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Book 57, 2014
I just finished reading Hallowed Circle by Linda Robertson. It's the second book in her series about solitary witch Persephone Alcmedi.
This book picks up shortly after the first left off. Seph is learning to live with the stain she carries from being marked by master vampire Menessos, while also adjusting to werewolf Johnny living in her home. One of the local witches nominates Persephone for the recently vacated post of High Priestess. Seph has no ambition to be High Priestess, but when she goes to the Covenstead to formally decline the nomination, she encounters an obnoxious contender and is compelled to compete, if only to knock the other woman out of the running.
In the meantime, Persephone is juggling her growing attraction to Johnny, dealing with her aging grandmother, trying to be a mother figure to her ward Beverly, and oh yes, coming to grips with the fact that she is the illustrious Lustrata of legend.
When a contestant for High Priestess is murdered at the trials, Seph finds herself trying to solve a murder even as she must compete.
I loved this book! Persephone is a marvelous heroine. While she could have come across as a Mary Sue, the author has given her flaws and foibles that simply make her all the more endearing. There are other books in the series, and I am anxious to read the rest. Must know what transpires!
Five stars:
★★★★★
This book picks up shortly after the first left off. Seph is learning to live with the stain she carries from being marked by master vampire Menessos, while also adjusting to werewolf Johnny living in her home. One of the local witches nominates Persephone for the recently vacated post of High Priestess. Seph has no ambition to be High Priestess, but when she goes to the Covenstead to formally decline the nomination, she encounters an obnoxious contender and is compelled to compete, if only to knock the other woman out of the running.
In the meantime, Persephone is juggling her growing attraction to Johnny, dealing with her aging grandmother, trying to be a mother figure to her ward Beverly, and oh yes, coming to grips with the fact that she is the illustrious Lustrata of legend.
When a contestant for High Priestess is murdered at the trials, Seph finds herself trying to solve a murder even as she must compete.
I loved this book! Persephone is a marvelous heroine. While she could have come across as a Mary Sue, the author has given her flaws and foibles that simply make her all the more endearing. There are other books in the series, and I am anxious to read the rest. Must know what transpires!
Five stars:
★★★★★