Review: The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn

 I was given a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

It was released yesterday, and if you're not in the mood now, it would make for a great read in the fall!

Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch - she's a hunter. Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things - plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age five that led to the accidental death of a stranger, to the husband whose dark proclivities have become… concerning, poison has been at the heart of her story. But when she fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her volatile marriage and goes to stay with her estranged great aunt in the mountains, she realizes her predilection is more than a hunger - it’s a birthright. Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters - Bane Witches – women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men. Piers sets out to earn her place in her family’s gritty but distinguished legacy, all while working at her Aunt Myrtle’s cafe and perpetuating a flirtation with the local, well-meaning sheriff to allay his suspicions on the body count she’s been leaving in her wake. But soon she catches the attention of someone else, a serial killer operating in the area. And that only means one thing - it’s time to feed. In Ava Morgyn’s dark, thrilling novel, The Bane Witch, a very little poison can do a world of good.

The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn

My rating: 5 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I wish I was a Bane witch!
This book grabbed me right away and I hated putting it down.

Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things --plants and men. First the accidental death of a stranger after she consumed pokeweed berries to now her husband whose dark proclivities have become concerning.

To escape her volatile marriage she fakes her death and makes her way to her estranged great aunt's home in the mountains. Once she arrives, she learns that her need to consume poisonous plants is more than just hunger, it's a birthright.

She comes from a long line of Bane Witches, poison eaters, women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men.

While she tries to earn her place within her family legacy, she's working in her aunt's cafe and flirting with the small-town sheriff who helped her find her aunt's place. She's also managed to catch the attention of the serial killer roaming the area.

It's time to put her magic to use.

Thanks so much to the author and SMP for this ARC to review.


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