Review: A real page turner, she read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2013
I really enjoyed this debut young adult specultive fiction novel from Sara Hubbard. Blood, She Read is witty, original, and the writing is awesome.Petra is a witch who returns to her mother's home town and lands into trouble from day one. Not her fault, the town knows of her family and they're not terribly immpressed. This has the usual elements of YA novel - love interest, a curse - but it also has (without giving to much away) a psychic murder investigation, a battle of magic powers, and cameo appearances by a few other supernatural characters.One of my favorite scenes is when Petra becomes ill and her witch mother covers her in a salve that has to be taken off with a wooden mallet. Very original and funny. The interaction between mother and daughter makes for an entertaining read.At first I wondered why Petra would be reluctant to use her witch powers. I know for one if I had them I'd use them - never understood why Samantha Stevens in Bewitched would choose to live a mortal life when she had magic powers. Sara Hubbard does a good job of explaining why her lead character Petra is loathe to use her powers.Awesome writing. A real page turner. I loved this book.