Review: Curious to know more.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
"It was as if the planets themselves had all aligned incorrectly at the moment of the witch's creation, giving her an undeniably incongruent look wherever she went..."For young Randall, 13, delivering newspapers around Sassaquin Pond is an exciting time. Earning money, taking responsibilities, spending time with his best friend Justin, watching the old woman the two boys believe to be a witch. But after a moment of youthful defiance the old woman's gaze falls upon them. These two friends begin to grow up, and grow apart. Randal regrets the actions of that day, but Justin seems to be taking it a bit harder. Is it the influence of the "witch" or a heavy conscious weighing down on their shoulders?I dug "Way of the Witch". Mr. Parker builds a nice sense of youthful nostalgia. Randall and Justin are well defined characters and you, the reader, are drawn in to their soul defining summer. And it's a big tease, Mr. Parker takes his time telling you about the events of the day, and I for one am chomping at the bit to see where these events lead.Is the old woman really a witch or do these boys have a hyperactive imagination. I know how I feel about this, I wonder if I am right.