Mirror Bound (The Witchling Academy)

by Monica Sanz

Seraphina Dovetail, the seventh-born daughter of a witch, is desperate to find her family - a task made difficult both because she has no memory prior to two years ago and because of her recent expulsion from the Aetherium Witchling Academy. All she has left is hope - and her position as assistant to the young alchemy professor and moonlighting detective Nicolai Barrington.

When Barrington begins to sideline her during investigations, Sera has had enough. In spite of their growing attraction - she knows there is no future in a romance with him - she’s determined to master the skills needed to find her family. And if that means taking on her own investigation behind Barrington’s back, so be it.

When a girl plunges to her death, Sera is determined to uncover why the girl haunts her reflection in a mirror. But then an academy student goes missing, and soon after, their souls appear trapped in the mirror. As Sera tries to discover who is confining them, she uncovers a conspiracy to destroy the Witchling world. There’s more here than meets the eye…and looking too deeply could have deadly consequences.

• ISBN10: 1640637214
• ISBN13: 9781640637214
• Publish Date: 1 October 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Entangled Publishing, LLC
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the YA Bound Book Tours. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Mirror Bound by Monica Sanz is the second book to this interesting series. We follow Seraphina trying to get into the continuing school so she can become an inspector, dealing with her feelings for Nikolai, and still taking on cases with him. Well, until a particular case that he doesn't want to take presents itself.

Are the secrets in the mirror?

Seraphina Dovetail

Seraphina has changed since the last book and its good to see a bit of the difference in her. She has more control of her magic and seems to be doing a bit better. Well, except for the occasional ghost appearing. Her hot-headedness is still there, and she takes a case without Nik. That can be either a good thing or a bad thing. It didn't go very well as she needed his help. During that time, she was working on her entrance exams, and all seems good.

Government

We see more of the magical government in this one, and it seems a bit off to me. They say that they have moved on from being Purists, but not all of them hold the ideals. You have to keep your eye on those people. The main person in government that we have seen from both books is Mr. Delacourt, Timothy's father, who isn't very happy with Seraphina. He also might be after something that he probably shouldn't be messing with. 

Three Stars

Mirror Bound by Monica Sanz is the second book but this one kind of lost me in it. There was just a lot going on in the book that made it hard to concentrate. I am giving Mirror Bound by Monica Sanz a three-star rating, but I am still recommending it to everyone that loves to read about Young Adult fantasy books.

First Book in the Series

Seventh Born

by Monica Sanz
Series: The Witchling Academy #1
Published by Entangled: Teen on September 4, 2018
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 343
Format: Kindle
Source: YA Bound Book Tours
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Abomination. Curse. Murderer. All names hurled at eighteen-year-old Seraphina Dovetail. As the seventh-born daughter to a witch, she's the cause of her mother losing her powers and, in turn, her life.
Abandoned as a child, Sera dreams of becoming an inspector and finding her family. To do that, she must be referred into the Advanced Studies Program at the Aetherium's Witchling Academy. Her birth order, quick temper, and tendency to set things on fire, however, have left her an outcast with failing marks… and just what Professor Nikolai Barrington is looking for.
The tall, brooding, yet exceedingly handsome young professor makes her a proposition: become his assistant and he'll give her the referral she needs. Sera is quickly thrust into a world where witches are being kidnapped, bodies are raised from the dead, and someone is burning seventhborns alive. As Sera and Barrington grow ever closer, she'll discover that some secrets are best left buried… and fire isn't the only thing that makes a witch burn.

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