Las brujas del ayer y del mañana
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- Author：Alix E. Harrow
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Summary
In 1893， there's no such thing as witches。 There used to be， in the wild， dark days before the burnings began， but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes。 If the modern woman wants any measure of power， she must find it at the ballot box。
But when the Eastwood sisters--James Juniper， Agnes Amaranth， and Beatrice Belladonna--join the suffragists of New Salem， they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement。 Stalked by shadows and sickness， hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote-and perhaps not even to live-the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics， draw new alliances， and heal the bond between them if they want to survive。
There's no such thing as witches。 But there will be。
But when the Eastwood sisters--James Juniper， Agnes Amaranth， and Beatrice Belladonna--join the suffragists of New Salem， they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement。 Stalked by shadows and sickness， hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote-and perhaps not even to live-the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics， draw new alliances， and heal the bond between them if they want to survive。
There's no such thing as witches。 But there will be。
Reviews
Sandra
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To me， this book is nothing short of magnificent。 One of the only books I can confidently say I'll want to reread and annotate again and again。 Alix E Harlow crafted and absolute masterpiece， and I'm writing this at 2am trying to see the keyboard through my tears。 To me， this book is nothing short of magnificent。 One of the only books I can confidently say I'll want to reread and annotate again and again。 Alix E Harlow crafted and absolute masterpiece， and I'm writing this at 2am trying to see the keyboard through my tears。 。。。more
Rebecca
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This book。 I met my goal of reading 125 books in 2021 with this book。 I remembered all of the reasons I love reading and storytelling with this book。 I’m inspired to do some storytelling of my own with this book。 I don’t know what it will be。 And I’ve had 125+ stepping stones of stories I’ve read。 But this book pushed me over the line。 Absolutely magnificent。
Nancy Rapp
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This dragged on about 200 pages too long。
JoLee
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I loved THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY， but I found Alix Harrow's sophomore novel to be a bit of a slog。 The pacing is a bit uneven。 There were parts I loved and other times I wished things would hurry along。 Combing women's suffrage and witchcraft is an intriguing premise for an alternate history。 I loved THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY， but I found Alix Harrow's sophomore novel to be a bit of a slog。 The pacing is a bit uneven。 There were parts I loved and other times I wished things would hurry along。 Combing women's suffrage and witchcraft is an intriguing premise for an alternate history。 。。。more
Nadine
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Slow to start， but then take draws you in。
Steff
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If you're interested in reading a novel by Alix E。 Harrow， I strongly suggest The Ten Thousand Doors of January instead。 That is a fantastic read， while The Once and Future Witches is mediocre at best。 Why is that？ This book has all the makings of a novel I'd love: witches， feminism， LGBTQ+ characters and relationships， atmospheric setting。。 But it falls apart for me in the execution and the writing。 The book is disastrously over-written: entire paragraphs are in parentheses， there are some sent If you're interested in reading a novel by Alix E。 Harrow， I strongly suggest The Ten Thousand Doors of January instead。 That is a fantastic read， while The Once and Future Witches is mediocre at best。 Why is that？ This book has all the makings of a novel I'd love: witches， feminism， LGBTQ+ characters and relationships， atmospheric setting。。 But it falls apart for me in the execution and the writing。 The book is disastrously over-written: entire paragraphs are in parentheses， there are some sentences where every other word is hyphenated， and descriptions are so long and laborious they actually detract from the story。 There are also far too many side characters that you can't keep track of or connect with。 Because of these reasons， the book is much longer than necessary and the pacing feels very slow。Finally， I'm very exhausted by the use of pregnancy as a plot device。 It's in nearly every book I read these days。 To make matters worse， there's a traumatic child birth as well， and I was really not prepared to read about that。 。。。more
Kerri
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3。5。 Loved the writing， the themes， and the characters。 The pacing was a bit tough for me and I had trouble getting through。
Zach Strassburger
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I don’t read fantasy。 I don’t read about witchcraft。 But this book？ Amazing。 An invented world that is so believable I can picture it。
Hannah
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wow
Niki
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Lost interest halfway through
Michelle
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excellent and original - absolutely would recommend to anyone， especially people who likes stories about witches and want something new。 The three sisters that are the main characters have great individual arches and are enjoyable to root for。 The setting was very original and felt both familiar and historical while being something completely new and shaped by the parallel history of witchcraft in early America。
Jeanine
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Beautifully written account of three sisters who are witches dodging their enemies and finding their strength。 Also extremely well read。 When I listened I was transported to an exciting time when the magic words were formed and stories written。 Amazing。
Renee Godding
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DNFI tried。 I really did。 Three separate times in fact… I think it’s time for me to accept that this book， and Alix E。 Harrow as an author， just aren’t the right fit for me。 I feel a bit of a déjà vu， as last year around this time I started my multiple attempts of reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January， and couldn’t for the life of me get into the story。 After eventually finishing it over a month later， after 2 false starts， I ended up not liking it。 At this time， after 2 identical false star DNFI tried。 I really did。 Three separate times in fact… I think it’s time for me to accept that this book， and Alix E。 Harrow as an author， just aren’t the right fit for me。 I feel a bit of a déjà vu， as last year around this time I started my multiple attempts of reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January， and couldn’t for the life of me get into the story。 After eventually finishing it over a month later， after 2 false starts， I ended up not liking it。 At this time， after 2 identical false starts， I’m on my third attempt of The Once and Future Witches， and I’m struggling harder than ever。 Considering the experience with Ten Thousand Doors of January， I’ve decided not to finish the final 30% of this book。 What I liked: Similar to The Ten Thousand Doors of January， I was immediately fascinated by the synopsis and began highly anticipating this book， despite having never read anything by the author before。 The story combines a historical tale of the suffragist-movement of the late 1800 with a fantastical narrative of witchcraft and magick。 Honestly; with the way misogyny and witchcraft have been closely interwoven throughout history， you cannot tell me that that isn’t a brilliant concept。 I loved the way the novel set off and set up the frame-work for its story。 Unfortunately， these great ideas were pretty clear to me within the introduction， and after that， the novel offered little else to keep my interest… What I didn’t like: My main problem with The Once and Future Witches was my failure to connect to anything; the same feeling that left me feeling so completely indifferent about The Ten Thousand Doors of January。。Part of this， I discovered here， has to do with Harrow’s prose， that’s constantly on the edge of purple。 I love a lyrically written novel， but I don’t love the use of nonsensical metaphors ´for the sake of lyricism” （Think Stephany Garber and at times Sarah J Maas）。 Both Harrows novels suffer from this， and it takes me out of the story completely。 My second problem with Harrow’s writing is her incredibly flat characters。 I described January as “flat as a doormat”， but this was even worse。 I can see how part of that was intentional: the three sisters are based of the classic archetypes for female characters in folktales and paganism （the Crone， the Maiden and the Mother） and their traditionally attributed characteristics。 The story does little to elevate them above these archetypes however， making them in essence more stereotypes that fully fleshed characters。 Last but not least: this 500+ brick of a novel moves at an absolute snail’s pace。 Some of my all-time favourite fantasy novels are slow-burners， but this book just went out like a dying light。 I don’t say this lightly， but with a little cutting of unnecessary info-dumps， over-explaining of the obvious， and general parts that didn’t move the plot along; this book might have been cut in half。 If you’re looking for an， in my opinion， better， more mature and more diverse novel centring a trio of sisters， witchcraft and nature-based magic: I’d recommend Tessa Gratton’s The Queens of Innis Lear。Many thanks to Little Brown Publishing for providing me with a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
a
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Once there were three sisters。 They were witches too， and so much more。I have so much love for this book。 And I am so glad I got to read it this year。 It inspires and empowers。 It's a story about sisterhood （mainly the Eastwood sisters） and women—those who came before them， and the ones they're about to meet。 It was also a story of identity， and of course， love。 This was lovely， mesmerizing， and captivating。 I always felt a little disheartened every time I had to put it down so I could attend m Once there were three sisters。 They were witches too， and so much more。I have so much love for this book。 And I am so glad I got to read it this year。 It inspires and empowers。 It's a story about sisterhood （mainly the Eastwood sisters） and women—those who came before them， and the ones they're about to meet。 It was also a story of identity， and of course， love。 This was lovely， mesmerizing， and captivating。 I always felt a little disheartened every time I had to put it down so I could attend my classes and catch up on other stuff， haha。The Once and Future Witches is part compilation of songs and witch tales （that is， nursery rhymes and fairytales）， and part spellbook—something I found really unique （which I dared recite internally， to see if it works hahaha）; an element relevant to the narrative。 Ultimately， it gave me nostalgia， because I grew up reading most of the tales。 But reading it in a different perspective made it new; fresh in my mind。 And while I found the ending satisfying; just right， I also found it bitter sweet。I found a little of myself （and of the women I know） while reading this book。 Agnes Amaranth Eastwood was my favorite。 I love the woman so much。 If I could， I'd give her a hug all day， everyday。Such a great read！ Definitely one of my favorite reads this year。 。。。more
Sissy
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Appreciated the twist on fairy tales/nursery rhymes - the whimsy and story telling and the development of the main characters。 A bit slow through the middle， but picked up again at the end。 I felt a bit like I did reading Ten Thousand Doors - that it just wasn't my perfect book， but I can thoroughly understand why this could be someone else's most favourite book ever。 Appreciated the twist on fairy tales/nursery rhymes - the whimsy and story telling and the development of the main characters。 A bit slow through the middle， but picked up again at the end。 I felt a bit like I did reading Ten Thousand Doors - that it just wasn't my perfect book， but I can thoroughly understand why this could be someone else's most favourite book ever。 。。。more
Devon
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I really liked this one。 I liked that it was a one-off rather than a first in a series。 I also like that it was crafted as a "story" and that it was neat and tight and full of foreshadowing and details that just made sense。 It was also just a lovely celebration of labor unions and the power of the oppressed。 Going in I was a little worried it would be a cringy white-centered "we are the daughters of the witches you couldn't burn" but really the book was more than that。 Def recommend！ I really liked this one。 I liked that it was a one-off rather than a first in a series。 I also like that it was crafted as a "story" and that it was neat and tight and full of foreshadowing and details that just made sense。 It was also just a lovely celebration of labor unions and the power of the oppressed。 Going in I was a little worried it would be a cringy white-centered "we are the daughters of the witches you couldn't burn" but really the book was more than that。 Def recommend！ 。。。more
Asa Icy
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By all accounts， I should have loved this book because it has all the right elements - historical fiction， witches， women standing up for equal rights。 But。。。 I just couldn't love it。 The biggest issue was that I never felt immersed in the story; instead， I felt kept at a distance as merely an observer。 This didn't foster any attachment to the characters or their mission。 By all accounts， I should have loved this book because it has all the right elements - historical fiction， witches， women standing up for equal rights。 But。。。 I just couldn't love it。 The biggest issue was that I never felt immersed in the story; instead， I felt kept at a distance as merely an observer。 This didn't foster any attachment to the characters or their mission。 。。。more
Laura
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A 4 star story that suffers from being too drawn out。 While the prose at times is quite beautiful the overall effect is a long sluggish read where I could never fully invest in the characters or the outcome。
Joanna Magryś
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4，5
Missy Ricketts
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Witches are always a great read！
Jules
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Overall I enjoyed this book。 Sometimes I found the plot a little forced or unnecessary。 Doubling in and over itself。 But it was an entertaining read that I could lose myself in。 It had an empowering message - that women are capable of magic， that the world at large is terrified of that magic， and that we must use it in spite of them to make this world a better place for everyone。
Meha
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Totally brilliant。 Im a voracious reader of fantasy but for some reason was reluctant to read this book （and the author who id never heard of） maybe coz of the slightly preachy summary I read somewhere。 but im happy to eat my words。。。one of the best written fantasy books both in terms of an amazing plot and some great writing。 It combines fantasy， a lovely story about sisters， some history of witches and suffragette movement in US， the tragedies of being a woman in a patriarchal world。。。。。well b Totally brilliant。 Im a voracious reader of fantasy but for some reason was reluctant to read this book （and the author who id never heard of） maybe coz of the slightly preachy summary I read somewhere。 but im happy to eat my words。。。one of the best written fantasy books both in terms of an amazing plot and some great writing。 It combines fantasy， a lovely story about sisters， some history of witches and suffragette movement in US， the tragedies of being a woman in a patriarchal world。。。。。well basically all of women rights in one brilliant tapestry in the most interesting and engaging manner。 the end is a little too illogical for me。。。but then one is reading a book about witches and disappearing towers in a modern world so what's logic。 Plus I found the intial retelling of fairy tales very interesting。。but too many of the rhymes and fairy tales as witching codes got a bit tiresome。 but these are v microscopic things in front of the brilliance of this book。 must read！ 。。。more
Gail Griffith
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Could not finish this book！
Kglaham
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What a beautiful and clever story！！ The author found a way to give simple nursery rhymes a whole new life。 The characters were deep and flawed and you ached for them to find their happy ending。 Just loved it。
Wallis
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Too long and rambling
Nidhi Angle
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3。5A story celebrating the power of women and highlighting centuries of prejudice and mistrust against them， and their fight to win it back。 It was great at the beginning， but it got slightly drawn out at the middle towards the end。 Only skimmed the last few chapters。
Lindy Hoppr
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Another one I can't believe how long it took me to read。 Lives up to the hype。 Another one I can't believe how long it took me to read。 Lives up to the hype。 。。。more
Breanne Dowdie
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Interesting play on women’s rights using the persecution of witches
Jill Sbi
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I enjoyed The Once and Future Witches immensely。 The characters were well written and the story was fast paced， with the interesting addition of common fairy tales/nursery rhymes cleverly reimagined and woven into the plot。 More than once， Alix Harrow’s “words and ways” made me laugh out loud or shed a tear。 So glad I picked this up after reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January （also recommend）。
Sharon
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