your heart and then soothe it with magic honey. Pour yourself a cup of tea, drizzle in some local honey, and let this decadent book transport you' Breanne Randall, author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
'The Honey Witch will charm you with its setting and its love for all things natural - especially bees! This tale of a young witch dealing with a curse and a battle between dark magic and light, with her romance in the balance, is one all fans of witches and folk magic will love' Louisa Morgan, author of The Secret History of Witches
'Shields has written a cosy confection of a book-full of whimsy, spice, and heart. The Honey Witch is an ode to love, and just how sweet it can be' Maiga Doocy, author of Sorcery and Small Magics
'For anyone who has ever known what the mundane world wants them to be isn't possible or even desirable, The Honey Witch takes a luminous, divergent path' Willa Reece, author of Wildwood Magic©2024 Sydney J. Shields (P)2024 Hachette Audio UK
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Gesamt4 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher5 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte3 out of 5 stars
- Lisa W.
- 06.10.2024
Witchy but long-winded
I'm usually not a romance reader, so the entire middle part being a "we can't love each other, but we love each other so much, but we can't love each other" dilemma was dragging and boring.
The beginning is amazing, and the end was sweet. I wish Mari would've found peace and happiness in not conforming, and in not lusting for a soulmate. But alas.
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Gesamt1 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher1 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte1 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 22.05.2024
Do not waste your time / money / sanity
WHAT A LETDOWN.
I deeply regret preordering the 13-hour-long audiobook as this prevented me from returning it. I pushed through it—but at what cost?
This book was one of my most anticipated reads of the year because it was comped to LEGENDS & LATTES and THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES. I feel insulted on behalf of both of those titles. They’re fun and cozy and have unique characters and an actual plot.
In THE HONEY WITCH, everything feels extremely superficial. Even the writing itself: all tell and no show. Atmospheric? Nope. Charming? Nope. Bland and boring. Wasted potential in every direction.
At the 40% mark, I thought to myself, ‘Wow. We could’ve started here, and it wouldn’t’ve made a lick of difference.’ In retrospect, we should’ve started at 60% in the earliest. Every sliver of tension was squashed by convenience within seconds. I kept waiting for something to happen and it just… didn’t. Don’ t get me wrong, I came for a slow and cozy story. But there wasn’t story as such. The pace didn’t drag; it didn’t exist.
I know I’m coming down on this book very harshly, but I’m FRUSTRATED and DISAPPOINTED and had such high hopes 💔😭
Like, let’s take her magic and the bees, for example. She immediately knew how to do everything, make potions. No learning curve, nothing. What’s the point in that? I would’ve loved to see her experiment, interact with the villagers more than twice, forge a stronger bond with the community.
And then the “romance”. My GOD. It completely threw me off-kilter (and I say this as a queer woman who lives for WLW romances). A weird, insta-love-in-hindsight plot device that went from zero to a hundred out of nowhere. (on Instagram, the author claimed there’s “spice” in this book and, um, where exactly?)
The snail narration of the audiobook didn’t help. As a neurodivergent individual, I relish a good British drawl, but this narrator drew out every syllable and didn’t bother switching up her voice or tone, keeping a flat intonation throughout. And so, for the first time in my fifteen years of non-stop audiobooking, I increased the listening speed. It was *that* bad. Just to get it over with. In retrospect, I could’ve skipped chapters and it wouldn’t have mattered, but I didn’t want to risk missing Plot if it arrived after all.
TL;DR: Big nope energy.
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Sprecher5 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte4 out of 5 stars
- Luisa V.
- 30.05.2024
Cozy, thrilling and magical
Right when I saw the cover, the title and the narrator for this book, I knew I would love it, and I was absolutely right.
Honey Witch takes you on a journey to reconnect with family, meet old and new friends, discovering magic and fighting against harsh realities.
It can be a roller-coaster ride of emotions, but at it's core it is a cozy, sapphic read.
Admittedly, it took me a while to actually get into the story. Part one, or rather the journey to get to where quite literally the magic happens, took a while but it was necessary to set the stage for this story, and what a great story it turned out to be!
I simply loved the depictions of the relationship between grandmother and grandchild as well as the two main characters' love story with all the obstacles in their way, and of course the magical elements that are woven into every part of it.
I loved it all, but one thing... (Spoiler Warning from this point on)
The two main characters were in fact so often denied their feelings, or rather couldn't act upon them and suffered so much from it, that the ending we got for them just felt rushed and unsatisfying. The main goal in the end was not to kill their enemy or to save the land, it was to get rid of the curse and be able to be with each other. However, when we finally get to this point, let's just say I expected more. In fact, it felt like the book was missing a few chapters in the end to actually reward the reader with the love story the two girls deserved.
But even so, this was an amazing read and it turned out to be one of the few titles I wish I could experience anew.
And lastly, I would like to express just how much I adored how the narrator, Mia Hutchinson Shaw gave life to the characters and the story as a whole. She did an absolutely amazing job and is one of the reasons why this book left such a lasting impression one me.
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