The rituals powerfully affect MorganAcould it be that she, like Cal, is a 'blood witch' (a descendant of one of the seven great witch clans)? But how could she be a blood witch when everyone else in her family is so clearly not 'magickal'? While Tiernan's ingredients are familiar, she stirs the cauldron with engaging, even cinematic, prose and sharply individuates her characters. Cal makes no secret of his belief in Wicca, inviting most of the junior and senior classes to join him in a Wiccan celebration. When Cal, a remarkably poised and handsome senior, transfers to their school, Morgan likes him almost immediately, an attraction she hides when Bree announces that she plans to win him for herself. Narrator Morgan, a high school junior in upstate New York, feels plain and ordinary, especially next to her flirty, drop-dead-gorgeous friend Bree. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.This delectably dark pair of novels, first in the Sweep series, brings a supernatural spin to classic teen issuesApopularity, romance, alienation and the search for self. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Casey Carlisle with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.

Its only godsend was that it was a short book, easy enough to read and I didn’t waste too much of my time in reader’s agony. For all intents and purposed I really felt like I was reading a recipe book. There was little done to build a captivating world, and any mystery about the world of the occult omitted from the story. Hardly any character development, no tension, and I found it difficult to ascertain what the book was about other than a girl who willingly joins a cult – a morbid description, but that was the impression I got after reading. This felt more like a ‘How-to’ manual rather than a story. I can’t really list anything that I felt redeemed this book, and consequently am abandoning the series. Sweep isn’t the type of novel I’d usually pick up, but after enjoying Beautiful Creatures so much and a recommendation from a fellow book reviewer, I jumped in with little expectation… But I’m starting to wonder if witchcraft is choosing me. Something is happening to me that I don’t understand.

Book of shadows by cate tiernan