Reviewed by Silvara on
I received this book for free from Obsidian in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
There were a lot of twists and turns in this book. But it never strayed into the 'too many plot twists' territory. It was just about the perfect mix of twists and reveals. There are Pagan practitioners in the book, and they play a large role. But the book itself never delves far into the how-to of it. You just get the little things like the Three-Fold-Rule, that they use wands, have Familiars, and are a coven. So for anyone who doesn't like to read about non-fantasy type witches, there really isn't anything all that objectionable in this book.
I loved Anna and Alistair! It amused me how Alistair kept pulling the 'now you see me, now you don't' trick. As well as how he got Anna to do what he wanted her to do most of the time. For being a magical cat familiar, his magical qualities seemed to be mostly limited to his vanishing act. And being smarter than your average house pet. But he was a very believable cat character as well.
As for Anna, she fell into the mystery and people in the town quickly (the way most characters in cozy mysteries do), but it was also fairly believable. Mostly for her reactions. She didn't believe in actual magic and witchcraft until she landed right in the middle of it and had no other choice but to believe. Even though she had her own brand of strange happenings. She's stubborn, and curious, and has a good dose of morals.
The coven was also fun to meet and learn about. I especially liked Julia and Valerie. Martine and Anna's friendship was fun, and their interactions together helped show the years they had been friends.
I really enjoyed this book and will most definitely be grabbing the next one when it comes out!
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 10 February, 2016: Finished reading
- 10 February, 2016: Reviewed