Daughters of Hecate ~ Prequel Everyone has to start somewhere, unfortunately for me, my story starts in England, and a witchfinder has come to town. Usually when accusations of witchcraft fly around, the accused are just regular women, but sometimes they get it right… and this time we can’t run away. They’ve taken everything away from me, and now I’m all alone with nothing but my memories to … with nothing but my memories to keep me company, and my thirst for revenge to keep me warm.
Witchmark is a prequel novella in the “Daughters of Hecate” series. Follow Ophelia Turner’s quest for revenge through modern day New York City in “Sticks & Stones.”
*DAUGHTERS OF HECATE SERIES*
PROLOGUE ~ Witchmark
BOOK 1 ~ Sticks & Stones
BOOK 2 ~ Moonlight Burns
BOOK 3 ~ Power of Three
COMPANION NOVELLA ~ Vampire Punk
BOOK 4 ~ Haven
BOOK 5 ~ Sands of Time
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Witchmark is an interesting paranormal/urban fantasy prequel. The story provides Ophelia’s origin story. There is a lot of character development, suspense, and action. I highly recommend reading Witchmark before starting the Daughters of Hecate series.
O. M. G. This prequel had me in suspense the whole time. I’m hooked, and immediately bought the first book. Looking forward to reading this series.
My heart is still pounding. “Run.”
Ophelia Turner is a young girl in England who happens to be a witch. She has the Witchmark which marks her as a Daughter of Hecate. When her entire family is accused as witches and burned at the stake, Ophelia runs for her life.
She ends up on a ship bound for America and is taken in by a woman named Mrs. Askew, who gives her the name of Sarah Smith. Although the ship is ultimately going to NYC, it first makes a stop in Salem. It just happens that this is during the height of the Salem witch hysteria and Ophelia again sees the witchfinder that killed her family.
This story is obviously the lead-in to a series about Ophelia/Sarah. I found it to be fairly enjoyable, but there were some glaring grammatical and punctuation errors that detracted from the book. There wasn’t really anything new in the book as far as the history of the witch hunts, but I liked the perspective of a nine-year old girl on the whole thing.
I enjoyed the story enough that I plan to read more in the series. I just hope that the author has a better editor for the above mentioned errors.
7/25/2018 WITCHMARK DAUGHTERS OF HECATE ~ PREQUEL by MEREDITH MEDINA 5 stars. (Ophelia)
A quick prequel that is a great short story that left me wanting more. It’s sad what this little girl Hannah, goes through. It’s something most adults would struggle with and have everlasting effects. Although, she is very much having a hard time, she seems to be a good girl that just wants to get by and feel safe. If the other books are half this good, it’ll be a treat to read.
I received this ARC from the Author, the review is my own opinion.
Ophelia Turner is someone I really want to know
My thanks to Candid Book Reviews for the ARC, and this review is voluntary, independent, and uncompensated. Meredith Medina is a new-to-me author, and I’m most grateful for the introduction. Witchmark is the prequel to the Daughters of Hecate series, which makes it kind like a book with an ulterior motive – to get you hooked on reading the series. Author Medina is to be complimented on making it much more. It’s a creative opportunity to expand/explain backstory, and Medina also uses it to introduce her series protagonist, Ophelia Turner. Ophelia is a true witch, a daughter of Hecate, whose long life began back in the 1690s. The blurb is an excellent description of the plot, so I needn’t go into that. What’s so enticing about this story is the storyteller’s voice. Medina lets Ophelia narrate her own story – calmly letting the dramas of horrific events, close calls, and supernatural interventions stand for themselves. She comes across as modern urban 20-something with an old old soul and a gutsy attitude about her life. She’s a character i definitely want more of. So, well done, Ms. Medina; mission accomplished. Five stars, and I definitely want to read the whole Daughters of Hecate series!
READY FOR AN ADVENTURE???
Care to take a wild ride. Hop on! Wonderfully written, fast paced, easy to follow, smooth flowing read that captivated me from the start. With all its twists, turns and surprises, I was frozen to my seat. The scenes so realistic with all the details and description it was believable. A fantastic storyline that grabs your attention and holds it. The characters are so life like and true to form I really loved the way Meredith added color to her work. It was at times a nail biting frenzy with all the danger surrounding the main character. Meredith did an awesome job bringing this read to life.