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rclz's review against another edition
4.0
This is a good book and I like the authors style. I liked the characters, even the plot. What I didn't like and the reason I probably won't continue with the series is the same reason I don't read a lot of after the end of the world books, the world that's built is too dark for me. If you don't mind that type of thing you should give the book a try because does write well.
ezichinny's review against another edition
3.0
this was a 3.5. I was really suprised at how much i enjoyed this one. Review later
beth_dawkins's review against another edition
4.0
3.5-
Jessie Leigh is a witch in New Seattle. She has lived place to place, hiding from the Holy Order. Silas Smith, an agent of the Holy Order, is charged with finding Jessie’s witch brother and killing him. Silas finds Jessie, and together they set out to try and find her brother. He doesn’t know that she is a witch, and she doesn’t know he means to kill her brother.
You know how this story goes almost at once. Big burly man sees leggy woman. Leggy woman is hot and burly man is hot, but they are enemies. Sounds like hundreds of other romance novels. What set it apart was the awesome setting. New Seattle was built on the ruins of old Seattle after a major earth quake that split the city in two. There is a huge trench in the middle of the city. It feels very urban, yet this is futuristic. I was more interested in the city than Jessie at first.
I considered Jessie’s attraction to Silas strange at first. He hunts witches, and kills them for a living. Jessie’s family was torn apart because of hunters such as Silas. Her whole very sad history was formed by people like Silas. So when she starts to think about what is under his clothes, it makes me grind my teeth a little. This feeling changes over the course of the novel. Later on I found myself glued to the pages hopeful for things to work out.
The best part of the novel for me was the anticipation. Silas doesn’t know Jessie’s a witch. It is his job to kill witches. That one fact kept me turning the pages. The scenes between them get hot and heavy, which only made the anticipation that much worse. Of course Jessie doesn’t know that Silas is sent to kill her brother. That didn’t excite me as much as Jessie’s secret.
The only problem was that I didn’t really get into Silas, not as much as Jessie did anyway. I am picky with my lead men and Silas grunts to often for my taste. He tends to keep his head in the game or try to, but he came across as a little dense. It wasn’t until a lot later in the book that his connection with Jessie made me root for them. My dissatisfaction also stems from the end. Everything is wrapped up well, but his character seemed very different.
Blood of the Wicked is a typical Paranormal Romance with an awesome back drop. Although the story is typical, it still reeks with anticipation to keep the reader involved. I was not a fan of Silas or his grunting, but did like the two of them together, and the steamy scenes between them. It is a fast paced read. The action is intense, and it does a great job of keeping the reader in the book. I look forward to more from this witch hunting city!
-Beth
Jessie Leigh is a witch in New Seattle. She has lived place to place, hiding from the Holy Order. Silas Smith, an agent of the Holy Order, is charged with finding Jessie’s witch brother and killing him. Silas finds Jessie, and together they set out to try and find her brother. He doesn’t know that she is a witch, and she doesn’t know he means to kill her brother.
You know how this story goes almost at once. Big burly man sees leggy woman. Leggy woman is hot and burly man is hot, but they are enemies. Sounds like hundreds of other romance novels. What set it apart was the awesome setting. New Seattle was built on the ruins of old Seattle after a major earth quake that split the city in two. There is a huge trench in the middle of the city. It feels very urban, yet this is futuristic. I was more interested in the city than Jessie at first.
I considered Jessie’s attraction to Silas strange at first. He hunts witches, and kills them for a living. Jessie’s family was torn apart because of hunters such as Silas. Her whole very sad history was formed by people like Silas. So when she starts to think about what is under his clothes, it makes me grind my teeth a little. This feeling changes over the course of the novel. Later on I found myself glued to the pages hopeful for things to work out.
The best part of the novel for me was the anticipation. Silas doesn’t know Jessie’s a witch. It is his job to kill witches. That one fact kept me turning the pages. The scenes between them get hot and heavy, which only made the anticipation that much worse. Of course Jessie doesn’t know that Silas is sent to kill her brother. That didn’t excite me as much as Jessie’s secret.
The only problem was that I didn’t really get into Silas, not as much as Jessie did anyway. I am picky with my lead men and Silas grunts to often for my taste. He tends to keep his head in the game or try to, but he came across as a little dense. It wasn’t until a lot later in the book that his connection with Jessie made me root for them. My dissatisfaction also stems from the end. Everything is wrapped up well, but his character seemed very different.
Blood of the Wicked is a typical Paranormal Romance with an awesome back drop. Although the story is typical, it still reeks with anticipation to keep the reader involved. I was not a fan of Silas or his grunting, but did like the two of them together, and the steamy scenes between them. It is a fast paced read. The action is intense, and it does a great job of keeping the reader in the book. I look forward to more from this witch hunting city!
-Beth
elizabethlk's review against another edition
2.0
I went into this book wanting to love it. Expecting to love it. The entire premise of a futuristic witch hunt combined with Seattle having collapsed into the San Andreas fault line and being rebuilt on top of itself sounds beyond interesting to me. Throw in a love story and I'm good to go.
I didn't love it though. I came out the other end feeling that it was just okay.
Good points:
-Again, the premise. Witch hunt, New Seattle, etc.
-Sex. The sex scenes were entertaining enough.
-Varying powers that the witches had were quite interesting.
-Jessie's relationship with her brother.
-It went at a good quick pace.
Bad points:
-It wasn't long enough. And I don't mean that in a "it was so good I never wanted to stop reading it" sort of way, I mean that in the sense that there was just not enough there.
-The back story was weak as all hell. Silas seemed to have a real hate on for witches and they don't explain why--being brainwashed by the Mission is a shit reason when he's already a member of the Mission. And where do his injuries that have him limping around come from? Why has he been gone for fourteen years? They explain that he fucked up, but not in a very clear way or why that would have him out of town for a decade, what he did while gone, or why he came back. What exactly happened to Jessie's mother? "She was murdered" doesn't explain it, it just makes me want more information that never comes. Why is Caleb willing to kill innocent people to take out this coven? Who is this Matilda chick and why is she relevant? Matilda is so mysterious that I would have thought there was something going on there. Why is Silas all of a sudden willing to get past decades of brainwashing and witch hating issues that are never explained to be with Jessie? I felt like so much was left out with all of this that it took away from some of the enjoyment. Maybe some of it is covered a bit in later books in the series, but I felt a lot of this stuff was needed, well, now.
-The actual premise of the world, which is part of what I had liked so much, was poorly done. Not enough back story on the mission, not enough on the witches, not enough on New Seattle. They make reference to things falling apart elsewhere and never explain it. They never explain why the Mission was formed and why they felt they needed to destroy all witches.
I felt that this book had a lot of potential that it didn't live up to. I felt that it missed out on so much and could have been great. Overall it still managed to be entertaining, so I give it 2.5 stars. I expected more though.
I was entertained enough, and I'm still hopeful about where this series could go, that while I have not read the next book in the series yet, I intend to in the hopes that it will get better.
I didn't love it though. I came out the other end feeling that it was just okay.
Good points:
-Again, the premise. Witch hunt, New Seattle, etc.
-Sex. The sex scenes were entertaining enough.
-Varying powers that the witches had were quite interesting.
-Jessie's relationship with her brother.
-It went at a good quick pace.
Bad points:
-It wasn't long enough. And I don't mean that in a "it was so good I never wanted to stop reading it" sort of way, I mean that in the sense that there was just not enough there.
-The back story was weak as all hell. Silas seemed to have a real hate on for witches and they don't explain why--being brainwashed by the Mission is a shit reason when he's already a member of the Mission. And where do his injuries that have him limping around come from? Why has he been gone for fourteen years? They explain that he fucked up, but not in a very clear way or why that would have him out of town for a decade, what he did while gone, or why he came back. What exactly happened to Jessie's mother? "She was murdered" doesn't explain it, it just makes me want more information that never comes. Why is Caleb willing to kill innocent people to take out this coven? Who is this Matilda chick and why is she relevant? Matilda is so mysterious that I would have thought there was something going on there. Why is Silas all of a sudden willing to get past decades of brainwashing and witch hating issues that are never explained to be with Jessie? I felt like so much was left out with all of this that it took away from some of the enjoyment. Maybe some of it is covered a bit in later books in the series, but I felt a lot of this stuff was needed, well, now.
-The actual premise of the world, which is part of what I had liked so much, was poorly done. Not enough back story on the mission, not enough on the witches, not enough on New Seattle. They make reference to things falling apart elsewhere and never explain it. They never explain why the Mission was formed and why they felt they needed to destroy all witches.
I felt that this book had a lot of potential that it didn't live up to. I felt that it missed out on so much and could have been great. Overall it still managed to be entertaining, so I give it 2.5 stars. I expected more though.
I was entertained enough, and I'm still hopeful about where this series could go, that while I have not read the next book in the series yet, I intend to in the hopes that it will get better.
jennasis's review against another edition
I am really sad that I wasted $8.00 on this book. I hate... HATE the instant attraction thing! It's just a cop out! "Oh! You are part of the group that has hunted my kind for years and killed my mother! ... Well you are quite a hunk. Oh! You are also out to murder my little brother! ... Well I just can't seem to keep my hands off you... I guess I will have to just look pass all that nonsense, it doesnt matter anyway, let's have sex!" BLECH!
sophie_cale's review
3.0
I'm not sure how to go about rating this one.
I enjoyed it quite a bit, but the story itself had some problems that required a lot of complicity from me as a reader to be so ready to suspend my disbelief. I loved her prequel novella hoping that the small problems in there would be addressed in the novel. Unfortunately this is not the case. Same problems, just on a bigger scale.
The world building is fractured at best and there's only a very nebulous connection between witches and the post-apocalyptic world. There's no explanation about why Witches were singled out to shoulder the blame for the Cataclysm. Yes, PNR and UF often just drop magical folk on you, but the good ones tell you how they came to be and how they interact with the world and how the world interacts with them. Cooper sets up this post-apocalyptia and we must take it in faith that it all works. And it does, if you accept the premise wholeheartedly. So for the sake of enjoying the story, I did.
What I loved about the novella I love in this book too. Cooper has very immersive writing, which helped me forget some greater plot holes, because she is amazing at setting up the bleak tone and mood of the distopic world and managed her characters so well. We spend allot of time in Jessie and Silas's heads, we get to know them inside and out. Her writing is also very intense, lots of anger, lots of grief, lots of tension filled sex. Though, I will say that I was weirded out by the quick pacing and backwardness of the romance. Couples can get together faster under unique/stressful circumstances in a short story. Not so a novel. They timidly get to know each other later in the novel, after they spend the first six or so chapters lusting after each other. I had noticed this about her novella as well. Cooper doesn't make you wait 3/4 of the way to give you the sex. She gratifies you first then gives you the slow building love after. I'm generally used to this being the other way around. The sex scenes themselves are eloquently graphic, intense and brief. I have to admit, however that I'm not an expert on PNR and tend to read more on the UF side of the spectrum, so maybe this backwardness is typical?
The distopian world is interesting, but we're not told enough about it, and even while Silas and Jessie's intense romance is the Main Point I was often distracted by the fractured world/setting they were in. After a good romance I like to linger on the finer moments of the lovers tale, but at the end of Blood of the Wicked I found myself pondering all these questions I had set aside to enjoy the love story.
Some of these questions are spoilers, so if you're very curious:
Other problems are, again, about the plot, and some of the lack of world building; what is Silas's history? How is the Mission organized? Just what is the extent of a witch's power? How come Silas doesn't automatically assume Jessie's a witch? ('cause I did) If its genetic, wouldn't they automatically assume she was a witch too? Later she calls Curio a con man, using parlor tricks that "any" witch could do, then how come his coven can't/doesn't? Heck, why doesn't Jessie? And nevermind that it's weird how the major conflict seems overly convoluted when (in my humble opinion) that the whole thing could have been solved with a single gunshot.
So, I really enjoyed it, I'd have given it a 4.5 easily, but these niggling problems force me to drop it to at least 3. I will keep reading the series and hopefully these world building problems will improve.
I enjoyed it quite a bit, but the story itself had some problems that required a lot of complicity from me as a reader to be so ready to suspend my disbelief. I loved her prequel novella hoping that the small problems in there would be addressed in the novel. Unfortunately this is not the case. Same problems, just on a bigger scale.
The world building is fractured at best and there's only a very nebulous connection between witches and the post-apocalyptic world. There's no explanation about why Witches were singled out to shoulder the blame for the Cataclysm. Yes, PNR and UF often just drop magical folk on you, but the good ones tell you how they came to be and how they interact with the world and how the world interacts with them. Cooper sets up this post-apocalyptia and we must take it in faith that it all works. And it does, if you accept the premise wholeheartedly. So for the sake of enjoying the story, I did.
What I loved about the novella I love in this book too. Cooper has very immersive writing, which helped me forget some greater plot holes, because she is amazing at setting up the bleak tone and mood of the distopic world and managed her characters so well. We spend allot of time in Jessie and Silas's heads, we get to know them inside and out. Her writing is also very intense, lots of anger, lots of grief, lots of tension filled sex. Though, I will say that I was weirded out by the quick pacing and backwardness of the romance. Couples can get together faster under unique/stressful circumstances in a short story. Not so a novel. They timidly get to know each other later in the novel, after they spend the first six or so chapters lusting after each other. I had noticed this about her novella as well. Cooper doesn't make you wait 3/4 of the way to give you the sex. She gratifies you first then gives you the slow building love after. I'm generally used to this being the other way around. The sex scenes themselves are eloquently graphic, intense and brief. I have to admit, however that I'm not an expert on PNR and tend to read more on the UF side of the spectrum, so maybe this backwardness is typical?
The distopian world is interesting, but we're not told enough about it, and even while Silas and Jessie's intense romance is the Main Point I was often distracted by the fractured world/setting they were in. After a good romance I like to linger on the finer moments of the lovers tale, but at the end of Blood of the Wicked I found myself pondering all these questions I had set aside to enjoy the love story.
Some of these questions are spoilers, so if you're very curious:
So, I really enjoyed it, I'd have given it a 4.5 easily, but these niggling problems force me to drop it to at least 3. I will keep reading the series and hopefully these world building problems will improve.
elizabethlk's review
2.0
I went into this book wanting to love it. Expecting to love it. The entire premise of a futuristic witch hunt combined with Seattle having collapsed into the San Andreas fault line and being rebuilt on top of itself sounds beyond interesting to me. Throw in a love story and I'm good to go.
I didn't love it though. I came out the other end feeling that it was just okay.
Good points:
-Again, the premise. Witch hunt, New Seattle, etc.
-Sex. The sex scenes were entertaining enough.
-Varying powers that the witches had were quite interesting.
-Jessie's relationship with her brother.
-It went at a good quick pace.
Bad points:
-It wasn't long enough. And I don't mean that in a "it was so good I never wanted to stop reading it" sort of way, I mean that in the sense that there was just not enough there.
-The back story was weak as all hell. Silas seemed to have a real hate on for witches and they don't explain why--being brainwashed by the Mission is a shit reason when he's already a member of the Mission. And where do his injuries that have him limping around come from? Why has he been gone for fourteen years? They explain that he fucked up, but not in a very clear way or why that would have him out of town for a decade, what he did while gone, or why he came back. What exactly happened to Jessie's mother? "She was murdered" doesn't explain it, it just makes me want more information that never comes. Why is Caleb willing to kill innocent people to take out this coven? Who is this Matilda chick and why is she relevant? Matilda is so mysterious that I would have thought there was something going on there. Why is Silas all of a sudden willing to get past decades of brainwashing and witch hating issues that are never explained to be with Jessie? I felt like so much was left out with all of this that it took away from some of the enjoyment. Maybe some of it is covered a bit in later books in the series, but I felt a lot of this stuff was needed, well, now.
-The actual premise of the world, which is part of what I had liked so much, was poorly done. Not enough back story on the mission, not enough on the witches, not enough on New Seattle. They make reference to things falling apart elsewhere and never explain it. They never explain why the Mission was formed and why they felt they needed to destroy all witches.
I felt that this book had a lot of potential that it didn't live up to. I felt that it missed out on so much and could have been great. Overall it still managed to be entertaining, so I give it 2.5 stars. I expected more though.
I was entertained enough, and I'm still hopeful about where this series could go, that while I have not read the next book in the series yet, I intend to in the hopes that it will get better.
I didn't love it though. I came out the other end feeling that it was just okay.
Good points:
-Again, the premise. Witch hunt, New Seattle, etc.
-Sex. The sex scenes were entertaining enough.
-Varying powers that the witches had were quite interesting.
-Jessie's relationship with her brother.
-It went at a good quick pace.
Bad points:
-It wasn't long enough. And I don't mean that in a "it was so good I never wanted to stop reading it" sort of way, I mean that in the sense that there was just not enough there.
-The back story was weak as all hell. Silas seemed to have a real hate on for witches and they don't explain why--being brainwashed by the Mission is a shit reason when he's already a member of the Mission. And where do his injuries that have him limping around come from? Why has he been gone for fourteen years? They explain that he fucked up, but not in a very clear way or why that would have him out of town for a decade, what he did while gone, or why he came back. What exactly happened to Jessie's mother? "She was murdered" doesn't explain it, it just makes me want more information that never comes. Why is Caleb willing to kill innocent people to take out this coven? Who is this Matilda chick and why is she relevant? Matilda is so mysterious that I would have thought there was something going on there. Why is Silas all of a sudden willing to get past decades of brainwashing and witch hating issues that are never explained to be with Jessie? I felt like so much was left out with all of this that it took away from some of the enjoyment. Maybe some of it is covered a bit in later books in the series, but I felt a lot of this stuff was needed, well, now.
-The actual premise of the world, which is part of what I had liked so much, was poorly done. Not enough back story on the mission, not enough on the witches, not enough on New Seattle. They make reference to things falling apart elsewhere and never explain it. They never explain why the Mission was formed and why they felt they needed to destroy all witches.
I felt that this book had a lot of potential that it didn't live up to. I felt that it missed out on so much and could have been great. Overall it still managed to be entertaining, so I give it 2.5 stars. I expected more though.
I was entertained enough, and I'm still hopeful about where this series could go, that while I have not read the next book in the series yet, I intend to in the hopes that it will get better.
iceangel9's review
3.0
In dystopian Seattle the Church is hunting and killing witches. When Silas is sent to infiltrate a murderous coven using the sister of an evil witch as his "in" he doesn't expect to fall for Jessica. Jessica hasn't seen her brother in years, she knows the hunter is using her to find Caleb, but she wants to find him anyway so she goes along. But can she keep the fact that she is a witch as well secret from Silas and keep from falling for a hunter who wants all witches dead?
jennifer_funknfiction's review
4.0
One earthquake. One disaster changed the world, and created a divide not only in Seattle, but in society itself. The gritty, decaying underground city plays as big a role as the people who dare to venture through it’s dark streets. The danger and desperation found in layer after layer of the forsaken remnants of the sunken Seattle make it an incredible, tangible background for this story.
“Normal” citizens blamed the witch population for the near-apocalyptic natural disaster that swallowed up the city of Seattle. New buildings and a new way of life were built on it’s remains, and the labyrinth below became both santuary and battleground for those who didn’t fit into the “new order”.
Jessica and Caleb Leigh were born into culture of hate and persecution. Brother and sister witches, forced to hide their gifts and raise themselves in the scarred remains of “old Seattle”. Jessie tried to use the shadows and empty spaces of the city to keep herself and her younger brother safe after their mother’s murder. After years surviving together, Caleb’s ability to see bits of the future convinced him to leave Jessie to protect her from the fate he envisioned.
Jessie’s been living from paycheck to paycheck, temp job to temp job, trying to stay under the radar in the bright, shiny rebuilt city. This all comes crashing to a hault when she’s tracked and found by a member of the “Holy Order of St. Dominic”, a group sworn to find and eliminate witches from society. Silas Smith is called back into the Order after some self imposed time away. He’s given the task of finding Jessie, believing her to simply be the sister of a powerful witch, not realizing she is a witch as well, and using her to find her brother.
The story is filled with half truths and deception from the very beginning. Both Jessie and Silas are sharing only parts of their true intentions with the other, and understandably so. Forced by their life experiences to be enemies, you could say they have some “trust issues”. Both believe they’re doing what’s best, and both needing the other to accomplish their mission. One thing they can’t help but share, however, is their attraction for each other. The intensity of the situations they find themselves in, both of their own making, and against outside forces, is a catalyst for very raw emotion. The relationship between these two isn’t the lovey dovey sweet thing of fairytales, it’s just as gritty and hard as their surroundings. They’re the opposite of what they should want, but exactly what they can’t stop themselves from wanting. The harshness that embodies the bulk of the story makes the times that they almost accidentally have sweet moments that much better.
Throughout the story, we come to find that Silas and Jessie aren’t the only ones with secrets. It seems like everyone in this world is wearing a mask of some sort. Caleb isn’t the little brother Jessie remembers, the “team” Silas works for has their own agenda, and everywhere the pair turns, SOMEONE is out to get them. It’s a non-stop-explosion-filled-car-crashing-tied-and-bound ride that just never lets up. Except, wait… there’s that one time in the “Sexy Times Sanctuary” (Karina’s words, not mine, lol) that was slow and sweet, but it took a near death experience to get them there.
I really enjoyed this book. There were many times where it was a bit darker than what I normally read. And there was a particular scene towards the end when I really, REALLY wanted to stop reading because I was crying like a baby and hated EVERYONE. But there’s a reason for those things to happen, and if you’re not a marshmallow like me, I’m sure you’ll survive it just fine. (Karina still owes me for a half a box of tissues!) The imagery and worldbuilding in this story is really interesting and the characters just feed off of each other.
Luckily, the publisher is fast-tracking the release of the second book in the series, Lure of the Wicked, which will be available on June 28th. I really can’t wait to see what happens in THAT book. It features a character I didn’t care for in this story. Normally that would be a put-off, but I have a feeling, Karina’s going to make it worth my while. And while Karina brings closure to most plot points in this part of the story, I’m looking forward to finding out how the unfinished storylines develop. Right now, I’m going to read the novella that goes back 50 years to the occurance of the earthquake, Before The Witches.
Karina Cooper has given us a fascinating debut. If you’re looking for something a little different, that will keep you on your toes, and give you a couple to root for, this is the story for you.
“Normal” citizens blamed the witch population for the near-apocalyptic natural disaster that swallowed up the city of Seattle. New buildings and a new way of life were built on it’s remains, and the labyrinth below became both santuary and battleground for those who didn’t fit into the “new order”.
Jessica and Caleb Leigh were born into culture of hate and persecution. Brother and sister witches, forced to hide their gifts and raise themselves in the scarred remains of “old Seattle”. Jessie tried to use the shadows and empty spaces of the city to keep herself and her younger brother safe after their mother’s murder. After years surviving together, Caleb’s ability to see bits of the future convinced him to leave Jessie to protect her from the fate he envisioned.
Jessie’s been living from paycheck to paycheck, temp job to temp job, trying to stay under the radar in the bright, shiny rebuilt city. This all comes crashing to a hault when she’s tracked and found by a member of the “Holy Order of St. Dominic”, a group sworn to find and eliminate witches from society. Silas Smith is called back into the Order after some self imposed time away. He’s given the task of finding Jessie, believing her to simply be the sister of a powerful witch, not realizing she is a witch as well, and using her to find her brother.
The story is filled with half truths and deception from the very beginning. Both Jessie and Silas are sharing only parts of their true intentions with the other, and understandably so. Forced by their life experiences to be enemies, you could say they have some “trust issues”. Both believe they’re doing what’s best, and both needing the other to accomplish their mission. One thing they can’t help but share, however, is their attraction for each other. The intensity of the situations they find themselves in, both of their own making, and against outside forces, is a catalyst for very raw emotion. The relationship between these two isn’t the lovey dovey sweet thing of fairytales, it’s just as gritty and hard as their surroundings. They’re the opposite of what they should want, but exactly what they can’t stop themselves from wanting. The harshness that embodies the bulk of the story makes the times that they almost accidentally have sweet moments that much better.
Throughout the story, we come to find that Silas and Jessie aren’t the only ones with secrets. It seems like everyone in this world is wearing a mask of some sort. Caleb isn’t the little brother Jessie remembers, the “team” Silas works for has their own agenda, and everywhere the pair turns, SOMEONE is out to get them. It’s a non-stop-explosion-filled-car-crashing-tied-and-bound ride that just never lets up. Except, wait… there’s that one time in the “Sexy Times Sanctuary” (Karina’s words, not mine, lol) that was slow and sweet, but it took a near death experience to get them there.
I really enjoyed this book. There were many times where it was a bit darker than what I normally read. And there was a particular scene towards the end when I really, REALLY wanted to stop reading because I was crying like a baby and hated EVERYONE. But there’s a reason for those things to happen, and if you’re not a marshmallow like me, I’m sure you’ll survive it just fine. (Karina still owes me for a half a box of tissues!) The imagery and worldbuilding in this story is really interesting and the characters just feed off of each other.
Luckily, the publisher is fast-tracking the release of the second book in the series, Lure of the Wicked, which will be available on June 28th. I really can’t wait to see what happens in THAT book. It features a character I didn’t care for in this story. Normally that would be a put-off, but I have a feeling, Karina’s going to make it worth my while. And while Karina brings closure to most plot points in this part of the story, I’m looking forward to finding out how the unfinished storylines develop. Right now, I’m going to read the novella that goes back 50 years to the occurance of the earthquake, Before The Witches.
Karina Cooper has given us a fascinating debut. If you’re looking for something a little different, that will keep you on your toes, and give you a couple to root for, this is the story for you.
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