

Title: “The Snow Witch”
Author: Rosie Boyes
Pages (eBook): 259 pages
Original Publishing Date: 1 October 2018
Synopsis (from Goodreads):
“A GRANDFATHER CLOCK. A GLASS LOCKET. A POWERFUL CURSE UNLEASHED ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
“Twelve-year-old Kitty Wigeon can’t wait for Christmas at St Flurries, a grand old manor house in the countryside, until one chilly night she vanishes without a trace.
“One hundred years later… Still grieving over the death of their mother, Kes Bunting and his younger sister Star, are sent to live at St Flurries. They find a house steeped in mystery and brimming with secrets.
“Who, or what, is making footprints in the snow?
“And what evil force is taking a cold grip on Star?
“Wrap up warm as you join Kes, and a cast of eccentric snow creatures, in a race against time to solve a hundred-year-old curse. Will he succeed? Or will the fate of his sister be decided by a shivery kiss from… the Snow Witch?”
Trigger/Content warnings for the novel:
- mentions of parental death
- description of sibling death
- mentions of domestic violence
- mentions of alcoholism
- mentions of gambling
- sexism and misogyny
- racial slur toward and stereotypes about Romani people
Representation in the novel:
⭐⭐ .5
2.5/5 stars
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