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Welcome to the The Year of the Witching Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on October 24th and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 10/24
October 24th: The Beast + Chapters 1-5
October 25th: Chapters 6-10
October 26th: Chapters 11-15
October 27th: Chapters 16-20
October 28th: Chapters 21-25
October 29th: Chapters 26-30
October 30th: Chapters 31-35

Week of 10/31
October 31st: Chapters 36-40 +Epilogue


PARTICIPANTS
~ Cat
~ Edith
~ Allyson

Must be active in the buddy discussion to count for the points. Minimum of two comments talking about the contents of the book, not only "It's good, I like this/that."

Wow this book is quite interesting so far. The puritanical / cult- like community is very disconcerting. I’m definitely drawn into the intrigue. Can’t wait to see how Immanuelle comes into her own self.

I haven’t made as much progress as I would like yet, but it is indeed a very interesting community so far. I didn’t expect all the religious attributes as well.

Hey, guys! Hope y’all are enjoying the book so far. I just picked it up today and I can’t really determine how I feel about it yet. The beginning is a little slow for my taste but as the chapters go on it really begins to build up to the main story.

(view spoiler)[ The Four Witches reeeaallly give me the creeps. I think the author is doing a great job with their portrayal so far. Everything about them gives me the heebie jeebies and the atmosphere in the story reminds me strongly of the Salem witch trials. It was really messed up of Martha to brand Imannuelle! I understand that the Darkwood is a taboo topic but man I felt so bad for her :(
Also, what are your guys thoughts on Ezra and the plagues? (hide spoiler)]

Sooo... I know I wanted to finish this by Halloween, but it takes me so long to make progress due to the dark themes. *sigh*

I am now 60% of the way through and it's getting better (or I'm getting used to it) because this Part I was making me way too uncomfortable with (view spoiler)[all the good Father/evil Mother, child molestation etc. etc. (hide spoiler)]

@Edith
I totally agree about the creeps. Ezra seems fine so far, but I don't know, I have the suspicion that something might change later on?
(view spoiler)[The plagues are so weird, creepy and totally gory! (hide spoiler)]

By the way, (view spoiler)[why do I start feeling like this won't have a good ending??? Hope I'm wrong :'( (hide spoiler)]

@Cat I think the storyline itself is phenomenal. (but that might be because it's been a good minute since I've read anything remotely witchy/puritanical? I'm just a sucker for historical fiction in general lol) Anyway, I think the ending can go either way, but I'd love to hear your thoughts nonetheless!

@Edith now, almost 80% of the way through, I can say that the plot has definitely picked up and I'm invested, haha! I still don't like all this puritanical stuff, ahaha, but I like the way it's going. It's definitely much better than your typical fantasy, I give the book that!

Oooh I see you've finished it! I'd love to hear your thoughts about the ending, too :D

Of course! I'll wait until you finish though, don't want to ruin anything for you xD

Sooo, I finished this book the other day.

I have to say, by the end of the book I was very invested. But, still, it was dark for me, ahaha.

And I definitely understand why to use a puritanical backdrop for a 'revolutionary' protagonist. But, it was driving me crazy when I was reading about it xD