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I loved the dreamy feel of illustrations and wish perhaps that the story would have stayed with Lilla discovering her witchy heritage, learning from her aunt and working through her crush-related feelings - but Streganonna gets thrown into the mix which was to me, the weakest part of the story.

Wish this were a Pick, but it isn‘t. It needed more for the resolution to work, and the balance was skewed toward exposition/beginning.
Lilla visits her aunt in Italy and finds out she‘s a witch. There are crush feelings to deal with, too (not all her own), but it‘s all about finding her true self. An ancient witch/demon is after her, too. It‘s a bit much and I don‘t feel it‘s explained as well as it could be.

Being 13 is hard enough between trying to figure out who you are and figuring out who everyone else is. When Lilla learns that she‘s a witch, things get all that much harder...especially when an ancient witch emerges and threatens to upend everything. Art is unfinished in this MG graphic novel but the story is an entertaining one and young readers looking for a story featuring witches and more will be pleased. On sale 7/21.