Hannah Fitzgerald would like nothing more than to be a normal 16 year old. However, Hannah is descended from a long line of witches and the magic in her is beginning to bubble over. With both of her parents deceased, Hannah moves to Annapolis with her aunt. Annapolis is where her coven is located and has many witches as well as other people with special gifts living among the ordinaries. At school Hannah quickly makes a friend in Summer and her brother Mateo and enemies among the Queen J's, especially their leader, Emme. At her coven meeting Hannah finds out just why she is so hated amongst the J's as well as a few clues to why her parents may have died. A prophecy that foretells of two witches in of Hannah's generation, a battle and then either peace or a downfall. Hannah would prefer to hide from her magic and ignore the prophecy, but with the help of a mysterious friend, she learns to embrace the magic within her.

Bewitching Hannah is an enchanting young adult paranormal romance that eventually pulled me in with a variety of magic and great characters. The beginning had a lot of information to take in and it seemed like I had missed something and needed to catch up. However, once Hannah was in school and the other witches found her, the suspense, danger and mystery quickly ramped up. I loved that so many magical being lived under the noses of everyday people in Annapolis and that their power was tied to history and culture. I enjoyed watching Hannah grow and make decisions as she came to terms with her magic with the help of the mysterious W. W added a touch of sweet romance and a bit of a Beauty and the Beast feeling. The ending tied everything together with an exciting and twisty display of magic . Complete with witches, curses, ghosts, and shapeshifters, Bewitching Hannah is a perfect Halloween time read.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )

Interesting book about a teenager learning that she is a witch. ( )

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from LibraryThing in return for an honest review.

Sixteen-year-old Hannah Fitzgerald is a witch but she would rather be an ordinary girl. After the death of her parents, Sixteen-year-old Hannah Fitzgerald goes to live with her Aunt J. Hannah is a witch but she would rather be an ordinary girl. But that isn't possible for Hannah since their is a prophecy stating two of the witches in Hannah's generation will be powerful witches however one will die before her seventeenth birthday marking the beginning of the next chapter of the coven for good or evil. Hannah is one of those witches. But who is the other? Who is the mysterious W? And why does he want to help Hannah?

Overall I really enjoyed this book. Once I started reading it I could not put it down. However I did find myself getting confused at points. It felt like I was missing some background information. Almost like this book was the second book in the series which I am not sure it is. That being said, I still really enjoyed this book and would recommend it for fans of the fantasy genre and young adult literature. ( )

I really enjoyed this book! It was the right amount of witchcraft and mystery. Hannah is struggling to come to terms with what she is and just wants to be ordinary, however there are girls at school that are pushing her to be something else.

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I received a copy of this e-book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.

I'm finding it difficult to write this review, because most of the time I receive free books, it's without strings attached. If the book is a typical indie author offering, I can quit partway through, and no one need be the wiser, including the author. I don't feel any great need to warn other readers away; if they want to wrestle with the giant slush pile that is publishing in the age of Amazon, they're welcome to it. Besides, one person's frog is another's handsome prince, right?

It also seems callous to tell authors to hire a better editor, or give feedback the way one would in a writing workshop. It's not as if the book is going to be revised. It's also not as if the author hasn't heard advice like "show, don't tell," or "choose your words carefully" before. There do seem to be some influences of a writing course or other conventional wisdom in _Bewitching Hannah_: vivid adjectives, some loving descriptions (would they were of settings, and not the heroine's Starbuck's treat!), and a surprise ending (guess the part of the course that explained that a good twist should have the reader saying "wow! I should have seen that coming!" not "where the did THAT come from?" was missed).

So: The publisher promises escapist fiction and delivers. There are some grammatical errors, but not enough to be distracting. The effort to capture teen diction is more painful than effective ("chillax"? -- seriously?). Overall, harmless to adults. I have reservations about allowing teens and tweens to read this, even in the absence of sex, violence, or anything else objectionable. Young writers learn by reading good writing. ( )