A review by aalexandrina26
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

4.0

This one was a roller coaster. I started off loving it, found many beautifully written moments and relatable quotes, the plot was being slowly introduced and I had very high expectations. It was a journey of getting to know the authors style (I’ve read only the Alchemist a few years ago and I vaguely remember I loved the story, yet didn’t remember much about his writing style) and also getting to discover myself (not in the religious way, but in a more philosophical one). But I got lost at some point, and went through many pages hoping to get to some action. It didn’t help that my copy was randomly missing 30 pages, a mistake of some sort of those who printed the edition. Anyways, I was already set on giving it 3 stars but the plot twist at the end made me close my eyes for a second and had me completely off guard. I wasn’t expecting it. That’s why I’m giving it 4 ⭐️ (but it’s more like 3.5).