Since I read quite a few books over my vacations I really need to replenish my library. Right now I'm finishing up A Clash of Kings (A Game of Thrones, book 2) and it is AMAZING. And while I would like to plunge right into Book 3 (A Storm of Swords), I want to make this series last...and to be honest, I need a bit of a brain break between these books.
SO, I've scoured the internet for my next reads and here's my latest library list.
This is the perfect, mindless (but not vapid) book. To be honest, it reminded me of a more serious, modern day version of Sweet Valley High (the adult version).
Once I opened this book, I could not put it down! It's the perfect intro into a trilogy and gives us enough storyline and character development to start everything off on the right foot (ahem...take note, Discovery of Witches).
Summary: The three Beauchamp women--Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid--live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. Their beautiful, mist-shrouded town seems almost stuck in time, and all three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret--they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. Joanna can resurrect people from the dead and heal the most serious of injuries. Ingrid, her bookish daughter, has the ability to predict the future and weave knots that can solve anything from infertility to infidelity. And finally, there's Freya, the wild child, who has a charm or a potion that can cure most any heartache.
For centuries, all three women have been forced to suppress their abilities. But then Freya, who is about to get married to the wealthy and mysterious Bran Gardiner, finds that her increasingly complicated romantic life makes it more difficult than ever to hide her secret. Soon Ingrid and Joanna confront similar dilemmas, and the Beauchamp women realize they can no longer conceal their true selves. They unearth their wands from the attic, dust off their broomsticks, and begin casting spells on the townspeople. It all seems like a bit of good-natured, innocent magic, but then mysterious, violent attacks begin to plague the town. When a young girl disappears over the Fourth of July weekend, they realize it's time to uncover who and what dark forces are working against them.
Like I've said before about the Blue Bloods series, these books are like candy that I want to take down one right after the other. It is definitely my guilty pleasure series. They're short, smutty, and modern. And luckily, the plot is not 100% predictable...I usually have a sense of where the book is going, but there's one or two elements that took me by surprise.
This book is a pretty big departure for me compared to the usual style of books I read. But I really enjoyed it! I didn't love the book, but it was one of those books that after I finished it...I felt satisfied that I got what I wanted out of it.
It's been a looong time since I've posted and the main reason for that is that I've been on vacation! When I go on trips, I try to take in as many books as possible since it's so easy to post up in a chaise lounge and zone out with a book. Unfortunately, two of the books I read on my latest trip were duds. And surprisingly, these were books that I was REALLY looking forward to. I made it about halfway through each of these books before I had to give it up and move on...
