While the book starts off strongly then slows down for most of it before speeding up again in the last quarter, the character development and worldbuilding were not as fleshed out through the slower-paced portion of the book.
While the writing in terms of description and quotable lines is beautifully done, the dialogue is not as natural.Ĭertain aspects of the book, like the romance or some of the humor, seem more forced and match up to popular fantasy tropes rather than adding much to the story itself. The pacing becomes more slowed, but the worldbuilding still feels incomplete, and the characters don’t feel fully developed. However, after the first hundred or so pages, the story quickly loses steam. The writing was also enjoyable (for the most part), with several memorable lines. The opening scenes are impactful and immediately draw readers into the story, eager to follow a fast-paced magical adventure. The Witch Haven starts with a strong premise that doesn’t pay off But everything is not as it seems at Haxahaven, and as the clairvoyant witches foresee, something dark is brewing beneath the surface. That is, until she finds out about her magical powers and is swept away to a school of girls with similar abilities-Haxahaven Academy. Suddenly becoming a prime suspect in a murder investigation leaves Frances with few options at her disposal. When her day takes a dark turn and she is attacked, Frances finds her employer dead at her feet, her sewing scissors in his neck, and no explanation as to what happened. With her mother locked up in an asylum, Frances struggles to make her living as a seamstress while attempting to uncover the mysterious circumstances of her brother William’s death.
Seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell is left to her own devices in the aftermath of her brother’s death. In The Witch Haven, chaos ensues as sisterhood, magic, romance, and vengeance collide at Haxahaven Academy, a secret school for witches disguised as a sanitarium. Sasha Peyton Smith sets her debut historical fantasy novel in early 1900s New York City.
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