Cast it as something to either fear or worship. What the eye couldn’t see, the imagination filled in. But while I enjoyed this world, I did find myself wanting to know more, specifically in terms of the rules of magic and the witch community. There was a lot of cool magic involved and the world was abundant in detail. Like, I would gladly consume witch-made wine and witch-baked pastries. I love the idea of all these different types of witches who secretly specialize in the creation of everyday products. I adored this historical fantasy world and all the magic that it contained. How could she wish for anything else but to be part of the vineyard? Its terroir was her blood, its mist her breath, its soil her bones, its harvest her unborn child. There’s nothing like spending the last 7 years as a toad, is there? Right off the bat, this book had me intrigued, eager to see where this story would take us. And she won’t rest until she can defy the evil powers that are still a threat to herself, Jean-Paul, and the ancient vine-witch legacy in the rolling hills of the Chanceaux Valley.
To stay on and help the vines recover, she’ll have to hide her true identity, along with her plans for revenge against whoever stole seven winters of her life. But Elena knows a hex when she sees one, and the vineyard is covered in them. Vigneron Jean-Paul Martel naively favors science over superstition, and he certainly doesn’t endorse the locals’ belief in witches. And the vineyard she was destined to inherit is now in the possession of a handsome stranger.
Now, after breaking the spell that confined her to the shallows of a marshland and weakened her magic, Elena is struggling to return to her former life. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Books SYNOPSISĪ young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy of betrayal, vengeance, and self-discovery set in turn-of-the-century France.įor centuries, the vineyards at Château Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Hi, welcome to my stop on the The Vine Witch blog tour (hosted by The Fantastic Flying Book Club)! I’m so honored that I was approved to participate in this blog tour! Make sure to read the whole post if you want to learn more about this read & its author, hear my review & fav quotes, and enter the giveaway!