Ratings7
Average rating4.1
Magic, romance and adventure collide in Wandfasted, the irresistible ebook prequel to The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
When they painted Heretics on our barn and set fire to it, I thought that was the worst it could get.
Until they sent the dragons.
But they didn't count on us having dragons of our own. And they certainly didn't count on Her. Our Great Mage. The Bringer of Fire. The Storm of Death. The Crow Sorceress. Our Deliverance.
The Black Witch.
Reviews with the most likes.
Wandfasted tilts heavily toward a romance novel, which I don't think The Black Witch did – there was romance and love interests, but it was more about prejudice and the resistance. Wandfasted is essentially the story of Elloren's (from The Black Witch) parents meeting and the rise of The Black Witch, who was Elloren's grandmother. At the time of this book, the Gardnerians were the underdog, and as we know from the novel, they eventually rose to power, and learned nothing from their oppression other than to punish others.
Anyhow, there was some really smutty hand holding. No, not kidding. You'll know it when you read it. As long as you go in knowing this is largely a romance novel, this isn't bad. It's interesting to speculate on what happens next with Elloren's parents since Elloren thinks they were on board with her grandmother, which is not what Wandfasted reveals.
I liked this! Vale and Tessla were such a good characters. Also this made me want to reread the series to pay attention more and also for jules.
I know a lot of people don't like novellas, but I enjoyed this one. I love seeing where the author takes the journey outside of the main books. Wandfasted gives a great look into the background and beginnings of the main books.
Featured Series
4 primary books6 released booksThe Black Witch Chronicles is a 6-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Laurie Forest.