Title: Witch Finder
Author: Ruth Warburton
Series: Witch Finder (1)
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books
Release Date: January 2nd 2014
Source: Provided by Netgalley as an ARC
Book summary:
London. 1880. In the slums of Spitalfields apprentice blacksmith Luke is facing initiation into the Malleus Maleficorum, the fearsome brotherhood dedicated to hunting and killing witches.
Luke’s final test is to pick a name at random from the Book of Witches, a name he must track down and kill within a month, or face death himself. Luke knows that tonight will change his life forever. But when he picks out sixteen-year-old Rosa Greenwood, Luke has no idea that his task will be harder than he could ever imagine.
My Review:
This book caught my eye because of the cover and It did not fail to keep me thoroughly entertained. I felt for the main character as he strives so hard to complete his task but alas fails miserably. I like the whole concept of this non magical outwith, as they are called in this story, being to see magic around the witches. I did not care for how the animals were treated but do see why it was included in the story as it shows the time and how totally wretched some of the characters really are. It has a nice romance to the story that dose not drown you and keeps you reading. I really want to see where the story goes from here a great start to the series.
Rating: 4 stars
