Chime

Franny Billingsley

Set sometime in the mid 19th century somewhere in England... is my guess. The narrator never really says as much, but we have witches, protestant preachers, and bogs. Our narrator is Briony, a teen girl and daughter of the local pastor. She is a witch, but only she knows it. And she is doing her best to deny her witchy-ness lest she be hung. She has a twin sister Rose, who is a bit of a chore to manage and Briony has to take care of her (both her mother and step-mother have died). Enter handsome guy Eldric and you have the stage set for a romantic, self-discovery, supernatural teen drama that evolves into a murder mystery. I don't generally like the first person teen narration, since most teens don't write very well and a good author makes that part of the narration. But maybe I settled in, because after the first half I stopped being annoyed by the style. Good, low budget entertainment... no real thinking involved.

Wait unless you have nothing better to read