Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Release Date: September 26, 2023
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Source: Publisher
Genre: Romance / Paranormal
From the author of The Orphan Witch and The Lost Witch comes a new tale about a witch, a book of magic and a beguiling and powerful creature whom she must free, even if it puts her life and soul at stake.
Aline Weir, a witch who can talk to ghosts, has kept her talents hidden
ever since a disastrous middle school slumber party, choosing to be
invisible and use her powers in secret to help lost souls reunite with
the keys to send them home. All the while, she finds solace in a
bookstore and the three mysterious women who run it… until Aline
discovers the book of Mischief, and her powers are enhanced.
Living
a solitary life until the age of thirty, Aline’s life takes an
unexpected turn when the wrong (or perhaps right) person witnesses her
using her powers and she is invited to a town that doesn’t exist on any
map. Arriving in Matchstick, Aline learns of a lost magic that
desperately needs to be found and only her unique powers can do it. But
what she’s not told is that Magic is a person. One that is dangerous and
seductive and has been waiting for a witch with a power like hers for
centuries.
From the author of The Orphan Witch and The Lost Witch comes a new tale about a witch named Aline Weir, a book of magic and a beguiling and powerful creature whom she must free, even if it puts her life and soul at stake. The story follows Aline who from the time she was a child has always felt like an outsider. She has kept her talents hidden ever since a disastrous middle school slumber party where all the girls in the school ended up turning against her because of something that was done to them.
Her world is turned upside down when she meets an otherworldly spirit named Dragon and learns that she has a responsibility to help lost souls crossover. She is later under the wing of three eccentric bookstore owners (Chlo, Morai, Liset). The women pretty much become the family that Aline so desired growing up which gives her comfort knowing she can be herself and nobody will look at her differently. During her time at the bookstore, she not only finds a book called Mischief, but she starts dreaming of a man who makes her heart beat faster.
Aline’s life takes an unexpected turn when the wrong (or perhaps right) person witnesses her using her powers and she is invited to a town that doesn’t exist on any map. Arriving in Matchstick, Aline learns of a lost magic that desperately needs to be found and only her unique powers can do it. But what she’s not told is that Magic is a person. To make matters worse, there is a witch who is not only dangerous but seductive and has been waiting for a witch with a power like hers for centuries.
*Thoughts* So, my thoughts are all over the place when it comes to reviewing this book. The plot got really confusing and convoluted. I felt all sorts of emotions for Aline in the beginning. She meets an unusual ghost, Dragon, who fills in the blanks on why Aline can see and talk to ghosts. She teachers her about the keys that she needs to find. Her parents are horrible. They are totally unaware of what happened to her, including being cast out at middle school.
You have to ask yourself where did Aline get her abilities, and why that person chose to ignore their powers. Aline wasn't given much heads up before she ended up in Matchstick. She couldn't understand why she was look at with so much hope. Her only true friend was Dragon, and yes, while the Fates took her in, they didn't really prepare her for what would happen to people like Magic she meets and falls in love with. In the end, this was a story that you likely would enjoy if you were stoned.
No comments:
Post a Comment