I am very excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke. I received a free electronic copy for honest review from the publisher. As soon as I saw this book being offered for review, I jumped at the chance. It called to me. Thank you so much to Berkley Books and C.J. Cooke for letting me be a part of this tour!
Author: C.J. Cooke
Published by: Berkley Books
Released: October 5, 2021
Source: Electronic Review Copy from Publisher
Synopsis: Two sisters go
missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is
found--but she's still the same age as when she disappeared. The secrets
of witches have reached across the centuries in this chilling Gothic
thriller from the author of the acclaimed The Nesting.
When
single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old
lighthouse on a remote Scottish island, it's an opportunity to start
over with her three daughters--Luna, Sapphire, and Clover. When two of
her daughters go missing, she's frantic. She learns that the cave
beneath the lighthouse was once a prison for women accused of
witchcraft. The locals warn her about wildlings, supernatural beings who
mimic human children, created by witches for revenge. Liv is told
wildlings are dangerous and must be killed.
Twenty-two years
later, Luna has been searching for her missing sisters and mother. When
she receives a call about her youngest sister, Clover, she's initially
ecstatic. Clover is the sister she remembers--except she's still seven
years old, the age she was when she vanished. Luna is worried Clover is a
wildling. Luna has few memories of her time on the island, but she'll
have to return to find the truth of what happened to her family. But she
doesn't realize just how much the truth will change her. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: It's the Season of the Witch! I was so excited to get my hands on this book. So many things about it grabbed me. It's a perfect Halloween read, and I'm glad I got to enjoy it.
That synopsis was the first thing that really grabbed me. I had to see what was happening with the story inside. There is so much mystery and lore within these pages. I really enjoyed the whole thing, all of it.
This is told in two different timelines, the now and then. We get the story of a mother doing anything and everything she can to find her two missing daughters. We also get the remaining daughter in the present time, unraveling the mystery of her sister who has reappeared. The story just really caught my attention.
I found the idea of wildings to be really interesting. It reminded me a lot of the stories of fey and the changeling children they leave behind, but I'd never heard of a witch version before.
I really enjoyed this one and I need to read more by C.J. Cooke. This book has a really nice mix of mystery, suspense, and some creepiness. I'd definitely add it to your fall stack.
C. J. Cooke is an award-winning poet and novelist published in
twenty-three languages. She teaches creative writing at the University
of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on
women's writing and creative writing interventions for mental health.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke. Thank you to Berkley Books and C.J. Cooke for letting me be a part of the tour and giving me the chance to read and review this one. I'd definitely recommend adding this one to your fall reading list.
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