"Bewitched is
spell-binding! A highly-unique page-turner that hooks you from the first
paragraph. With complex characters and unexpected twists and turns, Harris
delivers and leaves you hoping for more!" - Stephanie Keyes, author, The
Star Child series
Bewitched by Mark Jay HarrisMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Date Published: March 1st 2013
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Romance
I have to say, I thought this book was pretty amazing. The cover was pretty cool, and I thought that it may be the best thing, but the story upped it by several notches. Just a warning for everyone who loves a good book.
Bewitched is about a boy called Darren who is your average high school guy. He plays basketball, has a girlfriend, very average. His brother died. Darren finds out that his brother died fighting witches and he's supposed to fight them too.
Only his grandfather has health issues and can't help him so he has to figure it out all on his own. And the new girl? Yeah, he thinks she's a witch. I mean, she was floating above the school gymnasium and all. And another fun thing? He has the hots for her. Very messy and complicated.
Suddenly he's not so average after all, is? And he is having trouble trying to tap into his magical abilities. Honestly, he's pretty clueless. Poor guy. You can't help but feel at least a little twinge of sympathy for him.
A lot happens in this book, and Darren has a lot to go through by himself. I'm not going to reveal and details--sorry, but your going to have to read the book yourself--but I will say that I thought this story was compelling and... magical. Pun intended.
When you read Bewitched, you'll love it. There's a lot you have to understand, and that takes time (don't all books?) but in the ended your left with a feeling of completeness as the story comes full circle. I hated not knowing who the evil person was in the story, and that drove me to finish the book as fast as possible. It was like an itch I couldn't scratch. Kudos to you, Mark Jay Harris. You really left me wanting more.
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Synopsis:
Is it love or is it witchcraft? He’ll never find out if he kills her first.
The first time Darren saw Samantha, she was floating above his high school gymnasium during a basketball game, invisible to everyone but him. Next time he sees her, she's sitting in front of him in class, wowing his friends and causing unexplainable things to happen that only he seems to notice. But things really get strange (and complicated) when his dying grandfather tells him that he is part of an ancient order, the “Pessum Ire,” whose duty is to destroy witches. What does he do now, since he’s almost positive Samantha is a witch…and he’s crushing on her pretty hard?
About the Author:
Mark Harris lives in Smithfield Utah, a small town located
in a beautiful valley in Northern Utah. His wife, Shaundale, and he have four
terrific children, two girls and two boys and a fifth one due to arrive in
November of 2012. Mark has taught English and Special Education and currently
works from home teaching English to people from all over the world. Writing has
always been his true passion since he was a grade schooler writing about
mushrooms. "Bewitched" will be his debut novel. He has two others
underway and will soon start on the sequel to "Bewitched," called "The
Return of the Familiar." He hopes you enjoy his work because he is working
on several series geared toward younger audiences.
You can find Mark on: www.markjayharrisauthor.com
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