Sisters Florence and Evie Caldwell are the Witches of Honeysuckle House. As Octeober 13th approaches, they disagree on how to handle this cursed year. Every 13th year, a Caldwell or someone close to them is taken. Evie thinks she can break the curse by sharing her magic with the community; Meanwhile, Florence believes the curse will break if she stays away from Honeysuckle House and refrains from using her magic at all. Honeysuckle House, however, knows the truth and history of the curse and has a plan to help the sisters break it, if only they would listen.
Witches of Honeysuckle House is a story of family, sisterhood, trauma and healing wrapped up in magic and a curse. I enjoyed both the characters and the mystery of the curse. The writing alternates between Florence and Evie in the present and the Caldwell sisters, Regina and Violet, in the 1960s. Tracing the Caldwell family's history reveals how generational trauma has been passed down and compounded into the curse. My favorite character, however, is Honeysuckle House itself. Honeysuckle House is protective of its family, gives a helping hand and warns of danger. I loved that Honeysuckle House also had a voice in the story and was willing to give up so much to save the Caldwell family. The magic the Caldwells use is very grounded, I enjoyed reading about the candles and the care taken in dipping them and raising the bees that create the wax. The story moved quickly as the curse seemed imminent, and the sisters desperately tried not to repeat the mistakes of the past while seemingly doomed to do so.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
Witches of Honeysuckle House is a story of family, sisterhood, trauma and healing wrapped up in magic and a curse. I enjoyed both the characters and the mystery of the curse. The writing alternates between Florence and Evie in the present and the Caldwell sisters, Regina and Violet, in the 1960s. Tracing the Caldwell family's history reveals how generational trauma has been passed down and compounded into the curse. My favorite character, however, is Honeysuckle House itself. Honeysuckle House is protective of its family, gives a helping hand and warns of danger. I loved that Honeysuckle House also had a voice in the story and was willing to give up so much to save the Caldwell family. The magic the Caldwells use is very grounded, I enjoyed reading about the candles and the care taken in dipping them and raising the bees that create the wax. The story moved quickly as the curse seemed imminent, and the sisters desperately tried not to repeat the mistakes of the past while seemingly doomed to do so.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
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