Review: Be careful what you wish for...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2012
Syd's story continues with even more complications in book 3 of The Hayle Coven series. Syd is now caught up in an internal battle against herself that is echoed in a battle against a new kid at school who threatens everything that Syd has been fighting for. But there are greater battles to be faced when her baby sister is kidnapped by a vampire. Syd is slowly realizing that her battle for normalcy may cost her more than she is willing to pay. Syd's strong sense of family loyalty comes rushing to the foreground of this story as she realises that she needs who she is to overcome all that threatens the safety of herself, her friends and her family. But does this realization come too late? Has the fight for independence finally cost her too much?This third chapter in The Hayle Coven series is brilliantly plotted with intrigue and conflict. Everything is thrown at Syd and the people she loves. Her own internal conflict becomes central to fighting for the survival of those she loves. There are insidious forces of evil and power that threaten Syd's world. For the first time Syd realises that everything she has been fighting against, her own powers, her family, her differences may be the only way she can save those she loves. But is it too late a realization?This third chapter pulls you through the story as Syd's voice becomes even stronger with each conflict she faces. This story will not let you go until you read to the last sentence of the last page. Patti Larsen's conflicted characters are intriguing snapshots of humanity at its best and worst. The story brings you to a climax that has your heart racing wondering which way the story is going to go. Is normality all its cracked up to be? Read this third installment to find out.