The story itself is straightforward – it’s about a disgraced witch, Tamsin, and an untrained source, Wren. It’s a fascinating relationship that’s built on mutual trust and respect, rather than a skewed power dynamic. In fact, witches can’t use a source’s power without their consent. Consent strengthens that bond and allows a witch to access more power. A source consents to share their power with a witch, it’s an active choice made between two people. The dynamic between a witch and her source was one I hadn’t seen too often in fantasy stories – that of consent. She learns to weave enchantments, but it comes at a cost of her energy. A witch, on the other hand, controls magic. A source is a person who can sense magic, and who houses a reservoir of potential magic that can be harnessed by a witch. In this intriguing novel, humans are split into three categories those without magic (aka commonfolk), those that can use magic ( witches), and those that are magic (sources). In Bitter and Sweet Magic by Adrienne Tooley, it’s a little different.
Of course, this also means that there are two types of magic – light, and dark. From Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings, magic is used as a form of power, something that comes deep from the earth itself.
When it comes to building fantasy worlds, magic seems part and parcel of how the world works.
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