The Witch of Tin Mountain
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- Create Date：2023-01-17 11:21:45
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- Author：Paulette Kennedy
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Summary
In Depression-era Arkansas， something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil。
Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains。 So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades。
1931。 Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain， helping her adoptive granny work her cures。 Despite whispers that the women are witches， the superstitious locals still seek them out， whether they suffer from arthritis or a broken heart。 But when evangelist Josiah Bellflower comes to town touting miracle healing， full bellies， and prosperity， his revivals soon hold Tin Mountain in thrall—and Granny in abject fear。
Granny recognizes Josiah。 Fifty years ago， in a dark and desperate moment， she made a terrible promise。 Now Josiah， an enemy， has returned to collect his due。
As Granny sickens and the drought-ridden countryside falls under a curse， Gracelynn must choose: flee Tin Mountain and the only family she knows or confront the vengeful preacher whose unholy mission is to destroy her。
Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains。 So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades。
1931。 Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain， helping her adoptive granny work her cures。 Despite whispers that the women are witches， the superstitious locals still seek them out， whether they suffer from arthritis or a broken heart。 But when evangelist Josiah Bellflower comes to town touting miracle healing， full bellies， and prosperity， his revivals soon hold Tin Mountain in thrall—and Granny in abject fear。
Granny recognizes Josiah。 Fifty years ago， in a dark and desperate moment， she made a terrible promise。 Now Josiah， an enemy， has returned to collect his due。
As Granny sickens and the drought-ridden countryside falls under a curse， Gracelynn must choose: flee Tin Mountain and the only family she knows or confront the vengeful preacher whose unholy mission is to destroy her。
Reviews
Jacklyn Brinkley
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As an Arkansan， the setting of this book immediately caught my attention。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading it though。 It was a fast paced， intriguing paranormal historical fiction。 I especially loved the language that the author used throughout the novel。 The colloquialisms had me laughing and thinking about my own family。 Lots of good twists， turns and life lessons。I absolutely recommend this book！
Tammy Helgens
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I got this as an Amazon first reads book！ I just loved the story。 Very well written。 Usually when a book is written from each characters history or their story it is hard to follow。 Not this one！
Stephanie
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Interesting story。 Two POVs that are 100 years apart but so similar。 I found it a bit confusing at times。
Donna
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Wonderful Period NovelI really liked this story。 So many interesting characters and a fantastic plot。 If you have ever lived in the Ozarks this tale should resonate for you。 A truly great read。
Janelle Nehring
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Eh。。。 The story had a good premise， but it was a overly simple and hokie。 I'm not anti LGBTQ community， but not everyone of the main characters have to be gay， and not every heterosexual male is a sleezebag Villian either。 It lacks a healthy balance。 Eh。。。 The story had a good premise， but it was a overly simple and hokie。 I'm not anti LGBTQ community， but not everyone of the main characters have to be gay， and not every heterosexual male is a sleezebag Villian either。 It lacks a healthy balance。 。。。more
Sarah
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I loved the atmosphere， dark folklore， and curses surrounding the Witch of Tin Mountain。 I was sucked in from the start with the dual POV and timelines。 The two were similar with a common enemy， but I didn’t have any trouble keeping them apart。 It was full of secrets and suspenseful moments。 I loved the parts involving the grimoire and I wish we could have seen it used a little more during good times and not just the bad。 The writing style made this a fast read for me and the author did a great I loved the atmosphere， dark folklore， and curses surrounding the Witch of Tin Mountain。 I was sucked in from the start with the dual POV and timelines。 The two were similar with a common enemy， but I didn’t have any trouble keeping them apart。 It was full of secrets and suspenseful moments。 I loved the parts involving the grimoire and I wish we could have seen it used a little more during good times and not just the bad。 The writing style made this a fast read for me and the author did a great job bringing the setting to life。 Thank you @pkennedywrites and @suzyapprovedbooktours for the gifted copy。 。。。more
Heather Levy
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In Paulette Kennedy’s second book THE WITCH OF TIN MOUNTAIN， the Ozarks are as much of a character as the resilient women who reside within its mysterious hollers。 Kennedy doesn’t shy away from religious hypocrisy as she explores the difficult lives of three generations of cursed women faced with prosecution by the very community they’ve spent their lives aiding with their innate abilities。 Just as an alluring stranger attempts to seduce the women for his own nefarious reasons， the women each st In Paulette Kennedy’s second book THE WITCH OF TIN MOUNTAIN， the Ozarks are as much of a character as the resilient women who reside within its mysterious hollers。 Kennedy doesn’t shy away from religious hypocrisy as she explores the difficult lives of three generations of cursed women faced with prosecution by the very community they’ve spent their lives aiding with their innate abilities。 Just as an alluring stranger attempts to seduce the women for his own nefarious reasons， the women each struggle with their budding desires， which often go against the strict societal norms of their time。 Here， queer representation is presented as a natural extension of the tight bonds the characters form with fellow independent women looking to find some type of happiness and acceptance in a world pitted against their lust for life。 There’s an undercurrent of desire cut with rage throughout the novel as the women battle the curse that’s held them hostage for a hundred years and fight the evil seeking to destroy them。 In this way， the story feels both powerfully evocative and modern given some of the current attacks on women’s autonomy。 It’s a stunning novel。 。。。more
Dani Cox
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This started off very slow to me and I almost DNF at 20%。 However， I did persevere and the story did pick up about half way through。 The dual timeline could be a little confusing as the characters voices and storylines were very similar and it was hard to differentiate。 The supernatural elements were interesting but I felt it was very difficult to keep track of all the characters involved and their relation to each other。 Overall， it was an interesting read from about the half way mark but quite This started off very slow to me and I almost DNF at 20%。 However， I did persevere and the story did pick up about half way through。 The dual timeline could be a little confusing as the characters voices and storylines were very similar and it was hard to differentiate。 The supernatural elements were interesting but I felt it was very difficult to keep track of all the characters involved and their relation to each other。 Overall， it was an interesting read from about the half way mark but quite confusing at times。 。。。more
KATHY
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Some of the reference to the actual craft seemed cheesy but I rated the story very good。
Mlg
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Too many confusing and similar characters。
Kyrsten
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good bookA little slow， but once you start learning about the past and the future it’s a really good book。 I recommend it if you are open minded！
Cari
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The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy was my Kindle First Read selection for January 2023。。。
Lisa Albright
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I always enjoy dual timelines and points of view。 There's something about two stories that gradually reveal how they are really one。 I liked the characters and how they connected to the world around them despite the hardships they had to endure， and the way they had such fierce loyalty to their friends and family。 The Ozarks of Arkansas was the perfect setting for this dark Gothic tale and I couldn't stop turning the pages。 The ending was incredibly satisfying and I love the feeling of stepping I always enjoy dual timelines and points of view。 There's something about two stories that gradually reveal how they are really one。 I liked the characters and how they connected to the world around them despite the hardships they had to endure， and the way they had such fierce loyalty to their friends and family。 The Ozarks of Arkansas was the perfect setting for this dark Gothic tale and I couldn't stop turning the pages。 The ending was incredibly satisfying and I love the feeling of stepping out of the pages of an intriguing adventure to head back to real life。I received a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Richard
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Hard to put downA complex theme with well defined characters。 I found the time jumping hard to keep track of but compelling none the less。 Heartwarming。
Cindy Bond
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Good bookI enjoyed this book。 At one point I was a little confused， but it all came together in the end。
KersieH
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This complex book weaves its stories thru multiple time periods and generations。 Evil visits a haunted area known as Tin Mountain， Arkansas and it has taken its toll in many ways。
Deborrah M。 Murphy
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This book was very engaging。
Michelle Irwin
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EntertainingA bloodline of women spanning 150 years that comes with a special gift also a curse of being hunted by a demon who has many faces。 Several timelines， each one just as enjoyable as the other。 Really good story！
Sarah Draheim
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Thank you NetGalley for this free EArc in exchange for an honest review！Why 5 Stars:1。 writing style: I loved the two different POVs and that they were in different time lines。 This made the story more realistic and I enjoyed the way they talked。2。 Characters: I loved all the characters and their diversity3。 The plot: I was intrigued by the blurb and enjoyed every twist and turn of the story line。4。 Cults， Witchcraft， Folklore are everything I love in a book！5。 Chilling and spooky story which wi Thank you NetGalley for this free EArc in exchange for an honest review！Why 5 Stars:1。 writing style: I loved the two different POVs and that they were in different time lines。 This made the story more realistic and I enjoyed the way they talked。2。 Characters: I loved all the characters and their diversity3。 The plot: I was intrigued by the blurb and enjoyed every twist and turn of the story line。4。 Cults， Witchcraft， Folklore are everything I love in a book！5。 Chilling and spooky story which will make you leave on the light at night！ 。。。more
Lori Allen
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I had a difficult time getting into this book and following who was who and how they were connected until I was about a third if they way into the book。 Pushing 21st Century societal norms in the story that takes place in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s for me， detracted from what this book could have been。 I don't think telling of this story did any favors to Ozark folklore by turning this into a supernatural story。 I was rather disappointed in this， but bear in mind， these are just my th I had a difficult time getting into this book and following who was who and how they were connected until I was about a third if they way into the book。 Pushing 21st Century societal norms in the story that takes place in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s for me， detracted from what this book could have been。 I don't think telling of this story did any favors to Ozark folklore by turning this into a supernatural story。 I was rather disappointed in this， but bear in mind， these are just my thoughts and opinions。 If you really enjoy supernatural stories that don't really follow the local legends or folklore， then this will probably be a great read for you。 。。。more
Sophia Dyer • bookishly。vintage
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This was one of my January Amazon First Read picksWell， consider me underwhelmed。The premise of this story was so interesting to me， I love a good witch story。 Especially ones that feel like they are set in the real world， the type of story where you're left guessing "magical realism。。。or true magic？"Instead。。。。I struggled to keep the two POVs straight。 I didn't even know what time period I was in for most of the book。 The characters， setting， dialect， everything really， was just way too close a This was one of my January Amazon First Read picksWell， consider me underwhelmed。The premise of this story was so interesting to me， I love a good witch story。 Especially ones that feel like they are set in the real world， the type of story where you're left guessing "magical realism。。。or true magic？"Instead。。。。I struggled to keep the two POVs straight。 I didn't even know what time period I was in for most of the book。 The characters， setting， dialect， everything really， was just way too close and it really got confusing at times。 I would have to page back to the chapter title to see whos POV I was reading， and which storyline I was supposed to be paying attention to。 It made it difficult to put this down too， because when I would pick it back up I had to sort through who experienced what。I want to say this book had a good atmosphere， but there isn't much worldbuilding and I struggled to really picture where it was that this book took place。 There are some good weather descriptions throughout the story， but otherwise the surroundings and buildings don't receive much of a description， and I find that I am missing that。 The 1931 timeline is right after the Depression in America， and yet I feel like this town is so far removed from regular society that the Depression didn't even hit them。 And the railroad is the only form of transportation talked about in depth too， and that is one of the things that could have differentiated the timelines。The story was interesting， though， and I like that it relied heavily on hypocrisy and witch trials。 Despite not really knowing who was speaking that moment， both timelines showed that history really repeats itself， and that society is much quicker to listen to a new man in town， rather than the women that have only been there to help。 It was interesting to see how much this society relied on this family of women， and how quickly their views shifted as soon as a new man popped into the picture。I think the story would have been fine with one timeline and maybe some flashbacks， but the duo POV was way too similar and it got confusing。 This book might work better as a movie， where the characters can be visually differentiated from， and the different timelines would be easier to keep track of。 Others really enjoyed this story， so there is always hope for a media adaptation。Overall， I wanted to like this story but often found myself confused on what was going on and who was speaking。 The duo timelines were too similar in tone and style to be differentiated between， and the whole story kind of blended together in my mind。 I think that this book would probably translate better on the big screen！ I do appreciate the authors note at the end of this book， I liked learning about her inspirations and research for this story。 It was not the book for me， but others have enjoyed it so I say read at will！Content warnings: pregnancy， childbirth， child death， death， murder， child abuse / neglect， sexual / physical abuse， sexual assault， addiction， self harm， suicide， racism， homophobia， hate crimes， abortion， abandonment 。。。more
M。 Gail Kmieczak
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Great story about the history of a family of witches or knowing women and how they needed to protect their generations of family from an evil specter and managed to rid their town and family of decades of trouble。
Laura
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This story kept me hooked， and I enjoyed the plot and characters， but the intimacy between the characters caught me off guard。 I prefer clean， light， and straight romance。 Other than that， it was an interesting book。
Candy
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The Witch of Tin Mountain is told in two timelines， 1881 and 1931。 The women are chased by an evil spirit through the years。 Good story。
Charles
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Great story This is not the type of book I usually read but I really enjoyed it。 I was on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book。 It was a bit of a struggle to keep the characters straight but I really liked the way they were developed。 This is a fascinating story and I definitely recommend this book。
Sifa Poulton
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I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。THE WITCH OF TIN MOUNTAIN is a book about family， home， and persecution hiding in the guise of religion as a town turns swiftly on Gracelynn。This book is part historical， part gothic horror， with demons in human skin and villages turning on isolated women。 It has more supernatural elements than Paulette Kennedy's first book， weaving it into the harsh but beautiful landscape。 Gentry （a preacher from Granny's I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。THE WITCH OF TIN MOUNTAIN is a book about family， home， and persecution hiding in the guise of religion as a town turns swiftly on Gracelynn。This book is part historical， part gothic horror， with demons in human skin and villages turning on isolated women。 It has more supernatural elements than Paulette Kennedy's first book， weaving it into the harsh but beautiful landscape。 Gentry （a preacher from Granny's timeline） is very creepy， appearing like a visitation at times， with a promise of menace about him。The book alternates between Gracelynn and Deirdre （her granny）， fifty years apart but facing the same evil in a small town that readily shuts out those who are different， even if all they've done is help people。 Not only are Gracelynn and Deirdre both women， but they're both queer （as are other characters in the book） and are threatened for both reasons。 Like PARTING THE VEIL， THE WITCH OF TIN MOUNTAIN brings LGBT+ people back into the history they've been erased from。The book starts with a slow burn unease at what's happening in the town as the preachers arrive。 There's a creepy sense of dread that something awful will happen and then - particularly in Gracelynn's chapters， where the climax of both timelines occurs - the threat accelerates into a gallop of mortal danger and unfair persecution。 The acceleration across the book starts off almost imperceptible， so that you're pulled along without noticing the ratchetting tension until it's taut and ready to snap。The "preachers" of this book are vile。 Not only are the arriving ones literal demons in flesh form， but all of them pressure women into sex - and still go about hypocritically accusing women of sin if they have sex outside of marriage。 There can be such hypocrisy within religious （and secular） institutions and this book shines a light on them with most of the villains of the book being part of an institution。I am looking forward to her next book！ 。。。more
Booksandcoffeemx
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𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭， 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴！There’s something about Witch stories that I can’t resist， and this story was fantastic。Full of mystery， dark， atmospheric and beautiful setting in the Ozark Mountains this magical story captivated me。Thank you Suzy Approved Book Tours for this tour invite。𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 by Paulette Kennedy releases February 1， 2023。https://www。instagram。com/booksandcof。。。 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭， 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴！There’s something about Witch stories that I can’t resist， and this story was fantastic。Full of mystery， dark， atmospheric and beautiful setting in the Ozark Mountains this magical story captivated me。Thank you Suzy Approved Book Tours for this tour invite。𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 by Paulette Kennedy releases February 1， 2023。https://www。instagram。com/booksandcof。。。 。。。more
Megara
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One of my favorite books as a kid was Lois Duncan's "Summer of Fear" and I have been a sucker for any books that combine witchcraft and the Ozarks ever since！ The research the author has done is obvious in a good way。 A well paced suspenseful read！ One of my favorite books as a kid was Lois Duncan's "Summer of Fear" and I have been a sucker for any books that combine witchcraft and the Ozarks ever since！ The research the author has done is obvious in a good way。 A well paced suspenseful read！ 。。。more
Marsha
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HorribleThe story was good， I do not like the back and forth timelines， very confusing in this book but I was appalled that this was not advertised as a gay sex fiction。 The history was great but not the male to male and female with female sex。 A to ruin to what could have been a good book。
Russ
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