Rewitched | Lucy Jane Wood
"the pages provide the most golden company when one feels the pestering tap of loneliness."
Rewitched is a slow, cosy, magical witchy journey
that follows Belladonna, who has recently turned thirty, where unbeknownst to her,
she has to attend a trial that tests her worthiness of being a witch.
Belladonna Blackthorn works at Lunar Books and dreams of
running it one day. But she's got to get through today first. Her boss is a
misogynist, and hiding the small fact that she is a witch gets harder by the
day. Belle longs to tell her best friend Ariadne, but because she is mortal,
she can't know a thing.
Witches get their powers when they’re 15 and are pretty much
left to their own devices after that, as is custom. Belle is almost 30 and, as
witches are getting rarer and rarer, the only other witch in her life is her
mom. Belle
only uses her magic in small every day ways, definitely not honing her skills. But
when the owner of Lunar Books is about to retire and asks her to buy the
bookshop from her, Belle feels too insecure to do so.
As she comes from a magical heritage, Belle has always
appreciated her abilities, but didn't think she would necessarily have to prove
herself to keep living her witchy magical life... until a handsome stranger
shows up one day at Lunar Books with an envelope. Turns out Belle has one
month to prepare herself for a series of trials presented to her by her
coven and, based on her performance, a panel of judges will decide whether or
not she gets to keep her magic. All of this, of course, will happen on the
spookiest night of the year - Halloween.
Realizing what this might mean, Belle is terrified as she
realizes that losing her magic is a true possibility... and part of finding her
magic will mean also require her to be vulnerable, brave, and to find herself,
deep in a sea of insecurity. Although her magical powers may have taken a
backstep in recent years, with the help of some people along the way, including
a dashing coven Watchman named Rune, Belladonna is well on her way to finding
herself again.
And of course, I would be remiss if I didn't spend some time
on Rune. He is so dreamy, a bit mysterious, slightly snarky but never
obnoxious, a brave and loyal protector... And of course, he's wearing the perfect
outfit for his character, has the requisite long hair... I love how stoic he
is, how aloof he sems, though he is anything but,
This cozy, witchy novel has all of the fall and Halloween
vibes I was hoping for when picking it up. I loved the romantic subplot and
really enjoyed Belle's character development as she wrestles with feeling
confident in her own skin. Although this book had a bit of a slower pace, I
absolutely loved every minute of it!
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