It opened me to a new world of fantastical Caribbean myths and stories, and I intend to learn more about it. Shamefully, I didn’t know much about Caribbean folklore despite having Jamaican heritage, but I learned quite a bit about Jamaican fairy tales and folklore because of this book. Witches Steeped in Gold has a fantastic and lively setting with interesting worldbuilding. Image of book cover ‘Witches Steeped in Gold’ by Ciannon Smart, courtesy of hot key booksįirst, the good. Irya begrudgingly goes along with Jazmyne’s plans whilst forming schemes of her own. Jazmyne’s also part of a rebel group who plan to assassinate the Queen, and when she learns of Irya’s existence, she plans to use her in order to help eliminate her mother. Jazmyne was seen as a threat to her mother’s rule and wants to overthrow her as she disagrees with how she rules over the land and people. The second lead, Jazmyne is the queen’s daughter and her people the Alumbrar, unlike the Obeah, must use magic via conduits. She wants freedom and above all, revenge. Her family was killed and she was exiled from her home as a child, so of course, she’s not too happy about that. Irya, one of the two leading characters, is the heir to the overthrown and enslaved people, the Obeah, who have the ability to use magic naturally. Witches Steeped in Gold follows two enemy witches who are forced to form an unlikely alliance in order to take revenge on the Queen of Aiyca.
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