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Liked It “A very different book, part love story, part sci-fi, part thriller. A bit long in places. Very enjoyable, well constructed and researched!!” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover but... this one was really misleading. Gabriel, a computer hacker, is asked by a friend to find out what happened to his friend's stepson. He meets two sisters and is pretty sure the stepson is dead... but gets drawn into their web of memory, mind...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A very different book, part love story, part sci-fi, part thriller. A bit long in places. Very enjoyable, well constructed and researched!!”
Karen G wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Season of the Witch tells the story of Gabriel Blackstone: hacker, information thief, and skilled "remote viewer." Asked by a former lover to investigate the disappearance of her stepson, Gabriel’s suspicions fall on Minnaloushe and Morrighan Monk, two beautiful sisters who live in a rambling Victorian house in London. Independently wealthy, the sisters spend their time dabbling in alchemy and the ancient Art of Memory—invented by the Greeks and used by alchemists and magi such as Giordano Bruno and Leonardo Da Vinci. The sisters are white, or "solar," witches, who aim to use alchemy not to turn lead into gold but to attain ultimate knowledge and therefore ultimate power. Gabriel soon becomes convinced that his client’s son had been murdered and that one of the women is the killer. But which one? As Gabriel infiltrates the world of the sisters, he finds himself drawn inexorably deeper— becoming entranced even as he realizes that he is in mortal danger. When he is caught snooping, Gabriel must race to unlock their secrets before they can retaliate. To save himself— and the one he loves, presuming she is not guilty—Gabriel will have to fight one of the sisters within the landscape of her own mind.”
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review Saturday, November 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This novel started off great, but slowly seemed to lose its way. As Gabriel got deeper and deeper in with the sisters, I started losing interest and, to be honest, began skipping various sections that seemed to ramble. I was quite upset when Isidore--well, I don't want to give it away, but I didn't like it. But I did go through to the end and while it didn't have a truly happy ending, I did like the way it ended and wouldn't change that part at all.
Jacki N wrote this review Thursday, October 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
All in all, a great premise and good story, but the last half of the story dragged.”
“so far so good, a mystery for people who like to read about paranormal.”
Deborah O wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“really good”
Katrine D wrote this review Wednesday, July 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Well, told, well crafter and lead me to many hours searching on Google and in the library. ”
Jennifer D wrote this review Sunday, June 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Intriguing, and certainly not what I expected. A little too much occult stuff for my tastes, but the memory stuff was fun to think about. A fun (and rather creepy) read, all in all.”
sara k wrote this review Monday, May 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Got rather lost in this book and found it very difficult to read”
Kathy A wrote this review Thursday, April 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i really enjoyed reading this book and it's on my top ten list! the whole mind and the dude in the pond thing, and the sisters were all awesome!”
Crystal S wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“The hero is asked to look into the disappearance of a friend's stepson. He'd been hanging out with these two exotic sisters, so the hero starts hanging out with them, and weird stuff happens. I didn't care so much for this book though. It was handed to me as a romance, and it wasn't. The ending was awful, IMHO. NOT happy. And I didn't believe the falling in love, because the author wanted to be all mysterious and make the reader wonder which sister he loved, and which sister--if any--did away with the missing young man, and just what was happening in the story anyway. It was too self-consciously literary and moody for me. Too much evocative prettiness and eerie description. I like my story-telling straightforward and plain. So, it didn't work for me. Might work for somebody else who likes all that moody mysteriousness, but that ain't me.”
Gail Dayton wrote this review Wednesday, February 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
