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Witchrise (2014)

by Victoria Lamb(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0373211023 (ISBN13: 9780373211029)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin Teen

series

The Tudor Witch Trilogy

review 1: 3.5 starsWitchrise by Victoria Lamb is the final book in the Tudor Witch trilogy and I thought Lamb wrapped this one up well. The book opens with Meg living at her father’s house with Alejandro and Richard. She is also working with Richard to reach Meg’s mother in the afterlife as they are hoping to get some answers from her directly. As they come face to face with Catherine, she shows them (kind of) where she hid her spell book, athame, and some other magical items. Once Meg finds them, she comes to realize exactly how powerful these magical tools are and what that means for her.Meg is still the same character. She is tough and independent. She definitely doesn’t want her reputation to affect Alejandro which is why she continues to put off telling him whether ... moreshe will marry him or not. On top of that, she knows that since she is a commoner and English and he is a noble and Spanish, they could never really marry…despite what he really thinks. Add to that the fact that he wants her to give up her magic and she knows they could never really be together. Even though she knows this, she is very reluctant to give Alejandro up as she truly does love him. Eventually she does push him back into Princess Elizabeth’s household as her father doesn’t want him to be under his roof.As Meg continues to dig into her mother’s past as well as the magical items she found, she finds out Marcus Dent is still a threat to her and those she loves. He continues to attack her and as he does so, he finds out about the athame and the ring she carries. When he has the opportunity, he does whatever is in his power to get these items from Meg and tries to get his revenge against her.The secondary characters Lamb writes definitely add to the story. Richard is Meg’s support in magic, Alejandro is the man she loves and will do whatever he can to protect her (whether she wants him to or not), and Elizabeth is the princess who commands Meg and even provides her a bit of protection every now and then. I have to admit, there were times that I was annoyed with Elizabeth…mostly because of the things she would ask Meg to do for her and then turn around and get angry or break the rules when she didn’t hear what she wanted. I don’t want to say too much about the story as I don’t want to give anything away. I think if you enjoyed the first two books of this series, you will find that this one is a solid conclusion. There were times that the story moved a bit slowly but overall I felt there was enough action, swoony bits, and story to keep it moving along. I did enjoy how Lamb wrapped this one up for Meg and I look forward to reading more from Lamb in the future. Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Teen for the review copy.
review 2: Review: I was so excited for the conclusion in this trilogy and I have to admit that I was a little bit disappointed! I felt a little bit like, in terms of storyline and action, all the good bits had been used up in the first 2 books and so this one suffered accordingly. I was really pleased to hear the ending to Meg's tale and I was really pleased with the way that this author concluded Meg's story but overall I wasn't overwhelmed by the storyline. I really like the character of Meg. She is definitely a strong female lead and this book is as much about feminism, or this series for that matter, as it is about witches. I really like that fact that she is independent and finds out for herself what she has to do In order to get the job done! She wants to follow in her mothers footsteps and make her proud and that is something else I really like a outer. She also seems to avoid outing other people out for her own gain, all the while standing up for what she believes in and what is right! I love all the other characters in this trilogy although i do find Meg's family to be a little to interfering. I likes Alejandro's storyline in this book though, even though he didn't appear as much in this book as he did in the others... I think the gore in this novel is lower generally than the gore in the first two books in the series, perhaps this was where the storyline was lacking a bit for me-who knows! I did feel a little bit like nothing of importance happened overall although clearly there was enough going on to keep me reading and keep me enjoying the novel. The trilogy has magic, mystery, action and historical elements as well as romance and tension and overall I think it's a really strong trilogy. I think that even if you don't enjoy books about witches you could still access this trilogy as all three books don't overpower you with witchcraft and all three books are quick reads as well! I love Meg as a character and I'm going to miss her, I know other readers will also love her for her girl power and her heart and so if you haven't read any of these books, I would definitely recommend the trilogy to you! less

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