Being a Witch and Other Things I Didn’t Ask For
Being a Witch and Other Things I Didn’t Ask For by Sara Pascoe
382 Pages
Publisher: Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’ Titles
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult, Time Travel
Raya is 14 years old but uses a fake I.D. showing she is almost 17. She was living in a group home since her mother’s hospitalization for schizophrenia. When she begins hearing voices, she fears she is suffering from the same mental illness. She decides to run away leaving 12-year-old Jake at the home. On the train, she is robbed and forced to find a job and place to stay.
As her magical abilities grow, she accidently time travels to 1645 during the English Witch trials. With only a magical cat, Oscar, for company she must find a way to stay alive long enough for help to arrive.
The story has a fast pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. If you like teen and young adult fantasy or time travel books, you will enjoy reading this one.
