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A review by ehzoterik
Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
3.0
Thankfully this was a very short book. I only had to listen to five hours worth of teenage girls being stupid about boys and their friendship. I could have happily done without all of that.
On the other hand, this book shines a wonderfully positive light on Wicca. It shows the practice as it really is, stripping away the lies about devil worship and orgies. Never mind the bare naked midnight swim. Not so sure about the magickal acne cure and making dead flowers bloom with a touch, though.
The reality of Morgan’s mom losing her mind about finding “witchcraft” books in the house was handled pretty tastefully, too. I would like to see this work of fiction get into the hands of more questioning young people so they can see how it really is, and maybe they will love it enough to go on to read the rest of the books in the series, but not me. I have long outgrown high school drama.
On the other hand, this book shines a wonderfully positive light on Wicca. It shows the practice as it really is, stripping away the lies about devil worship and orgies. Never mind the bare naked midnight swim. Not so sure about the magickal acne cure and making dead flowers bloom with a touch, though.
The reality of Morgan’s mom losing her mind about finding “witchcraft” books in the house was handled pretty tastefully, too. I would like to see this work of fiction get into the hands of more questioning young people so they can see how it really is, and maybe they will love it enough to go on to read the rest of the books in the series, but not me. I have long outgrown high school drama.