The Witching Hour by Deborah Carr is a general fiction / romance novel set to be released on the 29th of September.

Apart from the very esthetic cover what intrigued me most was the fact that it’s about witches and it has two different timelines.

Something happened for Briar to be in a whole different time then she’s meant to be. Luckily, she came across a gentleman that has been helping her survive and getting her back to her own time. Time travel you say? Why yes. Right now being stuck in 1643, where witches are hunted and hanged by the witchfinder. Xavier does his best to find a witch with the expertise to send Briar back to 1943, a time where Nazi’s patrol the lands and war is going on.

After finding a witch and being sent back to her own time with absolutely no recollection of what has happened, or where she’s been all this time. Live goes on like normal, for at least a year. Until one night, when Briar is out past curfew and seeking shelter in a ruin. A storm is brewing, she knows she’s alone in this ruin, until she isn’t.

A very distinguished gentleman, in clothing that doesn’t suit her time is behind her. It’s Xavier, only she doesn’t know it’s him, he was in a cell waiting to be executed one moment and the next, he’s in this ruin with Briar (who he does remember) in a whole different time. What in the name of God is happening?!

A quest begins on finding out how to get Xavier back, with help from Briar’s mother Diana. Being housebound because Xavier shouldn’t exist in this time and without to proper documentation, he can’t wander about because of the Nazi soldiers patrolling. After months of searching, Diana knows how to send Xavier back, but the night she does so, due to a touch from Briar the moment he gets send back, she gets transported back in time with him.

It’s a bit of a back and forth with the time traveling, that got a bit boring, I guess. With Briar back in 1643 they need to find a way to communicate with Dianna and they need help and shelter. I don’t want to spoil to much so I think this is where I end my review; It’s best if you read the book for yourself. Sometimes you just read a book and don’t know how to review its story as a whole without spoiling.

I give this book ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ stars!