Review: WITCHY ADVENTURES FOR TEENAGE GIRLS
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2013
I am so old I remember when 'Bewitched' was a weekly television series, not just a movie. Viewers were not restricted to one sex or one age group.But since the main characters in this book are teenage girls, then teenage or slightly pre-teenage girls would probably enjoy this book the most. The girls are in high school, but the book is rated G.The author has created a young witch who broke the rules in Book I, she told her two best friends she was a witch. She also acquired a boyfriend in Book I. Those are really the only facts you have to know. I picked up Book II without reading Book I.Our young witch, Mercy, lives with a much more powerful and respected witch, her grandmother. Mercy is left with a talking cat and a TV magick tutor (who can respond to questions. Do you know anyone who talks to the TV screen? ) when her grandmother is sent on an important errand.When Grandmother leaves it begins to rain. And rain. And rain. People become bitter and argumentative. So when Grandmother and Mercy speak over the TV, Mercy learns about a group of evil witches her Grandmother conquered years before and has kept in check since then. When the old lady's away they try to take control again.Grandmother's advice to Mercy? "Handle it yourself."This is the story of Mercy's search to discover the identities of the evil witches, her search to find her grandmother's lexicon (book of words that were created solely to control these female demons ),  her fight for her life when she was discovered and her boyfriend's jealousy when her protection spell becomes a physical being.And Grandmother's little errand continues into Book III, but at least we know what it is now.And we know it's worth it.