Paige McKenzie

Nancy Ohlin

A lone witch has powers. A coven has a multitude more. New girl and secret witchl Iris just wants to get through her first day of school without a panic attack. The last thing she expects is to be taken in by a coven of three witches-soft-spoken Greta, thoughtful and musical Ridley, and fiery and spirited Binx. They may be the first witches Iris has met IRL, but their coven is not alone in their small northwestern town. The Triad is the other coven at their school. When the Triad's not using spells to punish their exes or break up happy couples for fun, they practice dark magic. The two covens have a rivalry stretching all the way back to junior high. When tragedy strikes and one of their own is murdered, the rival covens must band together to find out who is responsible before it's too late. Someone's anti-witch ideology has turned deadly . . . and one of them is next. With an inclusive cast of teen witches who leap off the page with style, attitude, and charm, B*Witch is a singable read perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mean Girls alike.

B*WITCH

Candyce Kirk

2.5 stars

When I first read the synopsis of B*Witch, I was really looking forward to this story. I'm a big fan of stories with witches and magic. Unfortunately, it just didn't really work for me. My biggest struggle was the constant switch of POVs. It felt like just a bit too much and it wasn't really clear where the main focus was at.

I enjoyed the diversity and the idea of the plot, but it took awhile for the actual plot to get started and it felt rushed near the end. If I'm honest, after finishing I'm still not really sure what happened. I loved the idea of how their magic worked and in this case how it was seen as illegal. I just wished I loved it more than I did. The familiars were my favorite part of this book. I just have a soft spot for animals.

Jessica Williamson

3.75

This was a fairly decent entry into what I would consider either lower YA or MG reading comprehension and content wise. While the characters are 16ish, I think younger than that could safely read this.

While this book tackles some of the bigger societal issues of today, rights for the LGBTQIA+, women, and religious freedoms, the plot was a little lackluster. I think what killed it for me the most was the ending. I was having a pretty good time until the end and then I just felt kinda blah. I know it will play a large part in the second book so I will hold out judgement on it until I'm able to read the follow-up. 

I liked what we were able to learn about the magic system and about the girls themselves (though they did blend together for the first part of the book). Also, the villain reveal was a pretty easy guess. Though the WHY was a surprise for me.

Overall, I think this was a decent, fun read. I definitely preferred the moments of dealing with societal issues over the rest of the plot but I'm interested enough to read the next one!

Cover 5; characters 3; plot 3; pace 4; writing 4; enjoyment 3.

When the new girl in school joins a group of teen witches, she and her friends must team up with a rival coven to take down a mysterious killer. New girl and secret witch Iris just wants to get through her first day of school without a panic attack. The last thing she expects is to be taken in by a coven of three witches: soft-spoken Greta, thoughtful and musical Ridley, and fiery and spirited Binx. They may be the first witches Iris has met IRL, but their coven is not alone in their small northwestern town. The Triad is the other coven at their school. When the Triad's not using spells to punish their exes or break up happy couples for fun, they practice dark magic. The two covens have a rivalry stretching all the way back to junior high. When tragedy strikes and one of their own is murdered, the rival covens must band together to find out who is responsible before it's too late. Someone's anti-witch ideology has turned deadly . . . and one of them is next. With an inclusive cast of teen witches who leap off the page with style, attitude, and charm, B*Witch is a bingeable read perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mean Girls alike.

B*WITCH

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