Book of Shadows (Sweep, No. 1)

by Cate Tiernan

Book Overview

Seventeen-year-old Morgan makes a surprising discovery: witchcraft is an intrinsic part of who she is--and who she will become!Morgan thinks witchcraft is laughable when her best friend Bree drags her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142409863
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Speak
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

One of the Best Books in the Best Series

When I first saw this book, I was a little afraid to pick it up. It was by an unknown author and was about a different type of magic. But I picked it up and read the first pages and I was hooked. This book is about wicca, which is something I had never heard of. While the sweep series doesn't give the absolute truth about wicca, it does give you a general overview of what wicca is about, magick, love, nature... just to name a few. This book is such a great book and is followed by a wonderful series. The characters are so well thought up and have very interesting personalities. Ms. Tiernan gave very graphic descriptions of the characters and of Widow's Vale, so that you can just close your eyes and picture it. Morgan, the main character, is what seems like an average girl. She is 16, doesn't have a boyfriend, is smart and like most of us isn't the most stunning and beautiful person in her class. In the book she begins to find wicca coming into her life. As she discovers the magick within her, the relationships around her and with her grow and blossom. She has to find alot of answers for alot of questions that she begins to think up about wicca and about her life. As things heat up in the book, you get to see who each character really is, inside and out. I would reccomend this book to anyone that has an interest in magic(k), wicca, love, or just a really good book. This book and this series are truly a must buy.

Great book from a sensitive author.

I read this book at 32, after seeing an ad for the series in a magazine for school library professionals, and I really enjoyed it. The author treated the high school scene (which hasn't changed much since my day except for the odd henna tattoo and body piercing) with knowledge, realism, and sensitivity. I liked her mix of characters who come together to learn about Wicca. Her lead male character, Cal, who is a witch, is sweet, smart, and believable, and I related to her lead female character, Morgan, who learns to recognize her inner power. I felt Wicca was portrayed positively and realistically, and so was the family scene (with Morgan having a lesbian aunt). The teen books from MY teens years seemed to ignore facts of life like that one. The author picked up on the similarity between realizing you're a witch and realizing you're gay. They don't call it "coming out of the broom closet" for nothing. We're not all the same, people, made from the same mold and destined to follow the same path, and enlightened teens who understand this will appreciate this book. Bravo to a great author. Again, open-minded readers won't be disappointed by this one.

An entertaining new Series

Morgan has never really heard that much about Wicca until she meets Cal, a male witch who she finds herself strangely drawn to it. She has so many questions that she needs answered. Like what is wicca about? And why dose she has these strange reactions to circles? She wants to learn, but even more she wants Cal. Unfortunatly her much prettier friend Bree has a crush on him, amd she's willing to to anything to get him. Including crush their friendship.Just like the Circle of Three series, the Sweep series provides a more realiztic veiw of wicca. Morgan is easy to relate to and the whole book is a great source of information on wicca. If you liked the Circle of Three series and the Daughters of the Moon series you'll love this one.

Wow! Awesome!

This is a super book! I picked it up because it had a cool cover and was about magick, which I'm totally into. I started it one afternoon, and actually read it all night long! Now I'm reading Sweep #2, and I only put it down to write this review! These books are about a girl named Morgan who discovers her own magickal talent with the help of Cal, who just moved to her town. This book is so realistic about Morgan and Bree's friendship, and Morgan's feelings and insecurities. And the scenes with magick in them are just beautiful! I read them over and over. I highly recommend this series to anyone, not just people who are into magick!

Starts off a great new series.

Morgan Rowlands considers herself a pretty average, not particularly attractive sixteen-year-old girl. Living in a small town in upstate New York with her parents and younger sister, her life is uneventful. Until Cal Blaire, the best-looking guy Morgan and her friend Bree have ever seen, moves to town. Cal's not just any guy, though - he's a Wiccan. He invites many of the students to a circle in which they perform a magic ritual. He then invites those that show an affinity for magick to join his new coven. The circle awakens something within Morgan that she never knew existed before. Soon, Morgan begins to question herself, her family, and everything that she has believed herself to be for her entire life. Witchcraft has helped Morgan to find her true self - but it has also torn her away from everything she has always known and believed in. Is her newfound talent worth the price she will have to pay for it? I reccomend this series to fans of the TV show Charmed.