Once a Witch
Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very...
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Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very Talented sister, Tamsin agrees to find a lost family heirloom for him. The searchand the strangerwill prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tamsin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the sins of her family, and unleash a power so vengeful that it could destroy them all. This is a spellbinding display of storytelling that will exhilarate, enthrall, and thoroughly enchant.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781455857449 (1455857440)
Publish date: November 15th 2011
Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Witches,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Romance,
Time Travel,
Supernatural
Series: Witch (#1)
I’ve had this one stuffed in the back of my shelves for ages. I bought it when Walden books (a Borders subsidiary still existed) that should show you how long it was. But I never read it. Don’t know why. Just one of those perpetual backlist books. But when I decided to participate in Blogger Bl...
This was quite a surprise, truly. In some ways it reminded me of the Witching Savannah books, The Line - J.D. Horn, but I liked the MC more here and the mythology around the family. The Good: Tamsin- she's a great main character, not perfect, but not too stupid to live either. Girl on Girl Friend...
A quick read, which in the end turned out to be nothing like what I had expected from the first few chapters. I liked it well enough and was interested in seeing it to its completion, but despite the cliffhanger'ish epilogue I feel no real compulsion to read the sequel. I wavered a long time between...
This reader's personal opinion, ©2013, all rights reserved.* A start to the series with a likable heroine. Not sure what else to say as not sure this first book an indication of where rest of series is heading as left a ton of unanswered questions and possible directions. I liked the writing style....
When I read the blurb for this book, I thought I'd be in for a story about a young woman discovering she isn't as powerless as she originally thought. Nothing new, but when done well there's nothing wrong with that kind of story. But this story does go wrong by being all set up and no execution. Thi...