I've read a number of Coelho's books, though I was a bit leery of picking up this one. I tend to stay any from anything relating to the occult, though I've learned plenty about it over the years. I figured I would give this book a shot since I know the author and enjoyed some of his books. This story is about an Irish girl who becomes interested in learning about witchcraft. It's a basic enough premise. I only read it because I wanted to see what Coelho was going to say about spirituality and love. I was left feeling a bit confused. He speaks about these two approaches to witchcraft, the Traditions of the Sun/Moon, but never quite explains what those are or why being a witch is Brida's "gift." Whatever one has imagined a witch would do, Brida, the main character, does throughout this book. Nothing is concrete, though, and the use of Christianity and the bible in these traditions only confused me more. The teachings she was receiving from Wicca, a teacher of the Tradition of the Moon, have absolutely nothing to do with Jesus. Coelho tried to tie these elements together in ways that were completely disjointed and ultimately uninspiring. If his point was that there are many ways to reach the same God, he was quite heavy-handed in that delivery. There were one two many stories here. In her spiritual journey, I would expect Brida to focus more on herself and her connection with God; however, she was simply obsessed with finding her soul mate. She lacked a depth for me that I feel Coelho tried to create elsewhere, failing in the process.