Moon White: Color Me Enchanted

TrueColors #11

by Melody Carlson

Heather's curiosity in Wicca brings new confidence and reassurance, but alienates her from others. Even so, this enchanting path seems harmless, even helpful. But when terrifying things begin to happen that Heather can't explain, it becomes clear that she has less control over her world than ever before. The eleventh book in the TrueColors teen fiction series, this book discusses spiritual warfare, tragedy, anger, and more.

Genres: Young Adult, Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Teen, Contemporary, Childrens

215 pages, Paperback

First published January 23, 2007

About the author

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus.

She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series.

Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.

Reviews

[Varian Rose · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is everything I hate about Christian fiction.

A theme that's meant to scare the reader away from something, shallow characters, a plot that's oh-so-convient so the character never has to work for anything, and a "once you surrender to God everything will get better!" ending.

If you want to read some books in this genre that have wonderful characters and stories, I recommend Winter and Angel Fall.

Note: I don't know very much about Wicca. If I get something wrong in the course of this review I apologize. I have much respect for people of this faith, and mean to offend no one.

The plot:

The main character (Heather) starts out by saying that she's reading a book about Wicca. Her "Christian" friends instantly call her evil and stop talking to her. She explores more about Wicca (buying a Book of Shadows and doing rituals). She meets several people who are into Wicca, who give her advice. She goes to a weekend retreat about Wicca, is freaked out, gets suicidal, and stops from killing herself at the last second. She finds a notebook of her mother's (her mother had died) and tracks down a friend of her mom's. Said friend then leads her to Christ, and everything's okay now!

She ends the book saying that Wicca is nothing but Satan worship and how she's going to pray for her dance instructor who follows the faith--because despite that the Wiccan Rede is "as ye harm none do what ye will" it's nothing but evil.

Now that the plot is out of the way...

*cracks knuckles*

This may take a while, perpare for a rant.

Moon White does not talk about real Wicca.

For the past hour I've been going through this site reading about Wicca, wanting to learn more. What I'm reading on that site is not what is potrayed in Moon White.

What I've been reading about for the past hour is a peaceful faith. The Wiccan Rede is "as ye harm none do what ye will." The Threefold Law ("mind the Threefold Law you should/three times bad and three times good.") seems (to me) to be a practical thing; whatever you do will come back to you times three.

Moon White potrays Wicca as nothing but empty rituals, spells that are meant to manipulate others, and writing in a diary (her Book of Shadows).

In one istance, Heather casts a "love spell" on her crush. Doesn't this go aginst the Wiccan Rede? Wouldn't a love spell cast on another person count as manipulating them, and therefor harming them?

At anothe point, she puts a curse on the girl who stole her boyfriend. We're talking about black magick here.

A person she barely know tells her that it's okay to put a curse on someone before they harm you...and she just goes ahead and does it, throwing the Threefold Law out of her mind for revenge.

At this point I was facepalming and yelling "The Threefold Law you stupid girl!"

Yes, I was very offended by this novel's potray of Wicca.

Gods and Goddesses are never mentioned. She never says if she prays, or who she prays to. She never says why she wanted to be Wiccan. Was it because she was natually drawn to the faith, because she felt like it was right for her? The reader is never told.

The characters:

Heather is...not really a person. I felt like she just existed to get the message across.

Lucy, Heather's best friend...reminded me of some Christians I've delt with. The ones I'd rather not talk to again. The kind of people that caused me to have anxiety attacks in church that lead to full blown depression and very dark thoughts.

She answers every question with something like "surrender to God," "have faith in God," and she implied (the one that gets me the most pissed off) "you're doing XYZ, which isn't Christian, so I'm no longer your friend and you're a filthy rotten sinner that will burn in Hell."

I believe that a person's spiritual journey is their own private business, and that it should be respected as such. Simply because a person is of a different faith does not give you the right to try and convert them. Just because you don't understand their faith does not give you the right to hate them.

This is not the type of book I would give to teenagers. Teens are struggeling with their own spiritual path enough on their own, why give them a book that promotes hate? Why give anyone a book that is supposeed to be "Christian," but does not promote Christ's love, but rather legalism, jundement and fear?

Putting the fear of Hell into someone is not the way to win converts. Telling someon that they cannot do something because "God says so" is not the way to make people happy. Filling someone's mind so full of guilt that they're unable to do anything but shake in fear when they hear anyone talk about God because they're terrified that He'll punish them for nothing but listening to a band who's name is Itallian for "beautiful death?" That is not how Christ meant His teachings to be!

His teaching are about love, not fear.

*closes eyes*

If you can't tell by the above rant, this book hit a very raw nerve for me.

In short: this book was not a story with a message, it was a message with a story.

[Cayra · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I generally like Melody Carlson's books (even if I don't buy the "Christianity will save you, no matter what your problem" message they promote), this is one of the two books I was disgusted with. The other is Bright Purple: Color Me Confused; you can read my review of that too, if you care. This one angered me similarly: it's close-minded and almost bigoted view of it's "issue", this one being Wicca. The book goes through a girl's experience of Wicca (which is more portrayed as witchy spell games rather than the pagan religion). To sum it up, the girl realizes that "Wicca is totally evil and not something to play around with!" I felt this book was unaccepting of other faiths and very quick to accuse.

[Rebecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Firstly, yes this is a Christian novel, but I had issues with it.I have read three of Carlson's books. I admit, I enjoyed Faded Denim and Harsh , because they had really good messages about life in general, regardless of if it puts a strong emphasis on God. But this book just teaches religious intolerance, and that God is the only way. I read this when I was fourteen, and had a more "Christian" viewpoint than I do now, and it irritated me quite a bit even then to read the ending where it made it seem as if Christianity was the only way. It would have been much better if it had talked about Christian values of love and acceptance and that it would have been better if Heather had simply been accepted for who she was regardless of her spiritual views. A lot of the information about Paganism was incorrect and biased as well. I would not recommend it. You would be better off to read something like Harsh Pink or faded Denim, where the messages are good and general and don't necessarily only apply to Christians.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I enjoy the authors attempt at trying to provide real life situations for young adults in difficult positions, but all in all, I found that this particular book in the Color Me series simply had too much disinformation, which ultimatly lead to its low rating for me.

Let me first start out by saying yes, I do practice witchcraft, and I am a Dianic Witch. My problem was not that the author dissagreed with witchcraft. I feel as if if people dont agree with my spirituality, then they are entiled too, but I can only hope that their disagreement is based off of facts and not mis-information.

The problem that I have with the book is the general mis-information and propaganda that I believe is in the book. When I picked up this book, I honestly had no idea that it was Christian fiction. Even when I found out that it was, about 2/5 through the book, I still didnt mind- it was good. Towards the mid point of the book, however, I began to notice subtle warning signs of propaganda, the ones that I am used to when some Christian authors write a particular article, story, of give general information on the subject of modern witchcraft. Here is a brief list of them:

- Witchcraft is portrayed as expensive. Heather, the main protagonist, is shown many times going to a local metaphysical store, "The Crystal Dragon", where she makes several purchases on various tools. The store's owner, Willow, is almost constantly showing her various items in an attempt to get Heather to make expensive purchases.

-About witchcraft, not Wicca. Wicca is a religion, first and formost. While Witchcraft and Wicca are often portrayed as being deeply intertwined, not every Wiccan practices witchcraft. When you do research on Wicca, this is one of the first things that you learn. The author doesnt show the religion of Wiccan unless one were to count the scene in which Heather buys a statuetee of Isis, the Queen of Egptian Gods, (almost 200 dollars) and in a ritual-like manner, dances. The author says "...it felt like an act of worship" This is a parallel between Biblical scripture, in which the author is showing the nature of false gods, how many people spend money and bow and pray to a stutue with no power. This is another usage of propaganda against the Wiccan religion, as we should all very well know by now, Wiccans don't worship statues.

-Emphasis on spirits. This is probably the biggest thing that Ive noticed. The author continues, on several occasions, to mesh the concept of communicating with spirits with witchcraft. One of the first things Heather does after visiting the Crystal Dragon is visiting a website in which has instructions with cumminicating with the dead. There are also scenes in which she visits Sienna, the lady who plays piano at her local dance studio, and Sienna becomes a medium in which she delivers messages to Heather from her mother. Not to mention the spiritual retreat Heather goes to over the weekend, where the woman she shares a room with is apparently possessed by some sort of spirit in the middle of the night and screams curses and the like at her.

-Emphasis on power. This is another tool of propaganda Christan authors use when describing Wicca and witchcraft. As Heather begins to practice more and more, she begins to "seek mroe power". This is another common theme, as I said before, to assume that Wiccans and witches are all searching for power to control their lives or some sort of spiritual power.

All in all, I personally found this book to be lacking. I feel as if the characters in the story were simply a means to further the author's goal, instead of presenting spiritual problems teens may have that they can relate to. What dissapoints me is that a teen may pick up this book seeking guidance, and then actually assume that this is what the Wiccan religion is about.

[Gloria · Rating 1 out of 5]

So this book is part of a series where issues that teens face are resolved by either accepting Jesus as Savior, or returning to Jesus if they were already Christians before. The issue in this book is Wicca. I have heard of it but must defer to those who practice that particular belief system to whether the actions practiced in this book are anything like their practice.
Rather than coming off as a book where Christianity is shown in the best light, where Jesus is the highest power in the battle of spiritual warfare, it comes off as circling the wagons against other religions, warning those people within the Christian bubble of what can happen when you look at other religions. Specifically, I wonder what would have happened if Heather, the main character, had told Lucy, her only Christian friend that she didn't like the pastor's preaching and wanted to try different denominations, like Unitarian Universalists, or Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians or the Greek Orthodox- and they had yoga in their fellowship hall. Would Lucy's pastor have given the same advice to Lucy, which was to shun Heather and cut her out of Lucy's life until she gave up this fascination with Wicca? (The readership may never know.)

While I'm racking up bad points: throughout the series, the word "crud" is substituted for swear words. While understanding that this book series is written for teens (possibly a specific branch of Christian teens), it is rather odd that swear words are not used by the characters before "being saved" or slip-ups for non-Christians turned Christians afterwards. Swear words are different for different communities, but seem ubiquitous.
Another point, most of the girls in the series are portrayed on the covers as white or lightly-colored, even if a different ethnicity in the book - and most minorities were mixed or adopted; none were seen as strictly of a different community/culture.

[Bellatuscana Bellatuscana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn't written by an idiot. The author has researched Wicca enough to teach us along the way about the religion. She also acknowledges through one of her characters that all spirituality is real and that our main character must choose Jesus in order to receive comfort from him. However, I don't think the author respects Wicca well enough. Things were going fine until our main character disrespected the 3rd Wiccan law. We cannot visualize through this story what would happen if our character practiced only white magic and never dabbled in black magic. Secondly, the vegan thing seemed entirely out of place. The author respected vegans to a point, but the whole conversation could have been left out of the book instead of being oddly related to our main character dabbling in Wicca. (And to anyone who thinks it's okay to eat meat and is religious, I would say you are just as clueless as the people in this book.) Anyway that's my two cents. And if you want a Halloween-read, this book may be entertaining enough for you.

[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

A ballerina who lost her mother to cancer when she was 9-yrs-old, Heather is now 16 and exploring her path in life. Much to the disapproval of her ballerina teacher and horror of her best friend, this exploration includes becoming vegan and learning about Wicca. Through her journey, Heather meets people who might be out to help or hinder her and finds out that all is not as she thought it would be.

I tried but realized that I actually am not subjective enough to give this title a fair review. I will say that, although there were obvious flaws (stock, stereotypical characters followed by an abrupt turnaround), I actually was engaged with the story.

[Marshall Cain · Rating 1 out of 5]

I walked into this one didn't I? It was actually better than I expected, but then again I expected a book so hateful that I would be filled with the rage of a pantheon built for that singular purpose.

Instead I was delighted to find that the ending of the book was less judgemental than expected. Sure, witchcraft is thrown away as mostly stories while the bible is considered true, a hilarity that will bring a reader great mirth. At the same time, the novel doesn't end the book with the MC becoming so pious as to join a nunnery.

That will have to do, with books this terrible.

[Isabelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I will probably never read this author's work again. This book make me gag. The message was that if you just go to church and have faith in "god", everything will be okay. That's bullshit. The character, Heather, deals with her mother's death, her stepmother's affair, and other things, and starts "practicing witchcraft", which in this case is just learning about Wicca. In the end, she almost kills herself, but her mom's friend tells her to have faith in god, and everything is perfect again. I would not recommenced this to anyone.

[Bentoboxcreature22]

I would not recommend this book to anyone, especially not young adults. It's a pretty good novel up until the blatant attempt to convert the reader to Christianity and convince them to shun all other ways of life at the end.

[Corvo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this book could be a lot better if the author wasn’t so clearly biased.

As a former Christian and someone who’s studied a bit of Wicca, I feel like the two religions are very similar, and they could have been paralleled a lot better in this book. Wicca isn’t nearly as ancient as advertised (it was made in the 20th century), and the early christian church is so different from the modern one they might as well be different religions all together. There’s Christians who make money off of Christianity, just like there’s Wiccans in this book who try to make money off Wicca. This book says that witchcraft and Wicca make you feel fear, but Christianity is also a deeply-fear based religion (fear of hell, fear of god’s wrath, etc). When I was a Christian, I was afraid of my own intrusive thoughts because I thought I was sinning, even though I have no control over those kinds of thoughts. I appreciate that there’s definitely some talk about how Christians often are Christians because they’re raised that way, but Christianity is still portrayed as the “right” answer, which kind of sucks. I know a lot of people find comfort in Christianity but I’m tired of people acting like it’s a one-size-fits-all religion. It’s not, it doesn’t work for everyone, and that’s okay. Same with Wicca.

A lot of people confuse Wicca with witchcraft, and while there is definitely witchcraft in Wicca, not everyone who does witchcraft is a Wiccan. Wicca is a religion, witchcraft is a practice. This book mainly deals with the witchcraft aspect and less of the religious aspect. Heather does buy an Isis statue, but she never really interacts with it aside from sort of dancing around it.

And I don’t like the way that Wiccans are portrayed in this book. A lot of them are power or money hungry, and they don’t get along with each other. Some are portrayed as gross or crazy when they’re very clearly just mentally ill. I’m not sure what this is supposed to say about actual Wiccans, or if its supposed to imply that Christians, unlike Wiccans, get along with each other better. Which is blatantly untrue. Look at like the entire history of the Catholic Church. A lot of Christians can actually be prejudice against Christians who don’t follow the same branch of Christianity as them.

Also, Heather is just plain flaky. I get she’s a teenager but she flips from Wiccan to Christianity no problem. She’s a devout Wiccan one second and then a born again Christian the next. Religion is a personal issue and leaving a religion can be a deeply traumatic experience.

Anyway, no hate towards Christians or towards the author of this book. I knew it would be preachy and stuff but when I noticed the author put more effort into researching Wicca than most, I guess I started hoping for more of a critique of religion in general haha. Maybe if I want that I should just write my own book.

[Rebecca Schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow there are some angry reviewers of this book. I read it as a young adult, and it was very thought provoking to me. I am no Wiccan expert myself, and I don't know much about the Wiccan laws so for those who don't feel it was adequately represented, you may very well be right. Most of the negative reviews seem to be along these lines.

That said, I have heard real testimonies from people who have dabbled in Wicca in similar ways described in the novel, and in some of the testimonies, the participant went through similar afflictions as Heather and, like Heather, only found relief in the Christian faith. So, this story does not seem farfetched or coercive for me, because it corresponds well with real testimonies. If you are an adult and want to hear a true testimony similar to the plot of this book, I recommend the YT Pints with Aquinas interview "From Wicca to Christ w/ Vesper Stamper."

It is true that Melody Carlson is a Christian author writing for a Christian demographic, and the bible is very clear that magic is real and is, in all forms, offensive to God. With so many young adult books that make magic seem fun and tantalizing (like Harry Potter, and many fantasy books) I think it's good to have a book on the market that offers a different perspective on magic.

If you do not like the biblical view on occultism, you may not like this book. And if you are a Christian trying to fit Wicca into your faith, this book will be especially triggering to you. But if you are simply interested in understanding how "good magic" might not be so harmless, this is a good novel to begin that discovery.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book and I'm so glad that Melody Carlson chose to address Wicca. To the naked ere Wicca may seem harmless after all the just love the earth right? And they practice magic but only "light" magic right? Wrong Wicca May seem harmless but it's not. Fooling with any of the dark side of the supernatural is not only wrong but dangerous. Because Satan is the father of lies. The Bible even tells us that he mascarades as an Angel of light. So if you or someone you know is involved in Wicca or any other a cult practices such as: channeling, seances, reincarnation, tarot cards, voodoo, playing with ouija boards, talking to "psychics" or trying to contact the dead talk to some one preferably a strong Christian who has experience with the a cult and for more information on the dark side of the supernatural check out Bill Myers he has written a lot about the a cult and his works are biblically based. But with all that said we as believers in Jesus Christ are protected from Satan and his lies. I urge you to except Jesus as Lord and savior sure you will still have trouble and like can get pretty hard sometimes but Jesus will always be there. All you have to do is ask him. In Christ alone! S J

[Jessica King · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was 10/10 one of the most boring books I think I’ve ever read. It doesn’t go in depth on some of the things you wished it would because it’s designed for young teenagers. The ending of each of the books in the series always seems to be summed up way to fast and never answers all the questions in the book.
I considered adding this to a do not finish list 1/2 way though because I was so bored.

[Pristine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to deduct a star because she called pointe shoes toe shoes. Seriously??? That's my number one pet peeve as a a dancer. If you're going to write a book with a character that does ballet, at least do some research into what "toe shoes" are actually called. But that wasn't the only reason why it's such a low rating, don't worry. There are more.

{Full review to come}

[TWJ Magazine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heather Sinclair’s father remarried after the death of her mother. His new wife is vastly different from her mom; Augustine does what she wants when she wants and influences Heather to do the same. So when Heather shows interest in witchcraft, known as Wicca, it seems innocent enough, or so she thinks. After all, she’s only reading a few books to help her get in touch with her inner strength and abilities. When she starts using her “knowledge” to get her own way and bring harm to other’s lives, Heather realizes that instead of making her life more “centered”, Wicca only makes her more off kilter. When things start happening that she can’t seem to control through spells or charms, she discovers there might something, or someone, much bigger than herself out there.

Heather’s friends have varied responses to her interest in Wicca, some are intrigued as well, and others cut her out of their lives. Unfortunately, the reactions of Heather’s friend Lucy are pretty typical of most Christians. Instead of loving Heather anyway, and helping her to understand that Wicca is not the way to live, she stops speaking with her. After her potential boyfriend and a lead role in the ballet The Nutcracker are threatened by a new student, Liz, Heather takes matters in her own hands, trusting in a special charm to bring bad luck to the girl. Instead of bad things happening to Liz, she only seems be getting happier, while Heather slips further into her funk.

Melody Carlson points out that though witchcraft is popular with experimenting, curious teens, it doesn’t make it any less harmful. Not all things that claim to be “spiritual” are the same; in fact, there is a very dark side to Wicca. At a Wiccan retreat, Heather finds out just how scary and dangerous it can be. Heather learns that charms and spells do not work, and only cause her slip into depression. It’s only when she trusts in God to bring her peace that she can truly find the balance that her life so desperately needs.

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[Allie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another one of those moments when I wish goodreads offered a half-star rating. Because I really feel that this is more of a 3.5 star book.

Moon White is a very engaging story that kept me reading the entire time. I liked the characters for the most part, although they could have probably used a bit more developing. The plot was extremely interesting, although I have to admit I'd seen a major plot point coming far in advance. As well as the ending. Okay, so it was a little predictable. But that's probably just because I'm so familiar with Melody Carlson.

In all, I really did enjoy the book. It approaches a difficult topic from an especially difficult perspective; I'm sure Carlson has faced a lot of criticism for it. But I respect the fact that she did her research and pulled off the story well, even if there were a few aspects I would've changed.

My major problem with the story was the end. It was just a bit too convenient for me. All of a sudden all her problems disappear and, in the course of a few pages, she becomes a new person. I would've liked a bit more detail in her metamorphosis, a bit more complexity in the last couple chapters, rather than a quick skate-over-the-details summary of how great things became and boom. Done. There were a few other problems with the story, mostly stemming from my wish she would focus a teensy bit less on getting the message across in order to hone in on some better plot and characterization techniques, but overall I did enjoy the story. I appreciate the message she is trying to get across, and I think she approached the story well overall. It was definitely interesting and gave me a lot more insight into a religion I know very little about, and from a Christian perspective, which I really liked.

In conclusion, I'd definitely recommend this book to Melody Carlson fans, other believers, and people who are looking for a lighter (as in easier), if somewhat intense, read. I enjoyed it, and I can't wait to read her next novel.

[LizzieM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once again, I feel as if some of the story-telling has gone downhill. Out of all the books in the TrueColors series, I couldn't stand just how old-fashioned Moon White: Color Me Enchanted was. It might as well be saying, "Hey, if you even SHOW interest in anything REMOTELY like Wicca, you will be doomed!" This reminds me of how to this day, some parents don't want their children to read Harry Potter because, "IT'S WITCHCRAFT!" Wait...seriously? While I do think Heather went a little (okay, maybe WAY) too far, I could NOT stand Lucy!!! It is characters like Lucy who honestly make me think, "And do you know why soooo many people have a problem with Christians?" I think one thing many people fail to realize is that learning about another culture or religion is not a bad thing. It's how people remain open-minded. Unfortunately for Melody Carlson and Book #11 of the TrueColors series, it is very - VERY - much closed-minded.

[Joann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personally, this book was quite interesting. I think every book that Melody Carlson wrote somewhat touches upon Christianity. This is the second book I've read from Melody Carlson and her conflicts stated in the books relates to us, teenagers. I think any teenager would want to read this unless they don't like reading about religion. This book was similar to Harsh Pink because of Christianity.
This novel is about a girl named Heather who first believes in Wicca which is witch craft. Her friend, Lucy who is a Christian told her that Wicca is bad. Heather didn't believe her at first but towards the end of the book, after Heather realizes how God protected her after her mom passed away, she soon gave up Wicca to become a Christian. She believes that God leads the way.

[$hanel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heather Sinclair believes in a witchcraft spirit called Wicca. All of her friends think that she is crazy especially her best friend Lucy. When Liz Daniels moves to Carolina and steals Heather`s boyfriend and her lead in ballet Heather`s life goes haywire. This is when Wicca steps into the picture and Heather wonders if everything will be OK since she thinks that all spirituality is good right? That is until the spells she plays from the book about Wicca turn back on Heather she wonders if Wicca is a bad spirit and if Lucy was right. Will Heather ever be friends with Liz again? Is Wicca a bad spirit or a good spirit?

[Sarah Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author has a good ear for teen dialogue and the characters react in realistic ways. For some reason this particular book of hers wasn't as compelling for me, though perhaps it's because I'm not a teenager. :-) I kept thinking some of mundane things that made Wicca troubling for the lead character might also crop up in her new Christian life ("odd" people, ethical dilemmas, feeling like faith isn't "working"). Then there were her dark supernatural experiences, which some readers will find hard to swallow. But overall I think most Christian teens girls would find this a thought-provoking and ultimately uplifting read.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fairly good Christian YA novel. It shows how a teenage girl gets caught up in witchcraft and almost feels compelled to commit suicide by a spiritual presence when she finds her mother's journal and goes to meet the friend under whose tutelage her mother had found Christ. She also comes to Christ under the tutelage of her mother's friend and completely turns her back on Wicca and tells her friends how wrong it is. It was a simply written novel, but it was well done, and the characters were drawn well also.

[Arwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really struck a cord with me. Melody Carlson has a very real grip on teenagers, their inner thoughts and their dialogue. The book rings true for a teenager searching for answers and looking to supernatural forces. Playing with dark supernatural powers has consequences. Giving your life to Christ defeats the darkness. My story isn’t the same as the stories main character, but I understand those principles very well.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was an excellent book (as are ALL of Melody Carlson's books). It was about a girl who decided to experiment with Wicca to try to control her life. In the end , she became really freaked out about everything and even suicidal. Eventually she met with a friend of her deceased mom. That friend leads her to Christ. It was a really great and interesting book.

[Ashley L · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heather goes to this book store and finds a book about the religion Wicca.She starts using the book to try to cast spells and to talk to her mom who passed away.Her "best friend" is a bible believing Christian and thinks that Heather is a witch.
A really didn't like this book, i found it slow and hard to keep track of where the story was going.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great read for young adults who might be spiritually searching. It is completely fine to have spiritual doubts because any great faith needs to be able to handle good questions. I think messing with the spiritual world with religions of Wicca or any super natural can potentially open doors that are unwanted and unfulfilling.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yet another one of Melody Carlson's True Colors books, this one deals with the controversial topic of Wicca. Having no experience with it myself, I can't comment as to the author's knowledge of the subject; what I can say is that this book is as edgy and hard-hitting as the prior books in the series.

[Courtney]

I think that this book was sort of a dissappointment. I expected the conflicts to be a little more severe to the main character than what it really was, however the author set up a good plot and realization point to the reader, that gave the book a good moral.

[heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

i thought this was a very good book its about wicthes and i felt as though i could highly relate to heather in the story cause were both fasinated about wicca and want to be wicthes to so therefore i would highly recomend this book to anyone who wants to read it!

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. When I read it I would get chills down my back because of the witchcraft she used. It scared me when her "friend" was channeling a spirit, it was really creepy. I can't wait to finish this series and start something new!