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The Witches of the Glass Castle
by Gabriella Lepore
Rating: 4.5/5
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+ (some mature content, discussion of sex and sexual jokes)
I was provided a free copy of this book for review and promotion by OfTomes Publishing. All opinions are my own.
Sixteen-year-old Mia's life is turned upside down when she uncovers her family secret-that she and her brother Dino are witches. Seeking refuge in an ancient castle, the siblings begin down a path that will change their lives forever. Suddenly thrust into a world where handsome warriors command the power of nature and peoples thoughts and actions can be manipulated at will, Mia and Dino struggle to navigate their own allegiances and do what they know to be right, even when everything around them seems beyond their control. – Amazon.com
Another book about witches eh? How many are you going to read this year Paige? Gosh, can’t you read any thing other than books about witches? Hey, witches are fun to read about and they’re a very versatile “creature”. They don’t have strict rules they need to follow like zombies or werewolves. They can be totally different from other witchy books, which is a reason why I loved this book. It was, again, very unique from the other witchy books you could read but it wasn’t outlandish at all. It had witches as either belonging to two different factions and at least five different power sets. You can be an Arcana or a Hunter, and you could have powers to see the future, control people’s emotions, control nature, conjure, or one which was mentioned very briefly which is Reader. I liked this division of powers and I liked the different factions of the witches presented in the text. I felt the characters were also very well developed, even the most slightly mentioned characters had a ton of personality in their short period of time in the book. I felt that the plot was amazing and it was a slow, but powerful build. The pacing was also very well done, it leaned more on the slow side but it worked well with how the plot needed to be developed. I also thought that the writing was very well done and it was very easy for many readers to understand.
The only slightly bad things I thought this book had in it were the way the characters were written and the use of multiple POVs. The writing, while extremely well done, made the characters feel younger than they should have been. For a good bit during the book I thought the main characters were 9 or 10 years old, or at least 12 years old. When it was later revealed they were 15-18 I was very taken aback because the way their dialogue was written felt much younger than they actually were. The other issue I like to point out for other readers is that this book does contain multiple POVs. Some readers don’t like this, but I didn’t mind it. I thought it was well done and the voices were distinctive enough that it didn’t take me out of the book, but just FYI multiple POV.
Verdict: Definitely one of the best witch books I’ve read in my life. I loved this book from start to finish and I definitely want to check out the rest of the series. This book is so inspirational in that it presents two characters who have issues tapping into their power and one who is given a more feminine sounding power when he is a male. In fact, that power is presented as one of the most powerful powers that can be had. I loved that the book showed that and showed characters who genuinely struggle with their powers and aren’t just naturally gifted at everything they touch. Definitely would recommend for any YA fantasy lover.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+ (some mature content, discussion of sex and sexual jokes)
I was provided a free copy of this book for review and promotion by OfTomes Publishing. All opinions are my own.
Sixteen-year-old Mia's life is turned upside down when she uncovers her family secret-that she and her brother Dino are witches. Seeking refuge in an ancient castle, the siblings begin down a path that will change their lives forever. Suddenly thrust into a world where handsome warriors command the power of nature and peoples thoughts and actions can be manipulated at will, Mia and Dino struggle to navigate their own allegiances and do what they know to be right, even when everything around them seems beyond their control. – Amazon.com
Another book about witches eh? How many are you going to read this year Paige? Gosh, can’t you read any thing other than books about witches? Hey, witches are fun to read about and they’re a very versatile “creature”. They don’t have strict rules they need to follow like zombies or werewolves. They can be totally different from other witchy books, which is a reason why I loved this book. It was, again, very unique from the other witchy books you could read but it wasn’t outlandish at all. It had witches as either belonging to two different factions and at least five different power sets. You can be an Arcana or a Hunter, and you could have powers to see the future, control people’s emotions, control nature, conjure, or one which was mentioned very briefly which is Reader. I liked this division of powers and I liked the different factions of the witches presented in the text. I felt the characters were also very well developed, even the most slightly mentioned characters had a ton of personality in their short period of time in the book. I felt that the plot was amazing and it was a slow, but powerful build. The pacing was also very well done, it leaned more on the slow side but it worked well with how the plot needed to be developed. I also thought that the writing was very well done and it was very easy for many readers to understand.
The only slightly bad things I thought this book had in it were the way the characters were written and the use of multiple POVs. The writing, while extremely well done, made the characters feel younger than they should have been. For a good bit during the book I thought the main characters were 9 or 10 years old, or at least 12 years old. When it was later revealed they were 15-18 I was very taken aback because the way their dialogue was written felt much younger than they actually were. The other issue I like to point out for other readers is that this book does contain multiple POVs. Some readers don’t like this, but I didn’t mind it. I thought it was well done and the voices were distinctive enough that it didn’t take me out of the book, but just FYI multiple POV.
Verdict: Definitely one of the best witch books I’ve read in my life. I loved this book from start to finish and I definitely want to check out the rest of the series. This book is so inspirational in that it presents two characters who have issues tapping into their power and one who is given a more feminine sounding power when he is a male. In fact, that power is presented as one of the most powerful powers that can be had. I loved that the book showed that and showed characters who genuinely struggle with their powers and aren’t just naturally gifted at everything they touch. Definitely would recommend for any YA fantasy lover.