Hello, and happy Wednesday! Today I’m going to be posting my review to the first two novels + a novella in the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard.

Truthwitch by: Susan Dennard: Safiya is a Truthwitch, meaning she can tell truth from lie, but her powers must remain hidden, that’s how Safi was created. Iseult is a Threadwitch, where she can see invisible ties that bind people around her. Together the two just want to be free, but war is coming and people are after the Truthwitch, and they must try to escape alive. The creation of this world is fascinating and something that is well thought out; the concept of how everything works is really intriguing and as the reader moves throughout the novel they just want to know more. However, the plot wasn’t as great as this world made it out to seem. It fell flat in regards to standing out amongst a sea of teen fantasy novels. The characters were definitely intriguing as well; they have these histories that you want to know more of. With a good set of characters and a well-built world, hopefully book two will be more prominent, plot-wise.

Windwitch by: Susan Dennard: After a ship explodes everyone believes that Prince Merik, a Windwitch, has died, but he survives and he spends his time trying to expose his sister and her treachery. Iseult, a Threadwitch forms an unlikely alliance with Aeduan, a Bloodwitch, and together they travel together to look for Safi who has been shipwrecked with a group of pirates. This novel was definitely entertaining and action packed. The plot was good, interesting and engaging. Dennard’s writing was done well; there wasn’t too much that extremely stood out, but this novel was still enjoyable nonetheless. The characters were pleasant to read, but what was hard for the reader was the fact that character points of view would change throughout the chapter. This left the reader a little disjointed and it got confusing who’s point of view it was; that aside this was a good second novel and the reader is curious where the story is going to go.

Sightwitch by: Susan Dennard: Many years before Safi and Iseult existed, there as Ryber Fortiza, a Sightwitch waiting to gain her Sight in a convent. When all the other girls gain their Sight before her, Ryber starts to worry. When the other girls are summoned to a mountain, never to return, Ryber knows that she has to be the one to rescue them, even if she doesn’t have the Sight. Described as a set up for the next novel in the series, this was an interesting look into the whole Witchlands world; although this novella didn’t really give the reader too much extra insight to the world it leaves the reader curious how it all ties together. The plot was alright, although at times felt like it was moving in every direction and the reader wasn’t quite sure where the story was going. The side romance plot felt really distracting because it felt like it came out of nowhere. The characters were alright; the way they were written made them sound like they were young teenagers, but that didn’t affect the plot much. The back and forth points of views between the two main characters was progressive for the story. This wasn’t the most exciting story in this series, but it was still a nice addition.

Bloodwitch by: Susan Dennard: The Raider King is getting closer and closer to conquering the Witchlands, and he’s spreading terror farther, and killing innocents. Aeduan, a Bloodwitch, and Iseult, a Threadwitch, are stuck together, trying to find safety where they can, but first they need to learn to trust each other, but Aeduan can’t run from his past any longer. This novel was full of adventure and high speed. The plot took off as soon as the reader jumped right back into this world. Never, for a moment did the story stray too far from the overall plot, and things definitely moved forward. It was nice to see a tie in to the novella, Sightwitch, and how that story is still going to unravel in future novels. Although, this novel almost felt like a closure to some of these stories it leaves the reader curious as to what’s to come for the future of this world. The writing was good, it was simple, yet it spoke to the reader, and the friendships, the hardships and all the battles that the characters endure was well put together, and well written. In all, it was fun to watch all of this unwind, and the reader is intrigued to find out what comes next.