Dawn O'Porter reviews The Witch by Freida McFadden for the Radio Times Book Club, sponsored by Dr. Oetker Ristorante

Dawn O'Porter is back with the Radio Times Book Club, sponsored by Dr. Oetker Ristorante – and she's brought a corker of a book along with her.

This month, Dawn and Helen Daly, Radio Times' Deputy Digital Editor, sit down with Freida McFadden's The Witch and, of course, their favourite Dr. Oetker Ristorante pizzas.

In the second book review, that you can watch above, Dawn and Helen chat about the spooky thriller and discuss what they thought about it (and all the scares!).

Get in touch via ' social channels to let us know what you thought of The Witch. Did you agree with Dawn and Helen? What star rating would you give Freida McFadden's latest novel?

Reader review: Robyn Bamber 
  1. What did you make of The Witch by Freida McFadden?  In classic Freida fashion, The Witch is a page turner and I was curious to see how it would unfold. I have to say I read this in no time at all so it certainly had my attention. Having only read The Housemaid of McFadden's other novels, I had expectations of a pacey and unpredictable plot and it did not disappoint. I particularly enjoyed the two parallel narratives jumping between the past to present and how the two wove together as new information came to light and provided clues for each perspective. I found myself questioning every character's motives and changed my mind on the goodies and baddies many times as well, finding myself a little protective over the protagonists themselves. I also loved the spooky elements and how they concealed the inner goings-on of the house (no spoilers!). At the time of reading, I felt that some of the twists and cliffhangers throughout were slightly over-explained or given away a little too early. However, as the book went on and when the ending hit I was undeniably surprised.
  2. Who would you recommend it to and why?  Anyone who loves a little bit of spooky but especially anyone stuck in a reading rut who needs a page-turning thriller to get them back into it!
  3. What star rating would you give it?  3.5

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Original source Dawn O'Porter reviews The Witch by Freida McFadden for the Radio Times Book Club, sponsored by Dr. Oetker Ristorante

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