And he also gets to completely relearn everything he thought he knew about his father. Victor gets to discover more about his mother, who died when he was born. There is drama, and intrigue, the tension suitably builds to the final fight. The story has an modest feel, and you can believe it's set in 1601. Which includes inheriting his beliefs that all witches (and their demons) are evil and must be killed.īut everything is not as black and white as it seems, when Victor meets Clearly and her brother Fabian. Victor's deceased father also hunted witches, and despite a somewhat distant relationship between the two, Victor learnt everything from him. Because they exist, they are evil creatures that torment nearby towns and tear families apart. This is touched upon in the book, acknowledging that this is happening but Witch in the Woods focusses on Victor's story. This is set in the beginning of the 17th Century, when the witch craze affects Europe, and millions of innocent people die because of the ignorance and greed of their fellow man. I did delay a bit, because I was worried that a) I might find it too similar to my work or b) it would disappoint.Īnd then I made the mistake of watching the film Into The Woods, and that just plain scarred me from anything Witch and Wood related for months!Īnyway, back on track - a) this book is an amazing and original story b) see point a. This book has been on my reading list for ages, ever since it was featured on Keeley's Days of Indie last Christmas. And one such danger takes him to Beth's Hollow, where a witch in the woods has been terrifying the residents for generations. The year is 1601 and Victor Steep is a professional witch-hunter amidst the witch craze era.

Witch in the Woods by Taylor Ann Bunker