The Bane Witch by Ava MorgynMy Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
This book had me enthralled from start to finish in a cleverly built world full of dynamic characters. Modern fantasy worlds sometimes don't do it for me, but Morgyn builds a mythos that works without exposition. Trusting the reader to connect the dots and experience learning about magic alongside the protagonist makes for a fully engaging world. Our fair protagonist learns and grows in "real time" along with the reader in a perspective that feels very refreshing after a slew of description heavy romantasies. The narrative is dark and hopeful all at once. Blending the grim reality that real evil lurks in humanity and a feminist revenge fantasy, here everyone, including the Bane Witches themselves, get their just desserts.
The only thing keeping this from being a five star read, ironically given that I am die hard fan of romance novels, was the romantic subplot. Piers' love interest seems to be only one-dimensional character. Not even acting as a foil, he seem to exist just to further the plot of secrecy around Piers' past and the Bane Witch network. Could have lived without that...could have really lived without breasts being compared to candy apples.
Published on 18 March 2025 by St. Martin's Press
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