I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Book Details:
Author: Carissa Andrews
Series: Windhaven Witches
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult
Page Count: ___
Publisher: Author Revolution
To be Published: 15 September, 2020
Blurb:
Family Secrets Shrouded in Death. An Ancestral Home with Secrets of its Own. And a Legacy of Power She Can’t Escape.
When Autumn gets a full scholarship invite to the Windhaven Academy, an exclusive college meant for witches and other supernaturals, she thinks someone in the head office has clearly made a mistake. She’s a mundane human with no special abilities whatsoever. Or so she thinks.
Ever since she moved into her dad’s ancestral home to give Windhaven Academy a try, strange things have been happening. There are weird, secret rooms in the house and her new friends keep urging her to learn more about her past in order to unlock her powers.
When Autumn finally uncovers her family’s secret legacy, she wants nothing more than to turn back time or walk away. But fate has other plans and if she doesn’t bow to the power coursing through her, she could destroy the entire fabric of life and death.
My Review:
I'm gonna keep this review pretty short.
The cover is pretty
The synopsis is intriguing.
But the book? None of the above.
This was almost a DNF for me. At several points in the first half of the book, I considered dropping it too.
The main character was quite annoying and felt underdeveloped. The story was riddled with clichés tbh and there wasn't anything refreshing. It was a mish-mash of of all those different books that I've read before but not in a good way.
Now about the writing. Why did I feel like the author just describes the same sort of scenes over and over again in different ways? The conversations between characters didn't feel natural too.
And the ending.... I don't even know what to say. It felt so abrupt to me. Here I was just starting to enjoy the book and bam! a few pages later, the story ends.
Such a shame... plot felt like a wasted potential.
Final Thoughts?
