I need more
power, a stronger magic. Obviously I’m just a beginner in the craft. I need to
be more disciplined. I need to learn more about the elements, the moon, the
stars, the planets. I need more control.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Target Audience: Girls 13-19
Subjects: Witchcraft/Wicca, Family
Relationships, Loss, Dating Relationships, legalism
Summary: When everything goes wrong,
you seek more control over your life. It’s natural. And Heather has a lot going
wrong! Her best friend rejects her because she’s exploring something different
than what her friend believes. Her mom died a few years ago and Heather is
really needing her right now. Her new friend goes behind her back to steal her
new boyfriend. And she’s taking over the role of star pupil in ballet class. If
all that isn’t enough trouble, she catches her stepmother betraying their
family! Heather has to get some control back before her whole life falls apart!
She’s just hoping that Wicca provides the answers.
Notes: This is one the books in the
True Colors series, a set of books showing major issues teens today have to
face. The character is thrown into the situation and someone in the story shows
them how God would have someone respond to the situation. In this story, a girl
who is facing a lot of the common things teenagers face today responds to it by
exploring witchcraft. She participates in spells, séances, potions, and
meditations. The more she gets into it though, the more she has to work to find
the power and control she wants. One thing leads to another and soon she has to
deal with evil spirits pursuing her and thoughts of suicide tempting her. An
old journal of her mom’s leads her to a Christian who tells her it’s not about
controlling your own life, but surrendering control to Christ. Another
interesting issue lightly displayed in this book is legalism. Heather’s
Christian friend is told by her pastor that she has to ditch Heather completely
because Heather is pursuing Wicca. It actually makes Christians look pretty
bad. Thankfully at the end, the character is told by someone else that she’s
sinning and not doing what Christ says to do.
Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Romans 8:6-9 –
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life
and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s
law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the
Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,
he does not belong to Christ.
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