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April Aasheim

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Born

in Las Vegas, The United States

April 16

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Humor and Comedy, Fantasy, Paranormal

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Fannie Flagg, Alice Hoffman, Margaret Mitchell
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August 2012

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April Aasheim is the second oldest of six children. She spent her early years traveling the western part of the country with her mother and step-father. During this time she met a lot of interesting people and developed a love of 'characters'.

April is married and lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and her cat Boots. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 8,935 ratings · 1,110 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Witches of Dark Root (Daughters of Dark Root, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 2,741 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magick of Dark Root (Daughters of Dark Root, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 1,033 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of Dark Root: Part One (Daughters of Dark Root, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 728 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of Dark Root: Part Two (Daughters of Dark Root, #4) 4.43 avg rating — 654 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadows of Dark Root (Daughters of Dark Root, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 509 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Touch of Light (Reed Hollow Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 473 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inherited Magick (The Children of Dark Root, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 281 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spells and Jinglebells 4.02 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gifted Magick (The Children of Dark Root, #2) 4.59 avg rating — 190 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Girl's Guide to Being a Demon 3.91 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Meditations on The Shadows of Dark Root

I may have gotten a bit metaphysical during the creation of The Shadows of Dark Root. I always knew I wanted Maggie and her companions to journey to the Netherworld, only I wasn't sure exactly how that journey would go. I suppose I saw more camping in my head (ha-ha). What I did know was that it had to be Maggie's journey, the climax to not only the storyline but to Maggie's personal growth as Read more of this blog post »

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Series by April Aasheim

Dark Root Universe (14 books)
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4.19 avg rating — 7,193 ratings

The Daughters of Dark Root (5 books)
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The Reed Hollow Chronicles (2 books)
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4.21 avg rating — 633 ratings

The Children of Dark Root (2 books)
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4.45 avg rating — 509 ratings

Dark Root Alchemy (4 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 208 ratings

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Stardust

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared Diamond

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This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind

by Ivan Doig

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“There are some secrets darker than witchcraft." - Aunt Dora”
― April Aasheim, The Witches of Dark Root

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“I’ve sworn off men. All they do is break your heart and eat your junk food.” - Maggie Maddock”
― April Aasheim, The Witches of Dark Root

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“The twitchy man leered at me through the bus window.”
― April Aasheim, The Witches of Dark Root

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April’s Quotes

“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
― Winston Churchill

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“There are some secrets darker than witchcraft." - Aunt Dora”
― April Aasheim, The Witches of Dark Root

tags: secrets, witchcraft, witches

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“Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.”
― Charles Eames

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“Love the world and yourself in it, move through it as though it offers no resistance, as though the world is your natural element.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

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“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.”
― Maurice Sendak

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