The fasting is more about permanently binding you to someone else for the rest of your life, with dire consequences if you were to betray your partner. Interestingly enough, you don’t need to have magic to be wandfasted. Aunt Vyvian is on the Mage Council and she is extremely interested in having Elloren wandfasted, which is like the Gardnerian version of a marriage. Elloren has been trying to convince her Uncle that she should attend as well, but up until now, he hasn’t been for it. Rafe and Trystan both attend Verpax University. Elloren has two brothers, Rafe and Trystan, and they all live with their Uncle Edwin in the remote town of Halfix – far away from Valgard, the capital of Gardneria – because their parents died in the rebellion that was led by her grandmother, or something along those lines. #goals), but a villain to the rest of the world (#notgoals). The Black Witch tells the story of Elloren Gardner who is the granddaughter of The Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner who was a hero to all of Gardneria (did you catch the name there? Because I didn’t. The people literally loved her so much that they named their country and therefore their populace after her. ……be patient with me, I’ll do my best to explain. But I actually really liked the story, which would normally be a 4 Flame rating, but……. I gave this book 3 Flames because I liked it. So this review might be a little confusing. I actually missed it quite a bit, and I have quite a few books that I need to publish my reviews on. But now, I’m caught up on school, caught up on my work work, and now I can get back to blogging. The end of the semester got the best of me. With her fastmate, Lukas Grey, either dead or in the hands of High Mage Marcus Vogel, Elloren knows the only chance of turning the tide of the coming war is to seek allies who will listen long enough not to kill her on sight.Man, so sorry for that little impromptu hiatus I took there. Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy, Elloren Gardner Grey is on the run, not knowing if she’ll find friends or foes. Powerful magic and a deadly legacy combine for the most explosive twists yet in The Black Witch Chronicles! The fourth novel in The Black Witch Chronicles, in stores from March 1st.

The fourth novel in The Black Witch Chronicles, in stores from March 1st

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Wandfasted by Laurie Forest