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Water Witch (Elemental Magic #1)
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Thea Atkinson (Goodreads Author)
ALAYSHA is a witch who has more power than she can control and her father uses that gift to decimate his enemies. Over her seventeen years, her power has enabled him to become the Emir of a large land. When she is asked to annihilate an entire peaceful village, she doesn't realize it may cost her the only connection she has to her past, and with it the secrets to managing...more
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April 14th 2012
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“When a witch can't control her own power, others will try to control her.” Alaysha is a unique witch raised by an emotionally distant father who uses her as a weapon to gain more land and control his subjects. She is raised in isolation and taught to view people only as targets. Fear brings her devastating power forth, which she can barely control, so she has learned to separate herself from her emotions. When one villager escapes from her power, her father orders her to track him down. Alaysha...more
A young girl raised by her distant father to be a warrior and kill his enemies. To live without emotions, no fear, and no attachments. She is his blade, his witch, and he treats her with disdain. She kills, never questioning him until she wipes out one village of people that have similar markings as her own. She starts asking questions about her dead mother's people and why she has to kill them. More questions are raised when one of the village shows himself to her and she doesn't turn him in to...more
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Thea Atkinson’s Water Witch is an adventure in magical creativity. The story’s base places the reader in the midst of a world overrun by power hungry leaders and supernatural conquests. Delight envelops the reader as each moves further into the Alaysha’s world where ruling powers will do anything to control her and her powers.
The plot is well developed and interesting, holding the reader’s interest with no effort. Atkinson has created a new spin on the standard hero’s quest, rich with vibrant l...more
The plot is well developed and interesting, holding the reader’s interest with no effort. Atkinson has created a new spin on the standard hero’s quest, rich with vibrant l...more
Alaysha has been used and abused as a killing machine by her father, Yuri the Conqueror. She has undergone brutal training sessions to strip her of any emotional response to the destruction and death she causes with her magic. She's a pawn in a grand scheme, but when she meets Yenic, a survivor from one of the villages she decimated, her worldview begins to change. Alaysha starts down the dangerous path to find out who she really is and to know her heritage, but who can she trust--her father who...more
The story starts off shortly after Alaysha destroys an entire village. What she is capable of is laid out before us and it is quite horrifying. Especially given the fact that she can't really control it. She releases the power and if you're within reach you are DEAD. Of course, this power makes her quite useful to her conquering father. But it also leaves her feared and hated. Alaysha has spent the majority of her life alone and hated, constantly sent out to destroy. In a way, she is a slave. Th...more
Alaysha has the power to end them all, she is a water witch. Ostracised and feared for her gift, she is used as a weapon by her father to decimate those who oppose him. She is tired of being used and runs away only to stumble on to an evil man much worse than her father. Into the mix comes Yenic the last of her mother's tribe and he has offered to train her so she has control of the power but he also offers her companionship which she has never had before. Interesting story how Alaysha comes int...more
Feb 16, 2013
Tobyann Aparisi
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This was well thought out. The characters well described and you could sympathize for them or whatever emotion was supposed to be provoked. The story flowed well. I guess all in all it just was not for me. It was fine as a stand a lone book and with a few more chapters I felt could have been wrapped up completely but I see this will become a series and well I just wasn't that taken that I would want to read more and more about these characters. The author is talented though and I feel could use...more
I recieved a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This book was a little slow in the beginning but quickly picked up. It is interesting and kept my attention because I wanted to find out more. Alaysha is a Water Witch who can kill people by taking the water from them and the earth. Alaysha is treated bad by everyone around her including her father. She doesn't know anything about her mothers family history until she meets Yenic, who then gives her information about he...more
I enjoyed Water Witch immensely for its story line - a person of power being used by people of uncertain motives - but what I found most excellent was the compelling and complex character portrayals, not only of the witch, but of the minor characters as well. I love character-driven literature, especially fantasy, and I highly recommend Water Witch to those of similar tastes.
Being a lifelong reader of fantasy and sci-fi, I was very pleasantly surprised at the originality and freshness in this story. The author not only managed to create unique, rich, vibrant characters, but an entire world that seemed new to me. And while YA is not my usual genre, I'll be eagerly awaiting the next installment in this excellent series!
Water Witch is not of the genre that I normally read, but I thoroughly enjoyed every page. I found the content to be of a very macabre nature, but clean, well written, and very well conceived. The story line is such that you want to keep reading on through the night. I'll be reading the next in the series for sure.
A very interesting and very complete world. Unfortunately the story itself felt incomplete. Yes, I know it is part of a series, but I strongly believe that each book in a series should still tell a complete story in itself. It has intrigued me enough that I'd still be happy to read more of the series.
I really enjoyed this. The characters are well constructed and the world building was fantastic. I just love the magic system you are building. Will definitely be reading your next one xo
Let me start by saying I don't normally read these types books. I was given the opportunity to review this book by the author. Alaysha is a young witch with powers that she is not quite in control of. Her father seems to only want her for the power she possesses. I enjoyed this story; and look forward to finding out what happens in this series.
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Thea Atkinson is a writer of character driven fiction; call it what you will: she prefers to describe her work as psychological thrillers with a distinct literary flavour. As in her bestselling novel, Anomaly, her characters often find themselves in the darker edges of their own spirits but manage to find the light they seek.
She has been an editor, a freelancer, and a teacher, but fiction is her...more
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