Thank you to the author and publishers for allowing me an ARC via NetGalley!!

Firstly, I can’t believe this is a debut novel. The writing is incredible! The blurb for this really hooked me cause I’ve never heard this premise before. I wanted to dip my toes into historical fiction mixed with fantasy, and this book absolutely delivered.
Every single character has depth and a nice amount of backstory/context given which humanises every person. This book is full of emotions - it broke my heart multiple times and made me cry, and that is not an easy feat!
I had gotten to a stage where I felt quite overwhelmed with my TBR, and I was in a bit of a slump, but this book really delivered as it was a shocking, kind-of-cosy, emotional story. The pacing was perfect, and although sometimes I questioned whether certain parts were relevant or where they fit into the story, once I finished the book it all made sense.

Overall a sensational debut novel and I can’t wait to see what other things the author brings out.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
*rounded up to 5 stars on the scoring*

An amazing story of witches using their occult abilities to fight the second World War. Great characters especially the main character Lydia Polk, but there are a number of other characters who are equally well drawn, including Isadora, Sybil, Kitty, Evelyn, Henry and Rebecca. So many characters in a story, but all distinct and playing a key part in a fine tale.
And what a page turner this story was, I literally only put it down when I was too tired to read any more then eagerly picked it up again to finish it the next day. It reminds me of the books of Dennis Wheatley in part, and I would give it more than five stars if I could.

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