Review: Great story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
*I received an early copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.*This book was really interesting. Since it was about a closet witch in Seattle, there was a lot of magic used in this novel. I really enjoyed that aspect of it, especially since a lot of it was related to Wiccans, and there was no flashy wand-waving. Plus, it featured a talking cat and dark elves, and really, how can anyone not want to read about either of those things?The aforementioned witch was the main character of this story, Jocelyn. I found her to be really likable and relatable. With a bad past, she was very helpful towards homeless children, and I really sympathized with her. I felt like I understood her, and was never once annoyed at her character. She was smart, and I really enjoyed seeing the story through her eyes. I think that Jocelyn was probably my favorite character.There were a few side characters in this novel. I really liked Mateo the talking cat, and I think he was my favorite side character. He was such a wonderful and loyal friend to Jocelyn, and I found his over-protectiveness to be endearing, and I loved the fact that Jocelyn didn't act like most lead female characters and go against his advice, just because he was being overbearing. And he was a talking cat. How could anyone not love that? Then, there was Caelan. There are so many questions that weren't answered in this story, but what was revealed about him has me really interested. Plus, he's a dark elf, and those kinds of supernatural creatures are always interesting. I can't wait to find out more about both Caelan and Mateo.The plot of this novel was really well-done. The fanatically religious Inquisitors and missing children all made the story very evenly paced. The Inquisitors kept Jocelyn on her toes all throughout the story. Also, there was the element of wondering what happened to the missing children.. I thought it was really well-done, and I was never bored. I was really interested in how the mystery could be tied in with the cult of the Inquisitors, and i wasn't disappointed at the revelations.I really liked this story. The magic and atmosphere of the supernatural world were my favorite parts of it, next to Jocelyn and all the side characters. I loved watching her discover all the things she didn't know about, and am definitely going to be back for book two, especially after the ending this novel had. ~Brianna