
Spares, fated never to come into full power, are scorned by all and often end up working for pennies for the more powerful and wealthy witch families.

Yet she ends up a Spare, not chosen for any of the houses.

Seven Salazar, who “wanted desperately to belong,” hopes to be sorted into House Hyacinth-“valiant, virtuous, powerful in all things”-with her best friend Poppy. Each coven attracts witches of different characteristics-House of Stars witches, for example, are “Brilliant, beautiful, generous to all” Moth House witches are “Mysterious, morbid, dependable friends.”

Ortega (Scholastic), begins in the town of Ravenskill, where every year 12-year-old Witchlings participate in the Black Moon Ceremony and are placed into covens, where they come into their powers as full-fledged witches.
