LitPick Review
Always a Witch, the sequel to the acclaimed novel Once a Witch, depicts a young witch named Tamsin, her witchy family, and the antics a magical teenager can get herself into. The basic plot line is mostly about the rivalry between Tasmins family (the Greenes) and the evil other witch family living in New York City at the time. Tasmin must go back in time to make sure that history doesnt get all screwy like her family predicts that it will. She employs herself in the evil household and makes nice with the 1800s version of the family she hates, all to save her family. And it turns out that this long standing family rivalry is well deserved. The evil family has even more secrets than we know. Tasmin must stand victorious or else the fabrics of time will be unraveled and all will be lost.
Opinion:
This book was pretty good, but took a long while to get into. Its nice plot was embedded so far into the overabundance of details and side stories that it was difficult to remember all the main points. I would have enjoyed it more if the Author hadnt put in so many sensory details. This did enhance the picture in my head but made the book far too wordy. I had to reread paragraphs several times to get back into it at some parts. This book was enjoyable to a point, but after reading it for too long I stopped being interested. It read like a good Fanfiction, which is by no means a bad thing, but gives you an idea of how incredibly detailed it was. I would only recommend this book to avid fantasy readers, and I do think that most of the people that enjoy fantasy would enjoy it. I read the two books out of order, so I think it works well as a standalone book, and will also be enjoyed by people who liked the first book.
