Book Synopsis:
A city burning. A revolution raging. A woman on the run.
Nadezhda has never wanted to be a witch. But the occult is in her blood. Her mother, Militza, conjured Rasputin and introduced him into the Romanov court, releasing the devil himself. Now he is dead, but Militza still dreams of him – stalking her sleep and haunting her waking hours.
As Petrograd burns and the Russian Empire crumbles, Nadezhda escapes through the capital, concealing a book of generational magic. But as danger grows closer, she may be forced to embrace her heritage to save what she loves most…
Based on a true story, The Witch’s Daughter is an epic tale of women rising from the ashes of an empire, perfect for fans of Elodie Harper’s The Wolf Den and Madeline Miller’s Circe.
My Review:
The Witch’s Daughter is a fascinating, gripping read which is an amazing mix of real life historical facts with fantasy and magic mixed in.
Firstly I have always been fascinated with Russian history, especially the period surrounding the Russian Revolution as I studied it at GCSE. The author has done a great job of setting the scene in this book so I really felt transported to Russia at the start of the 20th Century, experiencing all the fear and upheaval of the period. It was particularly fascinating to learn more about court life at the time and the aristocrat’s understanding of the hatred directed towards them.
There are some fabulous characters in this book who I really enjoyed getting to know as story continues. I have always loved strong female characters so it was great fun following the two main characters as they live through the events leading up to the revolution and beyond. I thought they were incredibly courageous, doing things that I don’t think I’d be able to do in similar circumstances and so very resilient. I loved seeing how they tried to change and adjust to everything going on. I grew very fond of them and found myself caring about what happened to them.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be interested in reading more from her in the future. I though there was a good level of intrigue in the book and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me interested. There were some quite brutal moments which were quite shocking but also some very sad moments which had me sobbing as I read. My only slight niggle with this book is that I was expecting a bit more about the main character’s magic in the book from the title but this didn’t affect my overall enjoyment of the book as I still thought it was a great read. The Witch’s Daughter is actually the second book in the series, but can easily be read as a standalone like I have as anything that you need to know is explained. I will definitely be going back and reading the first in the series.
Huge thanks to Anne from Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Head Of Zeus for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Imogen Edwards-Jones is the bestselling author of Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon, as well as novels such as My Canape Hell and Shagpile. She lives in west London with her husband and their two children.
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