Review of “Witch on the Water”
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had the pleasure of developing & designing the official websites for authors Christine & Ethan Rose. This included special sites for their two (so far) published novels, Rowan of the Wood and Witch on the Water. I helped send Witch to the Top and bought the book from Amazon on October 15th, but didn’t get around to picking it up until a few days ago. Illness is good for one thing..reading! I fought through my sniffles and coughs to read this book in about 4 hours over the course of 3 days. And to think I recently marveled about people who can read 500+ page books in a day! Well, now I know how they do it..they’re sick and stay home in bed all day! Here is my Amazon.com review for Witch on the Water…
Once again, Christine & Ethan Rose have weaved a thrilling tale of magic and adventure in “Witch on the Water”. Like its predecessor, “Rowan of the Wood”, this is an enchanting page-turner that has it all. It is filled not only with the wizards, vampires and heroes from the first novel, but new enigmatic characters are introduced to take this story by the reins and alter the course of events for our courageous heroes and vicious villains. The numerous plot lines come together so very well and are each in their own right interesting stories that could stand alone as their own novels; especially the journey of the magic wand, which we learn more about in this story. Something very evident in “Witch on the Water” is the tone…it is much darker and dangerous. Sweet, innocent Cullen finally begins to fight all the forces that are against him. Dark, destructive secrets are revealed. The cruel vampire Fiana is more ruthless than ever. From the characters to the intermingling plot lines and transitions, everything is described so descriptively and simplistically that I can’t help but think how well this would render on the big screen. There were times while reading this that I could actually picture in my mind how a director would create the scene. I cannot wait for the veil to the Otherworld to open again next Samhain so I can find out what happens next!
I also did a short review of the first book in this series, Rowan of the Wood, almost one year ago to the day:
I was sucked into Cullen, Rowan, and Fiana’s varying worlds and couldn’t stop reading until they all collided! This is an exciting novel by debut authors Christine & Ethan Rose…they’ve created characters that are strikingly vivid and a plot that draws the reader into a world much like our own, yet not our own. I can actually see Cullen walking through the majestic Redwood forest…Rowan and Fiana hand-in-hand among the standing stones in Caledonia…the many amusing cats scattered about Raimund’s woodland cottage. Lovers of fantasy must give this a read because they will truly enjoy it!
Intrigued yet? Go ahead, you know you want to. They’re an inexpensive indulgence if you buy from Amazon!
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