Review: interesting new take on witches
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2012
Robert Shields has written an interesting story filled with lots of magic, adventure, and teenage girls acting like teenage girls with jealousies and fights.  I think this book would be a good read for a young girl in middle school who loved the Harry Potter books.  It is not as good a book as the Harry Potter books, but it is filled with lots of spells and a new twist on a magical history.The part I liked the most was how Shields explains how physics is used in magic by the witches.  This was the most interesting part in the book for me.  I also liked Daphne, she was a fun character to read about.I do think the book was a little too short and could have used some more depth into the characters and the magical world.  Also, the author started a mystery involving Daphne's mom that is just kind of left with no resolution.  This was frustrating because I was interested in finding out what had happened to Daphne's mom.This is not a perfect book but I do think it could be a fun little read for the young fan of all things magic.  There are lots of great witch scenes that will entertain.