Review: Bittersweet
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2012
All of the author's Witch series books focus on relationships - of family, friends and community, and this new entry into the series is no different.  I look forward to visiting the quirky, charming and loving core characters that appear in each book, plus it was great to get a brief reintroduction to Lizard from Witches in Flight.Our somewhat new witch in this book, Beth, has Aspergers.  This book focuses on her journey of self discovery to get fire witch training.  Beth is used to learning by herself, and the cozy group environment of witch central throws her into panic mode.  It is also a journey of self discovery for the core characters of witch central as they learn work with and to love a witch very different from themselves.Normally reading Debora's books are a joyful experience for me.  This one was not.  I found most of it to be very painful reading.  Of course it is very well written, as all her books are, but I did miss being able to immerse myself in the pure escapism her books have always given me before.  Thank goodness the ending had some happy moments.This is not a standalone book.  Please read the books of the Modern Witch series in order. I recommend that you sample a book first, so that you can make sure it is to your taste before purchasing. Reviews are subjective.I received this book as a gift from the author. There was NO requirement to write a positive review as a condition of receiving the book.