Title: Born Wicked
Author: Jessica Spotswood
Rating: 4/5 stars
Sometimes I wish I had a sister – a sister with whom I could share my
feelings and thoughts, who would understand my fears and motivations.
The three sisters who are introduced to us in the first book of The
Cahill Witch Chronicles certainly have an enviable connection – up until
the time when a new governess and a prophecy turn their lives
topsy-turvy and their relationship changes.
Cate, Maura and Tess are witches and such creatures are not welcome
in New England anymore, therefore they do everything to hide their true
identity from the people that surround them. But magic is not always
controllable especially if the witches in question are the most powerful
ones of their era.
I really enjoyed this book, although the beginning was a little bit
slow for me. The tension was building slowly and the explosion was saved
to the last fifty pages. I didn’t mind it that much though, because I
was fascinated with the characters and I have to confess, I developed a
crush on Finn, the book-loving gardener/love interest. I was rooting for
him and Cate like crazy.
However, even if I had a chance to meet Finn, I would never choose to
live in a world that is described on the pages of Born Wicked. Under
the surveillance of the Brotherhood, women are supposed to behave like
empty-headed housewives and be obedient lest they are labelled as
witches (whether they are or not in reality) and dragged away to an
asylum from where they can never return.
It was good to see how strong women characters (Zara, Marianne and
Cate for exampe) rebelled silently – or at least tried to – against the
system and at the same time it angered me how the ’official’ community
of witches that should have helped the sisters turned out to be almost
as bad as the Brotherhood.
I could have screamed when I finished the book, the cliffhanger was
so infuriating! I can’t wait to find out what happens in book two.
Hopefully I can put my hands on Star Cursed soon.
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