Review: Honest review given
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
I was pleasantly surprised by this book, it's set in the 1800's which is not a time period I've read much of, and to be honest, if it hadn't been an Ann Gimpel book I probably would have bypassed it but I'm so glad I read it! Ann really has proven her talent with this novel, I have enjoyed everything of hers that I've read, with this book she shows how diverse an author she is.This is a paranormal romance involving witches and mages along with other more ghastly creatures such as wraiths and mad dogs and even the evil spirit of a Salem Witch! There's a lot going on, it's very fast paced with lots of action which definitely kept me reading and ensured I finished the book within a few hours of starting it.The characters are great, I love Ann's talent for writing a strong heroine. I find the sappy/needy heroines to be hard to connect to and really annoying, I would assume the heroines of a novel set in this period to be totally dependent on men and to be of the sappy/needy variety (this is probably why I've never considered exploring this genre) but boy was I wrong?! Abigail is freaking awesome, she's a kick-ass heroine who can take care of herself. Luke, the hero of the piece, is a mage and an enforcer working for the Coven, he is just lovely....sigh...they definitely don't make them like that anymore. He is a gentleman first and foremost, a protector, he is definitely an alpha male but is not over-bearing or over-protective with it.I loved the ending, it fed my need for a happy ending perfectly. A truly well deserved five stars from me!