Review: A difficult witch
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2013
Beth Landler was a minor character in the first book of this series, A Modern Witch.  This time around, however, she has the starring role.  While she may be a believable character to readers who are familiar with Asperger's (which I am not), I didn't find her to be very likeable throughout most of the book.  Even though Witch Central laid out the usual welcome mat, Beth wasn't an easy or comfortable guest, and I would have been quite happy for her to go back to Chicago and stay there so the rest of Witch Central could get on with planning Aerwyn's and Kenna's birthday bash!  As in previous books, however, interacting with the new witch on the block gave the regulars an opportunity for character development, and by the end of the book, Beth was also making an effort to increase her comfort zone with them.  At that point, my own character as a reader had developed and I had greater respect and empathy for her.  While this isn't my favorite book in the series, I appreciate that Debora is taking her characters and readers on a journey with twists and turns and bumps in the road, instead of churning out "cookie cutter" novels that recycle the same plot book after book.