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Sara Raasch

Författare till Snow Like Ashes

17 verk 3,451 medlemmar 127 recensioner 2 favoritmärkta

Om författaren

Sara Raasch is the New York Times Bestselling author of the YA fantasy series Snow Like Ashes. The series includes Snow Like Ashes, Ice Like Fire, Flames Like Vines, and Frost Like Night. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Verk av Sara Raasch

Snow Like Ashes (2014) 1,434 exemplar
Ice Like Fire (2015) 606 exemplar
These Rebel Waves (2018) 436 exemplar
Frost Like Night (2016) 427 exemplar
Set Fire to the Gods (2020) 205 exemplar
Night of the Witch (2023) 134 exemplar
These Divided Shores (2019) 110 exemplar
Rise Up from the Embers (2021) 49 exemplar
Flames Like Vines (2015) 19 exemplar
The Nightmare Before Kissmas (2024) 3 exemplar
Decay Like Gold 1 exemplar

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Decent story concept but not a compelling read. Its slow-moving pace and clumsy romance scenes are just a few of the issues that suggest inexperienced writers. Like so much of what is being published these days, the absence of a knowledgeable, professional editor is glaring.
 
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Bonnie_Bailey | 3 andra recensioner | Feb 6, 2024 |
On the negative side, it's very formulaic and predictable, and I didn't ever feel like I cared about the characters, who didn't seem real.

On the positive side, after the very boring first 100 pages, the story got more entertaining. And, even though it's a lot of pages, they have very few words on each, so it's a quick read.
 
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danielskatz | 68 andra recensioner | Dec 26, 2023 |
Night of the Witch is a book I had to read. Historical fiction wrapped in fantasy is like a siren song to me. Add the fact that Sara Raasch and Beth Revis penned the novel, and Night of the Witch was one of the novels I was most excited to read this fall.

Maybe my hopes were too high, but I did not love Night of the Witch as much as I wanted. My main issue with the story is that the writing is too simplistic for my taste. Simple sentences and short, stilted dialogue made me believe the book was geared toward middle grades rather than the young adult category as advertised.

Adding to my general dislike is that the authors interspersed German words into the story with no rhyme or reason. I majored in German and love seeing the language in books. Even so, I could find no pattern for when or why Ms. Raash and Ms. Revis would exchange a word in English for one in German. The replacements were too random and did nothing to enhance the story. From what I could tell, the German words did nothing but remind you that the story takes place in Germany.

My other concern about Night of the Witch is that I struggled to buy into the insta-love between Fritzi and Otto. There is almost no development for either character, and their attraction to each other, especially Fritzi towards Otto, makes no sense. That's a lot of fear and hatred to overcome, and Otto's actions towards Fritzi upon first meeting do nothing to endear him to her.

Lastly, the German major in me wanted more world-building. I wanted to learn more about the hows and whys behind the creation of the Hexenjaegers. Plus, I know the layout of German medieval towns versus villages, but most of the readers of Night of the Witch will not. This geography plays a vital role in the politics behind the story, and readers need to understand all of it.

Some of my issues with Night of the Witch are due to the fact that I am familiar enough with German and German history to want more of it. I believe there is a lack of world-building to explain the story. Also, I found it difficult to buy into Fritzi and Otto's all-consuming insta-love. Are any of my concerns enough to prevent me from reading the sequel next year? Of course not! Where Night of the Witch excels is with the fantasy element, and I need to know how the battle between Dieter and Fritzi will ensue. Still, I will approach the sequel with much lower expectations.
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jmchshannon | 3 andra recensioner | Oct 22, 2023 |
Another enemies to lovers tale, this one starting with a horrific rampage by witch hunters intent upon burning every witch in a mythical Germany. However Fritzi manages to survive, but not before watching her mother burn at the stake, and see her little cousin Liesel dragged off to an equally terrible fate.
Determined to avenge the massacre, she ends up captured by Otto a member of the hexenjägers, the crazed minions of the church, who are tasked with ridding the country of all witches. However, he has his own agenda, fueled by having watched his own mother falsely accused and burned as a witch.
The two embark on a quest to free imprisoned witches and then find a safe haven where they hope to find support in destroying the hexenjägers. What ensues during that quest involves nail-biting adventures coupled with revelations, and even some betrayal. The story ends with a perfect set-up for the sequel.
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sennebec | 3 andra recensioner | Oct 5, 2023 |

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Verk
17
Medlemmar
3,451
Popularitet
#7,366
Betyg
½ 3.7
Recensioner
127
ISBN
111
Språk
8
Favoritmärkt
2

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