I thought Kate’s first book The Maiden was one of the best feminist historical fiction books I have read. But she has outdone herself with this new one.
Set in 1589, and again based on a historical fact, The King’s Witches follows the story of the young Princess Anna of Denmark who is about to marry the older King James VI of Scotland (later to become James I of England). It was a time of witchcraft mania and fear with countless witch trials and burnings. Anna’s lady in waiting is determined the marriage will go ahead so she can escape to Scotland for her own secretive reasons.
A thoroughly engrossing story which I highly recommend for lovers of historical fiction.

A truly beautiful, shocking and gripping retelling of this historical story based around the North Berwick witch trials of 1590. It was interesting to read the perspective of the three main characters and how their stories became entwined with each other. Jura my heart melted for you and all the other woman in reality at that time who, were persecuted, tortured and burned for being different. The author really captured the period of time and powerfully played on my emotions that made it a compelling and extremely interesting read , right to the last page, that left me wanting to know more…

Another haunting and captivating novel from Kate Foster, based on true historical events - the North Berwick witch trials and King James VI of Scotland involvement.
I loved this author’s previous book The Maiden, and was thrilled to receive her latest book to review. From the first paragraph, I was enthralled and engaged with the setting, the characters and the retelling of this historical event with fictional characters and events complementing this book. I loved it, couldn’t stop reading it and wholeheartedly recommend readers reserve a copy of the hardback on publication day as the cover is beautiful too! Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

This is a super interesting story and anyone who likes all the witchy stuff should go and read this one! The characters are great and the atmosphere super special. The book really drags you in and wants you to read it in one sitting.

Absolute favourite. Cannot wait to recommend this to customers. Hits you right were it should, and succeeds expectations.

It was an interesting novel about witches trials with a subplot I quite early on guessed at. The historical facts were accurate, while the subplot dealt with fictional characters. I found it really disturbing to read about how "witches" were forced to confess (though I did know about that!) under torture while this never seemed to bother their inquisitors! This was so horrible and unfair. But that's how it was. The subplot, though, did not engage me so much, probably because I guessed early what would be the problem. However, I did not guess the conclusion.
I received a digital copy of this novel from NetGalley and I am leaving voluntarily an honest review.

I found this outstanding. From the setting and atmosphere which were vivid but realistic to the characters, the emotions and the intrigue, this book had it all!
Having loved this authors previous book I was very excited to receive this arc and it did not let me down. This is even better than her previous book and I read it in two sittings as it was hard to put down
This is based on some very interesting characters and time periods in history with the Scottish witchcraft trials of which I’m very familiar and the author did a great job bringing the characters and settings to life

A new favourite author!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc