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Haxahaven, the circle of witches
by Sasha Peyton Smith, published on October 5, 2022 by Éditions Casterman.
His favorite quote:
One last tip.
Don't get caught training alone.
They don't mind us using magic, but they don't like us getting good at it.
[…] Women are supposed to be competent in everything, but excel in nothing.
Didn't you know?
she quips with a hint of a smile in the midst of her sadness.
Why this book?
Because Haxahaven might just be the perfect fall read for you
as Halloween approaches, if you like young adult fantasy.
The story takes place in 1911, where we meet Frances Hallowell, four months after the death of her brother William and the internment of her mother.
She now lives upstairs in the small workshop where she works with thirteen other young seamstresses.
His daily life is punctuated by exhausting work and his visits to police inspectors who unfortunately do not make any progress in the investigation of William's death.
Because her life will be completely turned upside down
when she discovers that she is gifted with magic and that she will integrate the academy of Haxahaven.
Full of hope at the idea of learning who she is and discovering her magic, the young woman will unfortunately quickly be disenchanted when she will understand that the little spells that we learn there only serve to become nice girls. and good wives.
Frances wants more, of course, and largely so she can avenge her brother's death.
Above all, she wants more than the crumbs of freedom and power granted to her.
Because the young woman will quickly meet Finn,
a magician who was friends with William during his lifetime.
Frances will then discover a whole new magic and darker circles, and will take us to the streets of Manhattan where she will have to take part in dangerous conflicts of which she was unaware until now.
First lost in an unknown universe, our heroine will gradually gain confidence and throw off the shackles in which a patriarchal society seems to want to lock her up.
Because magic, revenge, sorority and the fight
against patriarchy are the main themes of the first volume of this feminist fantasy duology, sacred bestseller of the New York Times.
With the heroine we plunge into an often amoral universe where male magicians hold all the power and lead a large part of society in the shadows.
The author takes her time to provide a solid foundation for her story, fascinates us with a well-constructed plot, and finishes us off with a surprising ending.
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
As she discovers herself endowed with power, Frances joins the Haxahaven magic academy.
Initially disappointed by the establishment, she will make important encounters that will help her investigate the mysterious death of her brother, four months earlier.
Characters.
Frances is a heroine as we love them, lost at first but never helpless, she will learn to know herself and will be able to assert herself little by little.
Her relationships with the other female characters are of great importance in this novel, giving full meaning to the term sorority.
Places.
The story takes place in the United States and more precisely in New York.
The time.
The novel is set in 1911.
The author.
Sasha Peyton Smith is an American author who grew up in Utah and now lives in Washington DC.
Haxahaven: The Circle of Witches is her debut novel and ranked in the New York Times top 3 bestsellers upon release.
This book was read with
pleasure by Anne-So Echos de Mots, blogger specializing in children's and teenage literature.
“For me, reading can be as much a personal pleasure in which one runs to take refuge as an excuse to discuss and meet other readers.
I am a lover of words always interested in new discoveries.
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