{"id":3392,"date":"2025-06-27T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2025-06-27T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T05:05:00","slug":"the-book-of-witching-by-c-j-cooke-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=3392","title":{"rendered":"The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Book of Witching<\/strong> by C. J. Cooke<\/a>
on October 8, 2024
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Horror<\/a>, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Supernatural<\/a>, Fiction \/ Women<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 384
Format:<\/strong> Audiobook<\/a>, Hardcover<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n

Clem gets a call that is every mother\u2019s worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital after a hiking trip with her friends on the remote Orkney Islands that met a horrifying end, leaving her boyfriend dead and her best friend missing. When Erin wakes, she doesn\u2019t recognize her mother. And she doesn\u2019t answer to her name, but insists she is someone named Nyx. Clem travels the site of her daughter\u2019s accident, determined to find out what happened to her. The answer may lie in a dark secret in the history of the Orkneys: a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft and murder four centuries ago. Clem begins to wonder if Erin\u2019s strange behavior is a symptom of a broken mind, or the effects of an ancient curse?<\/p>\n

I enjoyed the two timelines which were both captivating and pulled on the emotions. I did find that the timeline in Scotland in the 1500\u2019s which featured Alison Balfour, who had been accused of witchcraft. was the most gripping to me as I felt for Alison and the way she was treated. The timeline in the present featured Clem, a mother whose daughter, Erin, has been hospitalized. Erin\u2019s best friend is missing, and Erin\u2019s boyfriend is dead. What is more troubling is that when Erin wakes up, she claims to be someone else. I enjoyed how well thought out this book was. Everything came together nicely and for several moments had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. This book had me thinking back to the past and how women (and men) were accused of being witches and what befell them. <\/p>\n

I rated this novel four stars. Be sure to read the author\u2019s note as well. I found it to be informative and detailed the research that went into the writing of this book. Knowing that this book was based on a real person made this book even better for me. I admire the amount of research that went into the writing of this book. Wonderfully written, well thought out, terrifically paced, and hard to put down.<\/p>\n

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