Audiobook Review – A Long Day in Lychford (The Witches of Lychford, Book 3) by Paul Cornell, Narrated by Robin Miles (3/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 3 hours and 2 minutes
Publisher:‎ Macmillan Audio
Release Date: June 26, 2018
ASIN:‎ B07DM57582
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Witches of Lychford series
Source: Borrowed Audiobook from Library
Rating: 3/5 stars

“It’s a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country’s politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering. But what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones’ mapping software? And is the immigration question really important enough to kill for?”

Series Info/Source: This is the third book in The Witches of Lychford series. I borrowed this as an audiobook from the library.

Audiobook Quality (4/5): In general the narration here was well done and is pleasant to listen to. I did have some issues with being able to tell when we were switching character POV. There wasn’t a pause or anything and it would take me a couple sentences to realize I was listening to someone else.

Thoughts: This was by far the weakest book of the series so far and made me decide I won’t be reading more books in the series. The whole premise is that Amber gets really pissed off about Brexit (I know..it’s all a bit random). She gets so angry she shoves through reality weakening the magical borders of Lychford. Now people are falling willy nilly into fairy and it’s up to our three witches to get everyone out.

I am going to admit I was a bit distracted while I listened to this. However, a lot of this didn’t make sense. Judith seems to be fighting dementia but this is never made very clear and is, at points, shrugged off as residual damage from her curse. Amber went off the rails but we don’t really understand why she was able to do so much damage. Lizzie didn’t have much of a role at all.

The story bounces back and forth frequently between the three characters without any notice. I was often confused whose POV I was listening to. In the end I found the plot silly and over-simplified and didn’t enjoy our characters much either. This was the final nail in the coffin for me. I am done with this series.

My Summary (3/5): Overall I did not enjoy this and thought the whole premise and plot were very silly. This didn’t have any of the magical charm of the first couple books. To be honest I didn’t love the first couple books in the series either and this pretty much sealed the deal for me; I will no longer be reading this series.