Seventh Born

"<a href="http://laughinglistener.com/"><br/>The Laughing Listener</a><br/><b>September 2018</b><br/><b>Format:</b> Ebook<br/><i>*I was graciously given a free copy in exchange for an honest review*</i><br/><br/><b>Rating:</b> 4 Stars<br/><br/>Yet another book that was nothing like I had imagined! I have no idea why, but for some reason I thought this was going to be a witch story set in present day. In my head it was like the girl version of <i>The Covenant</i>, but with less nudity and more actual plot. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this actually leans more toward historical fiction, which I loved!<br/><br/><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/AGiobb2RjixqM/giphy.gif" width="" height="" alt="The Covenant"><br/><br/>I admit that I was a little unsure in the beginning, mostly because I couldn’t tell what Professor Barrington’s intentions were. Both his age and position gave him power over Sera and I was worried he would take advantage. Luckily I had nothing to fear! And as I kept reading, I was captivated by this world and the mystery they were trying to solve so much that it became easy to forget about my initial hesitations. <br/><br/>Actually I really loved both Sera and Professor Barrington! Sera is so fiesty and she doesn’t take anyone’s bad mouthing, so obviously she was my favorite. She’s a seventh born and in this world, every seventh child born causes their mother to die. Because of this, all seventh borns are looked down upon and lead harsh lives filled with prejudice. Just to give you a taste, Sera has to constantly deal with horrid comments like this on a regular basis:<br/><br/><b><i>“Unlike you, the students in this school hope to contribute to the magical community. At least have the dignity to appreciate you mother’s sacrifice… or stupidity.”</i></b><br/><br/>WHOA. Watching Sera deal with this kind of hostility made me feel for her and I loved that she didn’t lose that fire to fight back. I think that’s really what made me fall for Barrington because he’s the only one that treats her with respect and kindness. Watching their relationship slowly grow over the book was so great and now I’m dying for more! They’re so cute together and I liked watching them lean on one another for support. <br/><br/>I also really had fun with the story itself. It’s cool combination of historical fiction meets Sherlock Holmes meets romance. But with witches!! And I’m totally here for it. I can’t wait for the next installment!<br/><br/><b>FINAL WORD</b><br/>This was a super fun book that I totally recommend to anyone who loves mysteries, witches, and historical fiction!"