Vibrant and magical, THE NATURE OF WITCHES is an achingly beautiful exploration of love and hope perfect for fans of Shea Ernshaw and Taylor Swift's Folklore. This book is a ray of sunshine." — Rosiee Thor, author of Tarnished Are the Stars As things go from bad to worse and natural disasters (although, can you call human-caused disasters "natural") increase in frequency and severity the pressures on Clara continue to mount. Through summer, autumn, winter and spring we watch as Clara grapples with a power she never asked for and never wanted. A power that has great and terrible consequences and a love that could shatter everything Clara holds dear. Clara grows and as she changes with the seasons, we the reader, get to change and grow along with her. But is growing enough, when the cost of saving the world is tied to the taking of the lives you hold most dear? In a world where witches control the climate and are losing control, only one witch can save earth from destruction. But as her power grows, it hurts those closest to her, and when she falls in love with her training partner she's forced to choose between her power, her love, and saving the earth. I really enjoyed this book! As an ex-meteorologist I could appreciate the weather and climate references and loved how the witches help control the weather. It was a definitely a dig at the shaders (those without magic) who had done the damage to the climate - sound familiar? But it wasn't preachy or about a doomsday scenario.

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I was also really confused with the little Epigraph we got at the beginning of each chapter because they were so beautiful and I kept searching "A Season for Everything" on Google and I didn't get where the author got the quotes!! But all those quotes tied up for a precious surprise at the end which is always lovely. also, the MC really started to get on my nerves. there are a couple of characters who call her out on her bratty behaviour, so i appreciated that, but man. i wanted to strangle her throughout most of the book and homicidal thoughts are never a good sign. Augures, and understood relations, have / By maggot-pies, and choughs, and rooks brought forth / The secret'st man of blood.' The scene is set in a wild and unruly place and the Witches are meeting outside in the middle of a thunderstorm.I loved the Hogwarts school of magic for witches premise meets Practical Magic books with sweet, romantic vibes and resemblances of Jan De Bont’s terrifying Twister movie scenes ! This part refers to where Macbeth receives a prophecy from the three witches that he will one day become King of Scotland. Sometimes, you might be drawn to a particular animal. This animal is also known as a familiar, a gift from the spirits to guard you. Magic Never Became Fake Winters are more straightforward than anyone else. We don't soften ourselves with indirectness or white lies or fake niceties. What you see is what you get. And winter is good to those who respect it.

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It’s completely unexplainable by others, and often by the witches themselves. Those that are born into witchcraft seem to always have their way. If they want a car or house, the universe blesses them with a promotion to buy it. They find success in one thing after another. Sometimes, no spells are even necessary for these witches to enjoy a life of leisure or luxury. It remains a mystery to those that do not experience it. This can also be defined as using nature for spells. Look for signs of both, such as: In a world where witches control the climate and are losing control as the weather grows more erratic, a once-in-a-generation witch with the magic of all seasons is the only one who can save earth from destruction. But as her power grows, it targets and kills those closest to her, and when she falls in love with her training partner, she's forced to choose between her power, her love, and saving the earth.This is a world where witches help control the weather and other disasters that the regular people (Shadows) have messed up. (Pollution, global warming, deforestation, etc.) In 1542 Parliament passed the Witchcraft Act which defined witchcraft as a crime punishable by death. It was repealed five years later, but restored by a new Act in 1562. I was also really bummed that there the entire element of climate change and witches being attuned to said climate wasn't eally explored beyond training scenes. It would have been so interesting to read about real efforts regarding reversing the damage "shaders"--which also weren't explored at aaaaall beyond a few mentions and one (1) scene--did to the world and possibly having Clara, the Everwitch, be at the center of that change. But no. Nothing of that in this book aside from a passing mention that things were changing right at the very end. Ross talks to an old man about unnatural events following Duncan's murder. Although it is daytime in this scene there is a mysterious darkness covering the land as though it is night. An ecological, thought provoking, unconventional fantasy with witches who have their unique abilities based on each season’s strengths and weaknesses and an Ever Witch who holds the powers of entire seasons who needs to learn controlling them without hurting her loved ones, not making the same mistakes again!