Wicca Series - Cate Tiernan

I'm not going to post any of the blurbs for this series as there are spoilers but you can find all the books on Amazon.

I actually read most of this series when I was younger but not in order so that is what I decided to do with this series. I also thought that maybe now that I have read a lot more books in the same genre that the series might not be as good but I was wrong. It was still as good as I remembered it.

Morgan, the main narrator, is a well-balanced character and seems to handle everything that is thrown at her exceptionally well. She matures very quickly throughout the books and she faces many challanges.

The books also vary the narrator occasionally. Alisa, another narrator, is a typical teen struggling with a parents new partner. Her story evokes lots of sympathy and her journey is very heartfelt.
Hunter, another narrator and Morgan's boyfriend, also has a very difficult story. His journey throughout the books is heartbreaking at points and extremely moving.

The last book in the series is Morgan's daughter, Moira's story. This book is by far the best in the series. It is also the longest in the series.

On the whole, this is an incredibly well written, exciting series. Each book flows beautifully into the next and the story is seemless. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone looking for a quick, enjoyable read with well written, ballanced characters.

New Covers I'm excited about!

Chosen - Jeanne C Stein (An Anna Strong Novel)

Hexbound - Chloe Neill (A Dark Elites Novel)

Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick (Sequel to Hush, Hush)

Tithe - Holly Black

Sixteen-year-old Kaye Fierch is a fierce, strong, and independent girl. Besides being Asian and blonde and traveling with her mother, Ellen’s, various rock bands for most of her life, Kaye always believed herself to be your average, ordinary human.

That is, until, she unexpectedly comes across faery knight Roiben one night in the woods and saves his life. From there, Kaye is thrown into a world she though was only part of her overactive childhood imagination. Life as she knows it will never be the same.

It actually took me a while to read this book as so many good books came in the post last month so I really struggled to follow the plot sometimes. I did, however, enjoy the book. Kaye is a typical underprivileged teenager, with a mum who really shouldn't be a mum. Her maturity is not suprising and she really is the parent in her family. Her relationship with Roiben is tense and it makes for interesting reading.
The plot between in Seelie and Unseelie Courts is quite complicated and takes a while to digest. The dynamic between the knights of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts is quite viscious and the hatred between the two jumps out the pages at you.

Overall, this is a good book. I love her Spiderwick Chronicles series and this is a very adult version.

Firespell - Chloe Neill

As the new girl at the elite St. Sophia’s boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she’ll have to face…

When Lily’s guardians decided to send her away to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, she was shocked. So was St. Sophia’s. Lily’s ultra-rich brat pack classmates think Lily should be the punchline to every joke, and on top of that, she’s hearing strange noises and seeing bizarre things in the shadows of the creepy building.

The only thing keeping her sane is her roommate, Scout, but even Scout’s a little weird—she keeps disappearing late at night and won’t tell Lily where she’s been. But when a prank leaves Lily trapped in the catacombs beneath the school, Lily finds Scout running from a real monster.

Scout’s a member of a splinter group of rebel teens with unique magical talents, who’ve sworn to protect the city against demons, vampires, and Reapers, magic users who’ve been corrupted by their power. And when Lily finds herself in the line of firespell, Scout tells her the truth about her secret life, even though Lily has no powers of her own—at least none that she’s discovered yet…

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read and also very easy to read. The characters are likable for the most part and Lily, the main character, is identifiable. I think the best part of this book for me was that the romantic storyline was very subtle, and the love interest wasn't overly pushy or full on. It seemed to me to be a more genuine attraction.
St Sophias is the stereotypical private school. Some prissy girls, some smart girls and a few oddballs. I felt that this book was definitely well grounded in the real world.

So all in all I definitely recommend this book for a light enjoyable read but if you're looking for something substantial I wouldn't bother!