Love, Witchcraft, Sorcery, Madness. A fortune told … shewstone to lie, and she turns to her brother Tom for comfort. A strange darkness seems to haunt the playhouse, and when Tom sets out to seduce John Upton, the boy actor who plays Lady Macbeth, the boy sees the hand of witchcraft in his own forbidden desires for men. Then Sarah weaves a spell to win the love of the new lead actor, and John, terrified for the safety of his soul, begins to make his accusations.
The Spirits have spoken …
As rehearsals continue, Sarah and Tom must struggle to convince John he is mistaken and that his sins are his own – their lives and the fortune of the play are at stake. But the Spirits have spoken – will the fate that Sarah foresaw come to pass or is their destiny their own to decide? Set against the first production of Macbeth in 1606, Shakespeare’s Witch is a seductive tale of the origins of the curse of the Scottish Play.
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Shakespeare’s Witch by Samantha Grosser is a wonderful story that I read. This is book number one in this wonderful series that I fell in love with. If you love witchcraft and sorcery then this story is for you to read.
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Madness, the supernatural, magic, and passion combine in this dark and chilling novel, Shakespeare’s Witch, the latest from author Samantha Grosser.
Wow, I have a massive book hangover today and it’s all due to Shakespeare’s Witch! For the past few days I have been immersed in Grosser’s captivating novel set around Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth.
Set in the early 1600s, Will Shakespeare is about to start his new play, Macbeth, and asks Sarah to consult the spirits and see into the future. What she sees frigtens her and she begs Will to not put on the play. He doesn’t listen, and the performance goes forward.
‘The play has conjured evil spirits,’ she said. ‘These are what haunt your dreams. Your words have opened doors to them.’
Sarah and her half-brother Tom work with Shakespeare at his theater despite their Puritan father’s disapproval. Their mother taught them magic and they both dabble in the occult, which leads them to trouble. Witchcraft is highly illegal at the time and the punishment is hanging.
Despite my initial misgivings on a particular ascpect of the novel (sorry for being vague, I don’t want to give too much away), once I finished the book I could see that’s what made the book work so well. I feel it captured the macabre atmosphere of Macbeth play perfectly.
I am a huge fan of unique reads, so I definitely enjoyed Shakespeare’s Witch! Grosser’s writing talent is stellar and I stayed engrossed the entire time. Only when I reached the end did I realize I was holding my breath. It’s one of those books that when you finish, you just sit back and have to finish digesting it all. The power of the book really hits you at the end.
For those that enjoy their reads on the darker side and don’t mind some sexy scenes, this is the book for you!
Disclaimer: This book contains graphic sex, incest, and the occult.
A group of actors are about to do a play by Shakespeare about witches and she loves helping but things are no going to so easy. Things will get dark and mysterious. A story based on putting Macbeth on the stage
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Shakespeare’s Witch
Samantha Grosser
What an amazing historical fiction! That it included William Shakespeare was just the cherry on the top. I loved that it had the supernatural, and an actual playwright! There are so many twists and turns in this book that you’ll get dizzy, in a good way. But a trigger warning- be aware that this is for adults only, some homosexual references and incest. Lots of sexual scenes also. All in all a really great book and I would recommend it to any adult that enjoys historical romance.
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