Review: A Captivating Paranormal Fantasy With Many Layers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
This is, on one level, a novel about a little girl who is thrust into the conflict between good and evil that arises when her mother, a Druid-like priestess and healer, is accused of witchcraft by a group of religious extremists. On that level it is both a fantasy about the paranormal and a thriller that keeps the reader engrossed and guessing throughout.  It’s tightly written, with well-conceived, fleshed out characters, and I found it hard not to be completely drawn into the world of fanaticism, religiosity, cabals and uncertain motives that the author has created.  But this is also a contemplation on the meaning of spirituality and on the imposition of religious beliefs on one group of people by another.  And that, I think, is what makes is a cut above many fantasy/paranormal fiction out there.  If you are a fan of fantasy, the paranormal or fiction surrounding conspiracy theories, you will probably like this book.  But if you are someone who is interested in the relationship between spirituality and religion and interested in how that relationship plays out in the personal as well as public sphere, I think you will find this book as special as I did.