REVIEW: Born Wicked

Born Wicked

Jessica Spotswood

The Cahill Witch Chronicles #1

Synopsis:  Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship--or an early grave.
Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with six months to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother's diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family's destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate stars scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.
If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren't safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood -- not even from each other.

My thoughts:  I am so ready for book 2!  This book was amazing, and it just got more amazing as I kept reading.  I couldn't put it down.  I can't even count how many times my jaw dropped.  My emotions were all over the place, and I really felt like I could relate to some extent to the main character, Cate.

I think I loved every single character in this book, all for their own reasons.  I really feel like I could go on and on about each of them.  However, I am just picking a few.  Cate is absolutely selfless.  She promised her mother that she would protect her sisters.  And Cate has every intention of keeping that promise, no matter what.  When dreamy Paul, her best friend from her childhood, comes back into her life, she puts her feelings aside and still puts her sisters first.  Paul is sweet, caring, smart, a gentleman, etc.  I would say he is the perfect man maybe?  I kept waiting for something to happen that would make me change my mind about him, but nothing changed my mind about him.  He is so patient and really genuinely cares about Cate.  I really liked that Paul and Cate could still be a little childish together, and sort of act as if they were still in their childhood.

Maura is pretty selfless as well, like Cate.  She told Cate to not use her (Maura) and her sister (Tessa) as an excuse to not marry.  She tells Cate that she needs to say yes because the man may not ask twice.  Tessa is such a little sister.  She is naive, but not ridiculously naive.   She just seemed typical for that age.  Tessa really cares about her sisters also, and sometimes I think she thinks about things more than her older sister Maura. 

I really enjoyed reading about these girls growing to become respectable ladies.  Their governess Elena did quite a good job, but the girls also really put forth effort too.  I just really loved these sisters!

I was surprised at many parts of this book.  The Sisterhood wasn't quite what I thought it would be.  And all of these other characters were not as they seemed either!  The ending surprised me as well.  I kind of hate it so much I love it.  I hate it for many reasons, but this ending makes the most sense.  I really wish it could be a happy ending for everyone, but then that would be the end!  The ending to this book was perfect in that it sets up the plot for the next book.