The Witch & the Wicked is an intriguing story that features a girl name Rune who has been outcast to an endless wintery realm where monsters run rampant and everyone is battling for survival. Here she meets a commune and instead of fighting for her own survival learns how to fight for others.

I was very excited when I received this book because the plot sounded so interesting and as I was reading it I really fell in love with some of the characters, the magic and the plot points. I read this book during a huge reading slump but the plot really helped me keep coming back and pushing forward to see what would happen next and to see if they would triumph.

I think my favorite part of the book was getting to know the characters. There were a lot of characters in this book but they all had their own personalities and little interesting things about them that helped me keep them separate in my mind and want to know more about them.

I don't particularly agree with this book as being a "Dark Romance" in the way that I have read dark romance before. I can see why it is called Dark Fantasy with some of the themes involved but not dark romance for me personally. I did like that the romance was a little rushed but the romance aspect was my least favorite aspect of the book because I was interested in everything else that was going on.

I do think if someone is looking for a Romantasy with an interesting magic system and great characters with descriptive world building this is the book for you! I will probably swing back around for a re-read once my slump is over so I can really dive back in and enjoy!

Thank you to The Nerd Fam for the gifted ARC. #thewitchandthewicked #thenerdfam