Witchtown

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 18, 2017

Review

Sixteen-year-old Macie has always had to gear up for the next con. Her mother, a natural witch, travels with her from haven to haven, setting up large burglaries and wiping everyone's memory as they leave. Witchtown, established by a millionaire natural witch for a spot of historical fact and safety for natural witches, proves to be more challenging to their purposes. Although Macie attends to the casing of the place and planning, she is faced with a genuine friendship and a romantic interest for the first time. Not everyone in Witchtown is looking out for the best interests of the witches. Between the stubborn poltergeist in her new herbal store and a betrayal by someone close to her, Macie begins to see more about her own state of being a void and the way she must rally those she trusts. Oakes plants an anatomy of a con, a coming of age tale and political intrigue into a world where witches are the way of power and protection. Suspenseful hocus pocus for the modern teen.

Overall Book Score: excellent