Reviews by Tag: witches

Emilia and her twin sister, streghe witches, have been cautioned their whole lives regarding the dangers of attracting the attention of or interacting with the Wicked, or seven Princes of Hell. Each twin was gifted with the mysterious cornicello, amulets of protection, and advised never to remove them. While Emilia prefers creating recipes for their family restaurant in Sicily, the more daring Vittoria disappears one evening only to be later discovered by her twin, gruesomely murdered.

This illustrated novella precedes Truthwitch, and is primarily from the dual diary perspectives of
Sightwitch Sister Ryber Fortiza and prophet Sightless Sightwitch Eridysi Gochienka, with occasional
entries from Sister Tanzi Lamanaya. Ryber’s story includes her Sightwitch background and the meeting of
her future heart-thread Kullen Ikray, as Eridysi’s diary gives historical information regarding her role with

Iseult is finally reunited with Safi in Susan Dennard’s fourth novel of the Witchlands series, with
the belief they are the mythical Cahr Awen who is destined to restore magic to the realm. Yet they once
again find themselves in danger, with Safi left in Cartorra with the loss of her magic, and Iseult on the run
with Owl. Iseult encounters previous allies who have drastically changed, placing her in greater danger,
yet also learns and masters her true witch power. Vivia and Vaness have become allies as well after having

Truthwitch, the first of the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard, follows teen Threadsisters Safiya
fon Hasstrel and Iseult det Midenzi. Safiya, or Safi, is a rare Truthwitch and has been taught that revealing
her power of detecting lies and truth would place her in danger of others wanting to control it and her.
Iseult, part of the harshly judged Nomastis, identifies as a Threadwitch, and although can see the colors of

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco is fantasy fiction. Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria,
and their family, are witches living in Italy. They avoid humans but one night, when Vittoria is
murdered, Emilia vows to do anything to get revenge for her sister and find the murderer. Her
plan didn’t include accidentally summoning one of the six Deadly Princes of Sin- Wrath. Emilia
knows not to trust Wrath, she’s been warned her entire life about how dangerous the Princes of

A Discovery of Witches tells the story of Diana, the last of the powerful Bishop witches, who wants nothing to do with magic. Instead she chooses to study alchemy at Oxford. When she finds an enchanted manuscript during her research, daemons, witches, and vampires are drawn to Diana and the power the manuscript could bring. Among those looking for Diana and the manuscript is Matthew Clairmont, a vampire interested both in the manuscript and Diana herself.

Amity is soon to be appointed of as one of the four saints of Haven. With the entire town against her because of the sins her mother committed in the past she must work to prove that she is loyal to her new position. But things don’t go as planned. Strange things start happening to the people in the town. Is this connected with Amity’s new role in the town? Is she going to repeat the actions of her mother? On top of it all Amity starts to learn things about herself and the people around her that leave her unsure of what to do next.

In a world full of powerful wizards, lives 14 year old Mona. Mona is a wizard, but she isn’t an all mighty one, she has to power to make magical bread. All’s well in Mona’s life until she suddenly finds a dead body on the floor of her aunt’s bakery. She soon finds out that an assassin is roaming her city, and she’s the next of his prey. This book is like taking a deep breath of fresh air. I was hooked onto every page while reading this book. I enjoyed living vicariously through Mona and her gingerbread familiar, Bob.

Maeve is a well-known fortune teller in Saint Bernadette’s Catholic School. When she gives Lily, her former best friend, a tarot card reading, she pulls out ‘’The Housekeeper’’ card.  Not knowing what this means, they both get into an argument that ends badly. A few days later, Lily ends up missing. After wondering if she had something to do with her disappearance. Maeve sets out to find Lily and return her back to her family. Did Maeve have something to do with Lily’s disappearance? Does Maeve find Lily? Read more to find out!

In a world called Asalin, faes are in control of, and rule over witches. A 17-year-old transgender boy named Wyatt Croft is a witch destined to marry the prince of the fae kingdom, Emyr. No longer wanting to be oppressed by his family and the faes, he flees to the human world. When Prince Emyr wants Wyatt to continue the marriage and stop an uprising, Wyatt is hesitant. Wyatt soon becomes tangled in his feelings and desire to stop the revolution.  Will Wyatt fall for Emyr? Will they both stop the uprising? Read more to find out!