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Small-town librarian and psychic Ophelia Jensen hails from a long line of wise and wonderfully gifted women. There’s her grandmother, Abby, a talented witch, and her great-aunt Mary, who’s about to celebrate her 100th birthday. But as Ophelia learns, when she and Abby travel to North Carolina for the centennial celebration, their family secrets aren’t just magickal—they’re murderous. Someone in the sweet Southern town wants Abby dead. Could it be a rogue witch in Ophelia’s own family? A vengeful local witch desperate to settle a bitter feud decades in the making? Ophelia must use all her talents to save her loved ones—before the witching hour comes upon them, and bad blood turns deadly…. More >>
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another great book in the series – now i can’t wait for the mext one!
Rating: 5 / 5
Although I agree with Dj this was my favorite in the series so far. I loved the setting (Appalacia) and the strong female characters. I would have liked to have seen some more magic surrounding the circle of stones (Seven Sisters)and the kind of power they could have raised. Hopefully Ms. Damagaard will return us to this place in future books and continue to let us in on the lives, history, and magick of Ophelia’s family who live here. The spark of romance was an exciting addition as well… I look forward to seeing how this thread of the stories will play out.
Rating: 4 / 5
I enjoy all of the books in this series, and this book is no exception! I read it on one day! I appreciated learning more about Ophelia’s family and enjoyed the interactions between all of the characters. As usual, I eagerly anticipate the next book in this series.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book was great. I read the entire book in one night because I simply couldn’t put it down until I reached the end. My one problem is that now I have to wait for awhile for the next in the series!! 5 stars!
Rating: 5 / 5
(Spoilers ahead)
In this book Ophelia never really uses her magick, which does not mean I did not enjoy her using her head, but we never really got to the reason why. Her runes fail her and we never find out why?
Ms Damsgaard touches on the mistrust of people in the Appalachian Mountains (or maybe the Blue Ridge never find out) as far as the use of magick but also shows the hypocritical side by those very people using magic. She never really follows through on that course which would have made for some interesting inserts.
Tink is allowed to use her magick but that whole scene feels cut short. I love the idea of the standing stones, the name of the seven sisters. I think she could have gotten a lot of mileage out of the cleansing scene but again she seemed to cut it short. Also it would have been nice if a few passages were added to indicate what first started the decline of the space and then what happened to the land after it reverted back to the family. Was there an immediate recovery or just a single flower? I would have also like to see more of the ancestors attached to the stones.
The plot involving Aunt Dot and her fairies was left under developed too. You first get the house elf being insulted and then nothing until he is happy with Ophelia again. What is it that he did in the house that wasn’t getting done? If Tink can see them, or at least sense them, why was there not more dialog with Tink sharing what she sees of the fairies? Here was an opportunity for some real funny moments that will never see the light of day.
I did enjoy the new family members and how the folks in the area respect their elderly and will drop everything to help them out if called upon. Not enough of that in the real world.
She did have to phone a friend and bounce her issues off Darci back home. And Cobra shows up and things try to start as far as a relationship goes, sort of. But he was working undercover and that plot line never fully develops either. The two plots actually kind of trip over each other.
I also wonder if she studies a pagan faith or just researches it for the stories because there are a few scenes that I would question or that need a little more substance. I think anyone who writes about magick needs to do so with a certain amount of responsibility. There seem to be people out there who believe what is written and try to do magick on their own with out really finding out the basic rules, never do a spell without a circle of protection, never leave the circle after it is cast, never influence or cause harm to others and never forget to close the circle. In the cleansing scene where the negative energies were let loose the circle was never closed. In real life that could be dangerous.
Overall the book was okay. If you really want to read it check it out at the library or Kindle it.
Rating: 3 / 5