What a tease! I’m curious to know what the sisters decide. Loved the mini grimoire at the back. ( )

Melissa never fails me on writing a "Good Book" I am glad that I found this novella to give me background on the characters but, my problem is if the book is well written enough you do not need a manuel. I will be reading the series but, because I am not reading it right after this book I may have a problem remembering. Better idea include a synopsis in the first book instead of making them seperated. Three stars because of the writing, and the author though.
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I normally prefer to read books before they are made into movies or TV shows, or at least before I've seen them, but I saw the TV show "Witches of East End" before I managed to get to reading the books. I noticed some differences right away even in this little Primer between the two, but also some very strong similarities. This book sets the stage and gives a little background on some of the characters that will be involved in the series. I think it did a very good job of that, and for that reason I recommend reading this to anyone who has an interest in reading the series, or for anyone who likes to read about witches. ( )

If you already have the Witches of East End novel, you don't really need to read this. It's really just the novel's the prologue and first three chapters.

The last few pages do have little paragraphs about each character and a little 'spell' or two from them, but the bulk of this 'prequel' is taken directly from the novel itself. (It's fee, though, so...)

Background: Witches 101 is a primer to the Witches of East End series, a way to familiarize yourself with the characters and their intentions before reading the series. We meet the Beauchamp women, each with very different personalities and styles.

Review: I got this from Amazon because I got the first book, but wanted to know more about the women before reading, and I normally find these little novellas after the fact, so I am glad that I found out about this one before I started the series. I found it interesting, I think that I will understand a little bit more about the women when I read the series, there seemed to be a good amount fo information left out, which I assume will fill in as you read the books. Each person has their own style and de la Cruz writes about them in that fashion, showing us their qualities, both good and bad. Every entertaining and I will let you know if it makes a difference reading the first book...we shall see... ( )