Which Witch?
Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.
Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780525461647 (0525461647)
Publish date: August 1st 1999
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Pages no: 231
Edition language: English
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleDespite the fact that I was nearly halfway through the book before I realized someone had ripped out two pages from my secondhand copy (thankfully I was able to read them online), I enjoyed this book. It is a fun and twisted story about a dark wizard l...
Another pretty fabulous read for children who have a taste for ghoulish and frightening things. Much like The Witches, this is essentially a very happy story, but with plenty of darkness and chills mixed in. I would say the premise (women competing over a chance to marry) seems a bit dated, but, s...
A fun middle grade from Eva Ibbotson. I’ve mostly read her adult/YA (depending on packaging) novels, although in the far distant past I did read The Secret of Platform 13. Which Witch? is lots of fun and reminded me of Diana Wynne Jones in some ways. Also, it’s one of those middle grade books where ...
This was just a ton of fun. Ibbotson is like a tamer Roald Dahl, with a twist of Monty Python. The part about the rats, though? That was pure Stephen King. *shudder*
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