Tripswitch

by Gaelyn Gordon

′You are not without power‚′ the voice tells them. But what power can Jocasta‚ Flora and Cilla find to free themselves from Aunt Lureene? Will their malevolent aunt succeed in her evil schemes? And what will the lives of her three orphaned nieces be like if she does succeed? What really killed the girls′ parents? What lies behind the magical power in Lureene′s hands? Are the twins‚ Cain and Abel‚ to be sacrificed by their own mother?. . . And who is the mystery man on the bicycle?Tripswitch is both dark and humorous. It was first published in 1992 by HarperCollins‚ and soon became a popular title. The fast−paced story is about three teenagers who find themselves unwilling victims of a witch′s evil plans. They must learn to harness their own powers and use them unseen by others if they are to have any hope of survival.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Francesca Bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found Tripswitch exciting, fast paced engaging. It was very exciting and i quite often found myself gripping the book in desperation for something good to happen. Tripswitch is about a group of three girls who are essentaily being held captive by Aunt Laureene. Aunt Laureene is a very powerful witch who uses the three girls as experiments.
I haven't read this book in a while but what i remember of it, is that I didn't want to put it down and I stayed up very late reading it.

[Katie Little · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember seeing this book in the bookstore when i was young and desperately wanted it. But there was no way i could ask my mother to pay for a new book when we had a perfectly good library!

Reading it as an adult I know that young girl i used to be would have devoured this book over and over again.

But I am not that girl. As well written as this is please dont be fooled. They are rescued by a 'man'.

Sigh.

The premise is intriguing and I would love to see this written again now!

For now I will stick to the better set of witches with Blonde, Dark and Red Hair... Now just where is my Hocus Pocus Dvd.....

[Faerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little walk down memory lane with a book from my childhood that I have spent years trying to find again.
I must say Andrews character annoyed the absolute shite out of me, I have 0 time for his attitude even though it was clearly a front for insecurity, just no.
Other than that I adored getting to read this again - like a wee spot of time travelling 💖

[Courtney Johnston]

Doesn’t hold up as well as “Prudence M” I’m afraid. But still a twisty tail of three cousins being controlled by their dastardly, witchy aunt, who is drawing on their power for nefarious purposes. I remember this chiefly from the cover of my childhood, which showed the hair of the cousins (red, black & blonde) braided together.

[Shaye Torrel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this as an adolescent and I still remember it so that says something. Probably one of my earliest Urban Fantasy reads. A true Found Family story, suspenseful and full of magic the three teenage girls struggle to understand. I read it with another cover and I can picture that too.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good as a tweens/young teen read. It does take a bit of effort to get into reading it but the pace does increase 1/3 or so into the book.

[Tash Hemara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book as as a young teenager and even now as an adult still find myself coming back and reading it, which I still enjoy.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great childrens book. Is there a movie? I'd love to see a movie of this. Like Roald Dahl's The Witches ...

[Arapera Haddon]

another favorite, another book for my wishlist, I read this one multiple times as a tween and wished that there had been other novels starring these 3 cousins and their magical abilities