A Wicked Magic, Sasha Laurens
A Wicked Magic, Sasha Laurens
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A Wicked Magic

Author: Sasha Laurens

Narrator: Amy Dannenmueller

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2020


Synopsis

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The Craft when modern witches must save teens stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller debut.

Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless.

During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured?

Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of The Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with.

When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen?

Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.

About The Author

Sasha Laurens is originally from Northern California and has lived in New York and St. Petersburg, Russia. When she's not writing fiction and missing the West Coast, she is pursuing a PhD in political science on protest movements in authoritarian states.Find her on Twitter @sasha_laurens


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela

Thank you Penguin Teen for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. I was really looking forward to this book because of the synopsis. Liss and Dan are best friends and discover this mysterious black book that turns them into witches. Everything is great until they cast a spell that makes Liss’s boy......more

Goodreads review by Sasha

Thank you so much for your interest in my book about sad chaos witch-girls! This book deals with some heavy content and it might not be for everyone. Content warnings are posted at [URL not allowed]-.........more

Ever just read a book and go 🤔 ‘that wasn’t what I was expecting’ ... If you have then you and I have been on the same boat. Most recently I finished Sasha Lauren’s YA debut fantasy A WICKED MAGIC. The opening had a great hook to it and the author used detailed writing to build scenes in the beginni......more

Goodreads review by Lucie

3.5 Stars *I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* TW: [URL not allowed]-... This book deals with some incredibly heavy subject matter as shown by the content warnings, so it's hard to say that this was enjoyable per/se, but I found the story engaging. The c......more


Quotes

"Laurens blends the extraordinary and the everyday into her swiftly paced plot and creates characters readers care about as they navigate the challenges of adolescence and independence on the cusp of adulthood." —School Library Journal

"In her debut, Laurens weaves an intricate, suspense-filled tale mingling everyday teen angst with otherworldly sorcery...A cinematic, page-ripping debut." —Kirkus


"Laurens' debut reads like a modern version of The Craft." —Booklist 

“With magic and mystery at the fore, Laurens hooks readers’ attention...Deftly plotted, with engaging, realistic characters, this paranormal debut has appreciable depth.” —Publishers Weekly