Half Spent Was the Night (Ami McKay's Witches, #2)

by Ami McKay

4 of 5 stars 1 rating • 0 reviews • 3 shelved
Book cover for Half Spent Was the Night

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

Beloved author Ami McKay is back, bringing us a magical follow-up in the tradition of Victorian winter tales to her mesmerizing bestseller, The Witches of New York

During the nights between Christmas and New Year's, the witches of New York--Adelaide Thom, Eleanor St. Clair and the youngest, Beatrice Dunn--gather before the fire to tell ghost stories and perform traditional Yuletide divinations. (Did you know that roasting chestnuts was once used to foretell one's fate?)
     As the witches roast chestnuts and melt lead to see their fate, a series of odd messengers land on their doorstep bearing invitations for a New Year's Eve masquerade hosted by a woman they've never met. Gossip, dreams and portents follow, leading the witches to question the woman's motives. Is she as benevolent as she seems or is she laying a trap? And so, as Gilded-Age New York prepares to ring in the new year, the witches don their finery and head for the ball, on the hunt for answers that might well be the end of them.

  • ISBN10 0735275661
  • ISBN13 9780735275669
  • Publish Date 16 October 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Prentice Hall Press