I felt like Cooper should have been able to give a more extensive story, but just couldn't come up anything more than a brief, linear tale to fill the gap. Even though the story is short, it doesn't feel rushed, just short, like there just wasn't much to say, and Jane just didn't have anything more to offer as a character.Of all the books in the series, this one left me feeling the most disappointed.
The central myth dealt with in the book is, when you really look at it, quite small, especially since it is surrounded by the key elements of Arthurian, English, and Welsh national mythology. Whereas the other books in the series are full of references to the myths and legends of the British Isles and have interesting storylines, this book seems to be very thin in comparison. Consequently, the fact that the folk festival is so obscure, and the book is so short is somewhat disappointing. The story revolves around a local folk festival in Cornwall, and the decisions made by Jane Drew.As the book focuses on Jane Drew, and a folk festival that only women can participate in, this is the only book in the series that is told primarily from the perspective of a female character. The book takes place between The Dark Is Rising and The Grey King, bringing Will Stanton and the Drew children together for the first time. The book is so short, in some ways, that it feels like it should have just been part of one of the other four books in the series. It is an odd book in some ways, and is both the shortest, and in my opinion, the weakest book in the series.
Greenwitch is the third book in Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence.
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