Jax Review: The Water Witch
Author: Jessica Thorne
Genre: Fantasy / Romance / Mystery
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The cover of this book includes the tagline "A Totally Gripping Fantasy Romance Novel Filled with Mystery". I remember when I first loaded it to my Kindle I thought "hmmm that seems like a tall order... it couldn't possibly pull all that off." Boy was I wrong!!
Water Witch opens with the legend of the lost city of Ys. From page one I was completely enthralled with this book. I hadn't even finished the prologue before I spoke the word "Oh I love this already!" out loud!
What I Loved:
- This book really did cover it all! It has: Atlantis vibes, adventure, romance, mystery, murder, family curses, legends, and lore.
- The world building was spectacular. As a reader, nothing is better than feeling like you are fully submerged with the characters. Jessica paints a gorgeous backdrop for this book, both in the real world and in Ys. The way the two intermingle was *chef's kiss*
- I loved following the FMC's thought process as uncovered clues and pieced together the mystery.
What I Didn't Love:
- I was able to guess part of the twist at the ending. Despite this, I would have loved more of a backstory on how this character came to be.
- The last couple of chapters became a bit messy. I had a hard time believing in the character's reactions after the climax of the story. There was a little explanation of why they acted this way, but it just didn't feel right.
- I wanted more in the end! Building off my last note, I think the story could have used a touch more explanation of why things happened the way they did and a bit more of how they moved through that.
Overall, this book was super entertaining and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book of legend, adventure, and treasure hunts, with a dash of romance!
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I was thrilled to receive an eARC of this book from the publisher, Bookouture, in exchange for my honest review. These opinions are my own and not influenced by the publisher or author!
