This was an interesting read for me. Reading the synopsis and the hype behind The Witch Hunter made it seem like it was going to be an awesome, action-packed, wow-worthy book but it wasn't really like that. I mean it was a nice story and I really enjoyed reading it, but it was a little bland overall. 
 Based on the synopsis, I expected to come out of reading the last page of the book proclaiming my love for the story and claiming it as one of my new favorite books, but alas no. It was an okay story, one that can easily be forgotten after a few days, at most. I found it to be an interesting concept of witches and magic and witch hunters, and while I was expecting to be something out of Game of Thrones or something like the Final Fantasy games, it wasn't. It sort of fell short of the great and awesome adventures that we were promised. The story, especially near the middle, was a little bit slow and a little bit boring. There was a lot of talking and planning involved and not enough action being taken. It also didn't help that the character development was missing from a few characters but they suddenly changed into a better person near the end of the book, and I found that I couldn't quite make the connection in a few of the characters, like I found myself wondering why they were even there in the first place, I get that they were important but I didn't feel a connection to them. 
 As for the romance part, I wouldn't exactly feel right calling it that. I mean, I get that John was handsome and he healed Elizabeth from nearly dying, but I couldn't understand how they fell for each other so quickly. It sort of read like insta-love except they weren't proclaiming their love for each after a few days. There was just a lot of details and scenes missing in the story. I feel like if we had gotten more interactions between Elizabeth and John, it would have made more sense that they fell in love with each other. Otherwise it just seemed like the author wrote the romance in just because of the genre she was going for, it just seemed awkward and not really thought out, but like they were sort made to like each other at first, although seeing them together near the middle, even after he discovered what she is, was sort of sweet because of their cute interactions. 
 The ending was sort of a let down. I wouldn't mind if there's a sequel to the Witch Hunter because the ending wasn't that satisfactory. Elizabeth ends up with John and she has a place to live with the people who she loves and cares about, but the deal with Blackwell, it just seemed like the author just wanted to end the story, it felt rushed. Sure, maybe it's because I'm used to seeing the good side prevail and always win, but it seemed like the bad side won in this one. Or at least has the advantage. I would have preferred for the resolution to be more "Blackwell is defeated and the witches and magic are free, everyone is happy and the kingdom is under the rule of a just king" blah blah spiel, but I guess I can be hopeful that there could be a sequel made. 
 p.s. there's a sequel! It currently has no name tho.. Untitled