Loren's review
Book of Shadows: Book One (Sweep) by Cate Tiernan
A wonderful start to 'Sweep'/'Wicca'. *Spoilers books 1-4*
Tiernan has an incredible talent for creating uniquely vivid characters. Normally I shy away from books written in the 1st person, but this was pleasantly different.
The vulnerable nature of the main character means we can begin to empathise with her unusually quickly. This also blinds us to simple truths such as Hunter and Sky's true natures. We stand united with Morgan against them and we too feel crushed at Cal's betrayal.
The ending is a little forced. The electricity was obviously there between them. Cate didn't need to end it on that note, we would have read the next one anyway.
This book introduces many running themes of the series; Cal, Morgan's lineage, Christianity vs Wicca. Some people might view this one as a little slow moving... but the rest of the series makes up for that.
Tiernan has an incredible talent for creating uniquely vivid characters. Normally I shy away from books written in the 1st person, but this was pleasantly different.
The vulnerable nature of the main character means we can begin to empathise with her unusually quickly. This also blinds us to simple truths such as Hunter and Sky's true natures. We stand united with Morgan against them and we too feel crushed at Cal's betrayal.
The ending is a little forced. The electricity was obviously there between them. Cate didn't need to end it on that note, we would have read the next one anyway.
This book introduces many running themes of the series; Cal, Morgan's lineage, Christianity vs Wicca. Some people might view this one as a little slow moving... but the rest of the series makes up for that.
