Review: And baby makes two
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
Marcus is one of my favorite characters in Geary's Witch Central series. I was looking forward to reading this book which finds Marcus 'stuck' with a baby.As we have seen in the other books, Marcus' twin Evan astrally projected one night when he was five and never came back. Marcus has withdrawn within himself and has carried guilt and grief for some 35 years or so. In this book, Evan manages to communicate from wherever he is in the spectrum to tell the crew that the baby is for Marcus.One of the reasons I gave this book three stars is because of the characters. This is an ensemble cast and this is one of the strong points of the series. BUT it is also hard to keep up with who is who and which talents each of them has. I read a lot and quite honestly some of the characters had me stretching my mind to try and ground myself as to who they were and what power they have. If you are reading this as a stand alone I think you will be totally lost. With all of the characters morphing in and out of the story you also don't get a feeling of growth.And this brings me to the other reason for the three star ranking...growth and Marcus. Marcus to me is the most interesting of the ensemble cast. Although we saw a great deal of personal growth, it irritated me that everyone seemed to know what was best for him. He would have arrived at the same place if everyone had just left him alone. I would have been really pleased as a reader to have gone on that journey with him rather than have the others force it upon him.I do like this series and will of course continue to read it. I do suggest if the author is reading this review that she consider putting in a cast of characters for people like me that have a lot on their minds and don't always remember right off who the characters are let alone what powers they have.