Sadie has spent the last three years of her life in foster care due to her mother’s death in a car wreck. However, Sadie doesn’t believe her mom is dead….and has suffered the ridicule of her classmates over it. Now, on her thirteenth birthday, Sadie has a very strange dream and awakens to find magical creatures surrounding her and ultimately having to take her into hiding.
Sadie is a witchling, and an organization called The Syndicate is out to kill her. The Syndicate is made up of humans whose mission is to destroy all magical creatures. Recently The Syndicate has gotten more daring and ruthless, and time is running out for Sadie and the other magical creatures of the world. Sadie will eventually learn her family legacy, what she is, and what really happened to her mother—all while facing down some very dangerous people.
Any Witch Way is a well-done book with very good character development. It is a sweet yet scary story about what it means to grow up. There are plenty of interesting characters and a solid fantasy world has been created by Ms. Savage. There is definitely a message here for tween girls and it’s a good one, delivered in a very entertaining fashion.
Recommended
Contains: some violence
Reviewed by: Colleen Wanglund