Review: Fantastic Series End and Hints of What's to Come
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
I found it very fitting that the last book in the Modern Witch series focused on a power associated with witches for thousands of years  - precognition.  Of course, different cultures and time periods would have called these gifted individuals "seers" or "oracles".  Often the burden of this gift drove the bearer into a state of madness, for it is a terrible gift to bear.This is the core theme of the A Lost Witch.  Initially, we find our new witch Hannah in a metal health facility, where she has been since she was a teenager.  The voices and images she sees were labeled mental illness, and not a psychic precog ability.  Of course, no medications work on her.  Nothing stops the visions and voices when an episode occurs.This author does not shy away from difficult subjects having tackled autism and now mental health in this series, and she does so with true sensitivity.As all of Debora's books, this last entry still focuses on relationships - of family, friends and community.  We got another visit with some of our favorite quirky, charming and loving core characters.It is a bittersweet feeling to know this is the last entry of a superb series.  Thank goodness a new series of our favorite characters starts in September. A few hints are dropped in this book, as to what/where the witch community may be evolving to, which I expect will be the basis of the new series.This is not a standalone book. To obtain maximum enjoyment, 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.