The Hedgewitch of Foxhall

De: Anna Bright

Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham, Alister Austin, James Meunier

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Great banter

Beautiful story, and great banter. I really enjoyed this book. Colorful characters with great character development

Whimsical and cozy

A lovely read with great narration, I understand it’s probably historically accurate that Paris is pronounced “Pah-wis” but that really through me off everytime I heard it I thought it was a lisp. Otherwise was a heartfelt whimsical read.

welsh magic

I love the feel of magic in this. Ffion feels so witchy how she gathers material and her spells start small but grow big. different ties to magic and different spell casting in other witches. I love how magic just is. and no sad decline to how it came to be like today like is implied in other magic stories.
so many mentions of welsh magical creatures. On the one hand, I have no idea what most of these are because I'm unfamiliar with welsh folktale but on the other I also love how it builds the background because the myths and magic just are. there's no need to explain in the story context so I have to look it up which is kind of fun.

For the actual story, the love triangle is easy to see through on who Ffion ends up with. she likes one and the other just momentarily causes tension. I'm not a huge fan of love triangles for this reason but the 2 main characters have fun interactions frustrating each other. I'm not sure Ffion changes much but the story seems to be more about she's right and foes things for the better while chasing more change in those around her (especially the 2 princes falling for her)

the antagonist witch leader of foxhall didn't have a lot of interaction with Ffion. so the lead up to her at the finale and what actually happened to her could have been elaborated a little more. like the consequences of her actions would have been nice to see. it's kind of background. and she's manipulative and power hungry and short sighted so you want to see her get slapped in the face for it. but you don't see it on screen so to speak unfortunately.

But Wales has its magic and it is pretty lovely. the magic and story have high stakes but tend to keep it more grounded focusing on the 3 characters knowing what they need to do is a big deal with heavy consequence but it never gets that far out of scope. it stays closer and cozier if that makes sense.

it might be slow at times but overall it is a lovely story and I would come back to in order to see Ffion and her beau again. and Cadmo her fox.

The Mythology was lovely!

This was a great introduction to Welsh mythology. Listening to this book left me with the feeling that life was magical! I can not recommend this book enough!

Historical Fairy Tale Well Done

My anticipation for this book to come out has been greatly gratifying as the author spins fantasy with the familiar and historical. I appreciated the characters having true descriptions about their appearances very much instead of them being left to me to imagine what they look like. I also enjoyed the story hopping from the different character’s perspectives which usually I do not. I will be enjoying this story for a long time.