Review: I'm Contented!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2012
As I began reading Our Summer of Discontent, I felt like I was being reacquainted with an old group of friends.  I began reading this series over a year ago, and wondered if I should reread the books because of the many well developed characters and complicated events.  But the prologue and first chapter pulled me comfortably back into the story.  This novel is told from different viewpoints, and the character's point of view is identified by name at the beginning of each chapter under the title. I liked seeing the story told from different perspectives, instead of just through Charity's eyes. I really liked how Summer (a mortal) and Charity's friendship grew and how she interacted with the other supernaturals. I liked watching how Charity adapts to the fact that she is now The Caster and how it changes her life.  It was fascinating to see her and the other supernatural creatures discover, develop and use their powers, some scary and some kind of funny to consider. My favorite part was getting to understand Dee's power revealed through her Grand-mére's journal entries.  I also enjoyed the clever chapter titles. Each book in this series keeps me wanting to find out more and have another visit with the characters.