Written by the same author as the popular Vampire Diaries, this book has teenagers in a swoon similar to the Twilight phenomenon. Vampires are all the rage right now but I'm not sure what the attraction is. I have noticed (through my daughters and her friends) that teenagers like watching horror movies at this age and they also like romance. Perhaps, the combination of these genres, which is prevalent in both series, is what attracts them to these books. I'm sure the fantasy elements are equally appealing and the fact that the movies and TV shows, teeming with attractive guys, have something to do with it too.
The Secret Circle, however, does not deal with vampires but witches and this is foreshadowed immediately in the opening chapters. The reader is introduced to the main character, Cassie who is away from home with her mother, renting a cottage in the Cape Cod area of the eastern United States. This is her mother's hometown area and they are there to reconcile with her grandmother who Cassie has never met due to a mysterious estrangement. Cassie's mother is acting strangely and has dark circles under her eyes. She seems to be worried about something. After overhearing a phone conversation, it is revealed that Cassie and her mom will not be going back home but moving in with her grandmother as she is very ill and needs help. Where does the grandmother live? In New Salem. This immediately induces memories of Salem and the infamous stories of witch hunts that occurred there. Could there be a connection?
Earlier, Cassie met a mysterious boy on the beach who she helped hide from her friend Portia's brothers. They were chasing him, threatening to beat him up because he is "different". In what way? He seems to be able to read Cassie's mind and then gives her a special stone to use if she ever needs help. Could he be a witch? Is there such a thing as a male witch?
So many questions, so many predictions. I am already hooked and can't wait to find out how Cassie adjusts to her new life, away from all her old friends, and how the mysterious boy and her grandmother fit into her destiny.
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