Eva Ibbotson

Annabel Large

Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.

Which Witch?

Arriman the Awful, evil Wizard of the North, devises a spell-casting competition so he can marry the winner who can produce a son to take over from him. Belladonna longs to be a fiendish hag and win the competition, but how? She's not even hideous, and flowers spring from her pillow as she sleeps.

A good nostalgia trip to a book I enjoyed in childhood. I really did enjoy the way that this book was written with such funny turn of phrase. I did notice a little meanness towards people’s looks that was less clear to me when I was young. It does seem to distinguish the characters and add color to the prose but still a little mean-spirited. However, I still enjoyed the little twist at the end where everything works out the way it’s supposed to and they all loved happily ever after.

Emma Miller

Zoe Robeson

Oliver Magnanimous

Reverie

Stefan Ladstätter-Thaa

Anna Bold

Jessica Deaner

Julia M

Haley Murray

tabata gallina

Annie

Miranda Madden

Danielle Raymond 

Libby G

Arriman the awful is a wizard and must marry a witch. He holds a competition to find a wife and Belladonna wonders if she has a chance to win.

Which witch?

Amy Maddess

Lila Harrison

"Find me a witch!" cried Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North.Arriman has decided to marry. His wife must be a witch of the darkest powers - but which witch will she be? To find the most fiendish, he holds a spell-casting competition.Glamorous Madame Olympia performs the terrifying Symphony of Death and conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats. The magic of gentle Belladonna, the white witch, goes hopelessly wrong. She produces perfumed flowers instead of snakes. And bats roost in her golden hair instead of becoming blood-sucking vampires.Poor Belladonna longs to be an evil enchantress - but how?

Which Witch?

Reviews