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Publication Date: June 23rd, 2015
Format: Kindle
Through space and time, sisters entwined. Lost then found, souls remain bound.
Three sisters escape the Salem witch trials when the eldest casts a spell that hurtles their souls forward through time. After centuries separated, fate has finally reunited them in the present day.
One the healer, one the teacher, and one the deceiver.
Will their reunion return their full powers, or end their souls journey forever?
A Witches of BlackBrook novel.
Huge thanks to Xpresso Book Tours for giving me my own ecopy of this book in return for a honest review!
This
is an interesting concept that really caught my eye. It does help that I
am interested in books related to witches (yeah, yeah, I'm sure you
guys have heard this from me a lot by now) and I liked that it involves
three sisters fated to be together again in the future after their
deaths at the Salem witch trials.
Now
the girls have been reborn in the present US. They have been reborn in
many time frames before this one but the sisters have yet to truly be
together all this time. Because of this, they keep being reincarnated
closer towards the future. This time, though, both sisters Trin and Kit
are determined to finally reunite their third sister with them. They're
still witches, just like their former incarnation, and they use their
powers for their daily lives and for guidance to finding that third
sister. They have to find each other - they have to.
Things
start to go uphill, though, when one of the sisters have a connection
with one of her clients at a spa job - one that normally indicates that
they're of a magical connection and could be one of her sisters. Even
though the last time she felt this certain connection during this
lifetime ended up being a dud, she still finds herself determined to
reconnect with this new person.
Now
- on to one of the details that have irked me ever since I've even read
this book: the characters' way of blending into their new environment
as if they were born there. I know this sounds a bit tricky. It's a bit
confusing because, as far as I know, it doesn't really state whether
they're reincarnated as an actual infant and grow like a normal human or
if they're automatically reincarnated as an adult. I don't even know if
this line of reasoning makes even an ounce of sense. If it's the
former, then I can see how they can fit in easily in the modern world as
they actually grew up in it (but... how do they retain even a little
bit of their memories?). If it's the latter, then... well, I'm still
confused.
The
point is - much of the backstory has been left to interpretation. The
book doesn't really explain much on how reincarnation works in this
instance. I know that the oldest sister cast a spell to keep all three
sisters' souls bound, but I don't know what that really entails
entirely. I know they don't recall most of their past lives, so what
they do remember they hold on to, but how do they just... know their
past and when do they recall that they have a interest in spells?
Another
thing that remains constant is that they aren't the only three people
being reincarnated into the next life. Why is that? Whyyyyyyy?
I
know I'm overthinking a lot of things, which is why I decided not to
let this train of thought affect the overall opinion on this book.
Despite all of the information that I feel like that have been held back
from me, I still felt pulled into the world with these girls and their
story. I love it. I highly recommend it - I just want more backstory.
The
plot twist though - the plot twist!! I never saw it coming and I'm sure
future readers won't see it coming either. It really ties things
together when it comes to the main arc and... yeah, I think it's
awesome.
If
you're looking for an adventure centered around three strong female
leads, which does involve a love interest but it's not as emphasized
compared to other teen fiction books, I would highly recommend it. Get
it!
(Originally posted on A Court of Ink and Paper, previously known as Cosying Up With Books)
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