Review: compelling read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
When I was a young adult myself, I would read a lot of books with a medieval setting, either historical novels or fantasy novels. Today, I'm sometimes having a hard time finding young adult reads that evoke in me the same kind of 'magical feeling' those books from the nineties did (yes, I am THAT old!!:) . Somehow, today's books are often a bit too melodramatic or over the top for me. But when I stumbled on this book, the cover immediately drew me in because it looks very different from most generic YA book covers nowadays - it reminded me of the good old days. Add to that the fact that there were witches & reincarnation mentioned in the blurb and I just had to read this. I certainly wasn't disappointed. The author has clearly done her research about witch hunts and people seeing auras. Despite the paranormal elements, it all felt very believable. I also REALLY like the title - very mysterious! I would definitely recommend this book to fans of historical / paranormal reads with a bit of romance thrown into the mix.