Seventeen-year-old Blake has spent her life studying magic at Holtsworth Academy with the hopes of joining the ranks of the Royal Corps, an infantry comprised of divine witches descended from the gods. There’s only one problem: Blake isn’t a divine witch at all. As niece of the headmistress, she is confined to the role of assistant and silent observer of the extraordinary lessons unfolding around her, her own negligible powers denying her full participation. A spark of hope arrives when, during the Corps’ annual visit to the academy, Blake learns that the Grandwitch has brought with him a secret necklace containing a volatile and immeasurable power. Finally, Blake has a chance of wielding the power she has always longed for. But just as she finds a way to obtain it, the necklace disappears and Blake believes she knows exactly who stole it: Maeve Moram, a powerful student who has always had it in for Blake. What begins as a quest to recover the necklace results in Blake uncovering not only the hidden truth her fellow hedge witches but also a deeper and darker power that she can’t begin to comprehend.

Requirements & Requests

General feedback on pacing, character development, payoff etc. Not much on line editing.

Comparable Stories:

Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven The Belladonna Triology by Adalyn Grace

Trigger Warnings:

attempted sexual assault - insinuated ​/​ non-graphic