Book Review: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

Posted January 9, 2014 by jrsbookr in Uncategorized / 0 Comments

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Title:  Spellcaster

Author: Claudia Gray

Series: Spellcaster 1

Publisher:  HarperTeen

Released:  March 5th 2013

Book Summary:

When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she instantly realizes there’s more to it than meets the eye. Descended from witches, Nadia senses a dark and powerful magic at work in her new town. Mateo has lived in Captive’s Sound his entire life, trying to dodge the local legend that his family is cursed – and that curse will cause him to believe he’s seeing the future … until it drives him mad. When the strange dreams Mateo has been having of rescuing a beautiful girl—Nadia—from a car accident come true, he knows he’s doomed.

Despite the forces pulling them apart, Nadia and Mateo must work together to break the chains of his family’s terrible curse, and to prevent a disaster that threatens the lives of everyone around them. Shimmering with magic and mystery, New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray’s new novel is sure to draw fans of the Hex Hall and Caster Chronicles series, and fans of the hit CW TV show The Secret Circle.

My Review:

I love this story!  I was sucked in within just the first few pages.  I really like stories about witches, curses and mystery.  I think I have some idea about where some of the characters are going, but the best part about Spellcaster is that when you think you sort of know where Claudia is going, she throws in twists that you never saw coming. I, for one, could not have predicted the turns she took.  I loved that the ending did not really end with the evil being done with, and that there is more to come.  I enjoy how evil will play a part in what Claudia thinks is over and done with.

Rating: 5 stars

Source:  Borrowed from local library.