Review: Engaging Witchery, well told.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
Quirky and original, with a very clever plot. This book is humorous, and packed with human insight. Granted, it's a Romance novel, but truly the label's stereotype fails as description. I loved the romantic tension, the inclusion of Celtic lore, the intense, but lovable main protagonist, and her loyal 'love-interest' and self-styled protector.There were so many good things in this book that it's difficult to give an overall impression of its merits other than to say that the writing "moved" me, engaged me, and left me with a sense of a story well told. The setting, in its historical cloak, is both interesting and rich; rich in the sense that we are given a glimpse of not only the American realism of religious fanaticism of the time, but also of the indigenous American population's struggle with progress, as well as the banditry for which the period is famous.Our villain, the righteous, reverend is atypical in his eventual fate, and central to the "knotting-off", of any loose ends left by the smart, sharp plotting. The imagination necessary to envision a creation of this magnitude, is an accomplishment in itself.This is a vivid telling of a girl, whose other-worldly healing-powers land her in a hostile situation: with only her wits and her new-found companion to protect her. A truly remarkable fiction, well worth the time.I received a free ARC from the author in exchange for my honest review.