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Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch - she's a hunter.Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things - plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age five that led to the accidental death of a stranger, to the husband whose dark proclivities have become… concerning, poison has been at the heart of her story.But when she fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her volatile marriage and goes to stay with her estranged great aunt in the mountains, she realizes her predilection is more than a hunger - it’s a birthright. Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters - Bane Witches – women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men.Piers sets out to earn her place in her family’s gritty but distinguished legacy, all while working at her Aunt Myrtle’s cafe and perpetuating a flirtation with the local, well-meaning sheriff to allay his suspicions on the body count she’s been leaving in her wake. But soon she catches the attention of someone else, a serial killer operating in the area. And that only means one thing - it’s time to feed.In Ava Morgyn’s dark, thrilling novel, The Bane Witch, a very little poison can do a world of good.
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I have to say that there is something quite delicious in reading books about women who kill the worst of humanity, especially in these times.
First, thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Publishing Group for giving me the honour of reviewing this novel in exchange for an honest review.
The Bane Witch is a novel about a woman faking her death to run away from her abusive husband, then realising that she, like other women in her family, has the ability to use poisons by ingesting them to kill men.
Morgyn details a stunning setting and cast of real characters. There is a lot of plot, but the pacing surprised me by being genuinely not being too fast or covering some aspects too quickly/not enough. I really did enjoy seeing the growth and the changes in the characters from their first to last appearance.
I haven't read anything else by Morgyn, but I look forward to doing so! Definitely would recommend this for lovers of Emilia Hart's [b:The Sirens|210411871|The Sirens|Emilia Hart|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1716746064l/210411871._SY75_.jpg|214853052] and Layne Fargo's [b:They Never Learn|124948406|They Never Learn|Layne Fargo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680596248l/124948406._SY75_.jpg|69857478].
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