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A review by burstnwithbooks
Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
2.0
I am very NOT impressed by this book. I went into it knowing nothing about it. I honestly don't know why I bought it. I don't know anything about it, and none of my Goodreads friends have read it. I'm assuming Book Outlet had a sale and I just got a little excited. Whoops? In any case, for whatever reason, I was quite excited to read it. It was magick and witches and I had just finished Uprooted so I was definitely up for that! However, for the entirety of the book the main character is just pining over some boy. Along with half of the girls in the school. And her relationship with her best friend is ridiculous. It's supposed to be a big deal for her to switch from Catholicism to Wicca, but the author must not know much about church because at one point she said her sister was holding a program (it's a bulletin):
"She hid her grin behind her program."
Morgan's parents are portrayed as mean and strict, but only because they're freaked out by her wanting to become a witch? I mean, really! Of course that's upsetting and creepy.
Some of this book seemed so childish and ridiculous, which only made it all the more confusing when there were some "inappropriate" bits. The story fit very strangely and I just felt like shaking the main character most of the time. She definitely needed to get a grip on reality and get her priorities straight.
Irritating as it was, I did rate it two stars instead of one because I thought the idea and premise was interesting, but I just think the author went about it in the wrong way, and I was extremely disappointed in the wealth of pining and lack of MAGICK.
I think I would have appreciated this book at least a little bit more if I had known what to expect, but since I went in blind, I had (strangely) high hopes for it to be a fantastical and magickal story. At least the first half of the book is more of a romance/teen drama, so if you're looking to pick up this book, just keep that in mind!
"She hid her grin behind her program."
Morgan's parents are portrayed as mean and strict, but only because they're freaked out by her wanting to become a witch? I mean, really! Of course that's upsetting and creepy.
Some of this book seemed so childish and ridiculous, which only made it all the more confusing when there were some "inappropriate" bits. The story fit very strangely and I just felt like shaking the main character most of the time. She definitely needed to get a grip on reality and get her priorities straight.
Irritating as it was, I did rate it two stars instead of one because I thought the idea and premise was interesting, but I just think the author went about it in the wrong way, and I was extremely disappointed in the wealth of pining and lack of MAGICK.
I think I would have appreciated this book at least a little bit more if I had known what to expect, but since I went in blind, I had (strangely) high hopes for it to be a fantastical and magickal story. At least the first half of the book is more of a romance/teen drama, so if you're looking to pick up this book, just keep that in mind!