Raised in a quaint lakeside town in southern Ontario, N.G. Avant moved to Ottawa, Ontario as a young adult to realize her childhood dream of residing in Canada’s capital, which was built on the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People. She has a post-secondary education in journalism and worked in municipal politics for more than five years, an experience that sparked the inspiration for her Capital City series.
Avant always felt like a misfit among misfits. Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, she didn’t realize she was neurodivergent until her 30s. Now, she embraces the many gifts it brings, including her quirky personality.
Avant is a proud intersectional feminist. She believes that we are all connected by our humanity and the human experience.
Avant, is a millennial single mother to three wonderful daughters, has a growth mindset, love of animals, a passion for trusting her intuition, and supporting the creation of a more equitable world where everyone has an opportunity to thrive. Avant seeks to highlight the experiences of marginalized communities through her writing. While some progress has been made, there is still more work to be done.
It’s time for change.
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Witchy Women: Becoming picks up where we left off with Witchy Women: Nexus. Four young women descended from the goddess Nemesis are preparing to travel back in time to root out the seeds of patriarchy before it can flourish.
I enjoyed getting to know each of the four main characters a bit better, learning about their families, daily lives, and circumstances. Each of the women begins to discover and develop her magical powers more deeply. The timeline moved quickly and at times I wished for more detail. There was a lot of new information and secondary characters to take in.
As the characters experienced emotional highs and lows, I was right there with them. Both Arya and Jane have distant, strained relationships with their fathers, and Maria finds it hard dealing with her ex, the father of her child. Gina's dad has been absorbed in grief and withholding things from her.
These situations help to highlight the importance of their mission to alter the present timeline. The author seamlessly weaves in statistics and information about misogynistic and patriarchal aspects of the modern world, and how women's lives are impacted.
The story kept me engaged and curious about how society could be different. I'm excited to read about the next part of the journey in Witchy Women: Hammer.
Gina, Arya, Maria and JJ (Jane) are four young women who look remarkably alike and share the same birthday, but have never met. This book follows the foursome (The Witchy Women) as they get to know their families and hone in their magical talents. The Blue Moon is coming in a few months and the witches are on a mission: to save womankind from the patriarchy as they try to eradicate witches. This book (actually 4 books) follows the series starter, Nexus. I started with that book and was compelled to read N.G. Avant’s other books. As a follower of the Path for over 50 years, I really enjoyed a Witchy Women Becoming and appreciate the care and effort that went into it. I highly recommend this book and I can't wait to read Hammer. I was honored to be a part of the Advanced Reader team for this book and I am happy to leave this voluntary review.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
It’s an interesting story and I loved the idea of it, but it was a bit oversimplified. There are areas of the book that seem like they need more substance, which may also be on purpose. I appreciate the balance between fear/vulnerability and strong womanhood. The characters are all different and hold careers. There are some parts that make them seem younger- like teenagers rather than adults. I would read the next book as the storyline is strong and I still want to see what happens!
The book is interesting and I enjoyed reading the journey of the girls as they learn their magic. The balance between fear/vulnerability and strong womanhood is written well. Whilst in places I felt it needed more to describe what is going on but overall I look forward to the next instalment in the series.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.