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A Curse of Ash and Embers
by Jo Spurrier
This is an ARC book review for NetGalley.
"'This is a witch's cottage,' I reminded myself. 'Strange things happening is the normal state of affairs around here, I should think. Might as well get used to it.'" ~ [b:A Curse of Ash and Embers|39726935|A Curse of Ash and Embers (Tales of the Blackbone Witches, #1)|Jo Spurrier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1535114976l/39726935._SY75_.jpg|61411799]
This book is vastly underrated! After the first chapter, I was drawn in immediately to Elodie's adventures. She's such a spitfire for a main character! Besides a few scenes, it's women who run the show in this book and I love every minute of it. What's excellent about Elodie as a character is that she takes pride in her work; even though this novel has feminist themes, Elodie working as a servant and cooking and cleaning never felt sexist. Elodie likes to take care of Aleida and it's what makes me admire her. All the women in this book do everything - including kick butt!
One of my favorite moments in the book:
"'I would murder someone for a cup of coffee right now,' she said by way of greeting.
'Can't help you there, I'm afraid. Tea?'
'Sure.'"
I love this moment between Aleida and Elodie! They've just settled into an unsteady, hesitant friendship. They are sharing a rarely calm moment in the cottage. Their everyday sarcasm is perfectly hilarious! This scene is important enough for there to be a break in the plot's action; at this moment, the reader sees how well Aleida and Elodie work together. They have a shared humor and natural chemistry which foreshadows how their relationship will be if Aleida teaches Elodie magic.
I'm excited to see how the rest of the series turns out. I want to know more about the wizard Elodie met in the first part of the story - his predictions turned out to be true, so he has to be more than just some background character. How will Elodie and Aleida's relationship be moving forward? Is Elodie going to become good friends with the earthspirit that's helping her? I'm dying to know more information about the earthspirit's powers! I can't wait to discover why Elodie was sent to Aleida! One final thought: I was picturing Gyssha as Madam Mim from Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" the entire time I was reading!
"'This is a witch's cottage,' I reminded myself. 'Strange things happening is the normal state of affairs around here, I should think. Might as well get used to it.'" ~ [b:A Curse of Ash and Embers|39726935|A Curse of Ash and Embers (Tales of the Blackbone Witches, #1)|Jo Spurrier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1535114976l/39726935._SY75_.jpg|61411799]
This book is vastly underrated! After the first chapter, I was drawn in immediately to Elodie's adventures. She's such a spitfire for a main character! Besides a few scenes, it's women who run the show in this book and I love every minute of it. What's excellent about Elodie as a character is that she takes pride in her work; even though this novel has feminist themes, Elodie working as a servant and cooking and cleaning never felt sexist. Elodie likes to take care of Aleida and it's what makes me admire her. All the women in this book do everything - including kick butt!
One of my favorite moments in the book:
"'I would murder someone for a cup of coffee right now,' she said by way of greeting.
'Can't help you there, I'm afraid. Tea?'
'Sure.'"
I love this moment between Aleida and Elodie! They've just settled into an unsteady, hesitant friendship. They are sharing a rarely calm moment in the cottage. Their everyday sarcasm is perfectly hilarious! This scene is important enough for there to be a break in the plot's action; at this moment, the reader sees how well Aleida and Elodie work together. They have a shared humor and natural chemistry which foreshadows how their relationship will be if Aleida teaches Elodie magic.
I'm excited to see how the rest of the series turns out. I want to know more about the wizard Elodie met in the first part of the story - his predictions turned out to be true, so he has to be more than just some background character. How will Elodie and Aleida's relationship be moving forward? Is Elodie going to become good friends with the earthspirit that's helping her? I'm dying to know more information about the earthspirit's powers! I can't wait to discover why Elodie was sent to Aleida! One final thought: I was picturing Gyssha as Madam Mim from Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" the entire time I was reading!