Sisters of Sorcery: A Marvel: Untold Novel

Marvel Aconyte Novels

by Marsheila Rockwell

Enter the Dark Dimension to defeat a supernatural tyrant with four extraordinary sorceresses in this exhilarating mystical adventure from Marvel Untold

Deep in the Dark Dimension, the tyrant Umar the Unrelenting craves the Power Cosmic to expand her realm into new dimensions. When she kidnaps the cosmic being Ardina to make a grim battery of her powers, she draws the attention of Clea, her estranged daughter and mighty user of the mystic arts. Clea knows her mother will stop at nothing to conquer the whole of the Splinter Realms, imperiling all of reality. To defeat her, Clea must ally herself with three powerful sorceresses, each with their own unique powers, traverse dimensions, and free Ardina and the entire Archipelago of Anguish and Redemption before Umar consumes it all.

Genres: Marvel, Fantasy, Comics, Fiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published September 6, 2022

About the author

Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell was born [redacted] years ago in America's Last, Best Place. A descendant of kings, pilgrims, Ojibwe hunters and possibly a witch or two, she spent the first few years of her life frolicking gleefully in a large backyard that is now part of one of the nation's largest Superfund sites. Perhaps that explains her early penchant for fantasy and horror - the first book she ever read (at the tender age of three) was Frank L. Baum's "Ozma of Oz."

Marcy sold her first short story to Marion Zimmer Bradley while in college and her first novel to Wizards of the Coast in 2005. She now lives in the desert in the shadow of an improbably green mountain and in odd moments stolen from her family and her writing, she can be found browsing eBay for Wonder Woman/Girl figures.

Reviews

[♥Milica♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

CLEA MY LOVE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN'T DO?

Clea shined in Sisters of Sorcery, it's official. I'm so proud of her, and while I did mainly read this for her, I ended up with a new appreciation for Hellcat, Holly, Margali, Elizabeth and Agatha.

Of course, I love Ardina too, and I wish we saw more of her since the plot revolved around her. Next time? Fingers crossed.

The author did a really good job with making each witch distinct so even a nonfan won't mix them up while reading. And yes, this does read like a comic book AND I LOVE THAT.

NOW THE ACTION SCENES! The best parts of the book, honestly. There's action everywhere, and it's written so well. Normally I don't mind action scenes, but I can rarely say that I liked them. WELL, I liked them here, a lot.

If you love witches, GIRL POWER(!!!) and travelling to different dimensions in order to save a friend, then you should read this book.

*Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*

#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL

[Bookish Sophia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review

The story starts off with Black Cat on a vacation after the creation of Ardina. But no long, they are attacked by otherworldly creatures that end up kidnapping Ardina.

Black cat has no choice but to turn to her friend, Clea Strange, niece to Dormmamu, former ruler of the Dark Dimension and daughter to Umar the Unrelenting.

Clea immediately realises that Ardina has been taken to the Dark Dimension and who is behind her abduction. But to enter the Dark Dimension, she needs to align herself with even more powerful sorceresses.

After reading one of the Marvel Untold series, Witches Unleashed, I knew I had to read Sisters Of Sorcery.

The story started off fast, and doesn't lose it's pacing. Something I liked. And Marsheila Rockwell's writing is easy to follow, bringing you straight into the different dimensions the Witches travel through on their journey to the Dark Dimension.

I felt in all the characters we encountered in this book—Holly LaDonna, Margali, Magik, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, and even Agatha— Clea's personality didn't stand out for me. You could immediately feel Agatha from her humor and even Elizabeth Twoyoungmen who comes off as serious minded.

But I really wanted to know Clea through this story. It just didn't work out for me. Also Umar'd motivation for abducting Ardina wasn't clear to me or maybe I didn't follow through while reading.

In all, I enjoyed the way Marsheila introduced the different characters and how she was able to bring them to life on this story.

Thank you Aconyte Books and Marvel for this advanced reader's copy.

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years.

Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

For more information visit marvel.com

© 2020 MARVEL

[kelsi 🦇 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ended up liking this even more than I was hoping to! Clea is a character I’ve just recently started reading about in the comics, so having an entire novel focused on her was so exciting for me.

An entire cast of characters who were all witches had me nervous that I’d start mixing up who was who and who did what —— but they were all incredibly different, having their own voices and doubts and motivations that my worry was quickly gone.

The story starts at a very fast pace from the first few pages, and the rest of the novel keeps up with that.

I think even if someone doesn’t know much about the magic side of the Marvel universe, it’s still worth checking out. Going into this, the only characters I knew were Clea and Agatha (as well as Doctor Strange, who is mentioned throughout but isn’t actually in the story), but even if I hadn’t known who they were, I think I still would’ve gotten caught up with everything quickly. The characters are all introduced in a way that makes it quick and easy for those who do and don’t already know who’s who, which is appreciated when it comes to a book taking place in an already incredibly developed universe.

The final fight with Umar, which the entire book leads up to, is brutal and shows just how powerful she is. I was a bit worried it would be a quick one and done fight, but everyone felt the ramifications of the battle both physically and mentally with the help of an ‘ally’ of sorts of Umar’s playing mind games on our cast once they’ve entered the Dark Dimension.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and Aconyte Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review

About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL

[Martin Maenza · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have enjoyed the previous releases in this Marvel Untold line by Aconyte. As others have, this one delves into the mystical aspects of that universe, and I was eager to see what was being offered this time. The story appears to spin-off of events from The Order, a Marvel mini involving the Defenders back from 2002 (which I've not read). The author does a great job catching up folks on those events while moving the plot forward quickly.

Clea always fascinated me when she'd show up in Marvel titles back in the 70's and 80's. The book also includes other favorites of mine - Hellcat, Agatha Harkness and Talisman. I always liked how the Marvel writers would infuse stories with strong, unique female characters such as these ones. That really helped to make the line stand out to me.

The theme of parent-child relationships is also prevalent in this story. I like how Rockwell touched upon these and played them off against one another. It gives the story additional layers and helps to reinforce the dynamics of the main women in the plot.

All in all, this was a quick and fun read. It kept me fully engaged with a plot that kept progressing at a good pace - right to a solid finale. I hope the author has the opportunity to do more Marvel fiction for Aconyte.



About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL

[Aighmi* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, fluffy escapism, featuring some of the comic book characters I had not met in prose previously.

[Chris The Lizard from Planet X · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a fan of Marvel universe , I’m absolutely loving the prose novels that have been coming out over the last few years. They give us a chance to get a deeper look at some of our favorite heroes and villains as well as giving some lesser known characters a chance for the spotlight they aren’t likely to get in the movies or TV shows In this book, Sisters Of Sorcery, author Marsheila Rockwell gives sorceress Clea Strange chance to shine in this mystical team up adventure.

Marsheila Rockwell pulls together some far-flung sorceresses and forges them into a potent team in Sisters of Sorcery: A Marvel Untold Novel. Clea, Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension, Margali of the Winding Way, a former Sorceress Supreme, Holly, a young apprentice of Agatha’s, and Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, aka the Talisman, enter an uneasy alliance to fight a threat that’s too big for any one of them alone. Together they traverse multiple dimensions and fight deadly enemies, learning to trust each other and becoming true sisters along the way.

We enter the Dark Dimension with this cast of fantastic magical females to defeat a supernatural tyrant (who just so happens to be Clea’s mother) and save a being of Cosmic power, Ardina, before Umar the Unrelenting uses her prisoner to conquer the whole of the Splinter Realms not just the Dark Dimension.

I am a massive fan for Marvel’s mystical side but even if I wasn’t this novel was top tier. It reads just like a comic or watching a MCU film but with the added extra of getting a deeper insight into the characters within. What I mean is we have amazing action scenes and adventure, fantastical and dark settings and even cameos along the way. It makes this almost impossible to put this down once you start. Even when it isn’t in your face action with demons and beings of the Splinter Realms the novel still keeps you hooked with learning more about the characters fears and desires, seeing them overcome their distrust or dislike of each other and ultimately seeing them finally form a sisterhood.

Rockwell manages to introduce each sorceress with such ease that even those who may not be familiar with the characters will quickly understand what makes them tick. I particularly loved Holly LaDonna, arguable the lynch pin that ended up tying the women together with her quirky humour and unwitting charm. I would actually love to read more about her and hope we may see her again in the future, bonus points if Elizabeth and Agatha are involved. Of course we have Clea who is, as always, perfect. Margali who’s sarcasm and animosity helped to create more problems for the women to deal with but ultimately helped. Elizabeth who is and was amazing. Again she brings her own brand of sarcasm and magic to the team. The sisterhood that she and Holly developed was also something I really enjoyed and hope is expanded on. On top of these amazing four we have the spectral form of Agatha Harkness, who while being killed by Scarlet Witch, is still there and arguably as powerful as ever. While not a main character on the adventure I adored her inclusion and how she managed to rub everyone up the wrong way. In short Rockwell mastered the characterisation of these powerful females and it made a thoroughly enjoyable read.

The setting of the novel was also amazing. The description of the dimensions visited really did evoke images as if you were there, as I said early like you were reading a comic and seeing the settings on the page. It was wonderful and refreshing to see other realms and the rulers of these. Each creating their own issues and problems the females have to face. Again I like to avoid spoilers but I will say I adored the inclusion of The Dreamqueen and how she affected the team.

Another refreshing aspect was that while dealing with this powerful sorceresses Rockwell manages to show their humanity or rather vulnerability both physical and mental. Our heroines suffer, they get hurt and bleed, they have to face their own fears and overcome these in order to continue on and complete their mission. I found this making me like them even more. Well it’s fun to have a strong and badass characters who seem to always win no matter the odds its always nice to see them struggle and fail. I find this makes them more human, easier to relate to and understand and creates a deeper bond between the protagonists and reader.

Rockwell takes four strong and very independent personalities and manages to shape them into a powerhouse team. Rockwell does this in the best possible way, through respect. As the sorceresses face different challenges they each get to showcase their abilities, and also their weaknesses.

Often when writing female heroes authors shy away from giving them weaknesses. I think the fear is that if a woman isn’t perfect she’ll be considered incompetent. But women, even heroes, are human(ish) and need to be seen as that. How else are we less-than-superhero status women ever supposed to feel adequate? But I’ve gotten off-track. 

The point is that when these women see each other at both their strongest and their weakest, they realize the total sum of their worths and respect each other because of it. Without that respect, the team would fall apart because you cannot have such strong personalities working together functionally without respect and trust. It was the perfect way to bind these women together in sisterhood and I loved it! 

Sisters of Sorcery has a strong story and strong characters to carry it. There is plenty of Marvel’s trademark humor sprinkled in to keep the heavy subject of interdimensional subjugation from becoming too much. I loved this book. 

I hate to do the whole “strong female” line, but I am eagerly awaiting the day when strong, well-written female characters are so common that they can just be called “strong leads”. But if you are looking for strong female characters this book is perfect for you.

All in all, I could not recommend this one enough. I knew I would love it but I didn’t know how much. I really hope we see these characters back again in the future for more adventures, laughter, tears and struggles. It just ticked all my boxes. A must read for fans of Marvels should it be cap m leading ladies, of mystical fantasy, Marvel fans, good fantasy adventures, and people overcoming differences to take down the big bad. You will not be disappointed.

[Amy Walker - Trans-Scribe Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know a huge amount about the mystical side of the Marvel Universe, though I am familiar with a few characters even if just by reputation. Clea, the lead character of Sisters of Sorcery is one of these characters, and as such I was looking forward to seeing a bit of what she's about; along with meeting some other magic wielding folks. Sisters of Sorcery felt like a perfect jumping in point for both long time fans of these characters, as well as people looking for a fun introduction to them.

The novel begins with a slight flashback to something fans of the comic might be familiar with, the creation of Ardina as it appeared in the 2002 mini-series The Order. As someone who'd never heard of the character before this was a decent little introduction to the book, as it gave me some understanding about the character that would end up being at the centre of this entire story; along with why Clea feels an obligation to try and save her, other than just simple friendship.

After this we jump forward in time a little, and we get to see Ardina and Hellcat hanging out on a remote beach, simply taking it easy and resting up after their last super hero adventure. However, the peace is shattered when a portal to another world opens up, and a host of demons storm the beach. The creatures manage to take Ardina captive, and retreat back through the portal. Luckily, there was a clue as to where the creatures came from; they were being lead by a Mindless One, one of the soldiers from the Dark Dimension.

Knowing that Ardina has been taken to the Dark Dimension, the injured Hellcat reaches out to Clea, the Sorceress Supreme of that world, for help. Clea reveals that the dark dimension is no longer ruled by her uncle, Dormamu, but by her equally as evil mother, Umar. Knowing that Umar would only take Ardina for some awful purpose, and feeling indebted to the woman because she played a hand in her creation, Clea sets out to enter the Dark Dimension and save her. However, she knows that she can't do this alone, and begins to recruit a team of other magical women to help her.

In some ways Sisters of Sorcery feels a bit like a heist story. There's the thing that's being kept in a secure location that the main character wants, in this case it being Ardina, and in order to get it she needs to create a team of experts that can infiltrate, get past the defences, and get out again. And the book does kind of follow this sort of formula for the first section, as we get to follow Clea around as she assembles her team.






The team is an interesting group, and brings in some pretty obscure characters that longtime fans will get a kick out of. There's the ghost of the witch Agatha Harkness, who was recently killed by Wanda Maximoff (placing this story not too long after Avengers Disassembled), Holly LaDonna, who made a handful of appearances in Vision and the Scarlet Witch in the 1980's, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, the hero known as Talisman from the Alpha Flight series, and Margali Szardos, the green skinned sorceress best known for being Nightcrawler's adoptive mother.

As I said earlier, I'm not hugely knowledgeable about most of these characters, and other than Agatha Harkness every member of the team was new to me. These are characters that have some pretty deep and well established backstories, and jumping into a story like this could easily lead to you being left behind and confused; however, that never happened, and Marsheila Rockwell managed to make it so that you never felt like you were missing out if you don't have a huge amount of comic book knowledge.

The book is written in such a way that it feels dense at first glance, where it draws upon a lot of comic history and characters that have long, complex backstories; but it's also incredibly accessible to new readers. We get told the important parts of these characters histories, we very quickly come to understand what makes them tick and why they do the things that they do. Rockwell makes it easy to keep up with everything; and that's a hell of a thing for a story with as much history and lore as this.

Rockwell isn't just good at making a story that feels like a part of a bigger world though, as she also makes this about the characters and their relationships with each other. At the start of the book most of these characters don't know each other, or have stronger relationships with one, but nothing to do with the others. They come into this as a reluctant rescue team, but thanks to the trials that they face along the way and the things they go through you get to watch a very real friendship begin to form. And as the title suggests, a sisterhood grows before the end of the book.

Sisters of Sorcery gives readers some interesting insight into the Dark Dimension and how everything there all works, things that I wasn't completely aware of when I started this. I knew that Dormamu lived there and ruled the place, and that his minions were the mindless ones, but that was about all. But after reading this book I feel like I've come to understand a bit more about it, the weird geography, the politics, and the people that call it home.

I had a lot of fun with Sisters of Sorcery, it was an enjoyable adventure story with heist elements, tons of magic, and some great character bonding and growth. I came to this book knowing very little about this side of the Marvel Universe, but by the end I felt like I'd learnt a lot; and that I'd come away with some new favourite characters. Whether you're a longtime fan or someone with little experience Sisters of Sorcery is a fun, enjoyable book.

[Siobhain · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always I want to start by saying that I was given an e-ARC of this to review as part of a @thebooknetwork.co.uk book tour and on Netgalley. My review is honest and left voluntarily. Thank you as well to Aconyte Books and Marsheila Rockwell. Also while I will give a brief overview of the novel I will try to avoid spoilers beyond things that happen in the first few chapters to ensure enjoyment of potential readers.

Sisters of Sorcery is a story about sisterhood for want of a better word and the obstacles that can be overcome, even sometimes between each other, when working together. I am a tad biased to Marvel witches or sorceresses so I was more than a little excited when I saw the title alone. When I read the blurb I was a lot more excited, who doesn’t love Clea, but then when I got a few pages in I was in full fangirl mode. We have some stable sorceresses in here; Agatha Harkness (in spectral form but still powerful), her apprentice Holly LaDonna, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen ( The Talisman) and Margali Szardos. The only thing that could have made this perfect book any better was a cameo of Amora but that may have finished me off completely!

We enter the Dark Dimension with this cast of fantastic magical females to defeat a supernatural tyrant (who just so happens to be Clea’s mother) and save a being of Cosmic power, Ardina, before Umar the Unrelenting uses her prisoner to conquer the whole of the Splinter Realms not just the Dark Dimension.

As we already realised I am a massive fangirl for Marvel witches but even if I wasn’t this novel was top tier. It reads just like a comic but with the added extra of getting a deeper insight into the characters within. What I mean is we have amazing action scenes and adventure, fantastical and dark settings and even cameos along the way. It makes this almost impossible to put this down once you start. Even when it isn’t in your face action with demons and beings of the Splinter Realms the novel still keeps you hooked with learning more about the characters fears and desires, seeing them overcome their distrust or dislike of each other and ultimately seeing them finally form a sisterhood.

Rockwell manages to introduce each sorceress with such ease that even those who may not be familiar with the characters will quickly understand what makes them tick. I particularly loved Holly LaDonna, arguable the lynch pin that ended up tying the women together with her quirky humour and unwitting charm. I would actually love to read more about her and hope we may see her again in the future, bonus points if Elizabeth and Agatha are involved. Of course we have Clea who is, as always, perfect. Margali who’s sarcasm and animosity helped to create more problems for the women to deal with but ultimately helped. Elizabeth who is and was amazing. Again she brings her own brand of sarcasm and magic to the team. The sisterhood that she and Holly developed was also something I really enjoyed and hope is expanded on. On top of these amazing four we have the spectral form of Agatha Harkness, who while being killed by Scarlet Witch, is still there and arguably as powerful as ever. While not a main character on the adventure I adored her inclusion and how she managed to rub everyone up the wrong way. In short Rockwell mastered the characterisation of these powerful females and it made a thoroughly enjoyable read.

The setting of the novel was also amazing. The description of the dimensions visited really did evoke images as if you were there, as I said early like you were reading a comic and seeing the settings on the page. It was wonderful and refreshing to see other realms and the rulers of these. Each creating their own issues and problems the females have to face. Again I like to avoid spoilers but I will say I adored the inclusion of The Dreamqueen and how she affected the team.

Another refreshing aspect was that while dealing with this powerful sorceresses Rockwell manages to show their humanity or rather vulnerability both physical and mental. Our heroines suffer, they get hurt and bleed, they have to face their own fears and overcome these in order to continue on and complete their mission. I found this making me like them even more. Well it’s fun to have a strong and badass characters who seem to always win no matter the odds its always nice to see them struggle and fail. I find this makes them more human, easier to relate to and understand and creates a deeper bond between the protagonists and reader.

All in all I could not recommend this one enough. I knew I would love it but I didn’t know how much. I really hope we see these women back again in the future for more adventures, laughter, tears and struggles. Definitely one of my top ten of 2022. It just ticked all my boxes. A must read for fans of Marvels should it be cap m leading ladies, of mystical fantasy, Marvel fans, good fantasy adventures, and people overcoming differences to take down the big bad. You will not be disappointed.

[Michael Botterill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been provided with an advance copy of the new Marvel Untold book Sisters of Sorcery by Marsheila Rockwell and published by Aconyte Books, so here is the honest review I promised in exchange for the book.

So here is an important disclaimer which is always important to put out there first. I have a casual work contact with Asmodee to demonstrate board games for them in stores and at conventions. Asmodee being the parent company of Aconyte the publisher.

I am going to try my best to not let these things cloud my judgement in this review, but I accept that subconsciously it might.

Also, I won’t lie, I have looked at other reviews to see what others think, so there may be some influences from them in this book review. If I am going to quote them, I will attribute them. But if I forget to, or something is highly influenced by them, and you think I ought to attribute someone, let me know so that I can.

What is Marvel
Look at this point I would bore you with a bit of background to the game/universe, but lets not, you all know the Marvel Universe, if you don’t have you been living under a rock.

This particular book focus on the character Clea, a character who was introduced to the Marvel universe in 1964, and is the Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension, and the wife of Doctor Strange.

She was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the post credits scenes of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and played by Charlize Theron.

The Story
The book does a lot to explain the background of the characters, so I would say that you don’t need to know that much about the characters in advance, especially as they are mostly, side characters in many ways.

In this story, the Dark Dimension is currently ruled by the vile tyrant, Umar the Unrelenting, who just happens to be the mother of Clea, and she has kidnapped the cosmic being, Ardina, who as the female analog of the Silver Surfer is able to access the Power Cosmic.

Planning to use Ardina as a source of energy, Umar has made plans to conquer all of the splinter realms, but Clea becomes aware of her plans and gathers a team of powerful sorceresses, to travel to the Dark Dimension, join with Cleas rebels and stop Umar in her tracks.

Working with a ghostly Agatha Harkness, Clea recruits Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, the Talisman, Margali Szardos, the Sorcererses Supreme of The Winding Way and Agatha’s student and ward Holly LaDonna, but the quartet find themselves unable to travel directly to the Dark Dimension due to Umars use of the Power Cosmic to cast a spell to prevent teleportation to her realm.

So the team is forced to travel across various dimensions, facing family and rivals as they attempt to save all dimensions from the tyrant.

Conclusion
This book was fairly fast, it started fast and did not slow down or allow you any time to recover, which was good.

I am struggling to read at the minute due to headaches from my brain injury stopping me concentrating on text, but when I was able to read, I couldn’t put this book down.

We have four major characters here, although Clea is the clear focus, but they all got a good look in and were given a chance to shine, I wasn’t that familiar with some of them, the magical side of Marvel has never been my favourite, but I have come away and gone to Marvel Unlimited and downloaded a few issues featuring Margali and Talisman in particular to read a bit more of their stories.

I really enjoyed this book, I am not sure what else to say, but I really want to see more of Holly, she was very much my favourite character in the book, and she hasn’t featured much in the comics, but this version of her, was really cool.

This book gets a solid 4 out of 5 stars from me, and I strongly recommend you go buy it!

[Cat Treadwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am enjoying the Marvel books from Aconyte, from the Heroines series to the Untold range. This is one of the latter, but could easily fit into both categories - we have a book full of heroines and villainesses, battling in the Dark Dimension (and all badmouthing Dr Strange along the way!).

I did find this fun, but as with some others in the series, I wasn't familiar at all with the characters before picking the book up. The author does a good job with establishing who they are, but I had to take time with a Marvel Wiki to find out more, as a certain amount of background knowledge is really needed to understand who they are and why they act as they do.

It felt as if I was flung into action already in progress, with a lot of setup presumably being in the comic-books, and that was frustrating. I understand who the goodies and baddies are well enough, but it was hard to engage with so much happening to relative strangers. Maybe an introduction with some background would have been useful to include?

I did enjoy seeing the ladies of the mystic arts doing their thing, but it was also a bit of a battle for me to keep track. Not a bad book by any means, just confusing due to my own lack of knowledge.

[Lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great story. If you love fantasy books containing witches then this book is for you. I loved the way this book brought together a group of witches to work together against a common enemy. This was agreat medium paced book that brought together friends and family. But will it tear them apart? Will they succeed? Well I am not giving that away you will have to read the book. Unfortunately at times I lost a little concentration and found it skow to get back on track hence the loss of a star. It also wasn't my favourite marvel book I think I'm leaning more to the superheros I know as I don't really know much about these witches from the films and I never read the comics. I think these books are a great. It definitely took on a roller coaster ride and I found myself saying no way!! Out Loud lol. If you already know these witches then you will definitely love this book. If like me you Don't but love witches and fantasy try a sample of this book. You might just find a new world of fantasy books to love.
Many thanks to the author and publishers for creating this enjoyable story line.

[The Cosmic Circus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sisters of Sorcery has a strong story and strong characters to carry it. There is plenty of Marvel’s trademark humor sprinkled in (looking at you Holly) to keep the heavy subject of interdimensional subjugation from becoming too much. I loved this book.

I hate to do the whole “strong female” line, but I am eagerly awaiting the day when strong, well-written female characters are so common that they can just be called “strong leads”. But if you are looking for strong female characters this book is perfect for you.

If you just want a good story, this book is also for you. If women scare you, then you might want to skip this one because there are literally like three male characters and they are very minor. Sisters of Sorcery is all about women kicking butt and being amazing. Sisters everywhere, enjoy!

Read the full review at: https://www.thecosmiccircus.com/book-...

[Chelsea-anne Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book follows Clea as she enters the Dark dimension to defeat Umar. She is assisted by witch Holly, The Talisman Elizabeth and socerer Margali. I found this to be a very interesting and compelling narrative. Each character feels unique and brings their own powers/take to the story. Although you might not know these characters if you are a casual fan of Marvel. That doesn't take anything away from the story and the author does a good job of introducing us to each of them without it being an info dump. I honestly think this is a fun read and recommend it. I mean 4 badass women kicking butt whats not to like.

Thanks to The book network and Acontye books for my copy and place in this book tour. Dont forget to check our everyone elses reviews.

My Instagram is @chuckslibrary

[Staceywh_17 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love reading these books and introducing myself to Marvel characters that I've not heard of. One of my favourite characters from the recent series' on Disney+ was Agatha Harkness and in this book she's back, but in ghost form.

The book is well written, fast paced and full of action from beginning to end. The characters familiar and new (to me) were complex and their personalities and traits complemented each other to maintain the flow of the story, sometimes you find too many characters just confuses the plot.

Great world building, which played out like a film in my head as I was reading.

A highly entertaining witchy read.

Many thanks to The Book Network for my tour spot.

Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[K TEA · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must-read. I found myself rereading this book and wondering where it’s been my whole life. I’m heavy into these types of fiction works and I would recommend

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a big fan of the superheroines of the Marvel Comics Universe, I was thrilled to find this original Clea novel among the company's series of novelizations of comics characters. Clea is the wife, and often adventuring partner of Dr. Strange. In this story, when she is called upon to save a friend from Umar, the current ruler of the Dark Dimension, (and did I mention that Umar is also Clea's mother?) she enlists the aid of several other powerful, yet obscure sorceresses from the corners of the Marvel Universe. Agatha Harkness -- probably the most well known to mainstream audiences due to her recent Marvel TV series -- is, at the moment in Marvel chronology that this novelization is set, currently dead, and existing only in the form of a still very powerful ghost. She offers her new disciple Holly as aid to Clea. Margali Szardos, powerful Romani witch and disciple of the Winding Way, is also the adopted mother of the X-Man Nightcrawler, and a women who suffers no fools, reluctantly signs on. And finally, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, sometimes member of the Canadian band of superheroes called Alpha Flight, who is called Talisman, very reluctantly joins the crew despite her aversion to taking on her sorcerous legacy again.

Author Marsheila Rockwell has a strong handle on the characters' personalities, expecially placed in a certain moment in time on the convoluted Marvel timeline. Her command of the Marvel way of magic-using is consistent and detailed. Rockwell focuses on the personalities of the characters, and the evolving relationships that emerge after a very rock start. For me it was a delightful read featurig mostly overlooked comic characters, with Clea being one of my favorites. So seeing her take front and center leading this unusual band made for a thrilling read.

[JL Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another dip into the series of Marvel novels from Aconyte Books, and one I enjoyed reading. I must apologise for the late review due to several trips to hospital this week messing with my routine. Thank you to The Book Network for my spot on the tour and for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Now, it should be said that I’m not normally drawn by the ’magicky’ side of Marvel despite loving Doctor Strange. Scarlet Witch left me a little deflated so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Then I saw Agatha Harkness (the best part of WandaVision) was in the story so I read on.

What I found was a great bond between the principle characters which was refreshing in an otherwise male dominated Marvel universe. Most of the characters were new to me as my knowledge of Marvel is mainly based on the MCU and not the comics, but the clever introductions of each, without information overload, didn’t distract from the plot and skilful storytelling of the author. Overall, I found the story engaging and I read it in one sitting. I gave Sisters of Sorcery, by Marsheila Rockwell, four stars.

[Marcello Tarot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibile che per leggere qualcosa di decente in ambito Marvel oggigiorno si debba ricorrere a un libro!
L’autrice deve essersi fatta le sue brave ricerche perché pesca a piene mani da quanto pubblicato nei vari fumetti Marvel nel corso degli anni, e ha saputo trasporre il tutto nel libro senza risultare mai ridondante né pesante per chi quei fumetti li abbia letti (e dunque abbia già tutta una serie di informazioni previe) e senza risultare carente per chi invece non li abbia mai letti.
Lo stile è scorrevolissimo e a mano a mano che si dipana la trama non vi sono mai punti morti; il punto di vista privilegiato è quello di Clea, senza però mancare mai di farci conoscere anche i punti di vista delle altre protagoniste (e spesso pure delle antagoniste), dando dunque sempre un’immagine corale al tutto.

[Jessica Eliz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the idea of the book more then the actual book

I would of liked it better as a comic book I think.

The story was ok and definitely had potential but I found it was just to slow paced at times for me

majority of the characters just did nothing for me and they didn’t have enough development for me.

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[Renee Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Couldn't really engage with this book. The story is good but the characters just didn't work for me. I feel like character development is lacking. Just not a book I enjoyed. Sorry. Thanks #netgalley and #AconyteBooks for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

[Rishu Harpavat · Rating 3 out of 5]

we love women supporting women, but the writing was pretty mid. I guess there not being a real resolution is a fair choice and allows for a lot of character development, but it's not my favorite. A lot of the Marvel Aconyte novels seem to have this problem though

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

The obscure magical women of the Marvel universe band together to take on Clea’s mom Umar after she takes over the Dark Dimension. Clea, Margali Szardos, Holly LaDonna and Talisman must make their way through a bunch of magical realms to overthrow Umar the Unrelenting. It’s not bad.

[Cee Sturdy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun enough read, but tying the book to extremely minor characters and events really isn't doing it any favors. Omega Flight gets name dropped. More than once.

[Zuuru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty enjoyable. I did get a laugh out of Holly going on a feminist tirade and Clea standing there like "Uhh, so I'm here to ask you to help beat the crap out of my mom, but you do you."

[Anandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book