Maybe it's because I haven't read the other books in this series, but this book wasn't for me. I felt this was more YA than adult. The characters and dialogue came across as young teens. The story was not what I was expecting.

this was a great horror novel, I enjoyed the spooky atmosphere and liked getting to know the characters. I look forward to more from this series.

This is definitely a teen / young adult book & is excellent as such. Really like what the author did here.It apparently is part of a series but also a stand alone. While he dealt deftly with the teen thing his reinforcement of ethics in magical practices was excellent along with bringing up group thought processes actually creating an entity or multiples.The story was fast fun with no idea what was going to happen. Had an idea of the knight of wands & proven true but still couldn't have guessed the story. It centers around a teen that has been initiated into a magical group with alot of things happening in her life & around her while she is trying to start to come into herself. Would highly recommend & check out his other books too as I will

An incredible read about magic and staying true to one’s beliefs. Abby begins college as well as a new challenge in learning magic. She is so brave and determined to do what she feels is the best interest for her friends and family. I learned so much about wielding magic and how things can either be used for good or bad. This author stressed the idea of a balance to keep everyone and everything in homeostasis. A concept I think has been overlooked for a long time.

I wish to thank the author, publisher and Net Galley for providing a free ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was #3 in a series, and I had not read the previous 2 books. Nor have I read other books by this author. I usually really love anything haunted or haunted building type of story, mystical. psychic, I usually go for. Overall, this book fed that need. I'd thought the book would be general fiction or possibly 'new adult', but one I got started, it felt a lot more like middle grade to YA level, though the main character was talking about driving, and 'hooking up' with a boy, and going to college. So maybe more YA/NA overall. the character development was a bit lacking, but maybe it would have been better in reading the books in order. Though, the book did flash back on previous stories (previous books?) so much that I feel that it may have been annoying to read the recaps if I'd read the other books.

I don't feel that this is a 'bad' book, but it also didn't really pull me in. I never really got swept up in the story so much that I had to see what happened next, and it was easy to put the book down while reading. IF I'm reading something 'mystical', I want to be grabbed and pulled into the story. The dialog was also a bit odd. I can't put my finger on it, but just felt wrong somehow. But I did like the book and would consider reading others by this author

Abby is living with her grandma in Harmony Springs. She is going to help grandma, take one college class and continued her magical studies. She is having strange dreams that she doesn’t know what to make of them. She has one dream about a giant white frog. She meets a guy at college that invites her to the practical magic club. As she learns more about it, she decides to try it even though it doesn’t have a moral code to use it. She discovers that it is not for her. When a girl is found dead on campus, Abby knows the white frog did it. She finds out from her magical study teacher that the white frog is a danger until she can get rid of it. Will Abby be able to find out how to? She discovers that two ghosts could help her get rid of it but one won’t and one can’t. Lock is the ghost who will eventually be able to give her the information she needs to get rid of the white frog. The information she seeks is in the Lock Tower. However the Lock Tower is closed to the public. Will Abby get in? If she gets in, will she find the information she needs?

A mystery that involves the paranormal and magic. It also includes friendship and an ancient goddess. The story is a fantastic read. I enjoyed following Abby as she tried to figure out the giant white frog and how to get rid of it. It was great how she was able to continue her friendship and discover how the goddess could help her. I can’t wait to read the next Abby Renshaw adventure book. Though this is Abby’s third adventure, I had no trouble reading it as a stand-alone book. I’m so glad I read this book! I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a few ghosts and a great mystery.

Although I did find it intriguing, the supernatural is a big interest of mine. I felt the story itself just didn't pull me in. Ive seen alot of really good reviews so don't be out off by mine.

If you’ve ever been to Florida, you’ll recognize Bok Tower as the location this story is based on. I had actually just left the gardens there when I saw this book up for offer and decided to download it. This New Adult novel is based on Abby, a recent high school graduate and her friends, who decide to explore the tower for things that go bump in the night. Many of Massa’s details about the tower are true, which ends a nice tough of authenticity to this ghost story