Winter's Curse

The Winter's Curse
author: April L. Wood
published: October 31st 2016 by Bellatrix Press
pages: 268
my rating: 3 out of 5 stars

I got sent an advanced readers copy of this book in return for an honest review. Thank you so much!

Before the light is reborn within the womb of darkness and the Sun returns, will Winter reverse the curse? 

When High Priestess Iris Rose-Thorne bets her granddaughter’s womb in a broom flying contest–and loses, Winter wonders where the real danger lies: from the Witch Hunters she fled from the far North or her shady grandmother. 

She finds safety with Turmeric of the Wormwood clan. His eagerness to protect her warms her frozen heart. But her love for him defies the Segregation Curse of Old, cast by the Elders to preserve ancient clan bloodlines. 

Can they find a way around the Segregation Curse of Old to be together? 

And with time running out as the Winter Solstice nears, will Winter be able to reverse the curse on her womb? Or will she agree to her fate and remain barren?

Winter Rose-Thorn is a real life witch and after fleeing from Witch Hunters in the North she is confronted with the modern world. Not only that but soon she is in the middle of conspiracies, lies, lots of danger and on top of that she is falling in love.


I really loved the concept of this book but unfortunately there are a few things that I didn't like as much.
The biggest problem I had with it was the length. It's a pretty short book but I think it could have been a little longer. A lot of things happen really quickly, especially in the beginning and there wasn't any time for either Winter or me to really process and react to what happened when another huge plot twist happens.
Also, the characters didn't have as much depth as I would've liked to have. Winters reactions to big events were almost nonexistent sometimes and I only found out about how she felt if it was specifically mentioned.

Otherwise the book was really enjoyable. Winter is a really cool character, she's a witch with blue blood running through her veins. I found it especially awesome that her cheeks flushed blue! She can also do magic and lived alone with her mother in the North Pole, completely unaffected by the cold, until they had to flee from Witch Hunters.

After Winter flees she lives with her grandmother in a society where all the different witch clans and humans live peacefully together. Not only does she have to deal with getting used to the new climate but also going to school, finding new friends and her feelings towards the Wormwood with Tumeric.
And then, of course, there's her grandmother who claims to have made a bet that resulted with a curse on Winter's womb. But Winter soon realizes that things don't add up and maybe she's not as safe with her grandmother as she thought she was.
I really liked the overall story. It was a little hard to get into at first but I quickly got sucked into Winter's universe and couldn't stop reading.

I especially liked the ending. It wasn't at all what I expected it to be and completely took me by surprise. Even though this book is the first book in a series it had a proper ending which I appreciated.

If you like witches this is definitely a book you should check out! And if you're like me and haven't read a lot of witchy books in the past this is a great book to get into them.
It's a great book to read in the fall as well and overall a really enjoyable and awesome read.