The Witches of Cambridge is a journey through grief, love and friendship as a Coven of Witches within the rarified confines of Cambridge, find themselves confronted with their own emotional struggles, and need to rely on their friendship to survive.
It took me a little while to settle into the storyline as there are several different characters, each with their own set of emotional complications to meet in the first chapters:
- Amandine, is fearful that her husband is having an affair but does not dare confront him for fear of the consequences
- Noa, is a student with an unusual and potentially dangerous power where she can see secrets but is completely to tell the truth
- Kat, Cosmia & George are entangled in a messy family situation
- Héloïse is dealing with heartbreaking grief
- and Santiago, well he could cause trouble for everyone.
I enjoyed the character connections and how our protoganists come together in the story. I particularly found Héloïse's story to be touching.
A slow-burning and gentle tale, with both humorous and tragic moments - reflective of life.

✨3 stars✨

I found this to be an okay witchy read. I definitely think the first few chapters were the most engaging.

However, I think my main issues with this book is that the author tried to juggle too many characters and their respective storylines which resulted in them all feeling quite flat and underdeveloped. There just wasn’t enough time spent exploring them especially as this book just wasn’t long enough to do so effectively in my opinion.

If you’re in the mood for a witchy read, or if you have enjoyed this author’s other books then you should give this a try. However, it just wasn’t for me sadly.

I received an ARC from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

the Cambridge witches meet every month on one of the college rooftops to discuss books and other things. good story.

This was a weird one cos it had all the cosy witchy vibes I love, but it was kinda disjointed and felt like multiple stories squished together into one. The pacing was all over the place, and I just didn't connect with any characters enough to be invested. Would reccomend, but don't think about the story too much.

The Witches of Cambridge by Menna Van Praag is such a cool book. I love this theme so much! It's totally my vibe. I totally recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic.

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The witches of Cambridge by Menna van Praag.
This was a good read. I did like the cover and blurb of this book. I did find it to be a slow read. I read in a few days. I did like Amandine. I liked the writing style. I did like George and Noa. I really didn't like Santiago. I liked the ending.


Blurb.
The Cambridge University witches meet every month on the roof of one of the city's many colleges to discuss books among other things, but lately the ties that bind them have begun to unravel.



Amandine, professor of art history and empath, has the power to feel the emotions of those around her. Lately though, she might have wished for her student Noa's ability to hear others' innermost thoughts and secrets, to understand what is amiss in the group and in her marriage. Mathematics professor and master spellcaster Kat struggles with unrequited love, but refuses to use magic to win anyone's heart. Her sister, Cosima, is not above using such powers, sprinkling pastries in her bakery with sugar and enchantment. But when Cosima sets her sights on the love of Kat's life, she sets off a chain of events that turns each of the witches' worlds upside down . . .

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