Witches Gone Wicked is bad. Lead character Clarissa is a witch wanna-be, newly hired to teach arts and crafts to young witch kin at Womby’s charity school. The book could have been quite good, following Clarissa as she tries to teach art with $25 per year supplies budget to students who would just as soon stick her on the ceiling as pay attention. Unfortunately the author chose to model Clarissa and the plot and the setting on the Harry Potter series.
Clarissa herself grew up ignorant of her witch heritage and now needs to learn fast; however no one wants to teach her because her biological mother was a powerful witch of the dark arts. We don’t get a chance to get to know Clarissa as a person because she is too busy jumping to conclusions and flirting with the attractive wizard Julian (who is of course a Bad Man).
The witch kin in this series are half fae and half human (or their descendants) and have significant magic tendencies. If they fail to master their magic then they are fair game for the fae to snatch for servants or the Tithe. Wouldn’t this be an interesting idea to explore, to understand what’s involved, and possibly, how the witch kin can fend off the fae? Author Sarina Dorie may cover this in other books in the series; in Witches Gone Wicked she chose to focus on Clarissa. Clarissa’s magic affinity which is touch, which she experiences as extraordinarily sensual and powerful and any pain is unbearable. She has power over others’ bodies too, should she learn to use it.
Most Amazon reviews are positive, with no ratings below 3 stars at this time. This novel is not listed as YA although it may appeal more to younger teens than it did to me.
I received this for free in expectation of an honest review.
1 Star
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