Quick Thoughts: Night of the Witch (Witch and Hunter #1) by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis

 

Night of the Witch

(Witch and Hunter #1)

by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis

October 3, 2023

Goodreads Summary:

A witch and a hunter. Vengeance is their mission. Love is their destiny.

Fritzi is a witch. A survivor of a brutal attack on her coven, she's determined to find her only surviving family member and bring the hexenjägers—zealot witch hunters—to justice for the lives they ended. To do this, she will need to take down their leader—Kommandant Dieter Kirch.

Otto is a hexenjäger and a captain, the second in command to Dieter Kirch—but that's just his cover. Years ago, the hexenjagers burned his innocent mother alive and since then, he has been planning a move against the witch hunters that tore his family apart. And now the time has come for them to pay for what they've done.

When Fritzi and Otto are unexpectedly thrown together, neither is sure they can trust the other, despite their common enemy. But all they have is one another, and they both crave revenge. As truths come to light and trust shifts, Fritzi and Otto uncover a far more horrifying plot at the center of the hexenjäger attacks . . . but their own growing feelings for each other may be the most powerful magic of all.

Review

I love a good witch/witch hunter combo so I had high hopes for Night of the Witch. While the story didn’t blow me away, I enjoyed following the characters’ journeys and seeing their unique magic at work.

What I Liked:

- atmospheric writing

- as cruel as the world was to “witches”, it was set up well

- some surprising twists (Fritzi and Dieter are siblings!)

- resilient and headstrong Fritzi

- Otto with his good heart

- how much Otto cared for his (half) sister

- magical fights

- fanatical Dieter emitted 100% creep feels

The Not So Much:

- nothing particularly stood out

- I needed more connection between Fritzi and Otto

“Guilt is iron, it is lead, a weight in my lungs, invisible and intangible but relentless. ...the guilt does not go away- it shifts, retracts, but there it waits, like my grief, watching and patient.” (p. 26)

We are not born into our nature; we choose it. And although the people and places around us may influence our lives, our decisions seal our fate.” (p. 178)