Review: Lost Witches, Lost Mundanes: a Lovely Way to Tackle the Difficulties of Being Far Left of "Normal"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2013
Realizing  this is a Series about witches, spell-slinging, multiple generations of hereditary Paths; & even "baby witches", I picked it up, on kindle. I was delighted to see the books were about so much more than writing slick spelled computer coding (although, I gotta admit, the MMORPG gamer girl in me wishes there really was a "Realm," & a way for your garden variety solitary witch to get to the upper levels, but I digress ...) Back to baby witches...It can be by age AND when the magic kicks in, later, or simply late in life.Deborah has touched on this from different angles; much like Moira, gently leading her students to the conclusions, without just blurtting them out, with a quiz at the end of the week. Moira is always teaching until one day - WHAM! - EPIPHANY!This book is the gift, the pay off...this book is the EPIPHANY.I hate reviews that give spoilers; also, ones that summarize the teaser plot info that you can read on the back of the book, or the online description. I prefer to talk about what I enjoyed.Real world parallels I applaud, honor & appreciate. The last book touched on social, interactive illnesses, & their difficulties; but this book nailed them down to the ground, with Hannah, the newest with in Witch Central, who has one of the scariest magical, at a power level that is at least a 10 full-sized cookie jars, & chocolate & "green stuff", in reserve. I have severe Epilepsy; severe anxiety disorder; & a side helping of manic/depressive/bipolar. I know what it feels like, when some unseen force seemingly grabs the puppets strings & takes over. It's a terrifying feeling. And every time a bad episode hits, the last coherent thought I recall is, "will I still know it's me, when I come to? If I come to?" And Debora "gets it" in a way that she can, in a Sullivan sneaky worthy way, pass that nugget of understanding on to others, handle it with grace, &  entertain us at ten same time. That's not just a trifecta, that's magic.On the lighter side...With this book, I enjoyed all of it. We get some of the Novia Scotia witches; a couple appearances from Nat & Lizard; & hints from our "literary witch" that sees glimpses of the future of Witch Central, that leave the rest of us guessing, frustrated about waiting, & breathless with anticipation. More so than ever, with a new series, involving our evolving witches coming this fall; & a chance to see the repercussions, or Moira might say, the ripples, from this last book in the initial series.In the mean time, you could learn a few new cookie recipes, or take up knitting...or weaving.