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The Hawkweed Prophecy

(Hawkweed Prophecy #1)

Irena Brignull

3.51 · Rating details · 1,168 ratings · 266 reviews

The babies were born as the clock struck twelve. A bat fell from the air mid-flight. A silver salmon floated dead to the surface of the river. Snails withered in their shells, moths turned to dust on the night breeze and an owl ate its young. The spell had been cast.

Poppy Hooper has managed to deceive her father into believing that there is nothing mysterious or unnatural ...more

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Published June 16th 2016 by Orchard Books

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May 26, 2017 Dannii Elle rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-cuteness, fantastic-fabrications

I initially fell in love with this story due to the whimsical narration that echoed traditional fairy or folk tales. The dark elements of fantasy, that proceeded to permeate the story, proved this comparison to be even further true. There was a simple beauty to the narrative voice that reawakened this primitive style of storytelling but was brought into modernity and relevance when combined with the contemporary setting.

The amalgamation of tradition, and the rural and fantastical setting in whic ...more

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Aug 04, 2015 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ Rabid Reads-no-more marked it as arcs · review of another edition

Shelves: 9-september-releases, netgalley, unread-urban-fantasy, ya, some-kinda-magic

I'm not going to lie, the prologue of this book was severely off-putting. So off-putting that I almost stopped reading it. BUT. Then I checked the length of the excerpt (it was short), so I kept going.

And I'm really glad I did, b/c I'm about 99.9% sure this book is going to be SPECTACULAR.

So don't be scared away by this:

The babies were born as the clocks struck twelve. As they finally slid from their mothers’ bellies, wet and sticky, their tiny faces scrunched up with the effort of being born,

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Sep 04, 2016 Samantha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book ended up being infinitely better than I was expecting!

The story follows two girls: one born into a coven of witches and one born to human parents. Both struggling to find their place in the world. Until one day theirs paths cross and they find each other and discover there is so much more linking them and their destinies.

I really, really enjoyed this read! Brignull's story telling style is very whimsical, at times dark with a dash of fairy tale thrown in for good measure. A quick read, ...more

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May 06, 2016 Carrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

In a coven of witches two sisters learn of a prophecy that says that one of then will give birth to the next leader of their coven. Raven is the determined sister who will do anything to make sure that the baby will definitely be her daughter. She puts a spell on her sister to make sure she will not give birth to a girl but when that spell wears off and a girl is predicted Raven switches the daughter with a human child across the country.

As the two girls grow up each finds it hard to fit into t ...more

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Nov 02, 2016 Eilonwy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: good-mythology, heartwarming, better-than-i-expected, good-worldbuilding, heartbreaking, character-driven

Poppy lives in a town and tries to go to school; Emma lives with a tribe of witches and tries to do magic. But thanks to being switched at birth, neither of them fit in where they are. Poppy attracts cats and causes “accidents” everywhere she goes; Emma can’t do magic and makes soap, instead. When Poppy and her father move to yet another town for a fresh start, she and Emma meet and become friends -- but can their friendship hold as they learn the truth about themselves?

I really enjoyed this boo

Poppy lives in a town and tries to go to school; Emma lives with a tribe of witches and tries to do magic. But thanks to being switched at birth, neither of them fit in where they are. Poppy attracts cats and causes “accidents” everywhere she goes; Emma can’t do magic and makes soap, instead. When Poppy and her father move to yet another town for a fresh start, she and Emma meet and become friends -- but can their friendship hold as they learn the truth about themselves?

I really enjoyed this book. It’s about themes I love: Friendship between girls; the un-sugar-coated complexity of family rivalry; and trying to figure out who you’re meant to be. The prologue tells why Poppy and Emma have been switched: it was magic worked by a witch who, thanks to a 300-year-old prophecy, is determined that her own daughter should get to be queen of all the witches one day, and that meant getting her sister’s child out of the way.

I was a little surprised by how dark this story is, but it’s handled well and never feels too bleak. And it’s lightened by the very charming friendship between Poppy and Emma. The story is told through omniscient POV, so the reader gets to feel how out of place both girls feel in their usual environments, and how delighted they are to connect with each other. This is a very emotional book, with lots of insights into how people interact with each other and how they feel doing it, which made me feel deeply involved in the story despite the “telling” rather than “showing” writing style. It managed to feel intense even while the writing was a bit distancing for me. At the same time, I appreciated that the writing felt sort of “traditional,” for lack of a better word -- a bit like a fairy tale.

The biggest minus of the book for me is that Poppy and Emma both fall in love with the same boy. It’s done about as well as it possibly could be, so it was almost sweet, and definitely poignant, but also a bit icky and disturbing, and I’m not sure it really added much to the story.

I’m a bit mystified by the tagline on the cover: “Two lives. Two worlds. One throne,” because it becomes very clear very quickly that there’s no competition for that queen position. It led me to expect a different story from the one I got, and lucky for this book, I actually preferred that story to the one I thought I was going to read. But other readers may not!

I’m really looking forward to whatever Irena Brignull writes next!
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Feb 19, 2019 Patty (IheartYA) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Wow! This was a mesmerizing and magical twisty witchy tale that had a unique voice and a well structured plot. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Jun 29, 2016 Christina (A Reader of Fictions) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, ala16, series-graveyard

I picked up The Hawkweed Prophecy on a total whim at ALA. I’d seen the cover and put it in Cover Snark, but otherwise I’d heard absolutely nothing about this book, which probably relates to the fact that I’ve never heard of this publisher. Still, a fantasy with three strong heroines? Sounded good to me.

On a lot of levels, The Hawkweed Prophecy very much delivers, and I’m glad that I took a chance on it. Irena Brignull’s writing is lovely. It’s not every book where I start reading and really give ...more

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Jun 10, 2016 Marjolein rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-english, fantasy, arc

2.5 Stars

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You would think that after all this time, people would know to do anything with prophecies, because it never works the way you planned. However, in The Hawkweed Prophecy, it has been prophecised that in 303 years, a daughter of a Hawkweed sister will lead the witches. This is considered extremely important, and of course one of the sisters will go just too far to ensure it will be her own daughter.

While it in principle was a ni ...more

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Aug 31, 2017 Nina-Tala (JustAddAWord) Shannak rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, from-pub, this-is-wickedly-good, contemporary-and-etc, plot-twist-aahhhh, runnnnnn-it-s-a-love-triangle, that-ending-though, why-does-instalove-exist, dark-prose, switchy-3rd-pov

The Hawkweed Prophecy is quite an impressive read.

It felt like one of those books that just … knows what it’s doing. It felt clear-minded, and precise, and focused.

And if the above statement made exactly 0.00001% sense to you, please allow me to explain.

Going into this novel, I honestly did not have many high expectations. And the reason why stems particularly from the initial laying-down of key plot points. What was wrong with said plot points? They seemed … recycled. A bit cliché, perhaps. ...more

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Jul 15, 2016 Cynthia (Bingeing On Books) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This review might seem all over the place, but that's because the book was kind of all over the place. The beginning of this book was beautiful. I loved the writing and I absolutely loved all the talk of magic and two mothers loving the wrong baby. It started off amazing. I just wish the book had kept up that momentum.

So Poppy is a witch, but Emma's not. But since they are switched at birth, Poppy is raised by "chaffs" (witches I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This review might seem all over the place, but that's because the book was kind of all over the place. The beginning of this book was beautiful. I loved the writing and I absolutely loved all the talk of magic and two mothers loving the wrong baby. It started off amazing. I just wish the book had kept up that momentum.

So Poppy is a witch, but Emma's not. But since they are switched at birth, Poppy is raised by "chaffs" (witches' term for non witches) and Emma is raised by witches. Neither girl feels like they fit in. Poppy's mom is in an asylum because she had a breakdown or something and part of that was due to all the weird things that would happen around Poppy and she always knew something was different about her. Poppy goes from school to school because of all these weird things and her dad basically ignores her. I hated him a lot. Meanwhile, Emma doesn't have any of the powers that the witches around her have, so she gets bullied a lot. Her aunt Raven is the queen of the witches and the prophecy says either her daughter or her sister's daughter will be the next queen. Naturally, Raven wants it to be her daughter, Sorrel.

When Poppy and Emma met, I liked the friendship. I wanted to see Poppy learn about her powers and about magic from Emma. I wanted Emma to learn how to fit in from Poppy. Their friendship was sweet, but at some point it stopped being about the friendship and the magic and it started being about some guy, Leo. That's where the author lost me. First, Poppy liked him. Then Emma liked him. Leo liked Poppy, then he liked Emma. Then Poppy was going to "let" Emma have him because they're friends, then she was mad. Then Leo was using Emma to make Poppy jealous, then he actually liked her. Okay, you get how confusing that is right? In the meantime, all the magic and the world building with the coven that Emma lived with just got lost. Poppy borrowed magic books and learned about her powers away from Emma and they stopped spending time together. It was frustrating, especially with all the questions I had about the witches and their coven. One question was who were these witches procreating with? There were NO men in the village and women were given poison to get rid of the baby when it was a boy. Weird, right? So I just had no clue who fathered whom.

The whole "switched at birth" thing wasn't even very suspenseful because I knew that from the first chapter so it's really just a matter of waiting for the big reveal. Poppy's family was ridiculously neglectful so there was no emotion about potentially leaving them. And the ending for Emma was just anticlimactic. There was a struggle for power and some random clan trying to assassinate the real queen, but there was no suspense there either.

I did warn you about this review being all over the place. So basically a book that started about witches and magic and ended up being a love triangle with some cliche versions of witches thrown in every once in a while.

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May 19, 2017 Aneta Bak rated it liked it · review of another edition

Switched at birth, Poppy and Ember end up meeting in person and becoming friends. They both feel like outcasts from the society they have been placed in. Poppy feels like the troubled child, unable to control her magical power among her classmates and home life. Ember has no magical ability while living in a coven of witches. The two friends learn that they can understand each other, and help one another in a way that their society can't. That is, until a boy comes between them.

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Jun 01, 2016 Claire (Book Blog Bird) rated it liked it

3.5 stars

I received a copy of The Hawkweed Prophecy in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to Hachette and Netgalley.

Poppy Hooper has always been an outcast. Unpopular and spooky, cats follow her wherever she goes and spiders weave beautiful webs in her honour.

Ember Hawkweed, too, doesn’t fit in. She’s a pitiful excuse for a witch and the secluded group of women and girls she lives with tolerate her at best.

Throw in a hotly-contested prophesy and a throne up for grabs and there’s the maki 3.5 stars

I received a copy of The Hawkweed Prophecy in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to Hachette and Netgalley.

Poppy Hooper has always been an outcast. Unpopular and spooky, cats follow her wherever she goes and spiders weave beautiful webs in her honour.

Ember Hawkweed, too, doesn’t fit in. She’s a pitiful excuse for a witch and the secluded group of women and girls she lives with tolerate her at best.

Throw in a hotly-contested prophesy and a throne up for grabs and there’s the making of a dark, twisty fairy tale.

I quite enjoyed this story about two babies, switched at birth, growing into young women who are at odds in the societies they live in. Poppy was a very strong character - intelligent and capable, but vulnerable, too. Ember was okay, too, but possibly a bit too drifty and away with the fairies for me. There were parts where I kind of wanted to give her a good shake. However, I liked how they interacted with each other and I thought they both got a good ending.

This book also had some really interesting ideas about what about us is nature and what is nurture. Both girls tried desperately to fit into the families they had been born into and their desire to find a place where they would be accepted for who they were is a theme we see a lot in contemporary YA, so it was interesting to see it being given a magic realism twist.

The plot meandered around a bit as Poppy and Ember worked out who their true families were and both got involved with Leo. I really liked the back story of the witches’ coven - how they’d managed to stay hidden for centuries. Their history and practises were quite dark and creepy, as was the jostling for power around the prophesy and the throne.

I didn’t really get on board with the romance side of things. I thought Poppy was far too strong a character to get so moony over a boy (although I could totally see Ember drifting off into Instalove-Land). Also, Sorrel. She fell for him, too. What was it about this boy that he had three girls dying of love for him? He must have been one attractive homeless guy.

So, yeah. I think this book might have actually worked better without a romance element. The idea of a story where a bunch of fiercely strong women literally beating the shit out of each other with magic is fairly compelling.

All in all, a pretty good read.

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Jul 11, 2017 Gabby rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this in exchange for an honest review.

The Hawkweed Prophecy, to quite simply put it, was a mess. What started off a strong and intriguing dark fantasy quickly faded away to nothing but a badly written fantasy/romance. This book had the potential to be a great fantasy with great female characters, as it started off so.

Where to begin? First I must talk about the structure and how this novel switches between perspectives suddenly. There's no prior warning. ...more

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Sep 20, 2017 Kayla Garcia rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Jul 20, 2016 Hannah (fullybookedreviews) rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf

DNF @ 30%.

Unfortunately, this was one of those YA books with little cross-over appeal for adults, at least in my opinion. The synopsis intrigued me, and the prologue had me hopeful that this would an edgy, creepy read, but sadly I found it riddled with cliches and very much aimed at a teenage audience. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course – it’s the risk you take as an adult who enjoys a large amount of YA – but in this case, it didn’t work for me.

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Jun 02, 2016 Jessi (Novel Heartbeat) marked it as dnf

Shelves: cat-killing

I was actually quite enjoying this book in the beginning. I found Irena's prose to be engaging and interesting, and I was super intrigued by the concept and the magic.

But, cat murder is a trigger for me. It's not something I want to read about. And this book went on and on and ON about it, in detail, for eleven pages before I just couldn't take it anymore. I was bawling when poor little Minx was brutally murdered. My heart can't take it, I don't even care how stupid that sounds to anyone else. I ...more

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Sep 26, 2016 Emily rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, magic, teen-fiction, witches-wizards-sorcerers, read-in-2016

The premise was interesting, but the insta-love for 3 girls for this one boy was a bit silly. It's like the author was saying, yes you could be all of these things, but BBBBBOOOOOOYYYYSSSSSSS...and you can't have both. WTF? Another reviewer mentioned that there seemed to be no reason for this story to have a love interest, and I have to agree because it seemed forced and painfully cliche. And this presence made no real sense - especially the "big revelation" about him that came as absolutely no ...more

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Feb 12, 2016 Harriet rated it it was amazing

Shelves: teen, young-adult

This was a wonderful story. Irena Brignull mixes spectacular magic with a fairly grim reality in a way that constantly surprises and challenges. I loved the dell, full of junk and abandoned things and the way Poppy copes with a miserable school life - by unleashing the most terrifying spells in the school library! The Hawkweed Prophecy gives a well-written, sensitive portrayal of three young adults coping with growing up, discovering who they really are and forming deep and lasting friendships.

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Jun 27, 2016 Sarah Amelia rated it it was ok

Shelves: arc, ala2016

Thank you to the publisher for giving me an advanced readers copy of this book. That has in no way influenced my rating.

2.5 stars. Wasn't big on this book either. It was okay... just had some plot holes and once against INSTA LOVE! Plus a cat was killed so that turned me away from the book. I'm just not sure how to describe it.

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Dec 24, 2016 Tova marked it as dnf · review of another edition

RTC | DNF

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Oct 29, 2017 nat. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

the first time I tried reading this book, I was not feeling it. I thought I was gonna hate it.

but booooy was I wrong!

this was delightful. the world of the witches. Poppy and Ember learning about their true destinies.

all the cats!

it just had that dark, and twisted fairytale vibe that I loved.

also I’m not a huge fan of love triangles but this one didn’t bother much, which was a surprise. I was shook to learn that.

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Jun 05, 2019 Stef White rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This started off amazing and then got a little weird and I'm not a huge fan of instalove but it was good and I'm looking forward to the next one :)

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Nov 30, 2016 Melinda rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: england, fantasy-science-fiction

An initially promising story of two girls magically switched at birth: one a witch, the other a ~~Muggle~~ chaff. Ember grows up among a clan of witches, a hidden community of women in the woods, but is hopeless at magic, potions and animal communication. Poppy is given to a mother horrified by her "unnatural" daughter — a baby who doesn't cry, attracts spiders and cats, and has two different colored eyes. Much like Harry Potter, Poppy finds herself accidentally causing magical chaos at every school An initially promising story of two girls magically switched at birth: one a witch, the other a ~~Muggle~~ chaff. Ember grows up among a clan of witches, a hidden community of women in the woods, but is hopeless at magic, potions and animal communication. Poppy is given to a mother horrified by her "unnatural" daughter — a baby who doesn't cry, attracts spiders and cats, and has two different colored eyes. Much like Harry Potter, Poppy finds herself accidentally causing magical chaos at every school she attends, feeling like an outsider but not sure why. When the two girls meet in a clearing near the forest, Poppy learns of a world of magic, and Ember gets a glimpse of how teenagers in the cities live.

Alas, the introduction of a boy character — Leo, living on the streets of Poppy's city, a homeless teenager with a penchant for self-sacrifice — creates completely predictable and gratuitous romance. Poppy, Ember, and even Ember's cousin, Sorrel, all proceed to fall in love with this character. Because that's obviously what happens when you put a male between the ages of fifteen and twenty in front of a teenage girl — any teenage girl. What a drag. Especially when these first crushes are presented as Life-Altering True Love.

To make it even worse, the author makes it clear that "chaff" girls are naturally drawn to culture-bound practices of femininity. Ember, though she lives away from patriarchy, among women who don't put any energies into self-decoration, is obviously not meant for the magical world. Why? Instead of talking to birds, or magicking warts off toads, Ember finds herself compelled to make herself "beautiful." She creates sweet-smelling perfumes in her spare time, she's enamored by nail polish Poppy brings her, and she even expresses distaste at her own body hair. Lol(sob). While Poppy is prophesized to become the next queen of the Hawkweed, Ember is destined to be a teenage girl who loves makeup, shopping, and her boyfriend. Because genetics. What a fate!

A disappointing read, with a less and less exciting plot as the novel progresses. ...more

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Jun 01, 2016 Kari Rhiannon (Moon Magister Reviews) rated it it was ok

Shelves: arc-2016, young-adult, female-protagonist, modern-fantasy, witches, boooooring

I received this book through Hachette Children’s Books in return for an honest review. Now, the blurb for this book read as a ticklist for everything I love to see in fiction. Creepy environs, two female protagonists, rituals and Witch Queens. But…somewhere on putting those elements into story form, ‘The Hawkweed Prophecy’ lost me. Objectively, it’s a beautifully written book and I’m sure lots of people will love it, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

My main 'problem’ with the book is that it fel ...more

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Apr 29, 2016 Edel rated it it was amazing

This is the story about two girls who were both born at exactly the same time. One girl is brought up in a regular house with a regular family and the other girl is brought up in a coven of witches kept apart from modern society for the most part. Poppy is brought up with a dad and mentally ill mother and Raven is brought up surrounded by women all belonging to the same coven . Poppy has an usual gift that draws animals to her in a way she can't explain and she can move things without touching t ...more

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May 15, 2016 Jamie (Books and Ladders) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: supernatural, september-2016, 2016-release, arc-reviews, young-adult, fantasy, need-now, weinstein-books

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Actual Rating: 2.5*

Full review to come closer to release date.

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Aug 24, 2017 Fernanda (the.wanderlust.reader) rated it liked it · review of another edition

You can find this review and more at The Wanderlust Reader!

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

What had really caught my attention, aside from the cover, was the premise of the story.

It all started with a prophecy which proclaimed that in 303 years, a Hawkweed sister would give birth to a girl who would ascend to the throne and govern all the witches. And that time has come. Raven Hawkweed will do anything to ensure that it is her daughter, Sorrel, You can find this review and more at The Wanderlust Reader!

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

What had really caught my attention, aside from the cover, was the premise of the story.

It all started with a prophecy which proclaimed that in 303 years, a Hawkweed sister would give birth to a girl who would ascend to the throne and govern all the witches. And that time has come. Raven Hawkweed will do anything to ensure that it is her daughter, Sorrel, who claims the title of queen, even switching her sister’s baby with a human chaff’s (someone without magic) baby.

Poppy and Ember have never felt like they belonged in their family, their community, their world and that’s because they were switched at birth. And as fate would have it, they meet each other one day and a bond is formed between the two of them. With each other’s help, they discover who they truly are.

One thing that I loved was the friendship between both girls. They connected with each other instantly and cared deeply for one another. Of the duo, I especially loved Poppy because she was soooo selfless when it came to those she loved but at the same time I hated it because my heart ached for her whenever she gave something of herself up for others. My hopes for the next book, The Hawkweed Legacy, is that Poppy will put herself first (at least once). I did like Ember as well but I found her to be a bit annoying and frustrating at times. I understand why she acted this way and that but it still bothers me how she handled certain situations.

My one big issue with this book was the romance. It was instalove after instalove after instalove. Poppy fell for Leo the second they locked eyes and the same can be said for Ember and Sorrel, although her’s wasn’t necessarily love. It was more of a longing to feel and be wanted. It was kind of ridiculous and even though it was a bit much for me, I did enjoy the romance that blossomed between Poppy and Leo. I was rooting for them from the beginning and will continue to do so till the end of time. I just want them to be happy because they deserve it after everything.

Overall, it was an enjoyable read but it wasn’t a favorite of mine. I’ll definitely be picking up the sequel, The Hawkweed Legacy, as I am intrigued to see where Brignull takes the story (and romance) next.

If you’re looking for quick and easy read, full of magic and love and betrayal, then this is the book for you! ...more

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Jul 28, 2017 Patty rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Hawkweed Prophecy
By
Irena Brignull

What it's all about...

This book is about witches...it is a lovely scary haunting witchy book where two babies get switched...through witchcraft...while they are being born. Ick! The mothers of the babies are witch sisters but one is much more mean and crafty and filled with spells than the other...in the beginning. But the naive witch sister is the one who is the mother of the baby who will be the most powerful witch queen ever. But...yep...one more but...the ...more

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May 05, 2017 Judith rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I would like to thank netgalley.com and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this work very much having generally found it to be well written and largely captivating describing the hardship of two girls growing up in the wrong homes after Raven Hawkweed, the leader of a northern witches' coven, caused them to be switched at birth. Poppy grows up in a normal family home but never feels comfortable in her own skin. She draws all s ...more

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Oct 01, 2017 Zili rated it really liked it · review of another edition

3.5 Stars in my Sky!

Witches, a prophecy and a whole lot of drama is exactly what we get in The Hawkweed Prophecy. The narrative has a sweet tone which is reminiscent of an old fairy tale.

The story focuses on two girl Ember and Poppy. Ember is born into a coven of witches with seemingly little power or interest in the usual witchy things, whilst Poppy is a human who doesn't feel like she fits in anywhere. A twist of fate pushes them together and they discover that everything they believed in is ...more

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