I hate to say anything negative about anything (such as a novel) a person put so much time, effort and no doubt heart & soul into. That being said, I can't really say this book is awesome. It was not terrible, but not great either.
It's a story about a French girl who finds out she's a witch, then finds out her new finacee not only killed her grandmother (whom she hadn't seen in 6 years anyway) but brought her to New York to marry because he's also from a family of powerful witches and his super-witchy mom made him do it. Oh, but he really does love her and want to marry her. On the upside, it only takes her a few days to go from not being able to use her powers at all to being strong enough to take on the evil witch mother-in-law. However, the ending (involving a really creepy brother-who's-been-locked-in-an-attic-for-years, dungeon, wedding, a cab, and an uprooted tree) falls really short of the fight you're expecting. Surprise surprise.
I think I've made it sound a little more terrible than it is (sorry Ms Pierce). The general idea and main character have potential, but the story could have been much fuller, more .... thought out? Still better than vampires but it felt like it had holes, or was written in a rush.
Waste of an afternoon.
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