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Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog! How are you all doing today? I hope well.
Today I am back with a review for you guys and spoiler alert, I loved the book. I received an electronic arc of B*Witch by Little Brown and Company in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own!
And now without further ado, letโs start with the review!
Synopsis:
A lone witch has powers. A coven has a multitude more. In the magical YA novel BWITCH from authors Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; on sale July 7), new girl and secret witch Iris just wants to get through her first day of school without a panic attack. The last thing she expects is to be taken in by a coven of three witchesโsoft-spoken Greta, thoughtful and musical Ridley, and fiery and spirited Binx. They may be the first witches Iris has met IRL, but their coven is not alone in their small northwestern town. The Triad is the other coven at their school. When the Triad’s not using spells to punish their exes or break up happy couples for fun, they practice dark magic. The two covens have a rivalry stretching all the way back to junior high. When tragedy strikes and one of their own is murdered, the rival covens must band together to find out who is responsible before it’s too late. Someone’s anti-witch ideology has turned deadly . . . and one of them is next. With an inclusive cast of teen witches who leap off the page with style, attitude, and charm, BWITCH is perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Clueless alike.
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Title – B*Witch
Authors – Paige McKenzie, Nancy Ohlin
Publisher – Little Brown and Company
Series – B*Witch, #1
Genre – Fantasy, LGBTQIAP+, Young Adult
Release date – July 7th, 2020
Trigger Warning – Violence, Death, mention of suicide, discrimination & hunts (against witches), racism, homophobic behaviour
Pages – 336
Language – English
Version – ebook*
In B*Witch we are following teen witches that are separated into two covens. Both covens received threats from an anti-witches group that want to see them gone. After the murder of a witch, the teen girls have to find out who the culprits are. Otherwise they might pay with their own lives. If you want to find out more then I invite you to read B*Witch yourself.
If you are following me since day one youโre probably already guessing with what Iโm going to start. The writing style. I loved it! It was easy to read, the characters were greatly portrayed and the descriptions were amazing as well. Especially the spells. I liked the sound of them.
I canโt complain about the world-building either. I havenโt read many books about teen witches and their problems with the non-magical folks. So I found it refreshing to read about teenagers especially with queer characters. When it comes to the witchy books Iโve read the characters are usually a bit older and itโs never in the real world. It was something new and reminded me of one of my favourite books about young witches.
I would have wished to see a creation of own social media sites, instead of reading about Instagram and company but it didnโt quite disturbed me as much as I thought it would.
Overall, B*Witch is a refreshing and diverse story about witches. If you are a fan or even a beginner in contemporary magic books than this is probably a great story for you! Itโs also a fast-paced novel and there is a witch killer to catch. So you donโt even have the time to put the book down. Sounds promising, doesnโt it?
Amazon.com – $17.99 (Hardcover), $9.99 (kindle)
Bookdepository – 16.35โฌ (Hardcover)
PAIGE MCKENZIE is a millennial hyphenate: a New York Times best-selling author, YouTuber, actor, influencer, creator, artist, producer. Her first book series, The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, was on the New York Times Best Seller list for over a month. Paige is constantly creating. Her Etsy shop the Homebody Guild is full of her art and designs, and she is always updating it with new creations. Paige also interacts daily with her Sunshiners across a variety of media including YouTube (where she has over half a million subscribers), Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Paige is a founding member of Coat Tail Productions, with three projects in active development. Paige lives in Portland, Oregon, with the love of her life: a seven-pound Chihuahua
named Pongo.
NANCY OHLIN was born in Tokyo and moved to the United States when she was nine. She has written, ghostwritten, or collaborated on over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children, teens, and adults, including her YA novels Consent, Beauty, and Always, Forever (Simon & Schuster). Most recently, she collaborated with Paige on The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl (Hachette Books), Quvenzhanรฉ Wallis on the Shai and Emmie chapter book series (Simon & Schuster), and Chloรฉ Lukasiak on her forthcoming memoir Girl on Pointe: Chloe’s Guide to Taking on the World (Bloomsbury). Learn more at nancyohlin.com and on Twitter (@nancyohlin). Nancy lives in Ithaca, NY.
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*A review copy of this book has been sent to me by the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
