Raven Dock

Raven Dock is character-driven and energetic writing. It’s youthful and perfect for readers who enjoy supernatural fiction.

A great read for the fall season — along with many other seasons.

Thank you to BooksgoSocial for the arc of this book.
For such a short book, it was full of intrigue and mystery.
It was well written and full of background knowledge, with an ending I didn’t see coming look froward to the next book!

I really enjoyed this, definitely worth a buy and a re-read of a physical copy (i am a sucker for a real book over an e-book). I enjoyed the story line and found the book well written. Would reccomend.

When I first picked this up I was expecting a fairly light read about a teenage girl discovering she was a witch and learning how to use her powers from a loving aunt. Looking back at the cover now, I am not sure why I ever thought this. It was in fact much darker than I had expected, and I loved it!

Even before Harper discovers her true identity, the book is filled with plenty of little hints of things to come, from the strange daisy pattern that appears wherever Harper lives, to the strange rituals of her father, with his habit of keeping peacock feathers in the house and salting entryways.

When Harper arrives at Raven Dock, she gets a lot more than she bargained for and that's where this book really get interesting, as she finds out the truth about her heritage.

I had no idea that this book was part of a series when I started reading it, but I am so glad it is, and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book.

As I'm into witches and everything paranormal, I found this an entertaining read. I was a bit annoyed over the ending, but hopefully things will change a little bit in the rest of the series.

So, this isn't just your regular "teenage girl finds out she's a witch" story! There are a bunch more layers and a lot more going on than just that. Seventeen-year-old Harper Duncan has never really felt like she fits in because every time she gets used to a town, her family has to move. She's been in one place (Chicago) for a while now, when tragedy strikes - she loses her whole family in a car accident. She thinks she's all alone in the world but then finds out that she has an aunt she never knew existed, one who lives in a remote retreat called Raven Dock. Harper decides to go visit her for 2 weeks when she gets the surprise of her life - she's adopted and her aunt is actually her birth mother. Oh, and she comes from a long line of witches! But that's just the start of the roller coaster ride Harper finds herself on.

This was a relatively short book which made it a very quick read (I actually read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down). There are twists and turns all over the place in this story - just when you think you know where it's going, it changes paths and takes you somewhere else. The characters are well developed and the book as a whole is well written.

In summary, I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to continuing with the series.

5 out of 5 stars.

*** I would like to thank NetGalley, BooksGoSocial, and Sara Caldwell for the opportunity to read and review this book.