Sea Witch [1/2]

Title: Sea Witch [1/2]

Author: Sarah Henning

Genre: ya; fantasy; retelling

Synopsis: (from Amazon) Ever since her best friend Anna died, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt.

Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears on the shore, and the two girls catch the eyes of two charming princes. Suddenly Evie feels like she might finally have a chance at her own happily ever after.

But magic isn’t kind, and her new friend harbors secrets of her own. She can’t stay in Havnestad—or on two legs—without Evie’s help. And when Evie reaches deep into the power of her magic to save her friend’s humanity—and her prince’s heart—she discovers, too late, what she’s bargained away.

Review: I enjoyed this book. Sarah Henning does a great job of great a new version of a classic tale. She puts a new spin on this classic tale and makes it her own. Her twist makes it unique and while I might have been able to predict it, it didn’t stop me from enjoying every minute of it. Evie was a fun and engaging heroine and Nik, as a male lead, did his job– he looked good and kept things interesting.

Evie was spunky and rebellious and loyal to a fault. She wasn’t perfect. But infallible heroes are boring, so I liked that about her. She had flaws and we fell down right along side her through her journey. I felt the loss of Anna just as Evie did and wanted more than anything for Evie to save the day at the end.

This story felt like an epic tale, following the classic fairy tale and a hero’s journey all at once.

I wish there was a little more depth to Annemette’s development, as her twist felt contrived, but overall, I liked this book a lot.