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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/995144854 Title: The price guide to the occult Author: Leslye J Walton Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. ISBN/ISSN: 9780763691103 0763691100 OCLC:995144854

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The price guide to the occult

Author:	Leslye J Walton
Publisher:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Fiction : Secondary (senior high) school : English : First editionView all editions and formats
Summary:	Sixteen-year-old Nor, who comes from a long line of witches, prefers to hide her ability to communicate with nature and lives in constant fear of the return of her abusive mother.
Rating:	based on 1 rating(s) 1 with a review
Subjects	Witches -- Juvenile fiction. Charms -- Juvenile fiction. Magic -- Juvenile fiction. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Young adult fiction Fantasy fiction Fiction Juvenile works Paranormal fiction Young adult works Juvenile fiction
Material Type:	Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Leslye J Walton Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780763691103 0763691100
OCLC Number:	995144854
Target Audience:	Young Adult.
Description:	272 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Responsibility:	Leslye Walton.

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Sixteen-year-old Nor, who comes from a long line of witches, prefers to hide her ability to communicate with nature and lives in constant fear of the return of her abusive mother.

When Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island, the island's original eight settlers burnt '"the witch' out of her home. So Rona cursed them. One hundred-plus years later, Nor Blackburn wants is to live an unremarkable teenage life. Her supernatural powers are unexceptional, and she hopes to escape the perverse side effect of the matriarch's backfiring curse. When a mysterious book promises to cast any spell for the right price, Nor senses a storm coming and is pretty sure she'll be smack in the eye of it. After all, the author of the book is Nor's mother. -- adapted from amazon.com info.

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by TheAvidReader (WorldCat user published 2018-04-22) Fair

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The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton is a unique paranormal novel. Rona Blackburn moved to Anathema Island off the coast of Washington...
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The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton is a unique paranormal novel. Rona Blackburn moved to Anathema Island off the coast of Washington over a hundred years ago. She claimed a plot of land and put a sign on the door that said “witch”. A year after she arrives on the island, the men come at her home and set fire to it. Rona escapes into the woods and casts a dark spell on them using her blood and that of her daughter. A hundred years later, her descendant Nor is the eighth (and last) of the Blackburn daughters. She lives with her grandmother, Judd and has what she calls an unremarkable gift (she can hear and talk to plants as well as animals). Nor’s goal is to make the slightest mark as humanly possible on the world. Nor dropped out of high school and works in a dead-end part-time position at the Witching Hour. Then The Price Guide to the Occult comes out which allows people to order spells for a price. Two things catch Nor’s attention: the picture of the author and the free spell included. The author and the caster of the spells is Fern Blackburn, Nor’s mother and the free spell is a Blackburn family spell. Fern is a dangerous witch with formidable magic. As Fern’s book becomes more popular, the island starts deteriorating. Trouble is coming to Anathema Island and there is nothing that can be done to prevent it. There is only one person who can defeat the evil but is she ready to face her destiny.

The Price Guide to the Occult had a captivating description, and I was eager to read it. The prologue captured my attention, and I soon discovered it was the best part of the book. I am not sure what happened to the author after she wrote the prologue. Her writing became stilted and her word choices made for a slow-paced story (good for insomnia). It seemed like Ms. Walton was overthinking her writing. The transitions between sections were awkward and jarring. Ms. Walt does provide some lovely descriptions that help readers imagine the island and the foliage. The book is better at the end when the action picks up, but I feel that few readers would make it that far into the story. There is a lack of character development and depth. Nor was the most developed character, but she was not likeable nor is she compelling. Nor was too busy trying to be bland and fixated on Reed (her love interest). Of course, the author had to insert a love triangle. The romance did not feel natural. Fern had the potential to be a great antagonist, but she did not reach it. She is evil, but one dimensional. I did like Ms. Walton’s unique take on magic. I have not encountered it before in other paranormal novels. The Price Guide to the Occult does contain foul language, gruesome violence, and self-harm (fair warning). The ending was lackluster, unsatisfying, rushed and predictable. The author left the possibility of a sequel (oh dear). The Price Guide to the Occult is geared to the New Adult audience (over sixteen). My rating for The Price Guide to the Occult is 2 out of 5 stars.

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