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Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel
5.0

Darlena is tired of the pressure from her friends, family, and school to choose a path, White, Black, or Green, to use her witch powers towards. When Queen of the Witches, Hecate, makes a sudden appearance in her home, Darlena is forced to choose her path, and she isn't the only one surprised when the word "Red" comes out of her mouth. Before, Darlena wasn't aware that Red magic existed, but it does, and her gaining knowledge of it is taking over her life from getting kicked out of school to possibly killing someone in a car accident. Red magic seems to point only to chaos, and Darlena will need all the help she can get if she wants to mess with that magic.

DAUGHTER OF CHAOS is an exciting, fast-paced, and brilliant novel. I love the entire world of witches that Jen McConnel created. The idea of the different sources of magic (White, Black, Green, and Red) is unique, and it's great learning more and more of the world as the story is told. I especially love how not only are Greek gods and goddesses incorporated, especially Aphrodite and her chaotic love spells, but different regional deities are as well showing the vastness of the world of witches. The mythology in it is well executed, and I can't wait to find out more of it in the next book (which I think there will be?).

Darlena is a sassy, but deeply kind-hearted main character, and I just love her. She is constantly trying to figure out what is right or wrong, and the shades of gray are endless and fascinating. I especially enjoy the romance between her and Justin, a completely swoony White witch. I really like his character's sense of justice, but also his sense of loyalty.

Overall, I really love DAUGHTER OF CHAOS. I hope that the series will continue, and I will be first in line to get a sequel to this amazing book.