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The Lighthouse Witches

The Lighthouse Witches

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  • Author：C.J. Cooke
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Summary

Don’t miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author 。 。 。

‘Fascinating and enthralling’ Prima
‘Wonderfully atmospheric and compelling’ Rosamund Lupton
‘A flawless read’ Elizabeth Lee
‘Seething with gothic menace’ Caroline Lea


Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island， Lòn Haven， stands a lighthouse。


A lighthouse that has weathered more than storms。


Mysterious and terrible events have happened on this island。 It started with a witch hunt。 Now， centuries later， islanders are vanishing without explanation。


Coincidence？ Or curse？


Liv Stay flees to the island with her three daughters， in search of a home。 She doesn’t believe in witches， or dark omens， or hauntings。 But within months， her daughter Luna will be the only one of them left。


Twenty years later， Luna is drawn back to the place her family vanished。 As the last sister left， it’s up to her to find out the truth 。 。 。



But what really happened at the lighthouse all those years ago？

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Reviews

Brooke ，

Good story but a little hard to follow at times。

Deidre ，

This book totally hit the spot for a Halloween read！ Witches， magic， mystery， suspense and a heaping helping of mother-daughter drama create a compelling story that's hard to put down！ Single mother Liv， accepts a commission to paint a mysterious lighthouse and takes her three daughters along。 It is soon evident that there is more to the place than meets the eye。 Tales of witchcraft and trials， mysterious disappearances and dopplegangers the islanders call "wildings" and then two of her daughter This book totally hit the spot for a Halloween read！ Witches， magic， mystery， suspense and a heaping helping of mother-daughter drama create a compelling story that's hard to put down！ Single mother Liv， accepts a commission to paint a mysterious lighthouse and takes her three daughters along。 It is soon evident that there is more to the place than meets the eye。 Tales of witchcraft and trials， mysterious disappearances and dopplegangers the islanders call "wildings" and then two of her daughters go missing。 Twenty-two years later， her middle daughter Luna， is still trying to piece together what happened to her family that summer when she gets a call to say her younger sister Clover， has been found。 Thrilled， she goes to the hospital to see her sister， only to find that Clover hasn't aged a day since 1998。 Dun！ Dun！ Duuuuunnnn！ Yep， I was hooked！ Told by dual narrators - Liv in 1998 and her daughter Luna in 2021 - the pieces of the mystery fall into place a little at a time and reveal the truth of not only their disappearances， but the relationships between mothers and daughters。I loved this book。 I highly recommend to lovers of suspense， thrillers， time travel， mystery and supernatural stories。 Big thank you to Berkley Publishers for the chance to review this title。 This is the first novel by C。J。 Cooke that I've read and I was far from disappointed。 It kept me guessing well into the final chapters and delivers a satisfying end。 I can't think of anything in the story that I was missing or would want to change。 Add it to your TBR pile this October！ 。。。more

Dee Turner ，

Beautifully written， but the ending sags when the author suddenly replaces an impossible， 300-year old local myth that's driven the story with an equally impossible， pseudo-scientific explanation。 Beautifully written， but the ending sags when the author suddenly replaces an impossible， 300-year old local myth that's driven the story with an equally impossible， pseudo-scientific explanation。 。。。more

Jennifer Sioui ，

Well that was a great surprise ！！ I really enjoyed this book ！ I loved how it went back and forth between two time periods to tell a whole story ！

Maria Stjärnljus ，

4，5

Ashleigh Easton ，

This book was the first horror book I have ever read， I set myself a goal to read a horror book in 2021 along with a Stephen King and originally my plan was to use a Stephen King book to tick off both but I originally see the cover of this book and through it was beautiful， it drew me in and when Harper Fiction sent out that e-mail saying they had a mysterious read along for Halloween and did I want to join in， you can imagine my joy when I found out this was the book and no longer had to have i This book was the first horror book I have ever read， I set myself a goal to read a horror book in 2021 along with a Stephen King and originally my plan was to use a Stephen King book to tick off both but I originally see the cover of this book and through it was beautiful， it drew me in and when Harper Fiction sent out that e-mail saying they had a mysterious read along for Halloween and did I want to join in， you can imagine my joy when I found out this was the book and no longer had to have it on my wish list。The cover is slightly different from the published copy but not to dis-similar and still as beautiful and eery。 When I started reading this book I could see how creepy it was going to be。 When you watch horror movies and it involves children， you just instantly know it’s going to be scary and that is what I felt with this book。 It has several stories throughout two timelines。 We are told of Liv’s story in 1998 of how she moved to the Scottish Highlands in the middle of the night with her 3 daughters， all of which went missing， we then have a story from years before that explaining the history of the island and the lighthouse that Liv is painting a mural in and then we jump to 2021 where Luna is the only sister left and is trying to discover what on earth happened to her family all those years ago whilst being heavily pregnant and coping with relationship problems with her partner， Ethan。It is packed with drama， twists， shock， disturbing stories all in a remote island in Scotland。 I’m Scottish and I adore when books are set in my home country， it helps with my homesickness now that I live in England and even though the island was scary， I enjoyed that it was in Scotland。I truly loved this book and I felt like it was a really good introduction to the horror genre and I’m now excited to read more in this genre and dabble in the Stephen King world。I rated this book 4* overall and I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to attempt horror or even if it’s a genre you love， i’m sure you will enjoy this book also！ 。。。more

Leanne ，

There was all this great build up and tension， but then the story ended waaay too quickly。 Everything tied up way too neatly， to the point where it felt like the first 90% of the story was almost wasted。

Jenifer Clemins ，

Loved the story of different perspectives and timelines

Marloes ，

3。5*

Matt ，

well this was a TRIP

smalltownbookmom ，

Don't hate me but I did not love this one and I had REALLY REALLY HIGH hopes for it！ This was one of my most anticipated fall reads。 Set on a remote Scottish island that has a magic cave that sends people through time （think Outlander）。 The problem for me was that there were so many characters and the story jumped around in time I had a really difficult time keep track while listening on audio。 I do want to try to read my print copy at a later date but overall the concept was great but unfortuna Don't hate me but I did not love this one and I had REALLY REALLY HIGH hopes for it！ This was one of my most anticipated fall reads。 Set on a remote Scottish island that has a magic cave that sends people through time （think Outlander）。 The problem for me was that there were so many characters and the story jumped around in time I had a really difficult time keep track while listening on audio。 I do want to try to read my print copy at a later date but overall the concept was great but unfortunately the execution fell a little short for me。 。。。more

Sharon May ，

Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderfully creepy book - perfect for reading during this spooky season。 5 stars！In 1998， Liv brings her three daughters with her to a remote Scotland island for a commission to paint a mural on the inside of an abandoned lighthouse。 She discovers the lighthouse was the site of a hidden prison for witches in the 1600s。 There are also legends of wildlings - creatures created by witches to replicate children。 Whe Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderfully creepy book - perfect for reading during this spooky season。 5 stars！In 1998， Liv brings her three daughters with her to a remote Scotland island for a commission to paint a mural on the inside of an abandoned lighthouse。 She discovers the lighthouse was the site of a hidden prison for witches in the 1600s。 There are also legends of wildlings - creatures created by witches to replicate children。 When two of Liv’s children disappear， she is frantic。 In present time， one of the daughters gets a call that her younger missing sister has been found - but she hasn’t aged since he disappeared。 This book was the best mix of history， creepy atmosphere， suspense and fantasy - it all wrapped up in the best of ways as well。 The timelines and different POVs weren’t confusing， they were each compelling。 This book was hard to put down until you see how it all turned out！ 。。。more

Amanda ，

The Lighthouse Witches is a multi-narrative story which takes place over three separate timelines。 - In the 1600’s a group of twelve women were accused of witchcraft and persecuted on the remote Scottish island of Lòn Haven。- In 1998， Liv and her three daughters Saffy， Luna and Clover arrive on the island after Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in the lighthouse there。 The family get dangerously swept up in the local history and lore， resulting in the disappearance of two of Liv’s daughters。- The Lighthouse Witches is a multi-narrative story which takes place over three separate timelines。 - In the 1600’s a group of twelve women were accused of witchcraft and persecuted on the remote Scottish island of Lòn Haven。- In 1998， Liv and her three daughters Saffy， Luna and Clover arrive on the island after Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in the lighthouse there。 The family get dangerously swept up in the local history and lore， resulting in the disappearance of two of Liv’s daughters。- In the present day， Luna who is preparing to become a mother for the first time is desperately searching for answers about what really happened to her family all those years ago on Lòn Haven。I am half Welsh and half Scottish so I grew up hearing about and reading a lot of Celtic Folktales。 The thing I loved the most about this book was the way in which the fantasy and folklore elements were woven into an already creepy and unsettling story， combining two of my favourite genres。 I actually have family who live on a remote Scottish island， so the descriptions of the close-knit island community （set in their ways and traditions） felt incredibly real and authentic for me。I was also pleasantly surprised that overall the book took a very different direction than I had imagined。 I knew that witchcraft and witch-hunts featured heavily in the story。 However， I was only a few chapters in when one of the major twists completely stopped me in my tracks！ I had to go back and re-read that section because it was such an unexpected turn of events。 It was one of those rarer moments in a book when you stop and think， well this just got interesting！Gothic， dark， surprising and utterly enthralling， The Lighthouse Witches is a really strong contender for my book of the year。 I got completely swept up in all three parts of the story and read excitedly through page after page， wanting to find out what happened but at the same time never wanting it to end。 Basically I adored everything about it - the rugged Scottish setting， the references to Witchcraft， the unexpected supernatural elements and the mystery of the missing family running throughout - all added together to make The Lighthouse Witches the most perfect and original gothic thriller。 。。。more

Sybille ，

3。5🌟

Amanda ，

Does anything say spooky season more than witches？ 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️ Well， I guess maybe ghosts or zombies or headless horsemen， but for now let’s talk witches。 C。J。 Cooke’s new release， The Lighthouse Witches is dark， it’s creepy， and it’s perfect for your October TBR。 Set in a creepy lighthouse that has more than a few secrets of its own， I made sure to read this one with the lights on and loved every page！

Chelsey （a_novel_idea11） ，

What I loved:-The multiple POVs and timelines -The whole premise was unique and I loved the elements of witches and wildlings -Felt well researched -Patrick’s grimoire What I didn’t love:-The first chapter was a slog -I think more could have been done with the ending， it felt a little rushed and like an information dump -I loved the parts about the wildlings and would have loved more of them！ Overall I really enjoyed this novel。 I especially loved the elements of folklore， the mixed timelines， a What I loved:-The multiple POVs and timelines -The whole premise was unique and I loved the elements of witches and wildlings -Felt well researched -Patrick’s grimoire What I didn’t love:-The first chapter was a slog -I think more could have been done with the ending， it felt a little rushed and like an information dump -I loved the parts about the wildlings and would have loved more of them！ Overall I really enjoyed this novel。 I especially loved the elements of folklore， the mixed timelines， and the whole mystery of the island and the wildlings。 There were parts where my attention wavered a bit， but I think the mix of narrators and timelines helped to refocus me。 The whole tone of the novel was extremely well done and created such a sense of foreboding。 I totally bought into the legend of the wildlings and the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Stay family had me completely perplexed。 I was drawn to Luna’s present day story and thought it was a great compliment to the 1998 storyline。 If you enjoy modern stories laced with history and magic then I definitely recommend this one！ Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for a copy of this novel。 。。。more

Barb Lie ，

The Lighthouse Witches by C。J。 Cooke is a standalone gothic novel。 The story starts with Liv in 1998， when she accepts a commission to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a Scottish Island。 Liv arrives in Lon Haven， with her three daughters， Sapphire （Saffy）， Luna and Clover。 While learning more about the strange mural that she needs to paint， Liv learns that underneath the lighthouse is a cave that imprisoned and burned to death women accused of witchcraft。 The local people tell her a The Lighthouse Witches by C。J。 Cooke is a standalone gothic novel。 The story starts with Liv in 1998， when she accepts a commission to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a Scottish Island。 Liv arrives in Lon Haven， with her three daughters， Sapphire （Saffy）， Luna and Clover。 While learning more about the strange mural that she needs to paint， Liv learns that underneath the lighthouse is a cave that imprisoned and burned to death women accused of witchcraft。 The local people tell her about the wildings （created by the fae） that is the curse from back in the 1600’s hundreds。 Though we learn about what happened to the witches burned to death， the story centers around two timelines; 1998 and 2021; with Liv in 1998 and a grown-up Luna， in 2021。Though Liv doesn’t believe in the local rumors about wildings， and young children who return after time， but are not the real child， but a wilding。 In a short time， Saffy and Clover are missing， and Liv is desperate to find them， especially when the rumors are wild and crazy; and soon thereafter， Liv too is missing。 The story does go back and forth between the two time periods。The story moves to 2021， when Luna （the only survivor）， gets a phone call that her sister， Clover has been found， after 20 years。 Ecstatic， Luna rushes to get to her sister， as she has searched all these years for her mother， Saffy and Clover。 To her shock， when they bring out Clover， Luna sees the sister she lost 20 years ago， and is still a 7-year-old child。Luna， despite her shock， does not reveal that her sister is different， and takes her home to try and ravel what is happening。 She will discover numbers on Clover， which have some kind of meaning。 With Clover being erratic， Luna decides she must return to Lon Haven to find the truth。 Is her sister a wilding or a witch？ Are all those residents’ rumor real or myths？The Lighthouse Witches was a dark gothic paranormal haunting thriller that managed to creep me out a few times。 It was a wild story， filled with witchcraft （magic， curses， etc）， which did keep me glued to the book （taking a few breaks along the way）。 To say too much more would be spoilers， as you need to read this from start to finish。 The last ¼ of the book revealed some amazing twists that put the pieces together， though totally mind boggling。 If you enjoy gothic， creepy books， I suggest you read The Lighthouse Witches， which is very well written by C。J。 Cooke。BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more

Martha Hudson ，

I loved this book！ It was a thriller， but with an intriguing family saga and also witches， foklore， myth and magic。 thrown in。 Add the brilliant pacing， dark spooky atmosphere， small town menace and a few winter storms set around a lighthouse on a remote Scottish island。 Just my cup of tea！ Se mainly in 1998 and 2021， this tale of a mother and her three daughters moves between timelines and differing points of view。 The amount of research into the Scottish witch trials really shines through， wit I loved this book！ It was a thriller， but with an intriguing family saga and also witches， foklore， myth and magic。 thrown in。 Add the brilliant pacing， dark spooky atmosphere， small town menace and a few winter storms set around a lighthouse on a remote Scottish island。 Just my cup of tea！ Se mainly in 1998 and 2021， this tale of a mother and her three daughters moves between timelines and differing points of view。 The amount of research into the Scottish witch trials really shines through， with a great plot and plenty of twists it's a compelling and very enjoyable read。 I would highly recommend and will be checking out the authour's other work！ 。。。more

Karen King ，

We start this book in Scotland in 1998。 Liv， the mother of three daughters， Saffy， Luna and Clover， is commissioned to paint a mural in a dilapidated lighthouse on the isle of Lon Haven。 The lighthouse and the caves below it are rich with a dark history and folklore tales of witches， curses and wildlings。 When two of her young daughters， and then Liv herself vanish， it appears that the folklore may be based in fact。Told between the 1600s， 1998 and 2021， you need to concentrate to follow the stor We start this book in Scotland in 1998。 Liv， the mother of three daughters， Saffy， Luna and Clover， is commissioned to paint a mural in a dilapidated lighthouse on the isle of Lon Haven。 The lighthouse and the caves below it are rich with a dark history and folklore tales of witches， curses and wildlings。 When two of her young daughters， and then Liv herself vanish， it appears that the folklore may be based in fact。Told between the 1600s， 1998 and 2021， you need to concentrate to follow the storyline。 It's definitely worth it though and the author's note  on her research at the end is really interesting。 。。。more

Katie ，

Witches， folklore， Scotland: a modern story with sci-fi， fantasy， and historical elements intertwined。This book was right up my alley and perfect for an October read。 I loved the story and thought the author did an excellent job weaving in Scottish history and folklore throughout the story。 I loved the supernatural aspects behind the story and I loved the ending。This was my first introduction to CJ Cooke and it was a 5/5 star read for me！

Beverley ，

WowThis was such a well written and spooky book had me on the edge of my seat perfect for spooky season the ending was so good didn't see it coming WowThis was such a well written and spooky book had me on the edge of my seat perfect for spooky season the ending was so good didn't see it coming 。。。more

Rhiannon Johnson ，

Loved this！ *review in process*

Steve ，

The Lighthouse Witches has all the ingredients that produce a pivotal， exciting， and engaging novel about curses， accusations， blood， and more。 A sure-fire winner， especially for those who cherish books about witches and persecution in an ideal atmospheric setting。The story is not just about trials and trouble。 Family， love， relationships are explored creatively and with great care。 The Lighthouse Witches is an enduring story that holds you captive until you are ready to read it again and again。

Kimberly Mussell ，

Such a unique story！ The Lighthouse Witches is full of mystery， suspense， fantasy and life。 A great combination that gives us a wonderful story。 Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。

Bethany Dickey ，

Ooooh I gotta sit on the rating for a bit but this was GOOOOOOOOD

Sarah Faichney ，

Perfect read for spooky season！ CJ Cooke captures Scottish island life beautifully。 The story unfolds across different timelines and draws on historic witch trials。 I particularly enjoyed the folklore。 I listened to the audiobook which was brilliantly narrated by Eva Feiler， Lesley Harcourt， Jess Nesling and Joshua Manning。 

Liz ，

This books was so well written， keeping you in suspense of what was happening with disappearances， witches being burned and cursing the land， weird happenings。The one thing i loved about this book is the authors note at the end， highlighting the dark scottish history around the torture and burning of women accused of witch craft with little evidence and yet hardly mentioned in history。 The book does talk about about what women accused of witch craft went through， and this lead to the story of th This books was so well written， keeping you in suspense of what was happening with disappearances， witches being burned and cursing the land， weird happenings。The one thing i loved about this book is the authors note at the end， highlighting the dark scottish history around the torture and burning of women accused of witch craft with little evidence and yet hardly mentioned in history。 The book does talk about about what women accused of witch craft went through， and this lead to the story of the island being cursed。 This is more than just a disappearance but a journey。 The story is set across 3 time lines， the time of the witch trials via a journal， 1998 （disappearance） & 2021 （the mention of mask due to covid）。Im trying to write a review without giving away what makes this such a great read。 I can't wait to read more by C J Cooke， who turns out to be a local author :）Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eArc for an honest review。 。。。more

Kristin （Always With a Book） ，

Thank you Berkley Pub for the gifted copy。C。J。 Cooke is still a relatively new author to me， having only discovered her books last year when I read The Nesting， which I absolutely loved！ As soon as I saw she had a new book out， I immediately requested it and I’m so happy to say it was another deliciously chilling gothic thriller that I cannot recommend enough！Much like The Nesting， I once again binge-read this book in a day。 It completely captivated me and I found myself totally immersed in the Thank you Berkley Pub for the gifted copy。C。J。 Cooke is still a relatively new author to me， having only discovered her books last year when I read The Nesting， which I absolutely loved！ As soon as I saw she had a new book out， I immediately requested it and I’m so happy to say it was another deliciously chilling gothic thriller that I cannot recommend enough！Much like The Nesting， I once again binge-read this book in a day。 It completely captivated me and I found myself totally immersed in the story。 I was totally hooked and while there are some really creepy parts to this book， there are some other parts that are just totally lyrical that really lulled me into this story。 It is so completely atmospheric that I felt like I was right there in the Scotland highland with the characters – I place， I might add， that I would love to visit one day！I loved the characters and how it was told with three alternating timelines。 While it may seem like it would be confusing it is not at all as they have such distinct voices， and I loved how it all came together in the end。 There are elements of gothic vibes and local legend and it all combines to tell such a chilling tale， and it really is the perfect story for right now。 I have always been fascinated with tales of witch trials and loved how the author wove that into this story。 There is a history to the lighthouse and that combined with the witch trials and the missing girls just kept me glued to the pages。Once again， C。J。 Cooke has knocked it out of the park with her latest book…and her timing with this one could not have been more perfect time – just as we begin our fall season and are craving these dark， spooky reads。 I loved this one and know that I will certainly be recommending it to all my thriller-loving friends that love dark， chilling reads。You can see all my reviews at: https://www。alwayswithabook。com 。。。more

Sue ，

I love books where you just sigh when they're done。 Very satisfying ending。 I love books where you just sigh when they're done。 Very satisfying ending。 。。。more

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