Both heartbreaking and heart-mending, it will make you wonder: why were we taught to fear the witches, and not the men who burned them? Above all, it will make you grateful for the amazing women in your life.Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher.

Marais’ true power is her clever prose that offers as much laughter as insight, delving deeply into feminism, identity, and power dynamics while stirring up intrigue and drama through secrets, lies and sex. As the deadline approaches, fractures among the sisterhood are revealed, and long-held secrets are exposed, culminating in a fiery confrontation with their enemies.įunny, tender, and uplifting, THE WITCHES OF MOONSHYNE MANOR explores the formidable power that can be discovered in aging, found family, and unlikely friendships. Thankfully, they get a bit of extra help from Persephone, a feisty TikToker eager to smash the patriarchy. The witches are determined to save their home and themselves, but fear their aging powers are no match against increasingly malicious threats. In a race against time, the women have nine days to save their home and business.

And things take a turn for the worse when Ruby’s homecoming reveals a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. In an act of desperation, Queenie makes a bargain with an evil far more powerful than anything they’ve ever faced. Brad Gedney, a distant cousin of Ivy, is hellbent on avenging his family for the theft of a legacy that was rightfully his. The mob is only the start of the witches’ troubles. Why didn’t clairvoyant Ursula see this coming sooner? Wasn’t Ivy supposed to be working her botanical magic to keep the townsmen in a state of perpetual drugged calm, all while Jezebel quelled revolts through seductive bewitchment? Ruby is the only one who knows where the treasure is hidden, those valuable artifacts stolen 33 years ago on the night when everything went horribly wrong. Queenie has been counting on Ruby’s return in two days to fix everything. All eyes turn to Queenie-as the witch in charge, it’s her job to reassure them-but she confesses they’ve fallen far behind on their mortgage payments and property taxes. An angry mob of townsmen is advancing with a wrecking ball, determined to demolish Moonshyne Manor and Distillery. Summoned by an alarm, five octogenarian witches gather around Ursula when danger is revealed to her in a vision. The House in the Cerulean Sea meets The Golden Girls in this funny, tender, and uplifting feminist tale of sisterhood featuring a coven of aging witches who must unite their powers to fight the men determined to drive them out of their home and town.Ī coven of modern-day witches.

The witches of moonshyne manor review