I was really pleased with how this story played out and was so happy to see Rose get her own story! This will probably stand as my favorite of the books, even though I enjoyed the first two also. I could definitely see growth in the authors writing in this book and the continuing development of the brujas world was awesome! This series has definitely made me want to check out the author's other books and I almost hope this is not the end of the Brooklyn Brujas story because there is one character I would definitely like to see more of in their own story!

I felt such gladness when I started on Rose’s story in Wayward Witch. I had loved the introduction to this incredible world that Cordova had built in Labyrinth Lost. Taking her Own Voice Latinx history and worldview, and using it as a jump off point for this incredible world of Brooklyn Born Brujas was a sheer master class. Cordova never treats her social roots as “Other”. She never puts Spanish words in italics. She creates a world that springs from and embraces her own roots.

I mean, I want first year literature students to study these books for the way the authors onto,ogical and authentic self is there on every page. Even more, I want Latinx readers to open these books and see themselves as the beginning, and not the thin layer on top.

I will admit that Lula in Bruja Born was a character that I had trouble connecting with. The beautiful, perfect, stunning, cheerleader type Was NOTa character that I could easily identify with. I was waiting for Rose.
I couldn’t wait for Rose, and I was NOT disappointed.
It wasn’t just Rose though, it was Rose and her father, a relationship that I was looking forward to examining.

So, as a book, as a part of a series, and as the finale of a trilogy, Wayward Witches Wins on every count.

I can’t help but hope that there is more from this world.
I mean, c’mon fellow readers, we NEED NOVA’s story. And probably Lin’s because of *spoiler spoiler spoiler*

Hello Gemmies! I have an exciting book review to share with you today. Please note: I received a digital ARC of this book (via NetGalley) from its publisher in exchange for an honest and fair review.

Wayward Witch by Zoraida Cordova is the third book in the Brooklyn Brujas Series. Each book in the series follows the personal coming of age story of one of the three Mortiz Sisters. I have loved this series so much, so I was more than happy to finally get to read the story of my favorite sister....Rose. This is a wonderful epic fantasy partly set in New York City and the magical fairy realm of Adas. As with all of Zoraida Cordova's books, I need to start with the world building because it is just phenomenal! Zoraida Cordova has created yet another incredibly detailed, lush, rich world with a complex magical system and beyond beautiful creatures. Her descriptions are so vivid I can picture each Adas in my head.

Wayward Witch takes place a few months after the events in Bruja Born. We are reintroduced to Rose our main protagonist on her Death Day. Everyone is putting on the facade that everything is okay but Rose feels unsettled and knows something is wrong. Of course my girl is right and soon she finds herself in an impossible situation. Rose is funny, strong, brave, and very capable. On her journey we are introduced to a broken fairy realm under attack by a mysterious magical entity. We meet a diverse cast of characters along the way, of which my personal favorites are Lin and Iris.

Wayward Witch is full of heart stopping action from the first chapter. But its more than that, it is also an extremely well written character driven story. I experienced moments of joy, anguish, grief, and clutching of pearls. I really appreciated all of the call backs to the Vicious Deep Trilogy and to characters and events in Labyrinth Lost and Bruja Born. This book is special and my absolute favorite in the series! Please, please, please do not let this be the last Brooklyn Brujas book! I loved learning about the different types of Adas and their abilities and hope they will be explored more in future books. Maybe a spin off series? I also hope Lin and Nova will get their own novels.

If you are a fan of epic fantasies, action, magic, complicated relationships, and coming of age stories then go read this book! This gem published by Source Books Fire is available for pre-order from all major booksellers and set to release August 4, 2020. I give Wayward Witch 5 out of 5 gems. I cannot wait for this book to be out in the universe for all to read! Happy Reading!

I’ve been a fan of Zoraida Cordova ever since I picked up ‘Labyrinth Lost’. Right away, I fell in love with the Mortiz sisters. I was lucky enough to get an ARC of ‘Bruja Born’ and was so excited when I received the ARC for ‘Wayward Witch’. I have to admit that out of all the sisters, I was most curious about Rose.

I think one of the things that I really enjoyed about finally reading this book was that we’ve seen Rose grow from the first one. She has always been there in the background and now it’s finally her turn and her story and I was ready to read about her Deathday. I loved the journey that Rose goes on and I loved the characters and the diversity of it all.

As many of you have known, this series has a lot of mixed reviews from several people. Even my friend's reviews vary from some liking it to some disliking it and even DNF'ing it. This is one of those books where you either love it or hate it or are somewhere in the middle.At first, I thought that this trilogy would not be for me, I found the first installment, Labyrinth Lost a bit dry, but then I picked up Bruja Born and found redeeming qualities that made me enjoy it. This action packed, fantasy trilogy involves slow burn romances, epic betrayals, and otherworldly magic that all combine to make this a story of major proportions.

I think my biggest problem with this conclusion was the pacing, it was painfully slow at times. I felt that nothing was really happening at all until the second half and even when the plot did take some turns it just wasn’t very exciting or shocking.

My other problem was that this one just didn’t really have the same feel as Bruja Born and felt more like every other YA Fantasy book out there, this was lacking all the uniqueness and creativity that we saw in the second book. On top of that, the world building was almost non-existent in this book. Granted a lot of it is explored in the first book and has already been established but there are still so many questions that I have about the world.. I also felt that I, as the reader, was much more disconnected from the characters and events during this book. I just wasn’t very invested.

I am highly invested in Cordova's writing. It's lush, beautiful and it's something I think I will always crave so I am very much looking forward to a new book of hers.

What can I say? Zoraida Córdova did it again! Wayward Witch is an amazing story. Solid plot. Fluid plot points. What an exciting read. I was sad when this story ended. Zoraida's writing style is so nicely done. I love all of her books.

I need to read the first two books in the series. This is the third book and perhaps I would enjoy it better if read from book one. Saying this... The book kept me on edge of the seat! I loved everything about it. Plot. Thrill. Unique thinking by the authors etc.
I would recommend reading previous books before this one bit again if you read this book you will be fine.
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I cannot believe i got approved for this arc i loooove zoraida and i adore the brooklyn brujas, i will be back with my full review of Wayward Witch once i finish reading the book.

Special thanks to Netgalley, Miss Cordova and the publisher for the free arc in exchange of my honest review!!

4.5**
Wayward Witch is the third and final book in the Brooklyn Brujas series and ever since I met Rose when I first read Labyrinth Lost, I knew I couldn’t wait to read about her and her Deathday experience.

On the day of her Deathday, we see how much Rose has been struggling with all the events that happened with her two sisters and how they’ve even changed her magic. There’s a sense of wrongness and she’s unable to figure out what it is but when she tries to discern what it is, she learns some startling news from her father. When she goes to confront him, they are captured and taken to the land of Adas, where Rose has to work with a group of strangers to fight the evil that is destroying the land.

This was such an adventure to read and I truly felt for Rose when she was going through her moments of self doubt. Seeing Rose have to grapple with her new power and try to manage them made me feel for her too. I enjoyed reading about the different characters and watching them learn how to work together and trust each other and you couldn’t help but root for them. One of my favorite characters had to be Lin, a non-binary brujex who was an absolute joy to read because of their quick wit and loving personality.

Because it was so action packed, there were times when I felt it was a bit too fast paced but there were also times when there were just “time jumps”, mostly because the team would be training. That being said, pretty much every emotional scene, whether it was happy, sad or full of anger, I found myself very involved with the story. I mean, I read it in two days! I DEVOURED this book!

I’m honestly very sad that this series is over- reading the sisters adventures was truly a wonderful experience and this series will always have a place in my heart.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for a chance to review this title ahead of its release date!

Wayward Witch is the third installment to the Brooklyn Bruja series that I have ardently followed since Labyrinth Lost was published. Where LL followed Alex and Bruja Born followed Lula, WAYWARD WITCH follows the youngest sister, Rose.

WAYWARD WITCH takes us back to another world and as we saw in LABYRINTH LOST, young Rose must find a way to work with what she's given and save those she loves. We are first back with the Mortiz family as they try to cope with the events of their father returning and not remembering anything that happened back in the fairy realm. Rose doesn't quite feel like she belongs, even on her own Deathday. But during an argument with her father, both he and Rose are suddenly spirited away to Adas, the fairy realm and find themselves in the center of a land in turmoil. Rose is suddenly forced to work with a group to find the root of evil that is slowly destroying the land. She agrees if only to save her father whom the king is keeping a prisoner in exchange. Along the way, she finds friendship in the ragtag group and even family.

I didn't realize at the time of request that this book is the third in a series. While the author is careful to fill in for those of us who entered the series late, I still think the book would be more enjoyable if it had been read after reading volumes 1 & 2. I like the premise overall, a family of Hispanic witches, but will probably need to go back to read the whole series to really appreciate it.

Absolutely loved this next novel about the third Mortiz sister (Rose.) It really brought to life some of the interior family struggles that the others didn't want to talk about, but Rose couldn't leave alone - she just wanted things to be out in the open! I felt like some of Rose's inner struggles with her emotions and figuring out how to feel about/handle things with her family and her surrounding situation struck really through, right down to wondering how on Earth Alex dealt with keeping clean and finding a place to go to the bathroom in the first book!

Another wonderful story from Zoraida Cordova, with parts that make you laugh and parts that make you wanna cry! Anxiously awaiting more from her.

I absolutely love this book! This book has Caribbean fey and mermaids. The main character is a bisexual bruja who would do anything for her family. There is a nonbinary character that uses they/them pronouns and introduces the gender-neutral word brujex. I love all the representation! The story itself is, of course, amazing as well. I'm a huge fan of this author and this series, so I love this book. There are some story lines that seemed to get dropped or not fully explained, but I'm sure those will be fixed before the finished copy comes out. I thought this was a good ending to the saga of the Mortiz sisters, but I do hope we get a book about Nova in the future!

This is the third book in the Brooklyn Bruja series and in my opinion it’s the strongest so far. This episode follows road who is feeling out of step and daunted by her life and powers. No spoilers but what follows is a cleverly plotted, emotionally resonant story with plenty of action and character development. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

This book was received as an ARC from SOURCEBOOKS Fire in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

At first I did not know what to think of this book. As I kept reading it, the pieces of the puzzle started to come together and it was quite the intriguing story. Rose blinded by the lies of her father's past is unknowingly aware of her secret powers and then she is transported to the land of Adas confided by a group of teens with similar powers and forced to save Adas. While unaware of the stakes, all Rose wants to do is find out why her and how can she control her new powers. In order to save her family, Rose must save Adas and heal all that ails everyone. I have been looking for a new YA/Fantasy series to intensely read and I hope this becomes a series because the reader (or at least me) was left hanging at the end.

We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I wasn't aware that this was the third book in a series. I probably should have done a bit more research into before requesting but as it didn't state that on here I automatically presumed.

I dont know if I will have time to read the first 2 books before this is released. If I do I will come back an amend this review.

Though Labyrinth Lost will always remain my favourite of this series, I still really enjoyed Wayward Witch. Rose was not my favourite of the three sisters, but this book really made me grow fond of her. And then the twist close to the end was absolutely amazing. I feel sad that this is the final book in the trilogy.

It is 12:35am and I just finished this book....which I started this morning (it didn’t take all day lol I had to work) and I am SHOOK! I was not ready for this....brujex, fairies, the rot and finding the meaning of family. When Rose’s Deathday celebration arrives she should be happy but something seems amiss in her family but only she seems to feel it. In her efforts to find the problem she opens a whole world , like a whole actual world, of other problems. This books is a song of acceptance, that family isn’t always about blood and that believing in yourself will always lead to your success. I laughed, I cried and I cheered and now I am going to bed!