Stars: *****
Accuracy: ***
Synopsis: Reason and her mother Sarafina are on the run from Reason's grandmother Esmerelda. However, when Sarafina goes crazy, Reason is placed with her grandmother. Nothing about Esmerelda's home in Syndey, Australia is what she expected and when she walks through the back door and ends up in New York City, she has to face the facts. Magic is real.
Review: This book takes place in Australia AND the US and when Reason, who has never been outside of Australia before, ends up in the US, you can just imagine how strange it must be for her. She goes from summer to winter, day time to night time, Tuesday to Monday. The New Yorkers speak English but it's a different English and often she finds herself asking what something means or explaining what she is saying. I found this part of the book extremely interesting. It was neat to think about what a foreigner would think of North America. It reminded me of when my Floridian cousin first saw snow. I am off to find book 2 as I can't wait to know what happens next.
Accuracy: A lot was explained about how Witchcraft works in this book but most of it was different from real Witchcraft. In the book, Witches are hereditary. Practicing too much magic has consequences and practicing none has some too (I can't elaborate or I'd ruin the story.) Witches can go through portals to another country.
Closer to truth, the witches in the story use herbs and feathers for charms and spells and acknowledge that everyone has some magic in them (like when you know who's calling before you answer the phone.)
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