Witch Born (Witch Song #2) by Amber Argyle belongs to a short list of sequels that tops its predecessor. Witches might be more subtle than a soldier with a musket, but they’re just as deadly.” She tucked her hair behind her ears and nodded. But the less you have to remember, the less those memories will torment you later.” Senna was glad he wasn’t trying to pretend like it was all right.Ĭord turned to her, and as he watched her the burning intensity in his eyes surprised her. “Some of them stand out more than others.” The soldier that tried to take her…she could feel the bruises forming where he’d gripped her.Ĭord shook his head, his dark hair brushing his shoulders. Still managed to cut me good as he fell.” Cord stared at the wall. She clapped her hand over her mouth to stifle it. She stared at the pieces, knowing she could never put them back together. The porcelain lid Senna was holding slipped from her fingers and shattered on the floor. He chuckled then winced, his hand straying to his wound. She shrugged, then set down the blanket and checked the tea. While it heated she took a blanket and dried the sea water from her hair with it.Ĭord watched her in silence. She mixed some tea to speed their healing. She was proud of herself for not even hesitating on the first stitch she was getting better at treating injured men. Then she covered the wound with clean bandages. More herbs for swelling, heat, and infection. After giving him some whiskey, Senna washed the wound with salt water and numbed it with some herbs before sewing it as neatly as she could. If the knife had gone much higher, his throat would have been slit. She gestured for him to follow her inside. Senna cringed at the sight of blood spilling from Cord’s collarbone down his open shirt.

In it, Senna is helping to patch up men after a skirmish in which she killed a man to save another man’s life. Here’s a passage that I think illustrates one of her growing up moments beautifully.

In the second book, Brusenna continues the transformation she began in the first book. She soon learns that she has to overcome her insecurities if she's to save her mother and the other Witches, and because the Witches control nature, the world. In the very first chapter of Witch Song, Brusenna is being bullied in the local marketplace-something that is not uncommon for her.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH BRUSENNA, HOW WOULD YOU INTRODUCE HER? I wanted to create a character that shy girls who struggled with their self esteem could relate to.

Witch Born by Amber Argyle