The Curse of the Bruel Coven

This story is really very interesting.I liked reading this very much.The events taking place are fascinating.I am looking forward to reading what happens next.

Quick disclaimer: this is by no means a brilliantly written book, but it is fun and easy and that ultimately won me over in the end. Don’t expect too much action or character development, but it is an entertaining little read.

The Curse of the Bruel Coven centres around Vivienne, who discovers that her birth mother is a witch, and so is she (try not to cringe too hard at how quickly she masters her powers *eye roll*). It’s set in New Orleans and the descriptions and atmosphere of the place was one of my favourite parts of this book, although I wasn’t completely invested in the characters I found the setting very vivid. There’s a bunch of covens, a supposedly ‘bad’ coven, Bayous, magic shops, all the things you would expect from a quick witchy New Orleans story. There’s a pretty strong Beautiful Creatures vibe, too.

Weirdly, there is very little character development with Vivi. She’s the main character and should stand out but she doesn’t – I found it very hard to get a sense of who she was as a person and she didn’t really have a personality, she was just someone who found herself in a situation and went along with it…after a day. I can’t imagine immediately going along with a bunch of people who claim they’re witches and my family, and feeling so drawn in that I had to help them find a birth mother I didn’t know, proclaiming it was something 'I [had] to do'. Yeah, okay. I’m not sure why she was so bland as the other witches were brilliant and you quickly got a sense of their characters, especially Grand’Mere.

The story itself is a bit of an info-dump in places – lots of people and ideas are introduced really quickly which left the story feeling rushed. It’s only around 150 pages long but it could have done with more to flesh out the plot and the characters – I wanted more, more development of everything so that I could immerse myself in the story fully as there is a lot of unexplored potential. I just have to say that I found it hilarious that everyone was saying ‘gosh’, because saying ‘god’ is really so appalling in a book about witches and magic and curses. Go figure.

The Curse of the Bruel Coven is a silly, fun, and underdeveloped but ultimately entertaining read about some pretty cool witches in New Orleans. If you enjoy light hearted witchy stories I would definitely recommend you give this a go.

I rate this book a 3.5/4. The Curse of the Bruel Coven was an extremely easy read and the best way to describe it is short, sweet and to the point. It isn't very long, I finished the entire book in just about 2 hours. I was immediately intrigued from page 1 and stayed that way throughout the book. However, a con of this book being so short is the lack of detail and build up of the story. The story seems to take place over a period of 2-3 days so it all happens very fast. One page our main character, Vivienne and her family are sitting down thinking of a plan and the next page the plan is in action. I definitely would have love for more pages, it holds a great storyline so I'm disappointed it wasn't longer. Regardless I really did enjoy this book, it grabbed my attention right from the beginning and I couldn't put it down.

Ready for the next one!

This book was amazing. The first thought in my head was that it reminded me so much of the tv show Charmed. The book is fast paced and draws you into the world of this family of witches. It is a great read, though a bit short, that was my only disappointment.

Short and sweet read! Loved the writing style! Really nice blend of supernatural past and present!

I actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I don't normally read witch/vampire books but this was a great read.

Vivienne was a brilliant character who I really felt for throughout the book. I also loved how open and accepting Mira and Grand'Mere were to her.

I thought the plot was brilliant and it was really fun being in this world. My only issue with the book is that I wish some scenes had more description so you can imagine what is happening a little better but in under 200 pages, I think Ramoth did a fantastic job.

I can't wait for the next book!

This book started out a little slow but gained momentum after a few chapters. Yes, it's your typical YA book, but it kept me turning the page. It is a short and fast read, the story itself goes fairly quick. I was very surprised at the lack of love interest but, it was really refreshing. I really enjoyed Sabrina's descriptive writing style. I really could picture every scene in the book. They way she describes the New Orleans witch/magic vibe is exactly the way I picture it. I would recommend this book for sure if you are into paranormal YA books. It is a great beginning to the series, and I can't wait for Sabrina to publish the next one.