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Liked It “A little slow-paced w/lots of side stories and flashbacks but all interesting just the same. Very wonderfully written, James Reese was able to paint pictures with his words, and the gory parts were well juxtaposed.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This book was laborious to get through. The premise sounded interesting to me; historical fiction with a supernatural twist. Too bad all of the characters were flat and boring! The plot was incredibly slow moving and very muddled. The novel begins with a young French girl in a school run by nuns....” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Fans of 'The Witching Hour' will fully appreciate this book. It is a wonderful story with such a realistic history and accuracy that will enchant you until the end. However, the authors technique of providing entertaining background of his wildly imaginative characters with the story line needs some development to flow better. I am looking forward to the sequel of this novel, which I feel will provide the reader with more action and drama. I gave this book a rating of 3 stars when I feel that it actually deserves 3 1/2 stars.”
Jimmy W wrote this review Tuesday, September 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book was laborious to get through. The premise sounded interesting to me; historical fiction with a supernatural twist. Too bad all of the characters were flat and boring! The plot was incredibly slow moving and very muddled. The novel begins with a young French girl in a school run by nuns. She was orphaned at a young age. From there it gets crazy. Is she really a he? Nope, a hermaphrodite. She winds up outcasted by the other students and is forced to try to flee for her life. She is “rescued” by a group consisting of a witch, 2 ghosts, and a demon. They inform her that she is a witch, and a powerful one. From there it’s a story about this girl finding out about her powers. Her story of self discovery is boring, however. Nothing in this novel was able to grip me for very long. But, by the time I thought about putting it down, I was already about 200 pages in. So I skimmed to the end and didn’t miss a thing. ”
ShakespearesLady wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“well...sort of.... I didn't finish it..... life is too short to spend on a book like this.... it started out OK, but the back stories of the characters are novels in-and-of themselves.... not my favorite style of writing... ”
Dedalus wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I forced myself to get through this book - I had forgotten books on a cruise vacation and bought this one. Reese seemed obsessed with making his female characters obsessed with sex like guys. It was well-written & creative. The story was so complex and woven crazily that it seemed silly.”
Kirsty C wrote this review Wednesday, July 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A little slow-paced w/lots of side stories and flashbacks but all interesting just the same. Very wonderfully written, James Reese was able to paint pictures with his words, and the gory parts were well juxtaposed.”
Joy Yap wrote this review Sunday, March 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book has everything I love in a book, well developed characters, suspence, supernatural elements and a good pace. I ate it up, every word. I only let it out of my collection so I could share it with others; it's too good to keep to myself.”
Dolly R wrote this review Saturday, October 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I gave up on caring how this one ended about 3/4 of the way through. I'm not sure why I couldn't get into it but I couldn't.”
scrunchiborn wrote this review Wednesday, October 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was given a pre-release copy of this one years ago for christmas - strange as that is. I thought it was interesting enough. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but I wouldn't discourage anyone from giving it a go either. I still haven't read the follow-up books, but I plan to at some point.”
Pawbones wrote this review Sunday, August 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was just too weird for words. I didn't even finished and I love weird books.”
diamondgirl wrote this review Saturday, May 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Huge book, packed tightly with little words. I wondered if I would even make it through the first chapter - I did and I am glad. Once I waded through the beginning, the book, like an undertow grabbed me and pulled me under until I finished reading it. I could not put it down. The story was fascinating and the author really brought parts of the (French) Revolution to life, in a bloody way. I personally thought the portrayal of the different witches was probably quite true to life for that time period - I don't want to spoil it for the next reader though. Of course, it is a piece of fiction and should be regarded as such - if you are intrigued by something the author writes, investigate it yourself...”
TopazCat wrote this review Tuesday, May 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
