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A review by inwonderland49
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
4.0
What's so great about this book is the fact that Tamsin is a witch that's not a witch. She was born into this powerful and talented witch family and she is talentless and not powerful. It was awesome connecting with a character that had struggles fitting in with her family because I think a lot of us come into that problem at least once in their lifetime.
I really loved the essence I got from when reading this novel. MacCullough does a wonderful job and giving us a little bit of everything a teenager would go through and weaving in a beautiful essence of magic and time travel. The dialogue I felt was mature enough for young adults and adults to understand and relate to, yet at the same time it wasn't too mature that you didn't think it was coming from a teenager. If that makes any sense at all.
The characters are all great. I mean for the story. Obviously I like others more than some within the book. I just mean that MacCullough does a great job and giving the characters depth and personality. I loved Tamsin and Alistair. Gabriel wasn't a big hit for me. At times I just wanted to punch him.
I'm really looking forward to reading the sequel. I've always been a fan of witchcraft and sorcery and I am so happy I have finally read this story! It's a definite interesting and quick read that can easily be done within one sitting if you have the time to. This novel seriously has a little bit of everything and is weaved in with magic and fantasy. I think parts of it could have been edited or rewritten a bit but all-in-all it is a great first book in a series!
I really loved the essence I got from when reading this novel. MacCullough does a wonderful job and giving us a little bit of everything a teenager would go through and weaving in a beautiful essence of magic and time travel. The dialogue I felt was mature enough for young adults and adults to understand and relate to, yet at the same time it wasn't too mature that you didn't think it was coming from a teenager. If that makes any sense at all.
The characters are all great. I mean for the story. Obviously I like others more than some within the book. I just mean that MacCullough does a great job and giving the characters depth and personality. I loved Tamsin and Alistair. Gabriel wasn't a big hit for me. At times I just wanted to punch him.
I'm really looking forward to reading the sequel. I've always been a fan of witchcraft and sorcery and I am so happy I have finally read this story! It's a definite interesting and quick read that can easily be done within one sitting if you have the time to. This novel seriously has a little bit of everything and is weaved in with magic and fantasy. I think parts of it could have been edited or rewritten a bit but all-in-all it is a great first book in a series!