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Review of Witchling (Sisters of the Moon, Book 1)
- Meet the D'Artigo sisters: half-human, half-faerie, they're savvy-and sexy-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But their mixed-blood heritage short-circuits their talents at all the wrong times. Delilah shapeshifts into a tabby cat whenever she's stressed. Menolly's a vampire who's still trying to get the hang of being undead. And Camille is a wicked-good witch, except her magic's as unpredictable as the weather, as her enemies are about to find out-the hard way.
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Comments for Witchling (Sisters of the Moon | Book 1)
- Posted on 2008-07-04
A good plot wasted on bad writing
Witchling had the potential to be a good book, or at least an intrueging one. The plot, involving fairies, shapeshifters, vampires, Tam Lin, dragons, and ordinary humans who coping with all of the above, could be an incredible read.
Sadly, the author can not write for her life. I had to force myself to finish through to the end. I didn't borrow the second book from the library, even though the werecat-themed sequel sounded like just the sort of thing I like.
Overall, I would recommend looking for a different book to curl up with. Try Ilona Andrews or Karen Chance.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2008-07-03
AWESOME!
I personally really loved this book, I found it very intriguing, a little saucy at times, and fast paced. I kept me very interested the entire way through, I kept finding myself wanting to pick this book up over and over again, and I couldn't wait to get back to reading it. I loved it so much I went ahead and bought books 2 & 3 in the series.....
Most fiction novels like these, especially ones that are in a series, I find are usually boring, or lack something. This one however kept me VERY interested throughout the entire book. I loved the fact how it was fast paced, and still had that little bit of sauciness to it! It made me want to become a witch, actually it made me want to get back to my witchy ways in my own life.
Honestly I think this book is an incredible addition to anyones library of fiction novels/series. A great and easy read! I can't wait to read the following books in the series!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-06-13
Just what we need!
Yasmine does a great job of introducing captivating characters. It is a must read along with book 2 and 3 for all witch and fantasy lovers.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-06-08
The Family Business...
Now I am a fan of the Anita Blake series, though I am a few books behind. Also the Mercy Thompson series was pretty good and kept my interest.
This series, the first three books which I purchased on the strength of the firest chapter of the first book, is a fun romp. Not as intense as other fantasy writers. I am delighted by the real-life attitudes of how the author has the world, and people, dealing with the introduction of the fae.
I'll keep this short to this simple point;
This is what the television series "Charmed" SHOULD have been. (and I do mean rating the show "Sisters of the Moon" R and everything.)
JD
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-05-28
Amateurish entry into a new genre
It is very clear to me that this is a first novel in this genre - I could tell even before I looked up the author's website. I kinda felt like this was more of a "fan-fiction" type thing... although with original characters. Although, some fan-fiction authors write very well, and probably should be published (if they created works with all original material and characters as well as stories based on other people's worlds), this didn't feel as polished as it could have been for a printed book. I found all sorts of things that seem to just rip off of other book series in this genre... for example, there's a bit of a Laurell K. Hamiltion rip off.
I had a problem with the idea that there are three sisters that are all magical in different ways. If they have the same parents, shouldn't their magics be similar? They're not. There's also the question of terms; is "witch" the right term for a fairy magic wielder? The main character claims herself to be a witch and a fairy... but is her magic that of a witch or that of a fairy? Or is there no such thing as a non-fairy witch? One of her sisters transforms into a tabby cat... why does a fairy turn into a house cat like the more traditional werewolf idea of shapeshifters, although in the form of a house cat instead of a wolf? That is actually more explained in book 2, which I actually really enjoyed and had a lot less problems with. The third sister is a vampire... it's explained why in this volume and I understand that. My problem is she seemed to have no magical ability before her transformation, and yet both of her sisters are magically gifted in one way or another. Did the magical gift fairy forget to smack her with the gifting stick? That is, unless you count her acrobatic abilities as "magic".
Also, there's a whole "Everyone wants to have sex with Camille with the porn star boobs" syndrome... kinda tired of paranormal heroines that are so sexy EVERYONE who is male and some who are female wish they were in bed with them. There's way too many series that do that now. Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series and Merry Gentry ones are the first two I read that had them, and it's a reason I stopped reading her books. I'm only doing as she herself wants people to do if they're not happy, so I'm happy enough. Charlaine Harris has started going that route with her Sookie books, and that's making me enjoy her books a lot less than I used to. With Sookie, I understand it a lot more than I do with Anita or Merry, and I understand it a little better than I do with Camille here, too. I don't know the character of Camille as well yet - although I do see that she is very loyal to her sisters, and has taken the role of mama-sister in a way. She's a good person, but I find her misfiring-magical abilities and her clothing choices to be a bit annoying. She also seems incompetent for the job she's been given... I won't say more about that because I don't want to make a lot of spoiler-y comments. I found the second book a lot more appealing, and I'll be continuing with the series, but I found this book to be a bit of a dud.
There could also have been a lot more things done to build the world better in this book as well as more on why the sisters' abilities are so different. I would have liked more info about the different fairy and spiritual peoples of the human world and "Otherworld".
Score: 3