I haven't quite got this Book Club thing sorted, its been a lot longer than a month since I wrote the original post. Whoops.
Let's think back to what I said in the original post...
What do I expect? Small town. Deep south. Magic. High school.
I want an evocative description of the setting. I want some evaluation of small town mentality and I want some spells that are a little less Harry Potter and a little more Charmed.
Well, the book certainly delivered. I felt like I was in the middle of the town of Gatlin, with the haint blue rooves painted to keep the bees away and all the wholesome cooking.
The small town narrative was extremely prevalent in the storyline, with the main characters Ethan and Lena fighting what was expected of them in the town, as well as the supernatural forces that were working against them.
And the spells hit the mark. There was just enough magic to be believable, and you were kept guessing just long enough to make things interesting.
The world of the Casters is well thought through, make makes perfect sense in the context of the book. At no time was I pushed back out of the pages to think 'What?'
The star crossed lovers angle might have been played a little bit too heavily, but it never crossed over into the 'Twilight' line, where I felt a little bit too voyeuristic reading about the character relationships.
Will I read the rest of the series? Yes.
Would I recommend it to a friend? Yes.
Will it make it into my Top 10? Probably not.
August's Book: Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
This is a reread for me, but I'm putting it up as my book of the month because it's a story I want to share with you.
I read this book for the first time when I was about twelve. I think I've read it almost twenty times since then.
For me, it's the mind powers and the main protagonist who has managed to become a strong, individual person on her own.
I'm warning you now, you will enjoy this book.
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