Enjoyed the story of the book, but 1 point I want to talk about, Shifting narrators, this series has been told purely via 1 persons perspective. Now in the 5th book we have shifted to 4+ narrators. This was really jarring to me.

I believe the author decided to make this book more of a writing challenge for herself as it really didn't need to be done. Most of the vampires thoughts seem to be very modern, they all behave and talk the same. The only real difference is there names and objectives. Joh More...

4.5 Stars!

Oh the trouble that follows Seph, the heroine of the Persephone Alcmedi series, around. Just when you think it can’t get worse, Robertson finds a way. Wicked Circle, book five, brings more challenges and emotional strain for Seph. Can she rely on Johnny and Menessos?

The Domn Lup is here, and he is bigger and badder than you had imagined. Along with the title comes lots of responsibilities, some he knew were coming...and some blindside him. All of which which leave very little time for More...

Wow- best book of the series so far.

So much is changing and it's changing fast for Persephone.

Johnny has become the Domn Lup, Menessos is under attack by the vampire council who worry that Persephone is in control of him, and Persephone is the Lustrata and struggling with everything that means while still dealing with her mundane life and family.

Toss in "help" from the Goddess and a magickal stranger she dubs "Creepy" and her life has become more complicated than ever.

Menessos has a dream of Pe More...

Wicked circle by Linda Robertson
This series is becoming an addiction; have to go on to the next book the moment I read the last line of the pervious book, not a good thing when the next book is the last in the series. Wicked circle Persephone Alcmedi, has faced witches, vampires, fairies and waeres, as her role as Lustrata. She as concurred enemies, found allies, and made connections between worlds. Now she needs to learn and grow, she has been born as the Lustrata, now it is time to live as the More...

**4.5 stars**

Several things are starting to come to a head in this installment of the series. Johnny's powers have been unlocked and he's become the Domn Lup and those two things are causing him to have a major inner power struggle. News has gotten to the Excelsior that Menessos has been twice marked by Persephone and they are sending the Shabbubitum to find out the truth. And Persephone is still trying to deal with everything ... her powers, her mother, Menessos and Johnny.

WOW ... this was a v More...

3 1/2 Stars

In the previous book Heldrige, one of the vampire lord sired by Menessos was on his way to VEIN to report a crime against Menessos. At the start of Wicked Circle, Heldrige succeeds in obtaining an audience with the big vampire honcho, Excelsior. Heldrige reports that the Quarterlord Menessos was mastered by his EV witch, and not the other way around like many believed. The Excelsior sends his father Mero and a trio of of truth-seeking vampire witches (more like harpies/owls…they can c More...

My synopsis:
Power
Some are born into it.
Some aim to achieve it.
Some will kill for it.
And some will let it go to their head.

Johnny Newman is now one of the most powerful men in the world. A mere weeks ago the binding that held his power in check was broken. He's come into his full power and his full wolf, something he's never had to contend with before. The power's heady and heightens all his senses both human and beast. He's more aware of the link he shares with his pack mates and of the beas More...

For those of you reading this series...all I can say is one of the main characters
screws up...big time. Menessos, the Quarterlord of the US is under scrutiny from the head of the vampire nation. If they find that he bears 2 controlling marks of his witch Persephone, who sits as his advisor, they will destroy him and take or kill her. This tale is the fight to maintain control and just plain stay alive. Johnny has been confirmed Dom Lupe of the Werewolf nation thanks to Persephone's magic, but h More...

This book was filled with a lot of action and introduction to a few new characters. It also felt more like a crossover novel. It is attention grabbing as the others, but it also has a lot to deal with in terms of family, professional and internal strife, and every day living. It is almost overwhelming, but does not become too much to take. It is not the best book to start with in this series and, in fact, this is one series I would suggest you read in order. Mostly because of Seph's growth expou More...

It was ...fine? I dunno. The author seems to be experimenting with writing from different viewpoints, which sort of makes sense because Persephone (who I guess must've been the narrator) didn't observe things, but, the voices aren't very distinct.

And this was sort of a transitional novel - things happened, but it wasn't like a complete story arc so much as setting up for things to be resolved in the next book, it seemed like.

The good news is: we found out more about Johnny's past. The bad news i More...

I really enjoyed this 5th book in the Persephone Alcmedi series. I love the writing, the world-building, the characters and the plot (although this was less action filled than some of the previous books, it certainly advanced the story-line). So why not 5 stars. Two reasons. Everything told from Persephone's perspective was first person, but sometimes we got the story from some of the other characters perspectives and it was 3rd person. I got really confused sometimes by the switches, although i More...

This volume picks up immediately after the end of the previous book, and in fact the whole series is a single long narrative. There are different viewpoints presented in this volume, which is slightly unsettling at first, but I think that Robertson's technique has steadily improved with each installment. It's really interesting how much has happened in such a short amount of time. There are some genuinely funny scenes here (Grandma and McFish sandwiches!) that have great counterpoint with some g More...

First off I want to say how much I love this Urban Fantasy series and this book was no exception. There are three main characters in this series so there is a bit of a love triangle going on. Persephone or Seph for short is a witch, or to be more precise the Lustrata (big powerful sorceress). Then there is her gorgeous ex rock star waerewolf boyfriend Johnny who also happens to be the Dom Lupp (leader of all waeres). Finally we have Menessos who is one of the original vampires and who is now a M More...

The great multi-tasker... Persephone Alcmedi. She is use to dealing with all sorts of issues, usually at the same time. But this time around, it is vampire Menessos, bringing bad news that he is being hunted down and the vampire council is behind it and he needs her help.

Good Read! The triangle/bond between Persephone, Johnny and Menessos is quite delicious. I like both Johnny and Menessos, but loved seeing more of Seph and Menessos. Can't wait to read the next book to see where things are going More...

Linda Robertson's latest, Wicked Circle, picks up where we left off with Seph and her many troubles! That poor girl has is tough and it only gets tougher. In the beginning she's dealing with a magical ceremony with her grandmother and mother, when things go awry nearly right away. And trouble is soon to follow when she is summoned back home to help Menessos out. Which is where the bulk of the story lies.

Menessos is being hunted by three vampire women who plan to get the truth out of him regardin More...

This book was.... wow. So much going on it's crazy. Everything starts with Seph,Nana and Eris,Seph's mother. In the previous book,Arcane Circle, Eris, gave her right arm to free Johnny from the spells she'd placed on him. After spending time being guilt tripped by her mother and disliked by her new found little brother, her duties call. Why Seph doesn't just say so to her mother, is beyond me. Eris knows Seph is EV check everyone knows it, instead of dealing with the guilt trip and whatnot why d More...

Seph and her grandmother are still staying with and taking care of her mother when she gets a call saying she needs to come back because a large problem is coming right to Menossos' doorstep which of course includes Seph. His first stop home is to see Johnny but she notices that along with his newfound power and mantle has come some changes that are not so great, in general and for their relationship. When she goes home she is appointed some new guards and gets some supposed help from a mysterio More...

This is a great series!! It is one of my favorite "witchy" book series. The storyline always wraps me around its finger and holds on to me until the book is over. There wasn't a lot of action like there is in the other books in the series, WICKED CIRCLE was more about information than anything else. There is a little bit of danger but not on the scale that other installments brought. We get new shocking details about Johnny's past, Seph re-evaluates her relationships. Characters do some changing More...

This was the fifth book in the Persephone Alcmedi series. I thought it was the weakest book in the series so far. Robertson did some strange things in this latest addition to the Persephone series; the story is told from many points of view and this really made the book long and was really weird. Additionally Persephone is straying from her monogamous relationship into some very Anita Blake like territory.

In the last book Persephone helped Johnny unlock his marks and become the Dom Lupe. This bo More...

This was the fifth book in the Persephone Alcmedi series. I thought it was the weakest book in the series so far. Robertson did some strange things in this latest addition to the Persephone series; the story is told from many points of view and this really made the book long and was really weird. Additionally Persephone is straying from her monogamous relationship into some very Anita Blake like territory.

In the last book Persephone helped Johnny unlock his marks and become the Dom Lupe. This bo More...

I read the first 4 books in this series in January of last year one after the other, they were that good. I liked the gritty witch/vamp/waere combination so I've had Wicked Circle on my "I must buy the minute it comes out" list for a whole year.

It took me a while to get back into the storyline again, I got a bit confused about the minor characters however, by about a third of the way through I was back in business again and wrapped up in Seph's world.

What really stood out for me in this instalme More...

(This isn't super spoiler-ish, but I do talk a little about some of the developments in the book, and even keeping it vague, it is a bit of a giveaway of how things turn out, so screw it, putting the whole thing in spoiler tags. Read at your own risk.)
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This one was a little bit disappointing to me. To be clear, though, I still like the series. But there were some choices made in the book that didn't work well for me.

1. Rotating POV

This was a strange thing. None of the books previous to this one h (hide spoiler)] More...

Favorite Line: “He had held me all the way here, and ushered me quickly to my rooms so I could shower and change–two things I’d been eager to do.” (p. 411)

Things are definitely changing in Seph, Johnny and Menessos’ lives. By the final page turn of the book I wondered where the author was taking the story. Everything had changed and it felt like little was resolved. Thoughts, emotions and lifestyles were all thrown for a loop. I want to know though, so I’ll be sticking it out.

Wicked Circle is no More...

I don't know what it is about this book, but it seemed to be missing things for me. Part of it might be that I really missed Demeter and Beverly, who weren't around alot, another part is because our 3 lead characters seemed to be on their own in this one.

I liked that Johnny finally learned about his past, and I have to say that I was surprised by quite a bit of it. It will make a big difference in his future and for this reason alone I wonder about his relationship with Seph. There are other rea More...

*Genre* Urban Fantasy
*Rating* 3 1/2

*Review*

*Synopsis/Storyline*

In this story, Persephone ends up having to deal with not only her mother Eris who has come back into her life after being gone for most of her life, but, problems facing Johnny and Menessos as well.

On the home front, Eris demands that Seph show more affection than she’s capable of. Think about it, her mother left her behind, and didn’t bother telling her where she went, or why she left in the first place. Then, on top of everything, More...

Not quite a four for me, more like a 3.5-3.75. There are a couple of plot lines here, and while more time is spent on Menesos and the shabbubitum, that feels more like a set up for later conflicts, the real drama is Johnny's plot line, which doesn't really kick in until the last 20 pages and is far more interesting (and is why this is more than 3 stars for me). The irony of the book starting with the ideal that a tripod needs to be evenly balanced and then spending so little of the book balancin More...

I'am in love with this author, and this book was no exception. For anyone that likes the paranormal with a touch of romance that gets hot and steamy as the books go on, well this is one I would recommend. The whole series is very well thought out and even the secondary characters seem so real that they breathe. I get so sucked into the way she writes that it's like she's painted a picture or shot a movie for me. Its also not so over explained that I can't use my own imagination which is great ca More...

Generic Urban Fantasy with little to distinguish it from all the rest. Too much artificial relationship tension that feels like it has been manufactured to draw out the series. The whole witch, vampire, wolf-king love triangle is so over-used and does not in any way make for interesting reading. It even ends on a "Days of Our Lives" relationship cliff-hanger. Blah.

I love this series, but I think this book was my least favorite. It was a good story and I do like how the events are unfolding but it just didn't wow me like the other books. I am looking forward to the next book to see how everything plays out with Persephone, Messenos and Johnny.