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A review by enelya
Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
4.0
Warning: Spoilers for book one - Once a Witch in this review!
The final installment of the Witch duology brings a new flavor to Tamsin’s life. Starting with the first impression – this cover is darker, lacking the touches of colour of the Once a Witch, and bring a girl in full view. The cover is modeled (and art) by Brazilian Fernanda Brussi, the same model/artist of the Fallen series cover art, and the resemblance will not be missed by the target audience, likely to be familiar with both works. My biggest issue is the straight hair of the female. Tamsin in depicted with curly, difficult to tame, hair, which sometimes frustrates her, and I deeply empathize with her, having been genetically endowed with such locks myself. Despite that missed detail, the colours and sense of longing that the cover inspired me, are very much in tune with the book and the path it leads us on.
Book one left us with the near escape of Tamsin, Rowena – her sister, and Gabriel – her boyfriend, from Alistair from the enemy family Knight and his blood spells, with the help of the Domani – an artifact long made by the Greene family to contain the Knights’ power, not long after the discovery of her powerful Talent. But Alistair escaped as well and it doesn’t take long for us to find out he Travelled in Time to alert his ancestors, putting in danger various generations of the Greenes.
Book two leads us on as Tamsin tries to stop him and the actions of her family, on a quest to save her own. I really can’t say more with fear of spoiling the unraveling of the story, but I assure you it’s worth it. Fast paced, fresh and full of emotion, I couldn’t put in down until the very final tears. Recommended to everyone with a deep sense of family union.
The final installment of the Witch duology brings a new flavor to Tamsin’s life. Starting with the first impression – this cover is darker, lacking the touches of colour of the Once a Witch, and bring a girl in full view. The cover is modeled (and art) by Brazilian Fernanda Brussi, the same model/artist of the Fallen series cover art, and the resemblance will not be missed by the target audience, likely to be familiar with both works. My biggest issue is the straight hair of the female. Tamsin in depicted with curly, difficult to tame, hair, which sometimes frustrates her, and I deeply empathize with her, having been genetically endowed with such locks myself. Despite that missed detail, the colours and sense of longing that the cover inspired me, are very much in tune with the book and the path it leads us on.
Book one left us with the near escape of Tamsin, Rowena – her sister, and Gabriel – her boyfriend, from Alistair from the enemy family Knight and his blood spells, with the help of the Domani – an artifact long made by the Greene family to contain the Knights’ power, not long after the discovery of her powerful Talent. But Alistair escaped as well and it doesn’t take long for us to find out he Travelled in Time to alert his ancestors, putting in danger various generations of the Greenes.
Book two leads us on as Tamsin tries to stop him and the actions of her family, on a quest to save her own. I really can’t say more with fear of spoiling the unraveling of the story, but I assure you it’s worth it. Fast paced, fresh and full of emotion, I couldn’t put in down until the very final tears. Recommended to everyone with a deep sense of family union.