My Rating: 5 Stars

Guys. GUYS! Why the hell did it take me so long to read this series? Seriously, why didn’t anyone shove it into my face sooner? I read Truthwitch five days ago, and finished Bloodwitch last night. I seriously couldn’t put this series down. I took the books with me to work (drove my coworkers nuts – no shame), I slept with it on my bedside table, and I took Friday off so that I can meet Susan Dennard in person!

Okay, enough fangirling – lets talk about Bloodwitch. I enjoyed the first 3 books in the series (Truthwitch, Windwitch, and Sightwitch), but Bloodwitch really blew me away. Susan pulled out all the stops with this one, even including a very slow burn romance that had me swooning.

This installment of the Witchlands series focuses more on Aeduan and his backstory than any of the other novels. His story is tragic and explained so much about why his character does the things he does. This novel also followed some pretty serious character development for our favorite Bloodwitch, development that Dennard managed to write in a very organic way.

A lot of the time with multiple POV novels, I find myself wanting to skip ahead to read only certain POVs. In Bloodwitch, however, I enjoyed every character’s story and how they all joined together.

My Takeaway: Its hard to say more about the novel without revealing spoilers, but I honestly can’t say it enough – every book in this series just gets better and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

The excerpt was not long enough. This series is so richly imagined and I am very excited to read the full version of this book today!

It was a short excerpt but it got me sooooo excited for Bloodwitch, which drops at midnight tonight!

I was thrilled to read this preview of the book Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard. Provided to me as an ebook by Tor Teen and NetGalley for an honest review, thank you!

I have been reading Fantasy for a long time, typically in series, and this time I felt, well, lost. I didn't see the massive world that should be present by book 3, or well fleshed out characters. Though well written, the narrative was punctuated with sharp dialogue and some of it was distracting. 

I felt that the little girl was more of a mystery than anything at all. It could be that this was not a complete book that I couldn't figure Owl out.  I thought they give it some time. I did, I do not know if I will be reading the book completely, to be honest. 

Well written, loose plot, could be entertaining for those who have been following the series.

I do consider myself to be a Witchlands fan and I do like the books. BUT THIS DRAGGED. All the POV switching is something I have become accustomed to during the first three books, and, yes, it is a bit excessive, but that's not where the problem lays. It takes a toil on the momentum. You become excited about one story line, your heart is beating because it's EXCITING, and out of sudden, boom, you are back to the point of view you don't give a witch's tit about. Am I going to buy the book? Is that even a question? The beginning could have been stronger. BUT it's still Witchlands.

This excerpt definitely whet my appetite for the full volume! Like Truthwitch and Windwitch, Susan Dennard focuses a little more heavily on the character for whom the book is named. We finally learn more about some of the more elusive characters, especially Aeduan. However, she continues to follow almost all the characters from the previous two books, so this anywhere from six to a dozen characters in any chapter. (Because of this I would suggest that readers read the first two books in the series before jumping in to Bloodwitch. You could follow the basic premise but there are so many characters, feuds, and problems that there is no time to linger on introductions). The world Dennard has constructed is large and the magic systems and world building does not disappoint! I was also thrilled to see the continued budding of an LGBTQ+ relationship (side note: why is that so rare in fantasy novels? You are literally creating a new universe from the ground up!) and well as the deepening of unlikely friendships. I love how many strong women there are in this series; they are in every social strata of life! I would recommend this book for any fantasy lovers. I was reminded of some of Terry’s Brooks early work and the Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Burdugo. In the preview I was given, there was no gratuitous violence (such as detailed torture, etc.), sex, or language. I have no trigger warning warnings to attach to the preview. I would recommend it to teens and up.

It has been awhile since I last posted a book reaction to a series favorite.
If you have not yet read the first two books in The Witchlands series, I highly suggest that you do read them first (Truthwitch and Windwitch).
**I received an electronic copy of an except from TorTeen (via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest opinion. Please note that all thoughts and opinions about this book are solely mine. Thank you NetGalley and TorTeen!
BEFORE READING:
My first impression with The Witchland series by Susan Dennard is a mixture of Assassin's Creed and A Court of Thorns and Roses series (by Sarah J. Maas). It is full of magic and action that I cannot put the book down.

Bloodwitch - the third novel in series, is one of my highly anticipated release for this year. After reading the first two books in the series, Truthwitch and Windwitch, I was very excited to learn that the third book will be release this February. I have grown to fall in love with characters of Aeduan and Iseult. So, when I received a notification from NetGalley that my request is granted, I immediately dived in.
WHILE READING:
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
From the moment I start reading the first page of the first chapter, I was HOOKED!!!
I was definitely at the edge of my seat (rather, my bed) as I read through their adventures, mostly Aeduan since this is his story. I practically flew through the pages as every questions are being answered, page by page. So much action! I love how Ms. Dennard's style of writing threw me off into a fantasy land. Imagine you are playing Assassin's Creed but with different characters.
I know I am being biased as I am very vocal about my love for Aeduan-Iseult ship. I was so happy with their character development. So much more is happening in this story.
AFTER READING:
Well, since I received an excerpt... I was devestated and it is driving me crazy!!!
I wanted to know what will happen next. Will the four of them cross paths again? Will Safi learn that Merik survived? Will Iseult and Aeduan fall of each other???

I received a preview of this book from NetGalley and it has me so excited for this book! While I did not get to read the entire book ahead of time, the parts that I did read got me excited and anxious for what is to come. Picking up where the story left off in Windwitch, Bloodwitch starts the action immediately and gets you ready for what I can only assume is something really big. This book already has me excited for what is going to happen and the next book in the series! If you've already read Truthwitch or Windwitch, pick up Bloodwitch on Tuesday and enjoy the ride!

I am a huge fan of the Witchlands and couldn't be more happy about the addition of this book. The sneak peek was a perfect mash up of bringing me back into the world as well as starting off on a new adventure.

I love the format of following all these different characters with interlocked stories that are still seperate as each of them have their own agendas, feelings, and complications arise. 

Though the story has a very vast world the driving force to this action packed series is of course the characters that each book is named after. Coming into a book called Bloodwitch you would almost expect the story to center around just Aeduan, but truly its the crew as a whole that it surrounds but the biggest character arc lies with its naming character. Already I can tell that Aeduan must face the idea of himself being labeled a monster. You can see this being a big driving factor as it was never really quite brought up in previous books and he has quickly become many peoples favorite characters. Where as we have characters who were the golden boy in the first book, Merik we find enduring suffering and torture, we still adore poor little Aeduan.

I loves this excerpt! I had a bit if a difficult start with it, after a year away from the series I had to recall a lot to find seemlessly back into it. But then it took off and one thing after the next happened and I could not put it down. 

I got the impression that the chapters where a bit shorter than before, but it was perfectly fine and since we now have a lot of characters to cover it made sense to shorten the chapters. 

The writing stile was as beautiful and insistent as ever and I loved to see my favourite characters again. 

We got to see a bit more of the strong women in this series, learned a lot about Marstok and I loved the chapter from Stix's view. It is just exciting to see the hints from Sightwitch come into play and get an almost clear picture of what is to come. 

Basically I loved everything about this excerpt and can't wait to dive into the book when it comes out in a few days. 

I highly recommend this series it gets better with every book and contains all of my favourite fantastic elements.

I have loved this series since the begining and i still love it. I just can´t get enough of Aeduan, Iseult and Owl. I feel like we are seeing more about who Aeduan is and what he feels for Iseult. I also really enjoyed Vivian's arc and all her striggles in becoming who she is and being empowred. 

Dennard continues to gve strong and complex female characters that fight for frindships and for being them selves, no matter the consequences.

Thank you for allowing me to get a preview of on of my favorite series! Susan's storytelling improves with each book. She adds so much emotion and excitment to her stories making it that much better. I cant wait to read the rest of the book soon!

I apologize. I did not realize this was the third book in a trilogy. Being so, I should not review it without having read the first two books. Based on the success of the first two books. I did rate the excerpt highly (plus again, taking responsibility for my error).

I received a copy of this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was by no means long enough, in my excitement in being approved to review this I didn't realize it was a PREVIEW so imagine my surprise to turn to the next page ... that wasn't there. I'm so excited to review this in full once I have the complete novel in my hands.

I loved that the opening scene is from Aeduan's childhood, I honestly teared up and thought it explained so much of his character development and personality. I also love having chapters from his pov ... basically the more Aeduan I can get the happier I am. 

I loved seeing Iseult and Safi again though I really just want them reunited because I adore their friendship. 

Full review to come though I can already tell this book is going to be absolutely amazing and a great addition to the Witchlands series

Something was wrong with the formatting for this one. Most of the other books I've had sent directly to my kindle worked fine, but this was so messed up it was actually unreadable. Anyway, I loved the first books in this series, so I'm sure I'll love this one too, but I am disappointed I couldn't read this excerpt.

This is the book I have been waiting for from this series. The pairings were better than in previous books, but this could be because the stakes were raised a lot more. I'm just truly satisfied compared to how I felt when finishing Windwitch. Susan Dennard gets better every time. 

Thank you, Net Galley, for an advanced copy of this book.

Oh my! I want more! Can't wait until the whole book is out. I'm so excited to continue on with this world, this story, and these characters. What I've read so far is awesome. Aeduan and Iseult! Love their story right now.  I can also tell how the writing has improved. Everything just seems more...smooth. I need the book, NOW!

Wow just WOOOOW!!!! I am so looking forward to having the finished copy of Bloodwitch in my hands soon!! I was to say thank you so much to Tor for approving my request to review the first 21 chapters. I loved what I have read so far and I know I will love the rest. I can already tell that Bloodwitch is going to be my favorite book in the series.  The first 21 chapters are already packed with so much action and plot twist.  So far I have, laughed, raged and cried multiple times. Susan has a way of making the words jump off the page and suck you into the story.  I am so looking forward to Bloodwitch being out in the world. I strongly believe that if you are a fan of fantasy that The Witchland series needs to be added to your TBR.

I enjoyed this excerpt very much. The writing and plot was solid. I especially enjoyed the prologue and those stories about Baeduan. It may have taken me a long time to read it (because I didn't have spare time) but once I finished reading, I pre-ordered the book right away. Can't wait for release date!!

I was provided with an eARC sample of this book in exchange for a fair review. 

This sample just makes me SO READY for the rest of the book! I cannot wait!