Shelly's Book Blog

Well Witched, by Frances Hardinge, follows the adventures of three friends who fall victim to a spirit after they steal coins from her well. The spirit, or well witch, grants each of the three a special power: Chelle is able to read the minds of people who have previously made wishes at the well; Ryan grows strange eyes on the knuckles of one hand; and Josh can create havoc with electricity and electric appliances. Strange? Yes, very. Now that the kids have these powers, the well witch demands that they start to grant the wishes, eveidently because there are so many that she has become overwhelmed. I found this story rather confusing. Maybe it was because I read it over such a long period of time, but I kept getting the characters mixed up and losing the thread of the story. It was OK, but it will not have a place among my favorites.