Witches of East End

by Melissa de la Cruz

Genres: Urban Fantasy

292 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2011

About the author

Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens including The Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, the Angels on Sunset Boulevard series and the semi-autobiographical novel Fresh off the Boat.

Her books for adults include the novel Cat’s Meow, the anthology Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys and the tongue-in-chic handbooks How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less and The Fashionista Files: Adventures in Four-inch heels and Faux-Pas.

She has worked as a fashion and beauty editor and has written for many publications including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Allure, The San Francisco Chronicle, McSweeney’s, Teen Vogue, CosmoGirl! and Seventeen. She has also appeared as an expert on fashion, trends and fame for CNN, E! and FoxNews.

Melissa grew up in Manila and moved to San Francisco with her family, where she graduated high school salutatorian from The Convent of the Sacred Heart. She majored in art history and English at Columbia University (and minored in nightclubs and shopping!).

She now divides her time between New York and Los Angeles, where she lives in the Hollywood Hills with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

[Alexis West · Rating 5 out of 5]

so fun and cute!

This book is so fun to read. The lore is very interesting. Started reading it because I loved the show forever ago, but the book was a lot better. They’re definitely different.

[Samantha Linsenbigler · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like way to many things were shoved into this book. So much was happening that it honestly became to much. And to many supernatural categories. Witches and vampire and zombies oh my! I could live with the whole zombie thing being tossed in but adding in vampire to was just way to much. I can only assume even more would be added in the series. It really okay to stick with one supernatural category.and then the random gods and goddesses stuff was midway confusing on how and why that was added. I’m down for a love triangle with Loki anytime but then make that the theme of the book. Honestly if the book had stayed to one point from the start, witches you had been burned at the stake only to be born again, and are immortal, start using their powers again cause fuck the witch government, and then solve and save their town, would of been a great book.

[Reina McGonigle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I started this book because I loved the TV series and I thought i might love the book. I definitely DNF this one.

Each chapter being a back and forth from Freya to Ingrid to Joanna was too much for me. I felt like there was no continuous story line for me to follow. Each character POV was its own story in the book and they were all incomplete? The author would start a new story for each character but never finish it and then move on to the next story. There was very little character interaction and very little dialogue. It was exposition that went on for too long with no end in sight. I didn’t have a chance to get invested in any of the characters.

[Allison Engblom · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fast paced witchy read. Exactly what I was looking for in a quick fall read. My only complaint is that a lot of lore was provided right at the end and then *bam* problem solved all in 20 pages. I felt like things tied up super suddenly. I know this is a series and there are more books but the vibe and pace changed real quick. Also, I didn't really buy the romance for Freya. I wanted to see tension and build up and I personally felt like I didn't care about her love life at all. That is an issue because her love life is almost all her chapters. If you're looking for a quick entertaining read though this definitely delivers.

[Lmarie P · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was DNF for me. I don't understand why some writers choose present tense. It only works when someone is describing a recurring dream. Who is the narator talking to? Am I supposed to pretend I'm constantly at her side but unable to see anything or hear anything but her "voice." I feel like all first person, present tense writing should start with "imagine, if you will...." Which I won't.

[Sekinat Odumosu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good

This book is really good. It kept me booked from beginning to the end. Can't wait to read the others.

[Em V Bradford · Rating 1 out of 5]

bit miffed I already have this book in whole series thought it was different book they should of published it differently

[Krissy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a me problem. watched the series first and the book was such a whiplash that I dnf'd it

[Jessica Lane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the world, I like the concept, I like the mystery, I wish it was paced better. I felt like the beginning moved slowly and the last quarter was very rushed and could've been expanded more.