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Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other. Witches Abroad by Terry Prachett: But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house well this is a fairy tale , after all. The Accidental Santera by Irene Lazo: Becoming a santera is not in her plans.

When Gabrielle gets home to the San Francisco Bay Area, the predictions from her on-a-whim reading begin to come true. Unexpectedly marked for initiation by the gods and goddesses of the Yoruba pantheon, Gabrielle must decide whether she can bring herself to answer the call. And, if she chooses, commit to the seemingly contradictory life of a scientist who is also a santera. Lost then found, souls remain bound.

Three sisters escape the Salem witch trials when the eldest casts a spell that hurtles their souls forward through time. After centuries separated, fate has finally reunited them in the present day. One the healer, one the teacher, and one the deceiver. Will their reunion return their full powers, or end their souls journey forever? Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins: By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.

As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden: Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.

And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.

Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts: But there is a part of herself she can never reveal to him—for she must continue to guard her secrets if she wants to keep the past at bay. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. Edmund felt a sensation of mysterious horror. Peter felt brave and adventurous. Susan felt as if some delightful strain of music had just floated by.

So, deep in the bewitched land of Narnia, the adventure begins. They opened a door and entered a world—Narnia—the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. At first, no one believes her. And in the blink of an eye, they are changed forever. Half Bad by Sally Green: But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves? Rose Rita Pottinger is dreading summer. With her best friend, Lewis Barnavelt, away at Boy Scout camp, vacation threatens to be altogether boring.

Rose Rita and Mrs. Zimmermann set off on a trip to discover the meaning of the letter. A ransacked farmhouse, a missing ring, shadowy figures appearing in the night, and mysterious magic symbols are just the beginning as they are gradually drawn into a terrifying world of occult mysteries, where Mrs. Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough: Now, seventeen years later, she spends most of her time at boarding school in Manhattan, where she can at least pretend to be normal.

One night a handsome young professor from New York University arrives in the shop and mistakes Tamsin for her extremely Talented older sister. But the search — and the stranger — prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tamsin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the past sins of her family, and unleash a power so strong and so vengeful that it could destroy them all. Next Saturday, in fact. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring.

Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison: Grave Witch by Kalayna Price: To top off her day, someone makes a serious attempt on her life, but Death saves her. Guess he likes having her around… To solve this case Alex will have to team up with tough homicide detective Falin Andrews.

But his wife must be a witch of the darkest powers… A sorcery competition is held to discover which witch is the most potent and fiendish, and glamorous Madame Olympia conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats Belladonna, the white witch, desperately wants to be a wicked enchantress, but her magic produces flowers instead of snakes.

How can she become more devilish than all the other witches? The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo: How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather: Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves The Descendants.

And guess who their ancestors were? A handsome, angry ghost who wants Sam to stop touching his stuff. But soon Sam discovers she is at the center of a centuries old curse affecting anyone with ties to the trials. Sam must come to terms with the ghost and find a way to work with The Descendants to stop a deadly cycle that has been going on since the first accused witch was hanged.

But history may be about to repeat itself. He becomes an overseer at Rosehall, the property of a young widow, Mrs Palmer, whose three husbands have all died in curious circumstances. She takes a violent fancy to Rutherford, who is also embarrassed by the attentions of his half-caste housekeeper, Millicent. His housekeeper is urging him, with some sucess, to fall in with West Indian habits, when Mrs Palmer arrives. Millicent defies her and threatens her with the powers of Takoo, an Obeah man.

Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. All is well until one bright September afternoon, when an enchanting young woman named Beatrice Dunn arrives at their door seeking employment. She sees things no one else can see. She hears voices no one else can hear. Objects appear out of thin air, as if gifts from the dead. Has she been touched by magic or is she simply losing her mind?

Ilse Witch by Terry Brooks: Thirty years ago, an elven prince led an expedition in search of a legendary magic said to be more powerful than any in the world. Of all those who set out on that ill-fated voyage, not one has ever returned. The rescued elf carries a map covered with mysterious symbols—and Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, has the skill to decipher them. She will stop at nothing to possess the map—and the magic it leads to. Hunting for Spring by Katherine McIntyre: After they are sent away to study their craft, they begin down a path that will change their lives forever.

He was black too. And that is how the trouble began. Everything in Winnies house is black — the carpet, the chairs, the bed and the sheets, the pictures on the walls, and even the bathtub! And of course her cat, Wilbur, is black too — all except for his bright-green eyes. Whenever poor Wilbur closes his eyes and tries to take a catnap, Winnie stumbles right over him. Or accidentally sits on top of him.

Until one day, when Winnie gets a brilliant idea. What if Wilbur were a different color? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her.

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Witch Way by M. Not the kind of witches that fly on brooms or cast spells with pointed sticks. In time, she unveils an unimaginable secret about herself that will surely alter her future. Jessie has to decide which way she will turn and how she will use her new powers to stop her father from hurting anyone else.

Can she prevent herself from becoming evil in the process? Myal by Erna Brodber: The novel opens at the beginning of the 20th century with a community gathering to heal the mysterious illness of a young woman, Ella, who has returned to Jamaica after an unsuccessful marriage abroad. Ella, who is light skinned enough to pass for white, has suffered a breakdown after her white American husband produced a black-face minstrel show based on the stories of her village and childhood.

This cultural appropriation is one of a series Ella encountered in her life, and parallels the ongoing theft of the labor and culture of colonized peoples for imperial gain and pleasure. Whispering to Witches by Anna Dale: Soon he is embroiled in a world of witchcraft, a world where the kind and innocent witches of Britain are facing a wicked foe. Can Joe and his young friend Twiggy put an end to the cunning plot, or will they, like their witchy friends, find the baffling mystery too hard to solve?

She becomes immersed in a whirlwind of mystery and magic as she tries to figure out what really happened that fateful night her friend died. In this cloud lived a young girl named Ravina. And she is about to be unleashed on the human world! A bewitching and beautiful tale of an orphan girl who was raised by crows in a trash heap. One day, a dying witch gifts her with a mysterious magic wand and her life changes forever! Now, the human world is hers to play with… Or will this land of fear and corruption prove too much for the fledgling witch? In a time of witch hunts, Ravina must have her wits about her!

Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key: But because they have supernatural powers, they are sure that they come from another world—and that their people still exist somewhere. Then Tony and Tia find that they must escape from men who want to use their special powers for evil. They begin a desperate search to find their true home—which leads them to the strange and mysterious Witch Mountain. The Reluctant Witch by A. Freda wanted to be normal but there was nothing normal about her. Nothing was as it seemed.

After her parents die in a tragic yet suspicious car accident, Freda and her younger brother are sent to live with an uncle whose very existence was unknown to them. Under his guidance, Freda slowly learns the truth behind her mysterious powers—powers that allow her to communicate with animals and leave her body at will while meditating or sleeping. But these shocking revelations are abruptly interrupted by the appearance of Henri, a mysterious stranger with secrets of his own.

In a final fight to the death, Freda will have to find the strength she never knew she had…and powers she never knew existed. Tuggle, is a witch. Can the girls outsmart Mrs. But as time runs out to unlock her magic and save herself, Avery discovers that becoming a witch requires unimaginable sacrifice. Avery walks the knife's edge between choice and destiny in Kendall Kulper's sweeping debut: Kindle Edition , pages.

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Sep 29, Lola rated it it was ok Shelves: What is a sea witch, you may ask? Well, according to Wikipedia: Sea witches used witchcraft related to the moon, tides, and the weather, or were believed to have complete control over the seas. In some folklore, sea witches are described as phantoms or ghosts who have the power to control the fates of ships and seamen.

I looked the definition up because, from the book, I did not have a feeling that they were some special creatures and wanted to know for sure. Not really in this story anyway. But, to sailors, they are important. Unfortunately, no or the equivalent to read about. In this story, the witches also have other abilities. For example, our main character is a dream-telling as well as being a sea witch. Of course, she had seen her grandmother work with it but, in her lineage, women only acquired their magic when being trained and prepared…and also because of something else that you will discover while reading.

Her mother took her from her grandmother before this training could have started. Now, Avery had as dream that she will die…and need help. And who does she find that is willing too? It began as a dark witch story and gradually switches to more of a love story one. When I did not care of the romance. Of course, witch-related elements were still there, but I felt like it mostly slowly went in the background. If you want historical romance with slight magic, this is it. If you want witchcraft and a lot of information on witches, this is not quite it.

The atmosphere was pretty nice: I was not expecting the writing to be so good. It was impressive and that, along with the atmosphere and the main character, were what I liked the most about this book. View all 35 comments. Thus, grandma Roe is rev 3. All she had was her ability to interpret dreams. I find the plot quite complex and rich. Even though there are no scary, evil villains, I find the main conflict very much disturbing and affecting. I am very curious indeed about what Avery could do in order to cheat her own demise.

I even got more riveted when a mysterious boy, Tane , enters the story with magic and charms of his own. I find the writing very fluid and easy to read. Whenever she screams, and I anticipate it a lot, I would also let out a loud guffaw. I find her really hilarious when she does that.

The reason for my 3. It kind of defeated the purpose of the story-to tell a story of romance or of witches. Tane also remains a mysterious stranger. View all 7 comments. I will be killed. I will be murdered. I have never been wrong before. The first thing that drew me into the book was the beautiful setting.

At times, I did feel as if I were in the island with Avery, talking to all the sailors about how their whaling businesses were going. Initially, I didn't know anything about the whaling industry, but this book had incorporated well enough into the story that I was never confused. We also had various explanations and tales of history--the history of the island and the history of the witches' clan.

I was completely invested in both. Normally, I would be bored out of my mind reading about how things started out, but each witch in the clan had a different story to tell, and the island had a lot of cool I'm not sure if that's the right adjective for it happenings that I wanted to know about. When it comes to characters, I'd have to say that I enjoyed reading about the side characters Tommy and Avery's family a lot more than I did with the main characters Avery and Tane.

I mean, Avery did have a tough situation going on being a strong, determined witch and all , and while it was definitely intriguing , it wasn't engaging. At the back of my mind, I was wondering things like, How would Avery's grandmother do this? Another complaint I have has to do with the romance. I've been told to expect a slow-burn romance, but I didn't feel that. Sure, they've been talking a few days weeks? Tane's a good guy and all, but I just couldn't bring myself to care about this romance.

On the plus side, it wasn't only the romantic kind of relationship that was explored here. Avery had friends er Each person in Avery's life made some good and bad choices, and I'd like to tell you that these choices are realistic and easy to accept. Kulper also isn't afraid to take risks. Whenever Avery was confused and unaware, I was also confused and unaware--which is a good thing, since the twists were more surprising for me.

Trust me, there are quite a few things you wouldn't have thought would happen until they just came right at your face. Jul 08, Summer rated it liked it Recommended to Summer by: Thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown for this copy, which did not affect my review in any way. Whether that's a good or bad thing is completely debatable.

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There are those books that no matter how many battles, how many risks they take, how much danger they're in, the reader knows that in the end, the characters will end up all right. Sure, there is always that near-death moment where the author tries to convince us that the protagonist is about to die and we Thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown for this copy, which did not affect my review in any way.

Sure, there is always that near-death moment where the author tries to convince us that the protagonist is about to die and we should be gripping the book for fear of this, but if you've read a variety of YA books you can easily see through this ploy. Some authors, though, are not afraid to put their characters through trials. Heck, they might be cackling maniacally while one of their characters is dying a tragic death. In my opinion, that's one of the qualities in a great novelist. Kulper clearly is not afraid to cross the boundaries of the young adult genre and make her own rules.

I haven't read any of his books, but I've heard he's pretty cruel So, yeah, if you're expecting a rainbows-and-sunshine novel, you're in for a BIG surprise. I don't really know how to explain this novel. Did I already say this is a weird book? The abundance of and's bothered me a bit at first, and it took me a while to get used to. Though, there are some beautiful pieces of writing in this book, describing the salty sea air and the lighthouse and ships expertly and poetically. The prose slowed down the narrative at times, especially in the beginning, so I would completely understand if someone were to DNF the novel.

A few times the author would go off on tangents about God knows what, and I wouldn't be able to pay attention because the writing was somewhat confusing. My main complaint is, however, that there wasn't a variety in sentence structure. They were all just extremely long. They all had screwed-up lives, and they all either a made really dumb and rash decisions or b got psychotically angry - especially the main character, Avery. The focus of the story is her, and before you say "obviously," I mean the novel gave her complete attention and failed to develop the other characters-the grandma, Tommy, the mother.

Kulper did do a decent job in exploring Tane's character, but that was it. Avery was unintentionally hilarious. She threw fits and got mad for the smallest of reasons. She kind of reminds me of Ananna from The Assassin's Curse. Moreover, while the characters weren't as developed as I'd hoped they had been, the character relationships were even worse.

Like I said, the scope was only on Avery and her relationships weren't explored very well. I can say with certainty, though, that the entire island is quite dysfunctional. As for the magic of the Roes, namely Avery, the nature of the magic itself wasn't explained in depth.

I guess witch magic is meant to be mysterious and inexplicable so it's pardonable, especially since the author put a lot of effort into describing what the magic felt like. The historical fiction was probably the best part of the novel. I loved that the author included a Maori-like character and created a fictional island based on a real Polynesian island. Also, at first I wasn't sure why Avery was so obsessed with whales, but thankfully it was covered later on or else I would've continued thinking she was a total loon Can you blame me?

She yelled at herself in the mirror for like an hour. I cried in this book. And I'm not embarrassed to admit it. Remember when I said the author doesn't really care about rules? Well, she broke the unwritten-but-well-known YA rule: Not sure how I feel about this, but yay for rule-breaking. But I really think it's one of the better novels out there on witches. But to sum it up: If you appreciate the weird and possess a strange liking for whales, then maybe you should give this a shot. If you're tired of the same ol' plot-lines and want something fresh, then go for this.

But I must warn you, be prepared to cry at the end, and die from boredom at the start. View all 11 comments. An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review can also be found at The Starry-Eyed Revue. Well, this book turned out to be not at all what I was expecting. And I don't mean that in a bad way, just So, when I saw the cover for this book and spotted that last k An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

So, when I saw the cover for this book and spotted that last keyword s in the synopsis, I immediately assumed it was about pirates because duh , I thought that was a sailor's knot on the front. Turns out, it's a witch's knot, part of a trio of them significant to this story, in fact. Yep, it appears that this book is about whaling and witches, not pirates. And believe me when I tell you that the family of witches in this story have quite the history. I loved how they passed on their magic, how they came into their magic, and how hard Avery fights to unlock her own magic.

But I'll let you discover those things on your own. However, it is an honor to some and a curse to others, but either way, it is a responsibility that comes with great sacrifice. And as Avery learns more about this sacrifice, learns more about the two Roe witches who came before her and what they have given up, she finds herself with something she's unwilling to lose for the first time in her life. Or, I should say someone.

What starts out as a deal, one that is mutually beneficial to both Tane the aforementioned tattooed harpoon boy and Avery, ends in a love story that just about broke my heart. Tane is a foreigner, on the island with a docked whaling ship, but he's been searching for Avery. Even with her magic locked away, Avery still has a very special gift, one that could help Tane wreak the vengeance he so desires. But as the two work together, they grow closer. I loved the romance that was slowly blossoming between these two because it was careful and cautious and sweet, with Avery dead-set against even liking Tane.

But it didn't take too long for his open and honest manner to win her over. I think that first line of the summary is probably all you really should know going into this story: The book isn't for the faint of heart: It reevaluates the mother-daughter relationship in a brutal way and reopens generations and generations of old wounds and heartache.

But it is beautiful and magical and tragic and completely lovely. I'm glad I didn't know what I was getting with this story because it took me by surprise in the best way possible I didn't cry, but it made me want to for all that was lost but also for all that was gained. Also of note, I'm a huge nerd and love to read the Author's Note when probably everyone else just skips it. I like seeing what they have to say about the research that went into the book and what allowances they made, etc.

The writing was stunning and lyrical and Kendall made this half fantastical, half historical world come alive with her words. Prequels are usually iffy for me, but in this case, it makes a ton of sense for her to go back in time rather than to move forward. GIF it to me straight: Jul 13, Sara sarawithoutanH rated it it was ok Shelves: I have mixed feelings about this book.

I thought the sea witch plot had potential but I didn't really enjoy the execution. I liked the love interest but I didn't particularly like the main character she grated on my nerves quite a lot. I was going to rate this book 3 stars, but I just really didn't like how the story progressed. I would be open to reading something else from this author because I enjoyed the setting and thought the writing was nice.

I loved the setting and the premise and the characters and the tensions and the, well, you get it. I just loved this book. The carefully tended conflict between the generations was expertly handled. The ending between mother and daughter left me in tears. I am just an old softy when in comes to mamas and their babies.

Fortunately, my 14 year old is such a great kid, and there is very little conflict in our home. This book is so well researched that you can't 4. This book is so well researched that you can't help but believe in the world that has been created. The whale business is dying out being replaced by kerosene and the whales being harder to find.

This mirrors the Roes as Avery and her mom are not taking over. The parallels are nicely done and striking. I really enjoyed the rich history of the whaling business. You felt for the sailors, but I was happy for the whales that the industry was dying a natural death. The beginning is a little slow as the world is introduced but it is worth pushing through.

I highly recommend to readers who enjoy a great fantasy with historical content thrown in. I'm so shattered right now because of this book. And I'm left extremely disappointed on all counts. So much so that at a mere quarter of the book, I was extremely close to leaving it unfinished and we know how bad I am at DNFing. I pushed through anyway but My primary com 1. It didn't work for me at all. It was so amateurish, clunky, and awkward. From describing a POC character as having "cinnamon-colored skin", to calling the nice neighborhood on the island as "up lighthouse" leading to awkward sentences as "I don't bother heading up lighthouse" , to the lingo used for Avery's dream telling ability "Will you tell my dream?

I would like to know what it means. Some of it you could probably write off to my reading an advanced copy, and hopefully, some of this would be weeded out before the finished copies were printed, but It didn't work for me and constantly pulled me out of the story. I ended up skim reading parts so that I wouldn't get hung up on how bad the writing was.

When I next wake, two kindnesses: I stare at it for a long time.

Although I can't remember the last time I ate, it might as well have been a bowl of sand. I don't think I ever mentioned that. On one of the very rare occasions my grandmother spoke of my mother, she told me that she'd named my mother for the sounds of waves on the shoreline, whisper-quiet in the morning: This is a historical fantasy, which I may not have known before starting the book, but quickly became obvious due to a lack of technology yet references to Earth locales - the story taking place on an island off the coast of Massachusetts.

For more than half of the book, I was trying to figure out exactly when this takes place though.

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