I wish I had sat down to write this review earlier. It has been a few weeks since I read the book. I finished it just before all of my attention was taken by Riley's last days, and so reviewing this book, much less any other book, went down a few notches on my list of priorities. As a result, my memory is a bit fuzzy. What I do remember . . .
[. . .] Callie McFay, a professor of gothic literature, has at last restored a semblance of calm to her rambling Victorian house. But in the nearby thicket of the honeysuckle forest, and in the currents of the rushing Undine stream, more trouble is stirring. . . .
I fell in love with Juliet Dark's writing, characters and their world in The Demon Lover. The Water Witch is the second book of the Fairwick Chronicles and it is just as good as the first. I was quickly swept back into Callie's life in Fairwick, enchanted by the world and people Dark has created.
Carol Goodman writing as Juliet Dark yet again shows her great writing chops. She has a way with words in spinning a tale and in creating a world that is so full and rich in my mind's eye. This particular book had less of the Gothic feel that the first book had, but it was no less atmospheric. Fairwick is full of charm and mystery, darkness and light. Oh, how I would love to explore the college town and the woods behind Callie's house! The author weaves mythology and folklore into her story, which only adds to the allure.
There is much more action and less romance in The Water Witch than was in The Demon Lover. As a result, this book seemed to move a bit faster pace wise. The characters were more fleshed out, and I enjoyed getting to know them better. Especially Callie. She's more fully coming into her own, learning where she came from, what powers she has and just how to use them.
I was not happy to see this book come to an end if only because the next book in the series isn't waiting in the wings for me to read it.
To learn more about Carol Goodman/Juliet Dark and her books, please visit the author's website.
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful cover.
Great review, it can be so frustrating to wait for the next book in a series to be published and even more so when you have enjoyed the last book as much as it sounds you enjoyed this.
With some series books, it's not so hard to wait, but others, like this one, I find myself impatiently waiting for the next one. It makes me almost wish I could wait until all the books are done and then read them all at once. I know I'd likely get burnt out though . . .
This sounds so good!!! I need to get my hands on the first one!
Staci - I really love these books. I think you would too!
It's hard for me to sit down a write my thoughts if it's been a few weeks!
Stacy - Me too. :-( My memory isn't what it used to be.
Stacy - I think so too!