From New York Times bestseling author Susan Dennard, return to the world fo the Witchlands in Sightwitch, an illustrated companion told through Ryber’s journal entries & sketches. From the Twelve Paladins to the Rook Kings, from Eridysi to a broken sword and looking glass, learn how the secrets of the past set the entire series in motion. Sisters with the gift of Sight–Sightwitches, who can … of Sight–Sightwitches, who can see into the future–are of a rare and ancient order. Raised in a secluded convent, they await the invitation of their goddess to enter the depths of the mountain and receive the sacred gift of foretelling.
But for young Ryber Fortiza, that call never comes. As the only sister without Sight, Ryber has devoted herself to the goddess. Surely, if she just works hard enough, she will finally be gifted like everyone else.
Until one day, all Sisters who possess the Sight are summoned into the mountain–and never return. Now Ryber, still Sight-less, is the only one left. Can she, who has spent her life feeling like th weakest, be the one to save her Sisters and the ancient power they protect?
On her journey underground, she encounters a young captain named Kullen Ikray, who has no memory of who he is or how he got there. Together they trek ever deeper, the mountain tunnels filled with mysteries and horrors. And what they find at the end will alter the fate of the Witchlands forever.
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Okay…listen to me… I wanted to come out of this yelling at the top of my lungs saying how much I LURVED this book. Instead I really really liked it.
For what it is … a novella and backstory….it’s really good. We get to find out about the Twelve Paladins. We get to see Ryber and Kullen and the beginning which was sweet and heartbreaking. We get more about the Witchlands and how it began before things are how they are. I like the formatting and the artwork. It added to the feel of the book.
The blurb says it sets up Bloodwitch ( AEDUAN. I’M READY FOR YOU , BABY) so I’m excited to see where this pops up and I like that I’ll have that extra bit of knowledge.
I am so glad that I decided to read this before reading Bloodwitch. This is one of the best companion novels that I have read. The amount of additional world-building in this book is astounding. There is so much history and backstory. I really enjoyed both Ryber and Eridysi’s stories and I can see how they both have such significance to the overall series storyline. Reading this has really opened my eyes to so many things and made me ask just as many questions. Susan Dennard is an absolute world-building genius. I am so impressed with her writing skills. I cannot wait to read Bloodwitch!
If you haven’t started reading The Witchlands series, do it now, it’s full of witches, magic, friendship stories and some romance thrown in so a little bit of everything. And this book? It was the perfect novella for the series.
We go back, back in time and get to meet Ryber, more like read her story in the form of her journal entries and oh man it was such a nice ride. Ryber is a Sightwitch on a convent, a secluded one, one that no one can find unless you have the gift of foretelling. Ryber first goes there as a little girl and has been there since then waiting for her turn to be called by her goddess to receive the gift, but as the years go by and she never gets called she finds herself the only Sister without the Sight.
Until one day, all the Sisters even the ones who have the Sight all summoned to the mountain and they never return. Ryber is the only one left at the convent and as the days go by she they never return she decides that she needs to go after them in order to save them.
After she is set in her journey underground, she meets a young captain named Kullen, who has no clue who he is and how he got there. At first she isn’t sure if she wants him to help her, but eventually she realizes that he could be could helpful and together they go deeper in search of answers. Answers that will change the fate of the Witchlands forever.
I loved how this book was more about the journey and the answers behind everything then about romance. I also loved getting to know more about the older magic and history of the Witchlands, totally a sucker for that.
5 out of 5 stars and I can’t wait to continue with the rest of the series.