The mystical, fantastical and Harry Potter-sequence drama continues in the second instalment of the Witch Witch of Spiton series. An clever immersive blend of fantasy fiction with the historical origins of folklore is sure to ignite the interest of old and new comers to the series alike. It’s time to go back return to the sleepy town of Spiton and a young witch called Isobel.
However, our Story resumes in the 20th century, as Lilith and her fiancée Arthur are announcing their engagement. The bad tempered Elgorr Karlad places a curse upon Arthur to die on the day of his daughters birth. Diana is born and eventually vows never to use magaic after what it did to her father. That doesn’t prevent Lilith from teaching her granddaughter, Isobel.
In the 21st century, after her last encounter with Nemor in Egypt, Isobel has settled back into her everyday life in Spiton, learning magic and helping out at her grandmothers witch shop, much to her mother’s dismay.
In her youth, Lilith was shaken by an intense nightmare about a cruel wizard who took control of the entire magaicls kingdom. She wrote down this dream in case it ever came true, in her Book of Dreams as well as four magical symbols. One day, Lilith gives Isobel with a special locket. A locket that contains those four symbols. Symbols that call forth the Book of Dreams to user, with its power, regardless of whether it is to be used for good or evil.
Isobel’s recurring enemy, the wizard Elgorr Karlad, is now out of the dark dimension he was trapped in and back in the real world. She must prevent Elgorr from stealing the locket and using it to call the book for his own wicked games. Only one question remains, is the young witch powerful enough to overcome the wizard before things get out of hand?
The second instalment of the series sees Isobel confront her enemy at home. This brings Isobel’s mission to protect the locket and stop her enemy , closer to home, in the midst of the drama, mishaps and secrets of her personal life. The Book of Dreams has all the elements of a thrilling spy-esque mission, a adventurous fantasy and a small town drama and unexpected surprises, as Isobel is forced to comfort the chilling reality that her enemy will be on her tail for a long time to come.
Isobel’s character is given a chance to grow and mature as she is entrusted with a magical mission and learning to strengthen her powers and mind, as her personal and magical lives collide. For this time Isobel is not alone, readers will get to see more of Lilith, Diana and Holly in their sleepy little town, that’s only a heartbeat aware from some magical scheme or threat. This story is not all foreboding to the witch’s and wizards showdown, readers will gasp and laugh at the misadventures of Isobel and her bad influence friend Holly, who would rather convince Isobel to get involved in some magical idea that often ends in triumph or hilarious disaster.
Rolfe has again proven why Isobel and her friends are the feminist strong protagonists with genuine hearts and relatable anxieties and fears, that we all need right now. The way in which she draws from real life people and surroundings (you can go visit the White witch shop in Waltham Abbey, Essex), is truly unique in how she combines this with historical, fantastical or lore based details for a satisfying sequel to Serpents of Anata.
The Book of Dreams moves from the historical mythical quest of the first book, as it moves to a magical mission rooted in dreams, family and folklore. It begins with a flashback and immediately resumes to the present, to see how things played out; as Isobel has a mission in which she must succeed, for the consequences will impact the magical kingdom, as she must learn to handle her growing power and abilities.
You can purchase the The White Witch of Spiton and the Book of Dreams and the rest of the books in the series, on Amazon; here:
The White Witch and the Serpent of Anata
The White Witch and the Book of Dreams
The White Witch and the Stones of Destiny
The White Witch and the Goddess of the Moon
the girl and the city of books 
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