Synopsis
Morgan Rowlands never thought she was anything other than a typical sixteen-year-old girl. But when she meets Cal, a captivatingly handsome coven leader, she makes a discover that turns her whole world upside down.
Review
Book of Shadows is the first book in the Sweep series. I won't list all the sequels simply because there are a total of 15 books in this series - a fact I was unaware of when I embarked on this journey.
It's only about 180 pages so this was a really (really) quick read for me. But the length makes it difficult to review without spoilers so this will shorter than usual.
It's a fantasy book that involves teenagers and wicca - a witchcraft religion revolving around the four elements and balance.
What's interesting with this story is that these practices aren't kept form the "outside world". It doesn't mean that everyone is familiar with it; witches don't hide it but they don't announce themselves when they walk down the street either.
2 types of witches exist: the blood witch (descendant from a line of witches and thus born with magickal - the spelling is intentional to difference it form show magic - powers) and a witch who comes to be by joining a coven.
The book is narrated by Morgan Rowlands, the 17 year old protagonist. She's always felt like the anomaly in her family. Her little sister, Mary K, is the pretty, nice, likable one in the family. Morgan's best friend, Bree, is model-like and popular in the dating game. Morgan's self-esteem is thus pretty low when she spends so much time with them.
Morgan's a junior in an ordinary, cliquey - yes, it's a word, I looked it up - high school in a small town. Nothing exciting ever happens around there. That is, until Cal Blair, a "god-like" senior, transfers in. He's the one who introduces wicca among the high school teens.
Lots of events and changes happen throughout the book and I enjoyed reading it. However, I think that there could have been more descriptions. Although the main characters are well described, we know little about what the inside of the school looks like or just their surroundings in general. I know it's rather uncommon for people to request more filler within a book but it's so short that it could have used more details to make it more captivating.
This didn't stop me from getting invested in the book. I sometimes have that issue where I'm so into it that I get frustrated when conflicts arise. That's what happened here. I strongly dislike conflict within a book, especially when it's born from a lack of communication between the involved parties.
In the end, I would recommend this series if you're looking for a simple fantasy read. It's not amazing but it's a nice little magic-fix. I would recommend having the sequels at hand because you'll finish the first one in a few hours and need to know what happens next.
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