The Everlasting, Alix E. Harrow

 

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

Started: March 16, 2026

Completed: March 24, 2026

Recommendation: Recommended

Recommended By: Nobody, I saw promise in The Once and Future Witches and I thought I would give Harrow another chance

Media: Audio book

Review:

I enjoyed this time travelling story which sort of explains the logic that sits behind the Back to the Future series a little better.  Harrow does a good job of telling a similar story repeatedly and yet is able to raise tension and expectation.  I also liked the way that she handled memory.  The short comings include the obviousness of how it had to end as well as the awkward love story.  The epilogue left me wanting as the dragon logic collapsed.

Starling House, Alix E. Harrow

 

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Started: December 31, 2023
Completed: January 4, 2024
Recommendation: Not recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review: 

This book seemed longer than it needed to be.  It took a long time to come to a fairly straight-forward plot twist and then behaved basically as though the twist wasn't there (think Indiana Jones not needed in Raiders of the Lost Ark).  I think that Harrow's idea was probably pretty good and much more could have been done with it (without giving away too much, the way to resolve the issues of the book wasn't really a bad idea, but it seemed like almost an after thought rather than something fundamental to the story).

The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. Harrow

 

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow was brought to my attention by my wife and the reviews were quite good.

Started: 2/3/2021
Completed: 2/9/2021
Recommendation: Mild Recommendation
Recommended By: Good Reads

Review:

This book is a bit of philosophy and it looks a tad at the nature of trust.  "Surely, trust is never broken, but simply lost; and, what is lost that can't be found?" is how the book starts, but, by midway, trust is something given.  It is an interesting idea.

I'm not particularly big on life and death as a motivator for a story.  I'm not really happy about a compelling death.  This book just did not make me happy.  I really, really  like the characters.  I liked the fun of the "Sisters Grimm" or "Little Girl Blue."  The layered love story is nice.  In short, this is a good book.  I just do not like the way that death is a lever to force along what would be an excellent and compelling story without it.  I have to admit, I think it would do fine even without the risk of death being in the offing throughout.  Then again, how many books have I written?