Conjuring demons seems like something you should not be able to do by accident, right? Well, normally it isn’t. But Bernadette Crowley is the perfect storm of magical accidents.
For the youngest in a long line of witches, demons used to be no big deal. A spell and a quick prick of the finger, and a witch like Ber could summon a demon to do anything she needed—clean a mess, send a message, you name it.
But that was before Ber was diagnosed with diabetes. Now each time she tests her blood sugar, accidental demons are slipping into the human dimension and causing absolute chaos.
Good thing Ber and her older sister, Maeve, know that every magical problem has a magical solution. They’ll just conjure a low-order demon to monitor her blood sugar! Bonus: they only have to bend one or two teeny, tiny rules. But before they know it, they’ve stumbled into deeper, more mysterious magic than they ever could have predicted. And soon it’s not just Ber’s magic but her entire coven that’s in danger.
For all the diabetic kids who were told you can lead a perfectly normal life. I’m sorry. They lied.
But your life can still be magic.
Finally! A story for all diabetic fantasy lovers!
Clare Edge has created an incredibly in-depth world of magic here. The Blood Witches’ magic alone has a set of complex rules and theories that I couldn’t completely wrap my mind around. A concrete list of all the different categories of demons would have been helpful.
But enough about that.
Surprisingly, this is the first book I’ve read where the main character is diabetic. It was exciting to learn about a new subject. I had to research diabetes because I had a hard time understanding it based on Ber’s descriptions alone. I found one video that helped me wrap my mind around the subject.
What is Diabetes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EEtubB74lM
The concept of blood sugar levels confused me for the longest time. The name is misleading. I kept thinking that it had to do with actual sugar. Another important thing to know is that Diabetes does not come from eating too much sugar. As a bonus, here’s a YouTube video of things not to say to someone with Type 1 Diabetes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k-RAmGJT1s
The parts in the story where Ber injects insulin into her stomach disturbed me a bit. The thought of giving myself multiple injections a day freaks me out. I guess you’d get used to it after a certain point. I mean, you kind of have to, but still.
I’m hoping this isn’t going to be a stand-alone story. The author left the ending open for a sequel. If there is a second book, I hope it expands on all the magic systems more.