Good for Her: A Tale of Making These Assholes Pay

Fair warning, because no one told me, a cute cat dies an awful fucking death in chapter 11.

I really enjoyed this. I know some folks were not fond of the language choices and dialogue, but I found that it made the whole thing much easier to take in as a whole. Abitha is an absolutely wonderful character who's just trying her best to survive in a really really unfair world. Any by God, does no good deed of hers go unpunished. For the little bit that he's in it, I enjoyed her husband, Edward, as well. He was a kind soul who loved the hell out of his wife, king shit.

Samson is a fascinating mix of protagonist and sinister force. We're often not sure if he means well or not, and that uncertainty lends itself to some tense moments throughout the story. I did find his side quest/boss fight with the evil demon shaman a bit weird, but I also understand that Brom needed Samson out of the picture temporarily for all the "witch trial" stuff to happen.

So, here's my hot take of the day. I think Wallace was my favorite character. Not favorite as i enjoyed him, I hated his guts from his literal first appearance. He's just such an absolute scumbag on every conceivable level, and he's so incredibly believable as well. Fuck, I've known people like Wallace. Abitha is able to outsmart him at almost every turn, and while these moments are satisfying in the short term, he never lets up. Absolutely phenomenal antagonist.

I think this story is a tragedy. Yes, Abitha extracts her vengeance on those who've wronged her, but even benign or helpful individuals feel the waves of her wrath, the Reverand Carter, and his wife Sarah being the prime example. At the end of this book, our main character regularly states that Abitha is dead and only the Witch remains. We can try to girl boss it all we like, but at the end of the day, the character we've grown to love is indeed gone; murdered and defiled. She has her revenge not through law, words, or money but blood. So much blood.