Spellcaster- Claudia Gray

When Nadia's family moves to Captive's Sound, she instantly realizes there's more to the place than meets the eye. Descended from witches, Nadia can sense that a spell has been cast over the tiny Rhode Island town—a sickness infecting everyone and everything in it. The magic at work is darker and more powerful than anything she's come across and has sunk its claws most deeply into Mateo . . . her rescuer, her friend, and the guy she yearns to get closer to even as he pushes her away.
Mateo has lived in Captive's Sound his entire life, shadowed by small-town gossip and his family's tormented past. Every generation, the local legends say, one member of the family goes mad, claiming to know the future before descending into insanity. When the strange dreams Mateo has been having of rescuing a beautiful girl from a car accident actually come true, he knows he's doomed.

The Review

3 ½ Stars

          Sigh. Poor Mateo. He has a curse thrust upon him from a crazy witch. To make matters worse his friend, Elizabeth, is the friend who cursed him to begin with. Elizabeth is a centuries old witch who has ruined Mateo’s family for generations. All because she wants to know the future. So she cursed people to get ahead in life. So again, poor Mateo. Mateo is not done though. He still has to deal with the fact that not only is he cursed but he is also the steadfast of Nadia, our leading lady. Nadia is a witch who has lost her mentor, aka her mother, due to a messy divorce. Her mother wants no contact with her or her little brother and boy does that have to hurt. Her Father moves them to new town for a fresh start. Before they even get inside the town’s border Nadia knows that there is something wrong with the town. She knows another witch is out there. She just doesn’t know who yet. Before she enters the town Nadia is in a car crash and Mateo saves her because he had a vision. I’m not going to go into details of the plot because I didn’t really like the plot all that much and it was kind of slow but still enjoyable. I want to talk about Veraline. She is Nadia’s friend who is also cursed by Elizabeth. She has been cursed so that nobody will like her. It is only at the end, that the curse is lifted from her. Nadia realizes that Veraline is actually her best friend but she couldn’t tell before because of the curse placed upon her. I loved Veraline’s character. I thought she was interesting and fun. She wasn’t crazy and in your face. She had a quiet demeanor that sucked you in and wanted you to know her better. I enjoyed the book and I really want to read the next book in the trilogy soon but alas the book must come out first. Alas, again, it comes out in March of next year. Insert pouty face.