~*The Furies by Katie Lowe
3.75 out of 5 stars
I want to thank Netgalley and St.Martins Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Violet is a lonely, shy girl who live in a small, fading town. She doesn't want to fade along with the town. After the death of her sister and her Dad she feels like she is fading even more. Given the chance to attend the Elm Hollow Academy a private school for girls that just happens to the site for the 17th century witch trials. There she meets Robyn and her clique of friends who seem right out of "The Craft". Robin decides she will befriend Violet and invites her to a study group run by Ms. Annabel. Before she knows it Violet is involved in a dangerous and toxic friendship with Robin leading the way and leading the girls down some very toxic path. Violet finds herself falling under the spell (sorry for the pun) of Robin. There is magic and murder and Violet may never recover from all that she experiences in Elm Hollow.
The writing in this novel is poetic and beautiful, If I were just reviewing the book for that alone it would be a five star book all the way. I also want to say that the story it's self was fantastic and I enjoyed reading it. The reason that I bumped the novel down to three and a half stars is that for me that the characters were not very strong. Violet didn't have much of a voice and I do know that she is a meek character I felt as if we should be able to feel her a bit more. Robin was a good villain for the most part but she did feel a bit one note. All of that being said this book is so worth a read and it would be a great book to read around Halloween.
I want to thank Netgalley and St.Martins Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Violet is a lonely, shy girl who live in a small, fading town. She doesn't want to fade along with the town. After the death of her sister and her Dad she feels like she is fading even more. Given the chance to attend the Elm Hollow Academy a private school for girls that just happens to the site for the 17th century witch trials. There she meets Robyn and her clique of friends who seem right out of "The Craft". Robin decides she will befriend Violet and invites her to a study group run by Ms. Annabel. Before she knows it Violet is involved in a dangerous and toxic friendship with Robin leading the way and leading the girls down some very toxic path. Violet finds herself falling under the spell (sorry for the pun) of Robin. There is magic and murder and Violet may never recover from all that she experiences in Elm Hollow.
The writing in this novel is poetic and beautiful, If I were just reviewing the book for that alone it would be a five star book all the way. I also want to say that the story it's self was fantastic and I enjoyed reading it. The reason that I bumped the novel down to three and a half stars is that for me that the characters were not very strong. Violet didn't have much of a voice and I do know that she is a meek character I felt as if we should be able to feel her a bit more. Robin was a good villain for the most part but she did feel a bit one note. All of that being said this book is so worth a read and it would be a great book to read around Halloween.
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