by Kelly Barnhill
The Witch's Boy is a nice story, but that's all it is. The relationships seemed forced and the plot seemed rushed. It felt like it either needed to be twice as long to really fill in the gaps or half as long to just tell the story with out pretending the relationships had meaning. The story is v...
A Cybils book. I had tried one of Barnhill’s other books and didn’t get through it for reasons that I don’t quite remember. This one I found to be really beautiful. It’s a sad book in many ways, but ultimately I felt a hopeful one (I know there are others that disagree with me here). What I remember...
The biggest hugs imaginable to Kelly Barnhill, because she just gets it. The Witch's Boy is one of those magical books that's destined to end up on the shelves of readers both young and old. Why, you ask? Within these pages is the type of story that bridges gaps. It sparks the imagination. It allows...
We are a Kelly Barnhill-loving family and this review makes me even more eager to read her latest, The Witch's Boy. Probably my husband and I will argue about who gets to read this to our kid. Or maybe all three of us will just settle in for bedtime story-time together. That sounds pretty good, ac...
I received an ARC of this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book! It was so much fun tho read. Constant action, great characters. This book was truly perfect. I don't have a single complaint about it. Absolutely amazing.
FANTASTIC, just plain FANTASTIC.This is how I would describe this book. It has an epic feel. It's as if I was watching a movie. The plot is just so outlandish to me. This is something that should be shown on big screen. It deserves the spotlight. It's so very unique and even dramatic, if I may say s...
The character of Ned drew me into this one, while Aine, the wolf, and the magic didn't let me go. Young readers will love this one. I did, and I'm far from young...
Arc provided by Algonquin Books through Netgalley How much I loved thee... let me count the ways... I loved it all, so much, that I don't even know how to properly write this review... Fair warning... Ode To a Book: (Just not lyrical... or written in metrical form... although ...