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tartbarbie's review
5.0
I received this from Penelope King to provide a honest review.
This is the story of Calista McCoy teenage girl who used to live in the Louisiana Bayou until a strange woman offers her father a job in sunny California. Calista isn't like your normal teenage girl, she has special talent's, like being able to sense peoples emotions, move things with her mind, with a new start in California she decides to stop doing magic and try to be normal. Upon arriving at her new home Calista instantly meets Nicholas a New York bound guy who takes her breath away and she can't stop thinking about him. She quickly learns that Ana the owner of the house is her long lost grandmother she never knew she had and that she's not the only one with special abilities. Calista can't get Nicholas our of her mind or that she's not alone in her gifts with Ana's help, she sets off for a new chance at a new school where she meets Lily and Sophie also morningstar witches as that's what young witches are called. They instantly form a strong bond. But it's not call easy either, with the good that the witches do there are those who aren't so good those who hundreds of years ago ruined it for all, now a long time enemy is on the hunt protected by amulet necklaces the girls are protected. The Hunters as they are called are decedents of victims of dark witches cursed by gypsies to hunt the witches and kill them. Danger lurks in the shadows but come screaming forward when everything in Calista's happy world comes crashing down.
Oh Penelope you did it again, just like your demon series this is equally amazing in my opinion. The characters are well developed you can't help wanting to be them as you read. They are so well described I can see them all in my mind which is what I do when I read. The story pulls you right in keeping you wanting more as you read. What little girl didn't want to be a witch when she got older I know I did for a while then it became a shapeshifter but that's just me. Calista makes me wanna be a witch now....who wouldn't want to have dreams about Nicholas. I found the story easy to get into, and very enjoyable to read on a rainy afternoon. I can see myself picking up this series down the road and re-reading it again because it is so enjoyable. It's just got it all a girl I could relate too, a handsome mysterious man, magic, and of course the danger. Awesome I love it!!
This is the story of Calista McCoy teenage girl who used to live in the Louisiana Bayou until a strange woman offers her father a job in sunny California. Calista isn't like your normal teenage girl, she has special talent's, like being able to sense peoples emotions, move things with her mind, with a new start in California she decides to stop doing magic and try to be normal. Upon arriving at her new home Calista instantly meets Nicholas a New York bound guy who takes her breath away and she can't stop thinking about him. She quickly learns that Ana the owner of the house is her long lost grandmother she never knew she had and that she's not the only one with special abilities. Calista can't get Nicholas our of her mind or that she's not alone in her gifts with Ana's help, she sets off for a new chance at a new school where she meets Lily and Sophie also morningstar witches as that's what young witches are called. They instantly form a strong bond. But it's not call easy either, with the good that the witches do there are those who aren't so good those who hundreds of years ago ruined it for all, now a long time enemy is on the hunt protected by amulet necklaces the girls are protected. The Hunters as they are called are decedents of victims of dark witches cursed by gypsies to hunt the witches and kill them. Danger lurks in the shadows but come screaming forward when everything in Calista's happy world comes crashing down.
Oh Penelope you did it again, just like your demon series this is equally amazing in my opinion. The characters are well developed you can't help wanting to be them as you read. They are so well described I can see them all in my mind which is what I do when I read. The story pulls you right in keeping you wanting more as you read. What little girl didn't want to be a witch when she got older I know I did for a while then it became a shapeshifter but that's just me. Calista makes me wanna be a witch now....who wouldn't want to have dreams about Nicholas. I found the story easy to get into, and very enjoyable to read on a rainy afternoon. I can see myself picking up this series down the road and re-reading it again because it is so enjoyable. It's just got it all a girl I could relate too, a handsome mysterious man, magic, and of course the danger. Awesome I love it!!
g1rlwhol1ved's review
2.0
eh it was ok, seemed a bit predictable and the story seemed like it had been done before, just with different characters
rachelthistle's review
1.0
Why did I read this book!? I should have known by the title that it was going to be childish. Oh no! Another beautiful girl who doesn't know shes beautiful because all the boys ignore her! But as luck would have it, her poor family moves to a mansion because of some long- lost relatives decide they want to contact her, but not come right out and say they are related, just hire her dad then spoil the shit out of the girl! Thats normal... Not to mention the fact that this secret.. That shes a witch and they are related and there are people who want to kill her... WON'T KEEP HER SAFE IMBECILES!
But all is well because 2 cute boys all of a sudden like her and she gets all this free stuff!!! Give me a break!! Oh and she just so happens to finally make friends for the first time, but their witches too! Oh yay everybody is happy... Except me! Cause I'm over here trying to stay awake while I'm reading this book!
But all is well because 2 cute boys all of a sudden like her and she gets all this free stuff!!! Give me a break!! Oh and she just so happens to finally make friends for the first time, but their witches too! Oh yay everybody is happy... Except me! Cause I'm over here trying to stay awake while I'm reading this book!
ivy_skye's review
5.0
this book is a very well written YA novel. It is engaging and has good characters. The author has some very good storytelling skills. I am looking forward to the next book in the series. BTW I am an adult and, yes, i recommend that some adults read it. It is very light. You open the book, read it and your enveloped in the world of witches. It is nice to come across a story that lets you float away.
sarahschem's review
4.0
Calista has always been ignored. She lives with her father in the South. She has no friends; at school, its like she isn't there. But, Calista has also had the strange ability of being empathic. Until one day, an old woman in California hires her father as a handyman. Calista realizes that there's a lot she didn't know about her mother, or herself.
booksenvogue's review
4.0
Thanks to Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Fanatics and R2R for entrusting me with an honest review.
The name was ridiculous; and I thought the dreamy cover was too elementary. *Sigh* And then I turned to the first page…
This book made me absolutely giddy. This is like a supernatural coming of age novel. Being from the hills of Tennessee and moving all over the world, I could relate to the main character. It’s not easy to feel welcome in the BIG city when you have a country drawl. The enemies in this book were tangible, infuriating, and REALLY went for blood. I could feel my own blood boil. The supporting characters were great. Sophie in particular, was downright comic relief and Lily was the grounding factor. Oh and there was a leading man. Or dream man I should say. If the scenes with him weren’t a dream, I would probably gag, but because they were played off as imaginary infatuations, I was right on board…drooling on my Nook. This world of witchcraft was introduced conversationally like snippets of education in girl talk. Very casual and I like that it wasn’t just shoved at the reader in the beginning. I couldn’t have been more devastated, then when the words stopped and the story ended.
The name was ridiculous; and I thought the dreamy cover was too elementary. *Sigh* And then I turned to the first page…
This book made me absolutely giddy. This is like a supernatural coming of age novel. Being from the hills of Tennessee and moving all over the world, I could relate to the main character. It’s not easy to feel welcome in the BIG city when you have a country drawl. The enemies in this book were tangible, infuriating, and REALLY went for blood. I could feel my own blood boil. The supporting characters were great. Sophie in particular, was downright comic relief and Lily was the grounding factor. Oh and there was a leading man. Or dream man I should say. If the scenes with him weren’t a dream, I would probably gag, but because they were played off as imaginary infatuations, I was right on board…drooling on my Nook. This world of witchcraft was introduced conversationally like snippets of education in girl talk. Very casual and I like that it wasn’t just shoved at the reader in the beginning. I couldn’t have been more devastated, then when the words stopped and the story ended.
nelliebly1025's review against another edition
2.0
This wasn't an awful book by any means, but there really wasn't anything that made it stand out either. Reading through it you get a very strong sense of deja vu, like "have I read this book before?" Yes, yes you have. You have read this very same plot like in about 100 other books. It was a good book in the way the author wrote it, the problem was it was not anything original. Same old song and dance about magic, powers, popularity, mean popular girls, and boy crushes.
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