Authors: Jen McConnel
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy
Published: March 25th, 2014
Publisher: Month9Books
Pages: 308
Source: Signed Paperback
Available at: Amazon | Barnes and Noble
Goodreads Summary:
“You must choose, child. Choose now, and choose once, for once taken, the path becomes your fate.”
Magic is supposed to be easy; there’s Black, White, and Green Magic, and once a Witch picks a path, that’s really all she has to worry about. But for Darlena Agara, things just keep getting harder. She’s torn between her best friend’s choice of the Black path, and her on-again, off-again boyfriend’s choice of the White path, so she tries to stall, waiting for divine inspiration. Darlena isn’t expecting the form it takes, though. Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, shows up in her living room and pressures her to choose her path, and Lena does something stupid; she declares that she’ll be a Red Witch, something that doesn’t exist…or does it?
Now Lena’s on the run, struggling to master the forces of chaos she now controls while at the same time staying out of the way of the crazy gods and goddesses who want her to use Red Magic to cause chaos. Turns out, Red Magic is real…and deadly. Will Lena learn enough about her power before it’s too late, or will she become a walking disaster?
My Rating of this Book:
5 out of 5 stars
My Review:
I attempted to read this some time ago. I just couldn’t get into the first chapter. Then, I decided to try again, and I’m glad I did!
Daughter of Chaos is a page turner. I love the mix of fantasy magic with modern day aspects of spellcraft. Additionally, I enjoyed the different gods and goddesses that made an appearance throughout the book. I hope to learn more about them in the second novel as Darlena continues her journey as a Red Witch.
Kelsey Ketch 