A review by lessharper
Hallowed Circle by Linda Robertson

4.0

There is a lot to like about this book- strong female characters, interesting side characters, interesting if typical magic system, and a likable main character. Persephone is a likable lead character. She's not harsh or mean. Sure she's a little shut off but she's also caring and sensitive. She's also a badass gifted with some preternatural strength.

The writing is solid but a great deal of the future of the book is telegraphed, so you know what is going to happen and can even guess when and where.

There are some things to not like too-

riding on brooms and pointy hats during ceremonies

as well as the age old trope of weres, vamps, and witches coming out into the open and the fight for equality with humans. SIGH. I do like that the vamps are dangerous and assumed evil, even if they are sexy.

One of the comments compares this to Anita Blake and the triumvirate. Yes there is a were and vamp involved in her becoming the Lustrata, the big difference is that

they serve Persephone and she is not in service to them.

Of course we'll see if that is the case in the later books or if Seph will go full Anita and engage in kinky three ways with her vamp and were.