Title: Something Witchy This Way Comes
Author: Veronica Blade
Publisher: Crush Publishing
ISBN: 9780979886942
Pages: 355, Paperback, Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Thriller
Reviewed by: Gary Sorkin, Pacific Book Review
Book Review
We have come to learn about witches from TV, the movies, and of course in literature. Some wiggle their nose and make things change like in Bewitched, others cross their arms and blink their eyes like our favorite genie, while still others wear rounded glasses and attend English manor schooling. Veronica Blade has created her own brand of witches, indelible to the reader’s memory, right from the hallways of a high school in her fanciful novel, Something Witchy This Way Comes.Analogous to the morphing of a caterpillar into a butterfly, so do witches and warlocks emerge with their psychotropic powers once their hormones begin to percolate during the teenage years while becoming an adult. Hayden was tested by the school principle for his, let’s call them “psychic powers” – you know, “Tell me what color I am thinking or what image I am seeing.” For example, if you think to yourself of a two digit number between 10 and 99, whereas each of the digits are even numbers but not the same number, what number do you think of? Try it. (Two digits, even, not the same).
Guidance and direction, along with comradery and protection all become necessities for Tessa as she realizes just how “special” she is. Infatuated with a bad-ass young man Hayden, another “special” person, the two orbit around each another, forming a symbiotic relationship of survival entwined with acute sexual attraction in such a way the layers of their character development becomes the story and that will keep you glued to the book. This entire novel is written without any use of vulgar language or obscene behavior, a feather in the writing cap of Veronica Blade as she achieves a wholesome and adventurous read for her young adult audiences.
Reading other peoples’ minds comes easy for Hayden and Tessa, as they get “Detected” by Frank, and teamed up with the principle of the school, who offers Hayden a deal he couldn’t refuse – join in or, well, he wouldn’t like the consequences. As the covens of witches and warlocks begin warring, it is crucial to join in with the right “gang” or wind up a casualty. Hayden is focused on helping Tessa, while Tessa is helping her sister Bree stay safe – all while the two, Hayden and Tessa, fall into a lusty love trap.
I firmly feel Veronica Blade truly enjoys writing, as she demonstrates an acumen of knowledge understanding the mindset of young adults so well. Mixed into the witches brew a hodgepodge of supernatural powers, high school peer pressures, and the muse of sex emanates an unforgettable cast of characters and incidents. A delightful read, Something Witchy This Way Comes is an ideal gift for a teenager – something to show them witches don’t have to fly on broomsticks; instead they can drive an $80,000 car.
Oh, by the way, if earlier you thought of the number 68, you might have some witchy powers of your own!
