The White Witch of Spiton series from Tracey Rolfe comes to a dramatic and satisfying conclusion with the Sisters of Estella, as Isobel Ashwell, now a young adult must finally deal with the inevitable with Nemor, whilst discovering and confronting all the magic and lore that comes with the key.
Sisters of Estella follows the protagonist Isobel Ashwell (a white witch), who is celebrating her 16th birthday, and is given an old key by her best friend and fellow witch Holly. This leads Isobel to a hostile land (Sorcha), which is full of archangels, kings, vampires and monsters. While back in Spiton, her arch-enemy and wizard Nemor is planning his final revenge.
Isabelle, the main protagonist of the book, has grown up in the series, and she is now a young adult; which has allowed Tracey to further develop her character: “I feel like Isobel really comes into her own in this [book] and she’s at the stage, where’s there’s a lot of people that want to take revenge on her. The main person is his son Nemor, who for years has threatened to take revenge on Isobel for [his father’s] death. And it’s a case of now, is Isobel up to the job of battling Nemor.”
There is also the mythical lore and tales of Greek astrology, that inspired the plot line for ‘The Sisters of Estella’, as Tracey wished to ‘keep a witchy theme’ going for the series. “I’ve always loved astrology, and I saw a documentary about the Pleiades, and the seven stars’, she said. ‘Each of the seven stars, is in mythology is a goddess and each one is a different goddess. They’re a constellation of stars, which do exist”.
The Sisters of Estella is a faithful continuation of Isobel’s journey but also distinct from the young eleven year old Isabelle in the Serpent of Anata. Her character development from a young inexperienced witch to a mature, intelligent, and powerful witch who has gone through countless quests and battles with evil wizards and been on the suffering side of dark magic, is intriguing and entertaining to read.
Readers will also get to see the return of past characters in one form or another, including a beloved Spiton witch and the other she met at a ball years ago. Themes of revenge vs forgiveness, good vs evil, magic vs mundane and sacrifice vs a tragedy collide as Isobel, Holly and their fellow witches must prepare for one of the most dangerous, tense and foreboding battles they have had to face.
Thanks to Tracey Rolfe for creating a truly enriching and thrilling series full of magic, danger and heart that is truly a understated gem, you need for your bookshelves. For Isobel is not the female Harry Potter, she is the first Isobel Ashwell.
You can purchase the The White Witch of Spiton and the Serpent of Anata 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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