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Seventh Born

by Monica Sanz

Genre: YA Paranormal/Mystery & Suspense

Release Date: September 4th 2018

Entangled Teen

Summary

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.

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My Review

4 Stars

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I have always been a fan of magical and witchy books, throw in some proper suspense, mystery, and crime solving and I am quite the happy reader. When it comes to novels that involve these elements I tend to go one of two way, I either love it or I hate it, there was never really an in between.

I was cautious when I agreed to review Seventh Born because I knew there would be the chance that I would not enjoy it at all. Thankfully, that was not the case. Seventh Born is a great story about Seraphina Dovetail, a seventh born witch who is judged, persecuted, and abused simply because of who she is...a seventh born. Even with though it is a constant struggle she works hard so that she can become an investigator in the hopes of one day finding her family.

I found Seraphina very relatable for one simple reason, she is flawed. She is gifted and caring but she is also hot-headed and impatient. I like characters who don't have it together all the time, it makes them appear more real. There is more to her I could discuss but I will let you find that out for yourself.

The world building was lacking but the story itself was wonderful. I am hoping we get more detail in book 2 because I have some lingering questions that I would like answered. Then was have the bits of romance thrown in (I mean come on, don't act surprise). I am not sure where I stand yet involving the particular romance options involved but I look forward to seeing how it progresses in throughout the series.

All-in-all this was a great book and I really enjoyed reading it. There is room for improvement but nothing is perfect and I feel that can be remedied in the coming books.

About the Author

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.

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