Witches of East End

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4.4
279 reviews
Ebook
224
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About this ebook

From the author of the highly addictive and bestselling Blue Bloods series, with almost 3 million copies sold, comes a new novel, Melissa de la Cruz's first for adults, featuring a family of formidable and beguiling witches.

The three Beauchamp women-Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid-live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. Their beautiful, mist-shrouded town seems almost stuck in time, and all three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret-they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. Joanna can resurrect people from the dead and heal the most serious of injuries. Ingrid, her bookish daughter, has the ability to predict the future and weave knots that can solve anything from infertility to infidelity. And finally, there's Freya, the wild child, who has a charm or a potion that can cure most any heartache.

For centuries, all three women have been forced to suppress their abilities. But then Freya, who is about to get married to the wealthy and mysterious Bran Gardiner, finds that her increasingly complicated romantic life makes it more difficult than ever to hide her secret. Soon Ingrid and Joanna confront similar dilemmas, and the Beauchamp women realize they can no longer conceal their true selves. They unearth their wands from the attic, dust off their broomsticks, and begin casting spells on the townspeople. It all seems like a bit of good-natured, innocent magic, but then mysterious, violent attacks begin to plague the town. When a young girl disappears over the Fourth of July weekend, they realize it's time to uncover who and what dark forces are working against them.

With a brand-new cast of characters, a fascinating and fresh world to discover, and a few surprise appearances from some of the Blue Blood fan favorites, this is a page-turning, deliciously fun, magical summer read fraught with love affairs, witchcraft, and an unforgettable battle between good and evil.

"A sexy, magical romp, sure to bring de la Cruz a legion of new fans." -- Kelley Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author of The Otherworld series

Ratings and reviews

4.4
279 reviews
R Sapp
August 1, 2014
This was basically an easy read novel for teens. The characters back stories were never really explained... random characters were brought in that had no relevance to the main plot ex: vampire characters, & little boy. She included strange scenes which also made no sense for the story line example: random bar scene used only for referencing her blue blood series. Mostly boring. Not very much action at all. The t.v series is 1000× better the book wasn't worth the 14 bucks I paid for it at my local store.
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April Reid
July 3, 2014
This was a good read don't get me wrong but after all that beautiful build up to have an absolute rush ending.... If the ending had been more fleshed out it would have been so much better. I felt like two different people wrote this book... That ending did not match the rest. But hey maybe its just me. S
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Gaele Hi
June 15, 2018
AudioBook Review Stars: Overall 3 Narration 2 Story 3 Starting with a bit of a hint to information coming later, travel to a little isolated village in the far northeast corner of Long Island to find the Beauchamp family: three women who have been suppressing their magical talents for years as a result of a punishment. Joanna, Ingrid and Freya are doing their best to ‘fit in’ to the town and not add to the gossip mill. Each has powers: and Joanna, while being their mother and more informed of the facts that brought them to this point, isn’t always free with that information where her daughters are concerned. Oh there is magic, and perhaps here is where Freya shines – the youngest, her magic is tied to her emotions, and often reacts in unexpected ways: from turning wine sour to making pretty little light shows. Her character actually brought a ton of light into the story, and the magic is enchanting. But, when you have a family with a long history, and a curse, then dribble the information out, piecemeal, with some moments feeling more staged to serve the ‘secret’ or ‘revelation’, than to serve the characters and story, what emerges is a bit convoluted, boggy and slow to move forward. What de la Cruz has done is made a place and an atmosphere, with three women who alone would be compelling – but then guided their story with such a heavy hand in the ‘build’ for tension, that the final manipulations felt unnatural, and the information and explanations were half-complete, with Norse mythology, magic and history all mixed into one big ball of thread – tangling rather than weaving the bits together. It just wasn’t as engaging as I wanted, where I think the information could have come in ways that felt more organic and less in need of a series of ‘other reads’ to understand the history. Clever for the insights and Freya’s voice, and even Ingrid’s protectiveness was highlighted here, but I am curious, if not driven, to grab the next in the series to see if more answers will bring a sense of true understanding to these characters. Narration for this story is provided by Katie Schorr – and while her voice is pleasant, and feels as if she could be Freya in the conversational presentation of the story, it wasn’t a performance of the book, it was more a pleasant reading of a title. There weren’t distinct changes in voice, tenor or tone to indicate different characters, no attempts to ‘alter’ the presentation for male voices, or to distinguish between narrative sentences and those of characters. Not unpleasant, but not a performance as one would expect. For a first introduction to both narrator and author, it was a solidly middle of the road sort of experience that leaves me hopeful that as the series continues, both will improve. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from Hachette Audio for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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About the author

Melissa de la Cruz is the author of many bestselling novels, including all the books in the Blue Bloods series and Witches of East End. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband and daughter, and continues to be a hitmaker for both adult readers and her YA fans.

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