War of the Witches Book

Outsider Anaíd leads a solitary life in a small village in the Pyrenees with her mother Selene. She does not suspect there is anything particularly strange about her family, aside from her mother’s personal eccentricities . . . until one day Selene disappears without a trace and Anaíd is confronted with a shocking truth: her mother is a witch, prophesied to be the chosen one to end an ancient war between two feuding clans.

VOYA

Despite a rather weak opening, the plot picks up the pace a few chapters in, and the story becomes stronger. Also the somewhat clichTd characters (unpopular versus popular) gain personality as the story continues. The dramatic climax after the battle against the villain is tied up nicely, and the little dash of normalcy in the last chapter pulls the book together. Overall it makes for a comfortably long read. Reviewer: Julia Robbins, Teen Reviewer