Once a Witch review

Once a Witch is a young adult fantasy novel. It  is the first novel in a series. It is a young adult fantasy novel. Once a Witch was written by Carolyn MacCullough. It was published in 2009. Once a Witch has a sequel called Always a Witch. Once a Witch is a decent read.

Once a Witch has family drama, romance, and magic.  The magic comes from the fact that the main character, Tasmin Greene, and her family are witches.  Tasmin grew up believing that she was the black sheep of the family, by not possessing any magic. This was not true and it starts some major family drama. Tasmin is upset, because she was lied to.  She felt betrayed and some of her family, especially her sister, made her feel abnormal when she was growing up. As the plot continued the reason for Tasmin being lied to is slowly being revealed.  The real reason does not even get fully revealed until the sequel, Always a Witch. I really did not like Tasmin's family for lying to her and for making her feel excluded.

The beginnings of romance is in this novel. The romance is between Tasmin and Gabriel. Gabriel liked her even when she was known not to have magic. He was her childhood friend and is a magic user. Gabriel helps Tasmin on her journey to save her sister from a family that hopes to destroy to Greene family.  

The villain is Alistair. He hopes to kill the entire Greene family and finish what his family started. His family hoped to gain power by killing humans. Alistair is a good character to put against Tasmin. Each character is driven and would do anything that is necessary to accomplish their goals.

I would highly recommend if you have read this novel to read Always a Witch, which has a good conclusion to the plotline. I would recommend Once a Witch to anyone who enjoys family drama and witches. It was an astounding novel with great characters.