Truthwitch

I almost didn't finish reading Truthwitch because I didn't enjoy reading the first quarter of it at all. Although it did get better, I didn't find the world or characters particularly compelling, and I was actually more interested in learning about characters other than the main characters. I went back and forth on my rating because later parts did keep me reading even if I didn't love it, but I ended up deciding on “it's okay” since I wasn't particularly impressed by anything about it.

Full Review: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/01/mini-review-truthwitch-by-susan-dennard/

This year I've commited myself to read more fantasy, and this book has been the perfect choice! I heard a lot -a lot- about this book and I thought I might enjoy it, and I was absolutely right. It was very easy to enter in this new world, which is a huge surprise for me because I usually have this problem with this genre. However, the narrative is captivating and I couldn't keep my eyes off the book.

Despite the great story, what I liked the most about this book were the characters. They are so well constructed that they feel real. I loved the way that friendship was the center of the story, and how they faced all the troubles that came ahead.

Even though I'm not very sure about the romance, I still like this book very very much. In fact, I have high expectations for the next book, so I hope not to be disappointed.

I won this book through GoodReads and I thank to publishers for providing me this copy. My review isn't influenced by this fact

I wish I had read this sooner. Upside is that I don't have to wait for the next book since it's up to book three. Even better is that I shared my second copy with my own Threadsister and we got to read this together (and we both loved it)

At first I really wasn't sure how I was feeling. I want to say for maybe the first quarter ( take this measurement with a grain of salt...I can read. I can't do math. LoL) it was slow but not slow. I was trying to gather information. The world, the people, the magic system ( which I love btw), But once it kicked into high gear for me...it kept going and did not stop.

The characters are not without flaws (which is fine. I personally don't want to read a book where every character is perfect nor where everyone is a complete fool. I'm looking for flaws but also growth within the characters). Safiya is kind of reckless. She just does things without thinking anything through (being young and reckless is normal. IRL and in fantasy) and it isn't until she sees someone hurt or the mess her actions cause does she really begin to grasp that she is absolutely the cause of half of the messes she's in. Iseult is her best friend and the opposite of Safi. I felt that they balanced each other out. Something that did frustrate me was that neither of these girls really tapped into the potential of their witchery. They could absolutely fight though. I felt that Dennard was heading in the direction of growth through out the book so hopefully that gets expanded in the next books.

I loved the twists and turns. I was also really surprised by a couple of the side characters. I don't need a book for every one of them but I definitely want to see them more or get more backstory on them.

My FAVORITE thing though? All the women were kick ass.