WITCHES OF EAST END Beauchamp Family, Book 1

For generations, the three Beauchamp women—Freya, Ingrid, and their mother, Joanna—have lived quietly in the tiny town of North Hampton, hiding their identities and their powers from the world. Katie Schorr lets their story unfold with calm patience, her straightforward, meticulous narration making the juxtaposition between the details of daily life and the Beauchamp family’s magic feel even more significant. She quietly but carefully enhances the suspense as newcomers stir up trouble in North Hampton, forcing each woman to make difficult, defining choices. However, Schorr doesn’t distinguish between each individual character enough to make their unique journeys distinctive, or to make the plot twists as shocking as they’re meant to be. B.E.K. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2014]