Member Review

After a night out that went a bit crazier than usual, Vincent Fairchild not only has his friend Rutger gone missing but he has a massive hangover AND he's been summoned to the Witches' Council for an assignment. Along with a weatherwitch named Margaret, he will be traveling to the West Point lighthouse. Vincent is tasked with retrieving the stolen Ferox Cor (a mysterious and extremely powerful magical amulet) and Margaret will be taking over as weatherwitch, replacing Martin Gallagher (the thief of the Ferox Cor).
When the pair arrive on the tiny rock that houses the lighthouse, they are met with the grouchy (and blind) Rafe and his mother. Obviously Rafe is handsome and romance ensues.

Enough of the summary. You get the gist. This book was interesting. I loved the setting; I'm a sucker for historicals and the Pacific northwest. The blind representation as really nice and unexpected. Margaret and Vince's relationship is adorable and I love their quick sibling bond. Rafe is hot because we're told he's hot (honestly he's too grumpy and Vince isn't enough sunshine to offset it).

Where the book loses points is that it felt like there was too many conflicts? We've got the twats in the new Seattle Witches' Counsil (SWC) who are...threatening...to kill? Rafe if he and his mother don't join? I don't..okay.
There's the mystery of the Ferox Cor itself. Which the SWC also wants? Maybe? And then there is Martin who is...I guess coming back from the dead to steal the Cor also. And ALSO Vince needs to get the Cor for the San Francisco Witches' Council who knew where the damn thing was for the past twenty years but never did anything about it.

This book was enjoyable but it felt convoluted. I think snipping a few of the conflicts out and then better forming the remainders would've made this a better book. I WILL read a sequel to this which is why I've rated it so highly.

Thank you to NetGalley and Xpresso Book Tours for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.