Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2) in Spines With Wines

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Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2)

Susan Dennard

Start date: January 8, 2017

Finish date: February 4, 2017

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Feb 03, 2017 Kristin Hackett (Merrily Kristin) rated it liked it

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Personal Thoughts: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard was one of my favorite books of 2015 (I was lucky enough to read it early thanks to sprinting to the Tor booth on the first day of BEA) so obviously, I was feeling super hyped about reading Windwitch which is the second book in the Witchlands series. It was one of my most anticipated releases for 2017 (I feel like I might say this a lot but I swear it鈥檚 true! I just get really excited about new books, OKAY) and Originally posted on :

Personal Thoughts: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard was one of my favorite books of 2015 (I was lucky enough to read it early thanks to sprinting to the Tor booth on the first day of BEA) so obviously, I was feeling super hyped about reading Windwitch which is the second book in the Witchlands series. It was one of my most anticipated releases for 2017 (I feel like I might say this a lot but I swear it鈥檚 true! I just get really excited about new books, OKAY) and I love the autumnal cover and the prospect of getting Prince Merik鈥檚 perspective. The stars seemed to be aligned until I started reading and everything I loved about Truthwitch was just鈥� missing. Talk about a major disappointment. I鈥檓 still interested in finding out where the story is going so I will most definitely be picking up Bloodwitch but this was just not the second installment I was looking for.

Plot Summary: The events in Windwitch are a continuation of the story we got in Truthwitch. I鈥檒l be totally honest, it鈥檚 really difficult to come up with a coherent plot summary for this book because the story completely changed from the first book. We鈥檝e got Prince Merik who is on a crusade against his sister Princess Vivia. He鈥檚 determined to prove that she has bad intentions and he鈥檚 traveling around under a false identity as everyone believes he died when his ship exploded. Then we鈥檝e got Safi, traveling around with Empress Vaness after also surviving a shipwreck. Lastly, we鈥檝e got Iseult and Aeduan (the Threadwitch and the Bloodwitch) on a mission to find Safi but getting into antics of their own.

Critique: Where to start? As an overall critique, I have to say that Windwitch was missing just about everything that I loved about Truthwitch. One of the reasons I was so drawn to the series and why I became so invested to begin with is because of the friendship between Safi and Iseult. In Truthwitch, we get to see all of these amazing best friend moments between two powerful ladies and then they鈥檙e separated for the entirety of book two. Next, the story is completely sidelined in Windwitch. There was so much set up for this epic tale in Truthwitch and not a single story line was continued or explored enough in book two. This is my main issue. Book two, it really felt like Book one, take two. There was so much groundwork laid in Truthwitch that I was expecting a lot more action this time around. While it wasn鈥檛 completely unenjoyable to learn about these new situations, the pacing was much slower than in it鈥檚 predecessor and I found myself getting bored. There are also A LOT of narratives to follow. Windwitch increases to five separate POVs so if there was a particular story line you aren鈥檛 as interested in, it feels like it takes forever to get back to the one where your heart is (cough *Iseult and Aeduan* cough). There were some important strides made during the course of the story and there was a ton of character growth with the exception of Safi. I also really wish the relationship between Threadbrothers and Threadsisters would鈥檝e been explored further but I鈥檓 expecting that鈥檒l be coming in future installments. So overall, I liked Windwitch (despite all of the complaining I just did), but I just was expecting so much more out of it. There鈥檚 now a TON of buildup between books one and two and I鈥檓 just hoping the payoff in the final two books will live up to my expectations.

Do I Recommend?: If you enjoyed Truthwitch as much I did, I would definitely recommend continuing on with the series but I would warn you that the entire feel of the story changes and to not go into it with high expectations. Hopefully this will have been a necessary addition to what will be an epic fantasy story. ...more

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Feb 04, 2017 Cassandra Rose rated it really liked it

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Susan Dennard鈥檚 Witchland Series continues in Windwitch, and unlike most people, I enjoyed the second book in the series more than the first 鈥� mostly because of one additional POV that I fell in love with. Other POVs? Not so much. Here鈥檚 hoping book three finds a better balance between great characters and even better friendships!

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Jan 01, 2017 Alexa (Alexa Loves Books) rated it liked it

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I definitely enjoyed parts of Windwitch, particularly Aeduan, Iseult and also how the world got just a bit bigger than it used to be. But there were also portions of it that didn't work for me personally, and that definitely affected my overall feelings towards the story. ...more

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Mar 16, 2017 Amber baird rated it liked it · review of another edition

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where I was over the moon about truthwitch. This book didn't live up to my night hopes. But hopefully the next instalment will bring this series back up in ratings. ...more

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Apr 18, 2017 Laura Mauro rated it really liked it

I really loved this book. I loved seeing the characters in different locations and seeing how separate they were impacted all the characters. It was fast pace read as well.

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