Finished March 8 Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson This is the first book in a series by the same title, and is set around a group of women that took their adolescent oath to join Her Majesty's Royal Coven (HMRC), a longstanding institution, first started by Queen Elizabeth I, at the same time. All of the girls had some early schooling in the magical arts by Elle's grandmother, Annie, who is an oracle. Since then they have gone their separate ways, but still retain some friendships. There was a civil war in recent years that has hit many of them hard, and caused two of them to lose their partners. This is a wound for many that hasn't yet healed. Helena, the wealthiest of the girls, is now the High Priestess of the coven. Elle, a healing witch, is living a life as a normal housewife, with her partner unaware of her abilities. Niamh, who has multiple abilities, is working as a country vet, still mourning the loss of her partner. Leonie, the only black one of the group, has started her own more inclusive and intersectional coven called Diaspora in which she welcomes witches from all cultural backgrounds as well as lesbians and transgender witches. This book begins with a couple of young people. One of them, Elle's daughter Holly, is showing signs of magical abilities, and Elle asks Niamh for help in introducing the whole idea of witches to her, as well as giving her some training. The other is a young man, Theo, who seems to have extraordinary abilities and caused damage to the school he was attending. Helena has retrieved him and imprisoned him, and he is in great distress. She asks Niamh to come and help, even though Niamh is no longer part of the HMRC. It is obvious from the beginning that Helena is the most traditional and staid of the group, as well as being the one who likes the power she wields. I enjoyed getting to know the way that this imagined world worked, with witches in general more powerful than warlocks, and them having separate administrative structures while still with the witches as the ultimate decision-makers. We also learn the mythology of their creation and the creatures, demons, that they, as representatives of Gaia, are supposed to hold the world against. There are different kinds of witches, with certain attributes and some, with more power, who have combined skills. I was quite enjoying this book and seeing how the different women lived, but few of them were complex characters, with none of the younger characters in the book having a real voice, despite their importance to the plot. I did get frustrated with some of the characters, and with some of the later plot elements, particularly with the note on which the book ended. I realize that it was likely structured this way to encourage the reader to continue with the following book in the series, but it didn't sit well with me.
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Bella Dawson is the main protagonist of Bella and the Bulldogs. She is the 14-old daughter of Mr. Dawson and Carrie. Bella's best friends are Sophie and Pepper, and she eventually befriends the Silverado Bulldogs. She soon becomes very close friends with Troy Dixon, Sawyer Huggins, and Newt Van Der Rohe. Bella is portrayed by Brec Bassinger. Smart, confident and optimistic freshman Bella Dawson is a girl with a great arm and a love for all things football. Everything changed when she left life
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School yearbooks are not just some lousy inventions to glorify the jocks, the popular girls, and mathletes - they can also mark your time at school and are a perfect opportunity to leave your mark for years to come and proudly look back at your achievements. Unfortunately, senior quotes can often become horrible reminders of questionable fashion choices and awkward attempts to appear cool and intellectual. Sometimes even the best yearbook quotes that seemed very bright at the time can make you shiver of shame now.
