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zinelib 's review for:
A Resistance of Witches
by Morgan Ryan
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Given current events, a book about fighting Nazis has a lot of appeal, even more so when the resistance comprises witches and the witch-adjacent. It's a fine read, but maybe not quite as compelling as I'd hoped? The love story doesn't add anything, and not just because it's a heterosexual couple. The question of fighting fairly is an interesting one, again, because of current circumstances. I highlighted this exchange
"It's dark magic. Evil. We don't do that sort of thing." Lydia didn't look entirely convinced by her own argument.
"It would save lives."
"It would end lives, that's what it does."
Rebecca was quiet for a long time. "They would do it to us."
"We're not like them."
"Maybe we should be."
Lydia turned, surprised. "You don't mean that."
"I do, actually."
Lydia stared. "I don't think you know what you're suggesting."
Rebecca was suddenly furious with this stupid, naive Englishwoman, lecturing her on morality with such
confidence. "You know what I think? I think you've only heard about war on the BBC. You've never seen it up close. You have no idea what it's really like here."
SIGH. Fighting a war against people with no morality (but supposedly fighting in the name of morality?) is confusing. How do you win when logic and honor do not exist???