This book was lent to me (and recommended) by the lovely Nikki, and I am glad she did.
The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol
Arianwyn has fluffed her witch’s evaluation test.
Awarded the dull bronze disc and continuing as an apprentice – to the glee of her arch-rival, mean girl Gimma – she’s sent to protect the remote, dreary town of Lull.
But her new life is far from boring. Turns out Gimma is the pompous mayor’s favourite niece – and worse, she opens a magical rift in the nearby Great Wood. As Arianwyn struggles with her spells, a mysterious darkness begins to haunt her – and it’s soon clear there’s much more than her pride at stake …
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This is such a sweet story. It reminded me of Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle (the books), The Little Leftover Witch and a few others, and it was just a cozy fun read.
This doesn’t mean bad things didn’t happen but it just somehow left me with a good feeling inside after reading it. Wyn is a spunky girl with a lot of confusion and lot to prove in a way and then Gimma appears to ruin her already frail position as an Apprentice.
Thankfully Salle is a wonderful friend and I just adored her, as I did all the spirits and creatures and the magic in general that happens in the book. (I do not have a Moon hare as prop but I do have an Easter Bunny).
And one of my favourite things was the twist of the test results. Wonderful indeed.
Moon recommends
Reading The Apprentice Witch and all the books mentioned above, because magic!
This cover is too cute. I LOVED Howl’s Moving Castle (the book) and now I definitely need to check this one out. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
This is a series too (like Howl’s) so it is definitely enjoyable and has morpe to look forward to 🙂
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