The Witch in the Well

I just finished reading The witch in the well by Camilla Bruce and here is my honest review.

Catherine and Elena used to be friends but that ended decades before. Now Elena has returned and with her, the concept of a book about a local witch legend. Cathy, who has been painstakingly researching the same story, finds out whyElena has come back and it drives an even bigger wedge between the 2 women.

Can the 2 former friends get over their competitive streaks before something terrible happens? Something unnatural resides near that well and neither of these women are prepared to handle what will come next!

I wasn't overly impressed with the format the book was written in. It took me a while to get into the book for this reason but I actually ended up really enjoying the book. I felt a little hollow with the ending. I don't feel it was wrapped up as nicely as it could have been.

The two protagonists weren't developed quite to my liking but I think the complexity of the story allows for a little less character development than I like my books to normally have. It was an interesting read. A delicious twist on an overdone witch hunt genre. The concept was quite genius and it was meticulously researched. The whole book was carefully constructed in such a way, you always felt a little on edge reading it, without it being overdone.

Like I said, I wish the ending had a bit more meat to it in the way of an explanation as to the origins of the beast but I can overlook that as it was a well paced read.

If you like a supernatural thriller that steps outside the lines for this genre, you have to add it to your reading list!

4 stars! Thank you netgalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for my ARC copy in exchange for you review