This is an engrossing and entertaining romantic fantasy about a witch called Helen and her past lives.  I have seen it compared to A Discovery of Witches and I can see some similarities though this is a wonderful book in itself.
A romantic tale about cursed love with a little bit of history too that is perfect for a bit of escapism reading. Recommended.

A Witch in Time is a beautiful book in the way someone who is has been incredibly ill for so long welcomes death; by that I mean it is sweet, sad, beautiful pain.

Constance has a fantastic ability of telling a story through time; the writing made this story like a several headed child - all the same person, with slight differences.

I will say I wasn’t hooked from the start, I had to give myself a while to get into it but can honestly say I’m very glad I did!

This mix of time and magic; the creatures that come with both those things was really just like looking at this vintage photograph of something pretty but unsettling in the best kind of ways!

I think of so many things when it comes to this book; Outlander, A Secret History of Witches and it may be because it’s several times but a little of Cloud Atlas on a more personal scale!

Thank you to netgalley for this wonderful arc!

Tears. This book brought me to tears. I had to take a moment once I finished reading it to assemble my feelings. It helps that I got the perfect soundtrack - Show You by Baby Rose.

Juliette is a beautiful 16 year old in rural France who starts a doomed love affair with Marchante a married painter. She falls victim to a curse which binds them together for eternity. They are forced to come back and each time and repeat the cycle of falling in love and having a disastrous relationship, which always ends tragically. Juliette comes back as Nora an actress in the 1930s, Sandra a musician in the 70s and Is currently Helen a magazine editor. The curse they are under is administered/maintained by a demon called Luke Varner who always shows up when Juliette/Nora/Sandra/Helen starts to awaken the curse and her powers. Burdened by the memories and knowledge of the curse, can Helen break the cycle so she doesn’t have repeat this tragic cycle?

To say I loved this book is an understatement. I was gripped from the start and fought sleep to keep reading it. This book might mention witches and demons and magic but it is really about reincarnation. I’ve always had an obsession with reincarnation so maybe this is why this story appealed to me so much. Exploring the lives of these woman and the patterns they are forced to repeat was enthralling. They are the same but also different. There’s always differences each time she comes back and she grows in strength and character. Marchand also comes back slightly different each time but retains that core element of creativity. Luke is the only constant who sees and knows everything.

It’s hard to describe without giving spoilers but in summary this is a beautifully sad love story about reincarnation. I loved every version of the characters - even when I didn’t like them. Juliette in all her guises has annoying sides but shows growth. Marchante in all his guises is an obsessive creative but isn’t always bad or selfish and has moments of love. Luke the all seeing demon has moments of human foibles. Love comes in unexpected ways and deepens throughout the book. The end destroyed me and gave me hope at the same time.

I loved it, This is a strong contender for book of the year for me and I won’t forget it in a hurry.

A beautiful story of a romance doomed to never be.

There is only one novel in which you can live your life four times, in different ways, through two centuries, trapped in a deadly curse with a demon at your heels. It's a beautifully woven novel with rich characters and passages of lyrical description that at times put even Circe to shame.

If you are a fan of time-travel books, romance and historical fantasy then this is definitely the book for you.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review,

A Witch in Time is a great treat for fans of "A Discovery of Witches".

A Witch in Time tells a time-old story of a cursed love that spans different eras.

When Helen breaks up with her husband and goes on a blind date, she finds herself discovering a lot more about herself than she bargained for. Helen very quickly finds herself discovering more about her past lives, a curse, and her powers.

This book almost felt like 4 different books due but they came together in a way that worked to tell the overall story and it pieced together the puzzle nicely.

My main irk was I often forgot Helens name as I was so used to reading about her previous incarnations.

This book really drew me in with its imaginative storyline, which held some distant similarities to A Discovery of Witches in its undercurrent, yet at the same time still felt unique and captivating to me as the reader.
Filled with love and loss, warmth and heartbreak, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the characters and their lives.
I found the author’s writing style easy to read, with a nice flow to it. My one criticism would be that it could have been longer, more time spent with each character and each time. I read the book in less than 24 hours and I was definitely wishing for their to have been more of it.
My thanks to NetGalley, Piatkus Books and Constance Sayers for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review