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The Sisters' Grimoire
Tate Whiteburn has come home to Bar Harbor, Maine, but what should have been a short trip takes an unexpected turn. The Victorian house near the cliffs holds much more than painful memories, and when lightning strikes midnight, family secrets unfold. She and her sisters have no choice but to work together, as they find strength they never knew they had . . . and face danger from a place they never knew existed.
- GenresParanormalWitchesFantasy
142 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 23, 2014
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Suza Kates is the author of the Savannah Coven Series as well as other suspense and paranormal books. She loves writing mysterious places, page-turning suspense, and characters you’d like to hang out with. She’s a member of Novelists Inc. and has written fifteen novels with the help of lighted candles and full coffee mugs.
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Suza currently lives in the German countryside with her husband and two fierce attack cats—at least until a tractor drives by.
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January 5, 2015
Loved this story...these 3 sisters really pulled me in. I can not wait to hear more from them. Great job again Suza!!!!
December 31, 2021
The storyline of THE SISTERS' GRIMOIRE by Suza Kates was excellent, with a sister returning home to Bar Harbor, Maine to visit with her two other sisters. She expects that it will be a short stay, especially since she has not-so-good memories of the Victorian house where she grew up. But family secrets open up with lightning striking at midnight. There are secrets to deal with, things they never knew about - including what really happened to their mother... and what could happen to themselves and others...
I granted this novel 3-stars because I truly wanted to know what happened, if & how the family survives (including a couple of male family members, their Grandfather being one of them), what magical abilities they possessed, and more. Having read the book over two months ago, I cannot recall why I didn't decide to amp up the stars at least one notch, except perhaps there were a number of typos that distracted me (I think the original version might have been self-published? Never heard of it...). The writer of THE SISTERS GRIMOIRE, Suza Kates, lists several other books of hers, including a lengthy series, so obviously people have enjoyed her writing. If I can get to it ("So many books, So little time), I might try reading another book by Kates. Perhaps in her "The Savannah Coven Series. Right now I still have 5 more books to post on Goodreads, hopefully by the end of today (New Years Eve).
I granted this novel 3-stars because I truly wanted to know what happened, if & how the family survives (including a couple of male family members, their Grandfather being one of them), what magical abilities they possessed, and more. Having read the book over two months ago, I cannot recall why I didn't decide to amp up the stars at least one notch, except perhaps there were a number of typos that distracted me (I think the original version might have been self-published? Never heard of it...). The writer of THE SISTERS GRIMOIRE, Suza Kates, lists several other books of hers, including a lengthy series, so obviously people have enjoyed her writing. If I can get to it ("So many books, So little time), I might try reading another book by Kates. Perhaps in her "The Savannah Coven Series. Right now I still have 5 more books to post on Goodreads, hopefully by the end of today (New Years Eve).
January 4, 2016
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The good: the book focuses on three sisters and their bond. The bad: it kind of reads like Charmed. There’s a Victorian house, a grimoire, witchy magic being passed from mother to daughter, and so on. While entertaining, the plot sometimes jumps from place to another, which made it difficult to follow. Characters were flat too, and hard to relate to.
The good: the book focuses on three sisters and their bond. The bad: it kind of reads like Charmed. There’s a Victorian house, a grimoire, witchy magic being passed from mother to daughter, and so on. While entertaining, the plot sometimes jumps from place to another, which made it difficult to follow. Characters were flat too, and hard to relate to.
March 19, 2015
I liked this book. It definitely grabbed my attention and I am left wanting more. One thing that bugged me while reading was the character's names. In the beginning of the book I was confused between Tate and Brit. I kept mixing the two up because Brit sounds like a girl name and Tate a boy name... but that's just me.
What an unexpected ending. I was surprised. I am looking forward to reading more.
What an unexpected ending. I was surprised. I am looking forward to reading more.
September 23, 2015
Loved this prequel story of the sisters three. The characters are relatable and pull you into their story. The Whiteburn sisters suddenly discover they have magical powers and have to figure them out and "find the key" in just three days. I knew going in this was a prequel novella but still wished it was longer. This definitely left me wanting more and I'm looking forward to the first full length book coming out.
January 10, 2015
The sister's grimoire
I thought the story could be longer but I love suzas imagination and know another book is coming and I can't wait!!!! Thanks Suzanne for taking me from one world to another just to be free of everything as you let yourself go to another world and forget your troubles!!:)
I thought the story could be longer but I love suzas imagination and know another book is coming and I can't wait!!!! Thanks Suzanne for taking me from one world to another just to be free of everything as you let yourself go to another world and forget your troubles!!:)
October 13, 2018
Suza is one of my favorite authors. Loved all the books she has written. Somehow I missed this series but I am reading them now. I loved Sisters Grimoire prequel! I can tell right off the bat that is going to be another favorite of mine.
I so recommend Suza Kate's books. You won't be disappointed!!
I so recommend Suza Kate's books. You won't be disappointed!!
August 27, 2018
Full review to come!
August 31, 2018
Interesting prequel to a fantasy series. I’ll definitely read the series at some point.
April 7, 2015
For such a small book (it's actually one of those stupid e novellas) The Sister's Grimoire by Suza Kates really was quite a big disaster. I had been working on trying to get through this for a number of months. And for something that should have been done in an afternoon that's saying something. The problem is a lack of development. It is so lacking, that I was surprised to learn this author has written a number of other books. I expected to discover that this was a new author. But, apparently, the curse of the e-book strikes again.
I'm guessing this is a prequel to a series. On the author's website this is listed under the title series. CaptureBut is is the only book listed. I am just going to assume, however, that there is more to come since you know, the word series indicated more than one....
The premise itself is fairly generic. Three sisters (Tate, Fiona and Sami) all of a sudden discover that they have magical powers. They discover they have powers because one night they get a visitor from "a servant of the dea matrona" and their grandfather owes a debt to Emuirdane. Why? Not developed. What exactly must the girls do to repay the debt? Not developed. The girls are given three days to figure out their powers and blah blah blah. Why three days? Not developed. Why the bad guys are after them, what they really can do with their powers, who the heck Hellena and Emuirdane (and what) are? Not developed. We are really only introduced to each of the girls and without a lot of background history (can't get to much background in a book that's barely over 100 pages long) they are off finding powers and a spell book and all sorts of things.
Unfortunately, in an attempt to provide this prologue of a book, confusion found a foothold. It was really hard to read that the girls one night had to run out of the house, Grandpa doesn't have time to tell them anything - they just need to follow their instincts - and then they find the book and then Grandpa has time to explain just enough to let the girls know they need to go shopping for magical items. And then, they attempt to learn about their powers and all of a sudden everything falls in place for them and within three days they've mastered everything. I spend a lot of time scratching my head. Bottom line - it all just felt fairly haphazard.
I am not sure enough time was spend by the author on this one. When I came across a glaring gap in the narration style (another one of those reasons why I expected to learn this was the first time author) I was really shocked. The story is told in third person almost all of the book, when out of the blue there is a sudden and stray random line written in first person. Can't figure out what that was all about – poor editing?
There were a few lines that pulled me right out of the book. I hate it when that happens. And in this case, the line "The Source" and the follow-up "The letter told us we had to free the source" cause me to think of first Point Break ("surfing's the source man... swear to God"Bocxx5FIMAAQy0n (1)) and then 2 sentences later I was thinking of Cole and Phoebe and Charmed. Image result for charmed coleNeither distraction is a good sign. To have those stray and random thoughts enter my head while reading was proof that this book just didn't grab my attention well enough to hold it.
Finally, a pet peeve. "Magick" was annoying to read constantly. I really would have preferred to read it the way it is spelled in English. I don't like it when authors don't just use the normal English spellings for words (and I am not picky - British English or American English is fine; I just want ENGLISH!!!). Or when they create their own slang. Or text speak on. It's annoying and should, frankly, be embarrassing for the author to not just write better. The occasional dip into that, fine. Slang expressions which are in use, fine. But intentional misspellings to do this, NOT FINE. And when the author just let the characters sound like idiots because he/she thinks it's cool to use extra "z"s and thinks he/she is superior for using foreign language (and not translating or not using it consistently or writing the accents), well, it's NOT FINE. Ok. Rant over.
If this really was just the prequel to the series, despite the issues, I expect that I will give at least the first book a chance. Since this seems to be the set-up for the first full length novel and I expect (hope) that the book will spend much more time developing what was missing here - and I assume that the editing issues will be corrected. After all, despite my reluctance to admit it, I really did enjoy the Charmed TV series and this book felt a lot like that (even has a Charmed fan-fiction thing going, not to mention the aforementioned source references). But I hope that we see some improvements with things mentioned.
I'm guessing this is a prequel to a series. On the author's website this is listed under the title series. CaptureBut is is the only book listed. I am just going to assume, however, that there is more to come since you know, the word series indicated more than one....
The premise itself is fairly generic. Three sisters (Tate, Fiona and Sami) all of a sudden discover that they have magical powers. They discover they have powers because one night they get a visitor from "a servant of the dea matrona" and their grandfather owes a debt to Emuirdane. Why? Not developed. What exactly must the girls do to repay the debt? Not developed. The girls are given three days to figure out their powers and blah blah blah. Why three days? Not developed. Why the bad guys are after them, what they really can do with their powers, who the heck Hellena and Emuirdane (and what) are? Not developed. We are really only introduced to each of the girls and without a lot of background history (can't get to much background in a book that's barely over 100 pages long) they are off finding powers and a spell book and all sorts of things.
Unfortunately, in an attempt to provide this prologue of a book, confusion found a foothold. It was really hard to read that the girls one night had to run out of the house, Grandpa doesn't have time to tell them anything - they just need to follow their instincts - and then they find the book and then Grandpa has time to explain just enough to let the girls know they need to go shopping for magical items. And then, they attempt to learn about their powers and all of a sudden everything falls in place for them and within three days they've mastered everything. I spend a lot of time scratching my head. Bottom line - it all just felt fairly haphazard.
I am not sure enough time was spend by the author on this one. When I came across a glaring gap in the narration style (another one of those reasons why I expected to learn this was the first time author) I was really shocked. The story is told in third person almost all of the book, when out of the blue there is a sudden and stray random line written in first person. Can't figure out what that was all about – poor editing?
There were a few lines that pulled me right out of the book. I hate it when that happens. And in this case, the line "The Source" and the follow-up "The letter told us we had to free the source" cause me to think of first Point Break ("surfing's the source man... swear to God"Bocxx5FIMAAQy0n (1)) and then 2 sentences later I was thinking of Cole and Phoebe and Charmed. Image result for charmed coleNeither distraction is a good sign. To have those stray and random thoughts enter my head while reading was proof that this book just didn't grab my attention well enough to hold it.
Finally, a pet peeve. "Magick" was annoying to read constantly. I really would have preferred to read it the way it is spelled in English. I don't like it when authors don't just use the normal English spellings for words (and I am not picky - British English or American English is fine; I just want ENGLISH!!!). Or when they create their own slang. Or text speak on. It's annoying and should, frankly, be embarrassing for the author to not just write better. The occasional dip into that, fine. Slang expressions which are in use, fine. But intentional misspellings to do this, NOT FINE. And when the author just let the characters sound like idiots because he/she thinks it's cool to use extra "z"s and thinks he/she is superior for using foreign language (and not translating or not using it consistently or writing the accents), well, it's NOT FINE. Ok. Rant over.
If this really was just the prequel to the series, despite the issues, I expect that I will give at least the first book a chance. Since this seems to be the set-up for the first full length novel and I expect (hope) that the book will spend much more time developing what was missing here - and I assume that the editing issues will be corrected. After all, despite my reluctance to admit it, I really did enjoy the Charmed TV series and this book felt a lot like that (even has a Charmed fan-fiction thing going, not to mention the aforementioned source references). But I hope that we see some improvements with things mentioned.
October 19, 2018
now i am hooked. This was such a great, easy and creative book. i was hooked after the first page.
The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.
i would highly recommend this author and this book.
The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.
i would highly recommend this author and this book.
February 11, 2015
Suza Kates is a writer which I have not read anything of before, and The Sisters’ Grimoire seemed like a very good book to start with.
The first thing that struck me was the length of the book, with its only 97 pages it did not seem like much. I have sought various places in an attempt to find out if it might be a short story to an already existing series, but unfortunately without success - it seems to be stand-alone book.
The book started out as extremely confusing, and there were just so many unanswered questions that I became more and more irritated. The feeling that something is going on over your head, is tremendously annoying, and it is unfortunately a long time coming before we get some answers. Furthermore, I could have used more depth in both the universe and characters, sadly it all seemed a bit flat and boring, and I found it hard to relate to the sisters. The book certainly has potential, and you get a glimpse here and there of what lies beneath the surface, but with just 97 pages, there is simply not enough room for the story to begin to get really interesting.
The three sisters learn in a violent way that, they come from a family of witches, and that their mother was, in fact, a very powerful one. They are faced with a task that, if they want to have a chance to save themselves must be resolved within three days. We do not know what they have to save themselves from or why, just that they have three days to solve the problem otherwise it will be too late. And then as the reader you think that this is where the story will get exciting, but no... First, they sleep... Then they look at the attic and consider cleaning it... Then they go out and buy stones and candles etc... Then it is time to eat... Talk... Eat... But then something begins to happen ... Interrupted by more eating ... more sleeping... And sometimes a quarrel or some other trivial matter. All in all I had a really hard time sensing their stress over just having three days available, but on the other hand, three days seemed more than enough time considering how easy it is for them to learn the art of witchcraft. Normally books about witches, include several years of lessons and training before they can use the more powerful witchcraft, but that is not necessary for these three super-sisters, and unfortunately the whole thing has a very rushed and unrealistic feeling to it.
The book has its good sides, and although I felt the sisters wasted much of their time, there were also moments I quite liked. However they are far between, and most are unfortunately drowned out by the rather hasty and flat feeling I am left with, but I sense a potential in both the universe and author, and I might read something else by her later on - she has written several other books, all of which have fine reviews, and which have a lot more than 97 pages, so maybe I'm luckier with one of her other books. Time will tell whether I will read more of this author and what I will think of her other works, but this is unfortunately not the best book to start with, and therefore it gets only two stars.
* I received this book from NetGalley*
The first thing that struck me was the length of the book, with its only 97 pages it did not seem like much. I have sought various places in an attempt to find out if it might be a short story to an already existing series, but unfortunately without success - it seems to be stand-alone book.
The book started out as extremely confusing, and there were just so many unanswered questions that I became more and more irritated. The feeling that something is going on over your head, is tremendously annoying, and it is unfortunately a long time coming before we get some answers. Furthermore, I could have used more depth in both the universe and characters, sadly it all seemed a bit flat and boring, and I found it hard to relate to the sisters. The book certainly has potential, and you get a glimpse here and there of what lies beneath the surface, but with just 97 pages, there is simply not enough room for the story to begin to get really interesting.
The three sisters learn in a violent way that, they come from a family of witches, and that their mother was, in fact, a very powerful one. They are faced with a task that, if they want to have a chance to save themselves must be resolved within three days. We do not know what they have to save themselves from or why, just that they have three days to solve the problem otherwise it will be too late. And then as the reader you think that this is where the story will get exciting, but no... First, they sleep... Then they look at the attic and consider cleaning it... Then they go out and buy stones and candles etc... Then it is time to eat... Talk... Eat... But then something begins to happen ... Interrupted by more eating ... more sleeping... And sometimes a quarrel or some other trivial matter. All in all I had a really hard time sensing their stress over just having three days available, but on the other hand, three days seemed more than enough time considering how easy it is for them to learn the art of witchcraft. Normally books about witches, include several years of lessons and training before they can use the more powerful witchcraft, but that is not necessary for these three super-sisters, and unfortunately the whole thing has a very rushed and unrealistic feeling to it.
The book has its good sides, and although I felt the sisters wasted much of their time, there were also moments I quite liked. However they are far between, and most are unfortunately drowned out by the rather hasty and flat feeling I am left with, but I sense a potential in both the universe and author, and I might read something else by her later on - she has written several other books, all of which have fine reviews, and which have a lot more than 97 pages, so maybe I'm luckier with one of her other books. Time will tell whether I will read more of this author and what I will think of her other works, but this is unfortunately not the best book to start with, and therefore it gets only two stars.
* I received this book from NetGalley*
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January 16, 2016This is the prequel novella in Suza Kates' series of books, The Sisters' Grimoire, an anticipated trilogy of books to follow this prequel. The Sisters' Grimoire provides the background for the first actual full-length novel of the series (The Winter Fae) and, as with the Savannah coven series, this series also has its basis in magic and witchcraft. However, whereas the Savannah coven series was set in the deep south, The Sisters' Grimoire begins its story on the rocky shores of Maine with three grown sisters who have reunited for a birthday party, only to learn that they are witches and have a destiny to fulfill. The location is not the only thing that is different. The type of magic involved is different as well. (Didn't know that there were different types of magic, did you? Well now you know!) I was fully expecting something similar to the Savannah coven series and was pleasantly surprised to find a completely different type of story that was still filled with magic and witches and supernatural phenomena. In my opinion, Suza Kates is the mistress of her type of storytelling and is at the top of her form. I am looking forward to diving right into The Winter Fae as soon as I finish writing this review!
However, as with the last two books of the Savannah coven series, I do have the same complaint. There were several places in this relatively short book where words were misspelled, grammar was incorrect, etc. However, there weren't as many places in this book as in the last two books of the Savannah coven series. As I've previously stated in other reviews, I don't recall seeing these errors in the first seven Savannah coven novels and the one novella, and this was disappointing to me. I guess this seems important to me personally because I was an English major in college and I constantly proofread anything I write for any reason. I'm also an aspiring author and, to me, errors like this take the reader's attention away from the story. But I believe this would fall under the publisher's purview and not the author's so I have no quarrel with Suza at all about this.
Suza has done another great job with The Sisters' Grimoire and I am really looking forward to starting The Winter Fae. I'll report back when I've finished it!
However, as with the last two books of the Savannah coven series, I do have the same complaint. There were several places in this relatively short book where words were misspelled, grammar was incorrect, etc. However, there weren't as many places in this book as in the last two books of the Savannah coven series. As I've previously stated in other reviews, I don't recall seeing these errors in the first seven Savannah coven novels and the one novella, and this was disappointing to me. I guess this seems important to me personally because I was an English major in college and I constantly proofread anything I write for any reason. I'm also an aspiring author and, to me, errors like this take the reader's attention away from the story. But I believe this would fall under the publisher's purview and not the author's so I have no quarrel with Suza at all about this.
Suza has done another great job with The Sisters' Grimoire and I am really looking forward to starting The Winter Fae. I'll report back when I've finished it!
July 10, 2015
When you think of Witches what comes to mind? Salem witch trials? Movies like Hocus Pocus, The Craft or even Practical Magic? Or do you think of characters in books similar to the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness or even The Crucible. When I think of Witches I think of Ancient covens popping up all over the old world - for those unaware this includes all of Europe - during ancient times when the craft was passed from Mother to Daughter and through the matriarchal lines of the family used to celebrate the changing of the season, the Sabbats and the monthly full moon - its these traditions that have been the history written within many a novel.
And the Sister's Grimoire is no exception, only this time the magick is passed through the family line via Celtic and Romanian ancient traditions - the sisters, Tate, Fiona, and Samantha have lived their lives unaware of the deep dark magical history of their family and on the night of Fee's 21st Birthday they are enlightened to that history when a strange visitor arrives to tell them they have 3-Days to right a wrong they had no part in setting - a Mother they thought long dead had set this in motion when Fee was just an infant...and only when they embrace and learn to control their Magick can they even begin to think about righting this wrong.
I found this novella to be very intriguing, as one who embraces the magical side of life I enjoyed seeing the history, tools, and especially the use of Magick to be very well written. I admit the story got off to a little bit of a slow start, but once I got through the first chapter I knew I was onto something special and that the author was going to spin a tale that meshes the modern era with the stories of the past all the while keeping to the traditions as written in this family's Grimoire - or rather the family's Book of Shadows - I very much enjoyed this book and managed to read it in its entirety in one sitting - something that happens quite rarely for me these days.
Five out of Five Stars for The Sisters Grimoire
**I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
And the Sister's Grimoire is no exception, only this time the magick is passed through the family line via Celtic and Romanian ancient traditions - the sisters, Tate, Fiona, and Samantha have lived their lives unaware of the deep dark magical history of their family and on the night of Fee's 21st Birthday they are enlightened to that history when a strange visitor arrives to tell them they have 3-Days to right a wrong they had no part in setting - a Mother they thought long dead had set this in motion when Fee was just an infant...and only when they embrace and learn to control their Magick can they even begin to think about righting this wrong.
I found this novella to be very intriguing, as one who embraces the magical side of life I enjoyed seeing the history, tools, and especially the use of Magick to be very well written. I admit the story got off to a little bit of a slow start, but once I got through the first chapter I knew I was onto something special and that the author was going to spin a tale that meshes the modern era with the stories of the past all the while keeping to the traditions as written in this family's Grimoire - or rather the family's Book of Shadows - I very much enjoyed this book and managed to read it in its entirety in one sitting - something that happens quite rarely for me these days.
Five out of Five Stars for The Sisters Grimoire
**I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
January 27, 2015
Book Review- The Sisters’ Grimoire by Suza Kates
Tate Whiteburn is home to celebrate her youngest sister Fiona’s birthday. She is not thrilled to be home. Her memories and sadness invade her mind as does her irritation with her middle sister Sami.
However on the night of Fiona’s birthday a storm rages outside and a woman appears scolding their grandfather for his ways of protecting his family. Now the girls have three days to save their lives from something they know nothing about. Their grandfather reveals family secrets about their deceased mother and grandmother. He also explains more about the stranger, Emuirdane.
The girls have to buy into the whole story as their lives depend on it. They have to research who they are up against and figure out a way to unlock their powers all in three days. The clock is ticking.
This book had an interesting storyline. The three sisters inherit magick from their mother and have to work together to stop an evil witch. However it was too fast moving. It jumped from here to there extremely quickly which almost made it difficult to follow.
I was a bit disappointed with the story overall. If it is setting up a series it needs to really grab the reader so they would continue with the next book. I don’t feel it did that. In fact it didn’t really grab my interest at all.
The author threw a lot at the reader but didn’t give much detail to a majority of what occurred in the book. The characters seemed flat and not relatable. They were more annoying to me than anything. I could not invest much emotion into them. It felt almost like the story was written in a rush and needed to have too much included but without the length to successfully do so. I give it a 2 out of 5.
Tate Whiteburn is home to celebrate her youngest sister Fiona’s birthday. She is not thrilled to be home. Her memories and sadness invade her mind as does her irritation with her middle sister Sami.
However on the night of Fiona’s birthday a storm rages outside and a woman appears scolding their grandfather for his ways of protecting his family. Now the girls have three days to save their lives from something they know nothing about. Their grandfather reveals family secrets about their deceased mother and grandmother. He also explains more about the stranger, Emuirdane.
The girls have to buy into the whole story as their lives depend on it. They have to research who they are up against and figure out a way to unlock their powers all in three days. The clock is ticking.
This book had an interesting storyline. The three sisters inherit magick from their mother and have to work together to stop an evil witch. However it was too fast moving. It jumped from here to there extremely quickly which almost made it difficult to follow.
I was a bit disappointed with the story overall. If it is setting up a series it needs to really grab the reader so they would continue with the next book. I don’t feel it did that. In fact it didn’t really grab my interest at all.
The author threw a lot at the reader but didn’t give much detail to a majority of what occurred in the book. The characters seemed flat and not relatable. They were more annoying to me than anything. I could not invest much emotion into them. It felt almost like the story was written in a rush and needed to have too much included but without the length to successfully do so. I give it a 2 out of 5.
October 12, 2016
I'm glad I did
I've read this prequel after re-reading Winter Fae, starting the second book in the series, & needing a better grasp on the characters.
I still feel that, especially compared to The Savannah Coven, there's very little by way of external character descriptions. It took me until I was reading from Fiona's perspective to work out she had a black pixie cut, instead of a ginger pony with bangs (a fringe).
I'm very glad I did read this piece, though. It clears up a bunch of hazy points in Winter Fae.
Also, how old are Sami & Tate? We know Fiona is 22, & that Tate is 8 years younger than Brit. I've not picked up much else.
Exceedingly well edited! I can go back to the series proper, now.
I've read this prequel after re-reading Winter Fae, starting the second book in the series, & needing a better grasp on the characters.
I still feel that, especially compared to The Savannah Coven, there's very little by way of external character descriptions. It took me until I was reading from Fiona's perspective to work out she had a black pixie cut, instead of a ginger pony with bangs (a fringe).
I'm very glad I did read this piece, though. It clears up a bunch of hazy points in Winter Fae.
Also, how old are Sami & Tate? We know Fiona is 22, & that Tate is 8 years younger than Brit. I've not picked up much else.
Exceedingly well edited! I can go back to the series proper, now.
April 6, 2016
Hopefully the Trilogy doesn't move as slowly as this prequel novella.
I gave the prequel 4 stars, because it isn't bad....its a good start to a series with great plot...I just felt that it moved slowly.
For the story to drag as it did, the 3 Whiteburn sisters learned that they were witches, practiced magic only a few days, and saved the mother whom they had known to be dead, against the protagonist. I felt the story was just heating up by the time it was ending.
I almost gave up, but stuck with it. The Sister's Grimoire has the basis for a great series. I'm excited to start reading the actual novel.
I gave the prequel 4 stars, because it isn't bad....its a good start to a series with great plot...I just felt that it moved slowly.
For the story to drag as it did, the 3 Whiteburn sisters learned that they were witches, practiced magic only a few days, and saved the mother whom they had known to be dead, against the protagonist. I felt the story was just heating up by the time it was ending.
I almost gave up, but stuck with it. The Sister's Grimoire has the basis for a great series. I'm excited to start reading the actual novel.
January 27, 2019
I was expecting more
Though it was a nice quick read I honestly was expecting more. It wasn't necessarily bad but I don't know where to fit this novel.....
Update: Feb 8 2015 - Ok, now that I know that this was a PREQUEL/NOVELLA to a full trilogy coming up, I can say IT WAS WELL DONE. Being an introduction to a new world and upcoming battles, it is most definitely a nice book and proves a great purpose. I am looking forward to seeing more regarding the 3 sisters..
Though it was a nice quick read I honestly was expecting more. It wasn't necessarily bad but I don't know where to fit this novel.....
Update: Feb 8 2015 - Ok, now that I know that this was a PREQUEL/NOVELLA to a full trilogy coming up, I can say IT WAS WELL DONE. Being an introduction to a new world and upcoming battles, it is most definitely a nice book and proves a great purpose. I am looking forward to seeing more regarding the 3 sisters..
February 13, 2015
Tate, Fiona and Sami lost their mother when they were young and were raised by their grandfather and uncle. The girls never knew they had special powers and that the three of them were destined for great lives. When they all gathered for Fiona's birthday the fates decided it was time to reveal their powers. A great read and I'm hoping that this was a preview of three great stories, one for each sister.
January 12, 2015
I requested this book because I love Suza Kates, but this didn't seem to be her normal story. Yes, there were witches, but no love story - hints, if there is a future series - but nothing concrete. It was well-written and the characters are developed with room enough to grow.
Enjoyable story, but I missed the love story part.
Enjoyable story, but I missed the love story part.
February 11, 2015
This book is terrible. It moves way too quick, in no way does Suza Kates develop any characters or the plot line. I realized very quickly that this book is not for anyone with the reading level over 12. Don't waste your time or money, there are many books out there with similar ideas and themes that are so much more worth it.
April 19, 2015
read this last night and I enjoyed it a lot! It was a nice change form a couple of books i have read lately that just plain sucked. This book has 3 sisters at odds coming together at a birthday party and learning the truth of their birth. and family history! I loved the ending. I will def be buying the next book int his series!
January 11, 2015
This book was rushed, threw in characters with no back story, was jumble, and just poorly put together. However, the story idea was good and it had potential of being a good book. The problem was it came across as a rough draft.
February 7, 2015
Simplistic
There was a lot of potential tension left too soon...I can see the sisters coming together, but the easy relinquishing of years of resentment didn't ring true. So many difficulties were solved too easily.
There was a lot of potential tension left too soon...I can see the sisters coming together, but the easy relinquishing of years of resentment didn't ring true. So many difficulties were solved too easily.
April 30, 2015
Not bad but a little on the simplistic side. The sisters three theme beat in a little too much and the world building all had deja vu moments. That being said, the writing style was enjoyable and the pace was not bad.
February 3, 2016
Loved this novella ! Found it exciting and suspenseful ! Can't wait to read the whole series!
July 22, 2016
Enjoyed the read.
March 22, 2016
Absolute must read if you love magic books! More detailed review to follow...after I replace my computer's power supply. ;-)
January 29, 2015
Quick read and very intriguing from the start.
April 20, 2015
I realy liked this book. It was hard to keep reading this book untill I got to the middle of this book. Its about sisters, magic and family. I will have to read more of Suza Kates books!
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