Michael Weekly has written a super original take on your average witch story. 

The imagery was at times super vivid and  lyrical even, that you felt so completely immersed into this world of magic...and then the writing would just become a little stiff and awkward.

Eliza as a character doesn't really undergo any development although i liked her awkwardness and she's a character we can all relate to. But what i really irritated me is that at the very first page of the book, her mother tells her she's a witch. And that's fine because it jumps right into the action. What bothered me is that her mother refused to tell her anything else and Eliza just went along with it. I wanted to shake her and make her go after her mother or something!

Faeries. Elves and Mermaids. These creatures are sometimes presented as beautiful and other times super deadly. The scenes where this creatures were used were my favorite because they were really lively, action packed and tension filled! You never knew if they were gonna jump at Eliza or something.

I really really love the broomsticks! It is seriously the most awesome weapon in the book!

However, there were many things that just seemed to vanish from the plot and left you wondering "where the hell did that part go?" there were so many things that stopped making sense, Eliza would say one thing and the next moment she would say another as if she'd never said the first one, She also acted pretty stupid most of the time, especially when it came to her friend. Her reactions to things wasn't immature just plain dumb as if she didn't rationalize anything in her head.

I think this book has a lot of potential but i also think the publishing was rushed maybe, because some parts would not make sense at all and leave you completely confused. I've got to admit that during some scenes, the author's writing really shone and took on a whole new style. It really was magical!