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A review by arminareads
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
๐ท แฐแงแงแฆ แแแแฅแแ ๐ท
I was surprised by this story of betwitchery, and found myself immersed in it. I liked the FMC a lot, she was so fierce, determined and not afraid to speak her mind. Altough that didn't always end up well for her, especially during the times she lived.
๐ The story takes place in Connecticut, year 1666. An ancient forest spirit is awaken, in the woods behind Abitha's farm, and it is thirsty for blood.
๐ Abitha and her husband are trying to keep their farm from her greedy brother in law, who is threatening to use their land as a payment for a debt he owes. Her husband ends up dying in an accident (or was it?), and Abitha, now widowed, continues to fight for her farm and land. Wallace, the brother in law, is relentless and determined to take it away from Abitha by all means.
๐ Abitha finds no other way than to rely on help from the ancient spirit himself. The colonists call him ๐ข๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฝ or the Devil. They form a bond like no other and Abitha discovers more about herself and who is Slewfoot.
๐ But the good that came out of this relationship, doesn't help Abitha with the village. Because Wallace won't give up and soon everything Abitha worked for is crumbling down. Her actions and relationship with ๐ข๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฝ ignites a battle between pagan and puritans, a ๐ซ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฎ, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ท๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ซ๐พ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ซ๐ต๐ธ๐ธ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฎ.
This was a 5โ read for me because I really enjoyed the story, the characters (even though they made me rage), the fairytale woven into it and the author's haunting pictures. The art is amazing and it definitely help visualizing the wildfolk better.
I was surprised by this story of betwitchery, and found myself immersed in it. I liked the FMC a lot, she was so fierce, determined and not afraid to speak her mind. Altough that didn't always end up well for her, especially during the times she lived.
๐ The story takes place in Connecticut, year 1666. An ancient forest spirit is awaken, in the woods behind Abitha's farm, and it is thirsty for blood.
๐ Abitha and her husband are trying to keep their farm from her greedy brother in law, who is threatening to use their land as a payment for a debt he owes. Her husband ends up dying in an accident (or was it?), and Abitha, now widowed, continues to fight for her farm and land. Wallace, the brother in law, is relentless and determined to take it away from Abitha by all means.
๐ Abitha finds no other way than to rely on help from the ancient spirit himself. The colonists call him ๐ข๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฝ or the Devil. They form a bond like no other and Abitha discovers more about herself and who is Slewfoot.
๐ But the good that came out of this relationship, doesn't help Abitha with the village. Because Wallace won't give up and soon everything Abitha worked for is crumbling down. Her actions and relationship with ๐ข๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฝ ignites a battle between pagan and puritans, a ๐ซ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฎ, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ท๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ซ๐พ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ซ๐ต๐ธ๐ธ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฎ.
This was a 5โ read for me because I really enjoyed the story, the characters (even though they made me rage), the fairytale woven into it and the author's haunting pictures. The art is amazing and it definitely help visualizing the wildfolk better.