Review: Amazing Series! One of My Favorites!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
I love this series! I love Triss and Logan and everything that has happened. I have only read the first two books, but I plan on reading the last two very soon. I may just have to pick up this collection so I have a full set! Below are my reviews for both Lonely Souls (Book 1) and Altered Souls (Book 2) If you are looking for an addicting series with a powerful magical story line. The Witch Avenue Series is an most excellent choice.REVIEW OF LONELY SOULSLonely Souls by Karice Bolton is not just a tale of a young girl searching for her mother, it is a tale of life, understanding, and the overall power of love. At the beginning of the story, Triss discovers her mother has gone missing. Her coven pressures her and her aunt into have a memorial service, convinced she is no longer living. Triss does not agree and is determined to find her mother. At her mother’s wake, she reconnects with her lifelong friend, Logan. Logan agrees to help Triss find out what is going on, and help her solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.As Triss delves deeper into the mystery, she discovers that not all witches practice white magic, and someone that practices black magic is after her. Logan vows to protect Triss no matter where their journey to find answers takes them. Triss has never learned how to protect herself or defend herself with magic, but if she wants to survive, she is going to have to learn.Triss starts off a first as stubborn and independent, but very unsure of herself. As her journey continues, she is transformed into a strong female, willing to fight for her answers. This is all thanks to Logan teaching her the skills that she needs to survive and solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance. Her most important lesson is that she needs to learn to let people in, to let love into her life. Logan may just be the right one for the job, if Triss will let him.I really like the kindred friendship between Logan and Triss. They have grown up as friend their entire lives, until recent years when Logan and his mom moved away. As soon as Logan reenters her life, they pick up their friendship right where it left off. As their friendship shows signs of turning into something more, I instantly began rooting for them. This is not your instant love at first sight, these two people who have grown up together, and they know each other’s secrets. I really liked that element of the story.I also really like what Karice Bolton did with the mythology of the witchcraft, the covens, and even the Lonely Souls. It is a very different perspective that I have read in previous books about witchcraft. I really think it is a refreshing new series, and I cannot wait to read the next installment.REVIEW OF ALTERED SOULSSometimes the second book in a series does not quite measure up to the first one, this is most defiantly not the case with Altered Souls. It is a fast-paced read, with action, romance, and danger around every corner. Triss really comes into her own in this book, and it think her transition is the best part of the book. Altered Souls starts where Lonely Souls leaves off, and it does not slow down from that point on.Triss and Logan’s relationship is one of the best I have seen in a young adult romance. It is honest and caring, while each of them values what the other one has to say and offer. I really like the support the relationship provides to both Triss and Logan. It is a mature relationship emotionally, and I really wish this type of relationship would show up more in young adult literature.Triss is really at her best in this book. She is determined to face down whatever is in her path to save those she cares about, even when she would like to run away. I really admire that quality in a character, and Triss really embodies it. As she begins to lose trust in those closest to her, she knows that it is up to her and Logan to put a stop to the danger threatening the Wiccan world.This book is full of magic in both the story and in the way the story is written, a truly magical read. I almost did not want the story to end, but I know that it only means I need to get my hands on the newest book in the series, Released Souls!  If you have not started this series, make sure to grab the first book Lonely Souls, which is currently FREE on Amazon!