Sara Pascoe

A young adult, historical fantasy, time-slip novel about an emotionally wounded, fourteen-year-old foster girl who runs away not knowing she's a witch. She accidentally time travels to the 1645 English Essex Witch Trials, and to 1645 Istanbul/Constantinople. Real English and Turkish historic figures are included. There is a talking cat.

Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask for

Jessica 

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  A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.


I have this itching desire to read everything witch related that I can get my hands on, so upon reading the brief summary of Sara Pascoe's charming novel Being a Witch and Other Things I Didn't Ask For it's not surprising to hear that I had to read it. I had a bit of trouble getting into it at first (perhaps I am out of its targeted age range) and there were times I felt like it was all over the place, but for the most part it was a fun read.

The first thing I need to say is that you should give it a bit of time to get into its groove. Because once it gets there, it really gets things moving. Being a Witch and Other Things I Didn't Ask For has its flaws and will certainly not be for everyone, but it's such a solid read that I see it being one of those books. The sort of novel that gets preteens/teens reading for real. I felt out of touch with the way it was written/portrayed sometimes but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask for

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