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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
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Michelle
Apr 08, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: horror, favorites, 2023
Slewfoot is my first 'favorite' of 2023, and my second Brom ever.

She called to them: the cicadas , the moths, the beetles, and fireflies, the little gnats and mosquitos, the thousands and thousands of little mosquitos. And they responded, their tiny voices swelling, coming together like a song, filling the woods with their melody as they flew to her, swarming and swirling together like a growing storm cloud.

Brom is a rare kind of artist whose stories are fantastical yet grounded in the truth of
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Latasha
Just as great this time as it was the first time I listened to it.
Becca
Not me procrastinating reading Slewfoot & then ending up absolutely LOVING IT. 10/10 recommend. Now, watch me as I binge read all of Brom’s books 😅.

Slewfoot is written so beautifully; it was hard NOT to devour this so quickly. I’m not usually a historical fiction girly, but this one had me wrapped around its horns. & the vibes felt so so so fitting for the Autumn season.

Slewfoot had me so upset at times (men 😤 Wallace 😤😤 also, tw: animal death) but also had me shouting out SLAYYYYY (good for h
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Grim Rainbow (Leslye)
Mar 30, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 4-star
I love me a good folklore horror, and this hits the spot. It reminded me a lot of The Witch - one of my favorite horror movies. I guess because it also revolved around Puritans, witches, getting back at your oppressors, and what not. Only Slewfoot's tale differs beyond that, of course. I just love this specific niche of witchy folkloric horror. The whole story was an epic dark tale worth reading and I absolutely loved Samson as a character.

Now for the nitpicking. Abitha, while I root for her dri
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Donna TalentedReads
May 18, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2022-books
"If it is a witch they want," she hissed, "then a witch they shall have."


YESSS!!! Now this is a witch book worth reading, set during the puritan age. Loved the dynamic of Abitha and Slewfoot. And the bloodbath was highly satisfying.
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Carrie
May 26, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: read-my-shelves
Ryan Foley
Aug 31, 2021 marked it as to-read
Heather D-G
Oct 04, 2022 rated it really liked it
A$niff
Jan 12, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Kasia
Jan 10, 2022 marked it as to-read
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May 07, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Jun 01, 2022 marked it as to-read
Tyler Gray
Sep 21, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: own-physical, own
Justin Hall
Jan 27, 2023 marked it as to-read
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Nov 21, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: five-star-reads
Mark Heber
Sep 05, 2022 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 23, 2023 marked it as to-read
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Mar 08, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Robyn
Mar 05, 2024 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 2021-releases
Addy
Jul 21, 2024 marked it as to-read
Kirsti
Oct 02, 2024 marked it as to-read
Cayla
Oct 30, 2024 rated it really liked it
Aimee
Nov 02, 2024 marked it as to-read
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