I never really got into this book. It seemed too unreal and sometimes seemed like a poor Mills and Boon. Not really my cup of tea, reading about policemans tight shirts!!

What I liked about this book:
- The blend of past and present.
- A great story filled with well-written magic and witches.
- It is a book that is very captivating and addicting.

This was an enjoyable read from start to finish.

This has to be the most boring mystery I have read in ages. Everything about this story is trite and cliched. A beautiful young woman, Skye, buys a hoarse in Salem, MA because of an overpowering urge. Young girls are being murdered at the same time. Obviously, our heroine is somehow connected to the murders and has to have witchy powers. Except she is the most boring, inane heroine I think I have ever read. She spends most of the book apologizing or being a brat before she begins to cry. Her love interest is the good looking cop who is investigating the murder of these girls and his own mother. He’s supposed to be the love interest but there is no chemistry between the two lead characters. Nothing. I’m still not sure how they ended up in love and together at the end other than, you know, magic. Another issue with the hero is he is so wrapped up 8n trying to avenge his mother’s murder that he’s either rude or sulking the entire novel. There’s nothing attractive about Jerome. Oh, and of course, he’s a witch as well. The identity of the villain was apparent from the beginning and there were no surprises or even a hint of misdirection. I honestly slogged to get to the ending. It was not worth it. This could have been a good story if it had been developed more instead of going the predictable, boring route.

I saw this book, and I hadn’t read the author before but was intrigued by the premise to give it a go. It didn’t take me long, probably only a page or two, to get hooked into the story. Skye is an interesting protagonist, and I liked how she came to Salem. I also quite enjoyed the plot, and the writing is excellent. I only had one thing bother me, and it’s a personal preference; I can’t stand when information is kept from people to keep them safe. Ugh. Anyway, it didn’t take me long to guess who the villain was in the story, but it was a wild ride to the end anyway. Recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.

This is the first I’ve read from Cathy Walker and I wasn’t disappointed, I was hooked from the very first chapter. This was quite an enjoyable read, with magic, ancient evil, and family bloodlines all coming together in an intriguing novel.