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Seventh Born
by Monica Sanz
Series: Witchling Academy #1
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Published by Entangled: Teen on September 4, 2018
Genres: YA Fantasy
Pages: 343
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Mirror Bound
Abomination. Curse. Murderer. All names hurled at eighteen-year-old Seraphina Dovetail. As the seventh-born daughter to a witch, she's the cause of her mother losing her powers and, in turn, her life.
Abandoned as a child, Sera dreams of becoming an inspector and finding her family. To do that, she must be referred into the Advanced Studies Program at the Aetherium's Witchling Academy. Her birth order, quick temper, and tendency to set things on fire, however, have left her an outcast with failing marks… and just what Professor Nikolai Barrington is looking for.
The tall, brooding, yet exceedingly handsome young professor makes her a proposition: become his assistant and he'll give her the referral she needs. Sera is quickly thrust into a world where witches are being kidnapped, bodies are raised from the dead, and someone is burning seventhborns alive. As Sera and Barrington grow ever closer, she'll discover that some secrets are best left buried… and fire isn't the only thing that makes a witch burn.
Seventh Born by Monica Sanz is an exciting book that takes us on a ride following a seventh born witch. In a time where they aren’t prosecuted but aren’t wanted. During our time with these characters, we discover a mystery and the consequences of knowing the said mystery.
Can Seraphina protect the ones that need to be protected?
Seraphina Dovetail
Seraphina Dovetail is said seventh born witch, but the problem is that she doesn’t know much about her life before a specific period. She isn’t like most seventh borns though. Sera has led quite a strange life, especially in the academy where she is learning how to control her magic. Well, up to a point where the professor’s care about her well being. She is a pretty interesting character since she isn’t much like the other seventh borns or into caring what is politically correct for her to do as a female. Sera wants to be an inspector so that she can find her family and be able to help a lot of other people.
Nikolai Barrington
Nikolai Barrington is both a professor at the Academy and an inspector. He wants Seraphina as his assistant so that it would to help with his workload and help her control her magic in a way that the academy can’t help her. Nik is a great guy who only wants what is best for Seraphina, which is the first in a very long time. Nik needs her help with a current case that isn’t an easy one.
Mystery
The mystery is the case that both Nikolai and Seraphina have been working on throughout the whole book. They are trying to determine why som many witches are using necromancy just to be burned beyond recognition. That though is a crucial plot point so; I won’t get into it. You will have to read the book. Let’s say that poor Seraphina has lost a lot.
Four Stars
Seventh Born by Monica Sanz is an excellent book that kept me entertained. I am giving Seventh Born by Monica Sanz, a four-star rating and recommending it to every single Young Adult Fantasy reader out there.
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Happy Reading!
About Monica Sanz
Monica Sanz has been writing from the moment she could string together a sentence. Her stories have come a long way from mysterious portals opening in the school cafeteria, transporting classmates to distant worlds. A classic by the name Wuthering Heights is responsible for that. She’s been lost to dark romances and brooding fictional men ever sense. Now she writes about grumpy professors, cursed ringmaster, tortured soul collectors, and the girls they fall in love with. Monica’s books have received many accolades on the social writing website Wattpad. She’s accumulated over six million reads, eighty thousand votes, and fifteen thousand comments since posting her books on the website. She is also a member of the Wattpad4, a group of writers who host weekly Twitter chats on the subjects of writing and publishing.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
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