Friday, March 24, 2023

The Coven

 


The Coven (Coven of Bones #1)
By: Harper L. Woods

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Age Rating: 18+
⚠️Trigger Warnings⚠️
🔹dubious consent 
🔹forced feeding 
🔹graphic violence 
🔹rough and explicit sexual content 
🔹forced proximity 
🔹betrayal 
🔹references to past abuse & traumatic reactions to triggering stimuli
🔹knife violence 
🔹graphic depictions of blood 
🔹physical harm inflicted upon the main character 
🔹ritualistic murder

This is a Dark Fantasy Academia Romance with so many plot twists that left me reeling. 
This story follows Willow a young witch who has spent her whole life hiding from the Covenant and being raised to be a weapon for her fathers revenge. 
After losing her mother she has to attend Hollow Grove University where we meet our morally grey anti-hero MMC Alaric Thorne headmaster of Hollow Grove. 
The tension and chemistry between Willow and Thorne made this story such a page turner and the plot twists kept me on my toes. 

The world building was complex and the author did this beautifully. With secrets around every corner. The magical system was intricate and not like anything I’ve read before which kept me captivated. 

The beginning of the story was a bit slow getting started but gripped me in deep at about the 1/2 way point. The last chapter and last sentence made me need the next book ASAP! The only other thing is that it wasn’t clear how old Willow was I thought she was 16 and was very bothered by that but the author confirmed Willow is 20. 

Overall this is a great read and was different from what I’m used to reading. Worth the read!!!

I received this book as an ARC for my review. 

Thank you Harper for allowing me to read your story. Loved it!

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