Book of Shadows
Book One
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
A seemingly average teenager discovers her true capabilities in the first book of the Sweep series, a thrilling coming-of-age saga full of “magick,” budding romance, and self-discovery.
“Engaging, even cinematic . . . delectably dark . . . brings a supernatural spin to classic teen issues.”—Publishers Weekly
Years from now I’ll look back and remember today as the day I met him.
Morgan Rowlands never thought she was anything other than a typical sixteen-year-old girl. Besides, compared to her beautiful best friend Bree, she knows where she stands in the social ranking. That is, until she meets Cal, a new student who’s moved to their small town of Widow’s Vale. Suddenly, Morgan finds herself drawn to him in a mysterious way—and even more confusing, Cal seems to sense the connection between them, too.
One evening, Cal throws a party, where he introduces the crowd to Wicca. Feeling drawn to this new religion, Morgan feels a sense of power erupt inside of her. But with her feelings for Cal growing stronger, and Bree’s intentions to date him instead, how will Morgan be able to confront her spiritual and romantic awakening?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This delectably dark pair of novels, first in the Sweep series, brings a supernatural spin to classic teen issues--popularity, romance, alienation and the search for self. Narrator Morgan, a high school junior in upstate New York, feels plain and ordinary, especially next to her flirty, drop-dead-gorgeous friend Bree. 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. Cal makes no secret of his belief in Wicca, inviting most of the junior and senior classes to join him in a Wiccan celebration. The rituals powerfully affect Morgan--could 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. She introduces the Wiccan material with some depth as well as with a skillful degree of ambiguity; readers will not know immediately whether or not the series embraces Wicca. Both books end on cliffhangers (Shadows, for example, closes as Cal kisses Morgan, in full view of Bree and the rest of their newly formed coven), fanning what will surely be an already keen desire to learn the whole story. Ages 12-up.
