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The Forgotten Witch

By: Jessica Dodge
Narrated by: Francesca Harrall
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Helen Kent never dares to step outside her comfort zone. She lives a lonely, mundane life in the city, grinding through her uninspiring marketing job. That is, until a spontaneous online purchase brings her to the little bay town of Oban, Scotland, where a 500-year-old cottage full of secrets and stories awaits her.

After Helen unearths the local legend of a 16th-century witch, she discovers a set of mysterious journals in the cottage’s library. Thrust into a world of magic she doesn’t understand, she soon realizes there are both light and dark forces at work beyond her control.

With the help of a dashing Scottish neighbor and his wise grandfather, Helen discovers the link that connects her to the mysterious events unfolding at the cottage. But when the past collides with the present, she must face her fears and fight for what she believes in—that is if she hopes to unravel the mystery of Fernbeg cottage before darkness descends, again.

©2022 Jessica Dodge (P)2022 Jessica Dodge

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Great debut novel!

Sooo good! Just love the author’s writing style… beautifully descriptive. I felt like I was in Scotland and so enjoyed Helen’s magical journey and discoveries. The story unfolded through present time and historical tales finishing in a fabulous interweaving of it all.

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absolutely brilliant!!!

I loved every moment of this. it was well written, well researched, excellent character development. I will definitely read this again.
the narrator did a wonderful job bringing the characters to life.

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A great yarn of magic

A wonderful story through the centuries of magic of life with history And a happy ending 

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Good story, but predictable

Predictable, but good story and premise nonetheless. I’m glad I stuck it out. The narrator REALLY got on my nerves with her annoying inflection at the end of every sentence. It didn’t get any better, but I got used to it.

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Couldn’t wait for my drive to work!

This book had me excited for my drive to work so that I could listen to more! Helen is so endearing and I was rooting for her happiness right from the start. Jessica really brings magic alive. The story and narrator had me drawn in and believing I was right in Scotland in a little cottage by a cozy fire with all the characters. Please write more, I’ll be not so patiently waiting.

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Great Witchy and Mystical Book

Awesome book. Can't wait to see what her next book will be. Magical, witchy and great storyline. Narrator is awesome. I definitely recommend.

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Very much enjoyed this book!

I really enjoyed this story and the imagery. Thought the story was well done and certainly interesting. Love the idea of the journals spanning centuries. I enjoyed the narration and the sound of narrators voice. Although I agree with others that stated the narrator could use more small pauses in between characters and around punctuation. Overall, I loved this story; related to several things within the book and will read more from this author.

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Almost, but no.

The idea of the story was good, but the execution not so much. There was simply too many ideas jammed into this book. The whole book seemed more like an outline of ideas thaat were never properly developed and we just bounced along as quickly as possible from one to the next.
The narration was also pretty blah. The whole story was read in a monotone voice, no distinction between characters, no emotion whatsoever. I use assistive reading in my kindle app which will narrate using AI voices, and I would say this narrator was about as lively as those robot voices.

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Very enjoyable story

I look forward to hearing more from Jessica Dodge! A charming story that transports the reader/listener to the farms, fields & lochs surrounding Oban, Scotland. I have a vivid image of the stone cottage & its library drawn so beautifully described in this book. I also enjoyed the herbal lore in throughout the story. More please!

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Good listen interesting

Reminds me alof of a Deb Harkness’s All Souls Series and Paula Brakston’s Witch books. Good book great narrator

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