Windwitch by Susan Dennard

Windwitch

Author: Susan Dennard
Series: The Witchlands #2
Reviewer: Community

Summary

Sometimes our enemies are also our only allies…

After an explosion destroys his ship, the world believes Prince Merik, Windwitch, is dead. Scarred yet alive, Merik is determined to prove his sister’s treachery. Upon reaching the royal capital, crowded with refugees, he haunts the streets, fighting for the weak—which leads to whispers of a disfigured demigod, the Fury, who brings justice to the oppressed.

When the Bloodwitch Aeduan discovers a bounty on Iseult, he makes sure to be the first to find her—yet in a surprise twist, Iseult offers him a deal. She will return money stolen from him, if he locates Safi. Now they must work together to cross the Witchlands, while constantly wondering, who will betray whom first?

After a surprise attack and shipwreck, Safi and the Empress of Marstok barely escape with their lives. Alone in a land of pirates, every moment balances on a knife’s edge—especially when the pirates’ next move could unleash war upon the Witchlands.

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Review

Renee

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Things start off quickly in this one! We follow Merik more than the other characters, and I’ll be honest, I really needed resolution after reading Truthwitch the first time so I rushed Windwitch. I enjoyed this book more the second time since I took my time and picked up on some larger clues I missed before. We also see Vivia’s perspective (she’s Merik’s sister and definitely one of my favorite characters in the series). Merik isn’t one of my favorite characters, but he definitely has an interesting arc.


Marlou

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Windwitch was rain pouring harshly on the roof, butterflies in my stomach, seeing your friend after a while apart, it was coming home home to a loving family.


Leslie

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

While this one wasn’t my favorite of the series, it definitely begins to show the repercussions from Truthwitch and the implications that those events will have on the rest of the series. It was also wonderful to get more POV chapters here and I am totally already in love with Merik’s sister, Vivia. In Truthwitch, we are presented with certain pieces of information, but with Windwitch, it becomes clear that maybe what we thought was an absolute, really isn’t and we need to shift our understanding. Again, this is some deep stuff for a YA series to tackle, and it is done beautifully well.


Fox

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Windwitch is my most favourite book in the series. Perhaps, because when I am writing this,  I am yet to read Bloodwitch, but even then I can’t ever imagine anything make my heart squeeze so much.

The second book in the series is expanding the world once again and giving us more POVs. I did not expect to change my opinions on some of the characters, but I did as we were giving other sides of the story (e.g., Vivia and Merik relationship). I loved this book, even though it ripped my heart apart and I just kept screaming internally till I got to the last page. And then I had to scream some more because the wait for the following installment in the series seemed endless.

Let me add that the cover is stunning and I can’t decide if I like US or UK version better. It has my most favourite season as the backdrop for Merik, and I always feel happy when I look at it.

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