Genre: Young Adult | Fantasy
Publication Date: March 17, 2021
Publication Date: March 17, 2021
Series: No
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Audiobook: Yes
Received From: Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
Blurb
Sometimes witches hunt their own…
Someone knows my secret and they’re wielding it as the weapon of my execution. I stand accused of poisoning my Gravebriar coven mate. To my fatal regret, I can’t prove my innocence without revealing the truth I’ve long kept hidden: while every other Gravebriar witch are green witches and healers, my magic lies in poisons.
There is one witch who believes me – the same boy who was sent to kill me with instructions to pluck the briars that sprouted from my grave – the only cure for a Gravebriar witch. Forge Silverthorn will be my undoing… or my salvation.
He claims there is a malicious plot vining through the witch town of Cauldron that threatens to tighten around my throat in a deadly noose. Promising I can escape by seeking the help of a banished witch who hides our kind in plain sight, he leads me to a dark circus full of witches.
The ringmaster will only help us if we agree to join his circus of uncanny tricks and diabolical feats for two nights only, using our magic to thrill his patrons. In exchange for our participation under the big top, he’ll divulge the information I need to save my coven mate and clear my name.
But when dark secrets emerge from the shadows of this promised sanctuary, I’m forced to decide if I can truly trust anyone, especially Forge… my would-be executioner, my coven’s sworn enemy, and my could-be love.
Review
Gravebriar is... well... enchanting and magical. I should probably say more, but that sums up my feelings about the book.
The setting in the book is absolutely beautiful; it's lifelike and immersive. The character creation is stunning, you can't help but love the protagonist, Castor, from the beginning. Even the villains are rendered in stunning detail and are appropriately dastardly and devious.
For a young adult book, I gleefully noted the absence of teenage angst and overbearing romance. I'm so ecstatic that the plot wasn't overrun by these oft-used tropes. The plot has twists and turns, and the pace was perfect. There was doubt cast on several characters, and I couldn't figure out who participated in the villainy and who was outside of it. I never got bored with the plot and I was dying to read it in one sitting; however, life got in the way and I had to read it in two.
Everything about this book was age-appropriate for teens and young adults. I won't go as far as to say the plot is light-hearted, but I will say that the shadows and light are perfectly balanced; it will entice teens to read the book, and their parents won't object.
If you like witches and are looking for a book to devour in a day, Gravebriar is a book to indulge in.
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