Cheri's Reviews > The Honey Witch

4.5 Stars

This story begins in the spring of 1831, on the day that Althea Murr will celebrate her hundredth birthday. As she looks back over her life with her cat on her lap, she listens to the sound of the bees song, a song that is deserving of the occasion.

She sits and reminisces on the years of her life, knowing that the stages of her life are nearing the end, and there is still much to do. And as she is pondering those things, a crow descends from the sky, a crow, a harbinger of impending death. And so she begins to make plans for what is to follow.

She needs to return to the home of her daughter, for she knows that time is precious, and there is much to do. She has placed her hopes for the future of Innisfree, and all who live there, on her granddaughter, Marigold. She will take her back to her cottage, and teach her all that she will need to know in order to become the next Honey Witch. Time is of the essence, as there is much to teach her, but first she must be told that this also means that there is a price: she must forfeit any idea of falling in love, and no one can fall in love with her.

Marigold isn’t interested in finding love, and she adores her grandmother and welcomes the idea of spending more time with her, learning everything she knows, and spending time in nature without being chastised.

When an old friend of hers, August, who is now a young man, introduces a young woman, Lottie, to her along with another young man, his partner, Edmund, they all, eventually, become friends.

This is a story of family, loss, magic, and love, of holding on to the places, things, and people that are the most important in our lives, and loving them regardless of what others may think.



Pub Date: 14 May 2024

Many thanks for the ARC provided by Redhook/Hachette Book Group