Loved itSleuthfoot is for the fans of the darker Ghibli movies. Dark wood spirits, witches, and vengeance.
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Slewfoot (2021)
Others: Mostly positive Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help. Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan – one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake. “If it is a devil you seek, then it is a devil you shall have!”
- ISBN:
- 9781250621993
- Length:
- 320 pages
Genres: fantasy, horror, historical fiction
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Loved itSloughter, definitely should be here, a five for me. I just love a story where a girl is getting in control of her own life and she makes a deal with this beast. It's got a vengeance angle. So good.
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Not a fanI, however, did not like it. ... I read about 90% of this book and then DNFed it at the last 10%... I gave this 2.5 out of five stars and I'm very disappointed because I was really expecting and hoping to love this.
Loved itthis book did not disappoint it was the perfect autumnal book it really delivered on the spooky witchy vibe that I was hoping to read at some point last October