With that being the focal point of Seven’s journey, it’s fascinating to explore what’s considered an atypical path for this world, compared to the more conventional and “accepted” ones.Īs a result, Seven, Thorn, and Valley are a bit of a ragtag team, but that makes it all the more interesting as they begin to bond and work together. The book further delves into what happens to the Witchlings who aren’t placed in a coven, as they become Spares. Both from reading the book and taking the quiz, you get a sense of the Black Moon Ceremony and the magic and how all of that works. The world building was the first thing that drew me in, especially as one of the promotional bits Ortega and Scholastic put together is a quiz so you can find out which coven you belong in (I’m in Moth House, btw). And once I finally had it in my hands, it lived up to expectations, being incredibly cute and fun, full of magic and friendship. I follow Claribel Ortega on Twitter, and I’ve loved everything I heard about it in the lead-up to release. Ortega’s signature humor and girl-power vibes, you won’t be able to put down this middle-grade Latine witch story, perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothets or Harry Potter.

With action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky witchlings, Claribel A. Forever.īut maybe friendship can be the most powerful magic of all… If they fail… Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they’ll gain their full powers. Seven invokes her only option: the impossible task. Even worse, when Seven and the other two Spares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cement themselves as sisters, it doesn’t work! They’re stuck as Witchlings- and will never be able to perform powerful magic. Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful, and are looked down on by everyone. ISBN-13: 978-1338745528 | $17.99 USD | 334 pages | MG FantasyĮvery year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches.Īnd twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can’t wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn’t placed in one of the five covens.

Witchlings by claribel a ortega