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by Carolyn MacCullough
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Howdy YAL!
Howdy YAL! rated it 10 years ago
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...
Ceilidh-Tripping the write fantastic
Ceilidh-Tripping the write fantastic rated it 10 years ago
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...
Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 11 years ago
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...
Debbie's Spurts
Debbie's Spurts rated it 12 years ago
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....
ashleyeleigh
ashleyeleigh rated it 12 years ago
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...
Dichotomygirl
Dichotomygirl rated it 12 years ago
This book really surprised me. I checked out the ebook, based on the fact that it happened to be available. I started reading it while waiting in the car, by virtue of it being on my phone. It was quick to get into, and I liked the ideas of Talents, and I found the story very interesting. I need to...
KizunaYueMichaelis
KizunaYueMichaelis rated it 12 years ago
Tamsin is a young girl whose parents and sister, Rowena, have special gifts, or Talents, as they call it. These Talents can be the ability to read minds, or to travel in time, or to freeze people, or to induce people to do something. The Talents are many (the family is not composed only of Tamsin, h...
Harbinger of Books
Harbinger of Books rated it 13 years ago
Tamsin is a seventeen year old who comes from a long line of Talented witches and at her birth it is proclaimed that she will be among the most powerful. But by the age of 8 when her power failed to show up Tamsin starts to feel like an outcast and a failure. Tamsin goes to boarding school in the ci...
Peptastic is standing still
Peptastic is standing still rated it 13 years ago
Once a Witch wasn't groundbreaking or original material if you've read any fantasy novels at all but it was diverting enough.If you've grown up in the shadow of a bossy, perfect older sister then you'll appreciate how this novel captured that feeling of inadequacy perfectly. Not as well as Margaret ...
Bows & Bullets Book Blog
Bows & Bullets Book Blog rated it 13 years ago
Tamsin Greene comes from a family of witches who all possess a special Talent. All except her. When she was born, her powerful grandmother prophesized that she was be the one of the most powerful witches her family had ever seen and they had high expectation. But when her eighth birthday rolls ar...
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