Rating
Review
Bloodwitch is the stunning new installment in Susan Dennard's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Witchlands series. While admittedly, the first two and a half books in the series have been solid reads, Susan Dennard pulled out all the stops in her newest book.
Picking up where Windwitch left off, Bloodwitch follows the ensemble cast introduced in the series with a focus on Aeduan. Characters in this book get significant and well-deserved character development, especially one of my new favourites, Vivia. One of the best parts of this series is how interesting and well-defined all the characters are. At the heart of this, of course, is Safi and Iseult's friendship. There are just not enough books with female friendships depicted in positive ways that the Witchlands series is a breath of fresh air.
Unlike many books that alternate between multiple POVs, Bloodwtich manages to balance the viewpoints in a way that I did not skip entire chapters to go back to the views of certain characters because I enjoyed all the perspectives.
Bloodwitch is the third book in a series, so you probably have some familiarity with the world and Susan Dennard's writing. If you've read some of the previous books, know that the writing in this book is even tighter and better developed. You can tell the author has improved tremendously as a writer, and as a result, the book was an absolute treat to read.
