Reviewers | Kirsty Walsh

Kirsty Walsh profile

Place of birth: Crewe, Cheshire
Now living: Northwich, Cheshire

3 favourite authors

  • Mark Gatiss
  • Roald Dahl
  • China Miéville

3 favourite books

  • Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  • Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

3 favourite films

  • Scott Pilgrim
  • Garden State
  • Aladdin
Kirsty Walsh's reviews

The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney

The Iron Witch
Rating 7.7/10

I had started to write this review before I realised the book was the first one of a series, which explained a lot of why I wanted more from it. The world is deep and well thought out and I wanted to know more as I felt this book just scratched the surface. Some of the terminology is a bit clichéd; Order of the Dragon, elves and mystical woodlands, but it still creates a great world. Based on a folklore story The Handless Maiden, it’s a great urban realisation of that story and carefully treads the line between the urban and magical successfully.