Cécile and Tristan have accomplished the impossible, but their greatest challenge remains: defeating the evil they have unleashed upon the world.
As they scramble for a way to protect the people of the Isle and liberate the trolls from their tyrant king, Cécile and Tristan must battle those who’d see them dead. To win, they will risk everything. And everyone.
But it might not be enough. Both Cécile and Tristan have debts, and they will be forced to pay them at a cost far greater than they had ever imagined.
Title : Warrior Witch
Author : Danielle L. Jensen
Series : Malediction Trilogy (book three)
Format : physical
Page Count : 400
Genre : YA fantasy
Publisher : Angry Robot
Release Date : May 3, 2016
Reviewer : Hollis
Rating : ★ ★ ★ .5
Hollis’ 3.5 star review
While this didn’t quite knock things out of the park like I hoped.. it did a lot of good. While, maybe, also having an equal part of things I was ambivalent about. But the ending? I can only imagine how many readers were split down the middle of loving or hating it but, surprisingly, I loved it. I even got a wee bit emosh about it. It was incredibly bittersweet.
We might not have as many big reveals in this instalment as we did in book two but we did have one and.. I don’t know. I feel after the way things went in book two it made this twist a little overdone. But it once again reinforces the concept of layers and how not everything in this world was as it seemed. Not to mention how clever the characters were and how long they had been playing the game, which did go some way in reinforcing how they’d been able to be so many steps ahead of everyone else.
I did, however, enjoy how the world was “saved” and the troll issue was solved; I thought everything about the learning of that fix was very clever. Jensen crafted this story in such a different way from the usual we’ve come to expect and I really appreciate that.
I do think, however, some characterizations were harmed in getting the plot moving and certain plot points were used and then apparently discarded, never to be spoken about again, so it was a little messy. It was a little pacey, too. So much happens and yet at times it feels like nothing is happening. But overall I’m really not mad about the whole of it.
I’m happy to have finally finished this series and while I will be unhauling (this was on my Series to Finish list because, yes, it needed to be finished but also because it’s one I owned and I need to split my focus between both of those goals) it’s not out of any kind of hate or disappointment; it’s merely because it’s not so loved that I want to keep it for future rereads. Plus, there’s always the library. That said, I definitely wouldn’t talk anyone out of reading this series and it’s actually given me some motivation to read more by this author. Maybe not anytime soon but I certainly won’t put off the urge if I ever feel so inclined.
A Take from Two Cities 