Summary: Before Sam Baron broke Odin's curse on the witches to become the first son born to a witch and the hero of the Legends of Orkney series, his mother was a young witchling growing up in the Tarkana Witch Academy. In this first book of the prequel series, the Witches of Orkney, nine-year-old Abigail Tarkana is determined to grow up to be the greatest witch of all, even greater than her evil ancestor Catriona. Unfortunately, she is about to fail Spectacular Spells class because her witch magic hasn't come in yet. Even worse, her nemesis, Endera, is making life miserable by trying to get her kicked out.
When her new friend Hugo's life is put in danger by a stampeding sneevil, a desperate Abigail manages to call up her magic―only to find out it's unlike any other witchling's at the Tarkana Witch Academy! As mysteries deepen around her magic and just who her true parents are, Abigail becomes trapped in a race against time to undo one of her spells before she is kicked out of the coven forever!
Rich in Norse mythology, The Blue Witch is the first of a fast-paced young reader series filled with magical spells, mysterious beasts, and witch-hungry spiders!
*Thank You Alane Adams for sending me this amazing book box!*
Review: This was such a delightful read! Fantasy is probably my favorite genre, but sometimes you have to pay a lot of attention to it to understand what’s going on and how the world works. But this book had plenty of exciting events while having a light and breezy feel. Plotwise, it took a somewhat cliche idea of a boarding school for magic and made it into something new and fun. As a big fan of Harry Potter, I liked the similarities between them like how both Abigail and Harry were orphans with a special history, but to be honest, I could have done without the prologue. The first chapter drew me right in and it could have been a great beginning, and the prologue didn’t really seem necessary. Prophecies are common in the fantasy genre, but it could have been shown in a different way.
When it comes to the descriptions and writing, Alane Adams did a really good job of describing the teachers and the school- the place seemed so awful, part of me was hoping she would get expelled! I especially enjoyed reading about the different creatures, and the illustrations were great too!
Overall, it was a fun quick read, and I’m looking forward to reading the sequel!
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