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Circle of Three #7
Blue Moon
Ancient moon, O ageless traveler,
sailing on the sea of stars,
as once more you come to fullness,
turn your shining face to ours.
The second full moon of the month—the blue moon—is a time when powers are heightened, with unpredictable results. When Annie attempts the channeling practice called aspecting, she changes into someone Cooper and Kate hardly recognize. Can their combined strength restore Annie's spirit?
sailing on the sea of stars,
as once more you come to fullness,
turn your shining face to ours.
The second full moon of the month—the blue moon—is a time when powers are heightened, with unpredictable results. When Annie attempts the channeling practice called aspecting, she changes into someone Cooper and Kate hardly recognize. Can their combined strength restore Annie's spirit?
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2001
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Isobel Bird
27 books102 followersThis is a pseudonym of Michael Thomas Ford.
Isobel Bird has been involved in the world of paganism and witchcraft for many years. She lives and dances beneath the moon somewhere in New England.
Isobel Bird has been involved in the world of paganism and witchcraft for many years. She lives and dances beneath the moon somewhere in New England.
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February 25, 2015
No one wants to mention the tired "remove ponytail and glasses — become super hot babe" cliché?
Ok
Ok
December 4, 2019
Within this series, this was a highlight. The book wasn't of the read-in-one-sitting type for me, but I think it's a good thing -- it made me take some to consider some things about Annie's .
It is still very teenage girl centered, and with that in mind, I loved it. Even the nostalgic references that seem to be a deterrent I've seen in other reviews here on goodreads for this series, but for me it works. Now, time to invoke .
It is still very teenage girl centered, and with that in mind, I loved it. Even the nostalgic references that seem to be a deterrent I've seen in other reviews here on goodreads for this series, but for me it works. Now, time to invoke .
August 1, 2018
Anne invoked Freya but didn't do the ritual right and it starts to change her in ways that harm and hurt her friends and people close to her. I really enjoyed this book. Hard to put down. The relationships Cooper and Kate have with their boyfriends are threatened. Kate's mother has to cater a very big and important wedding and things go great until Anne gets flirty. Very excited to start the next book.
November 22, 2019
Yet another great installment in the series. Not my favorite but definitely a page turner. Annie continues to be my favorite of the three and this one really showed her growing - something some of the earlier books lacked. Looking forward to the next one.
November 20, 2016
Seriously, Annie makes the worst choices.
September 26, 2018
THAT SLAP.
Also, damn Annie.
Also, damn Annie.
April 22, 2019
In this installment of Circle of Three, Annie is in the spotlight... literally, it turns out. Feeling left out and rehashing the same fears from the Tarot book, Annie finds herself being shunted aside for Cooper's new boyfriend and spoken word performances and Kate's boyfriend Tyler. She decides to celebrate the blue moon (rumored to be great for special spellcasting) with a ritual called aspecting: inviting a chosen god or goddess to help teach you by taking on some or all of their "aspects". She chooses Freya, the Norse goddess of love and fertility, and gets more than she bargained for when Freya starts to make Annie a bit too bold.
This one reiterates a theme that I was uncomfortable with in the tarot one, which is that anytime Annie does point out that Kate and Cooper seem to be the "special" ones, while she's relegated to sidekick, the book suddenly makes a point of shushing her and punishing her for it. When Annie got a bit power-drunk with the tarot cards, she pointed out that maybe Cooper and Kate were just jealous that Annie found her "thing"... and promptly the book punished her and showed her the error of her ways. In this one, Annie becomes extroverted and sometimes a bit rude, yes, but also seems to be just coming into herself and enjoying a newfound confidence... aaaand they treat this like it's the end of the world and quickly go back to status quo. The message seems to be: "You're not special! Your job is to support the special ones! Get back in line! Anytime you try to deviate, it's a giant mistake you will be punished for!". Since Annie is my favorite, I especially do not like that message.
The second thing is how very, very low the stakes are in (most of) these books. In this one, there's a huge build-up for a wedding that Kate's mom is doing which is meant to be the event of the season. The mothers of the bride and groom are terrible, and Annie deviously suggests teaching them a lesson. Readers cringe, waiting for the inevitable. Will Annie lace the food with laxatives? Will she ruin the wedding photos? Will she push over the table with the wedding cake? Or will she... throw... a strawberry at them? Wait, what? Yes, that was the giant disaster - a strawberry smear on the mother-in-law's dress. It was somehow not even dramatic enough to be anti-climatic. Especially considering one of these books honestly had a fifteen-year-old girl murdered, I am just really confused about the tone of this series.
This one reiterates a theme that I was uncomfortable with in the tarot one, which is that anytime Annie does point out that Kate and Cooper seem to be the "special" ones, while she's relegated to sidekick, the book suddenly makes a point of shushing her and punishing her for it. When Annie got a bit power-drunk with the tarot cards, she pointed out that maybe Cooper and Kate were just jealous that Annie found her "thing"... and promptly the book punished her and showed her the error of her ways. In this one, Annie becomes extroverted and sometimes a bit rude, yes, but also seems to be just coming into herself and enjoying a newfound confidence... aaaand they treat this like it's the end of the world and quickly go back to status quo. The message seems to be: "You're not special! Your job is to support the special ones! Get back in line! Anytime you try to deviate, it's a giant mistake you will be punished for!". Since Annie is my favorite, I especially do not like that message.
The second thing is how very, very low the stakes are in (most of) these books. In this one, there's a huge build-up for a wedding that Kate's mom is doing which is meant to be the event of the season. The mothers of the bride and groom are terrible, and Annie deviously suggests teaching them a lesson. Readers cringe, waiting for the inevitable. Will Annie lace the food with laxatives? Will she ruin the wedding photos? Will she push over the table with the wedding cake? Or will she... throw... a strawberry at them? Wait, what? Yes, that was the giant disaster - a strawberry smear on the mother-in-law's dress. It was somehow not even dramatic enough to be anti-climatic. Especially considering one of these books honestly had a fifteen-year-old girl murdered, I am just really confused about the tone of this series.
August 5, 2018
I love this series and this book was no exception
February 4, 2016
Kate and Cooper are busy, leaving Annie alone at a time when she wants their help doing a ritual during a blue moon.
Annie does the ritual along, trying to contact Freya, and it seems that she does.
Cooper is invited to read some of her prose at a literary get-together. She wants to do some stuff on Wicca, but her boyfriend, T.J., doesn't want her to. He's afraid people will not like her and might attack her physically like his brother was attacked when people found out he was gay. Cooper and T.J. get into an argument. Kate likewise believes she should not read Wiccan-related prose as part of her performance.
The rest of the book deals with Annie's behavior bothering Kate and Cooper, and with the issue of who should know that they are all three studying Wicca.
What bothers me about the book is how the people react to Annie's changing from what is basically a mousey-type, shy, glasses-wearing girl to someone who seems to be outgoing and happy. Granted, some of her behavior ends up being downright rude, but it's the reaction of Kate and Cooper that bothers me. They seem to be unable to accept that Annie is basically blossoming into an extroverted and attractive girl. They seem to expect her to stay the way she has always been.
The story can also be taken as a warning about trying to change one's personality too much, which can also be interpreted as saying “if you're one of the unnoticed ones, just stay that way.” I think it's unfair to Annie.
Anyhow, things do sort of work out ok by the end of the book, but it's still my least favorite of the series so far.
Annie does the ritual along, trying to contact Freya, and it seems that she does.
Cooper is invited to read some of her prose at a literary get-together. She wants to do some stuff on Wicca, but her boyfriend, T.J., doesn't want her to. He's afraid people will not like her and might attack her physically like his brother was attacked when people found out he was gay. Cooper and T.J. get into an argument. Kate likewise believes she should not read Wiccan-related prose as part of her performance.
The rest of the book deals with Annie's behavior bothering Kate and Cooper, and with the issue of who should know that they are all three studying Wicca.
What bothers me about the book is how the people react to Annie's changing from what is basically a mousey-type, shy, glasses-wearing girl to someone who seems to be outgoing and happy. Granted, some of her behavior ends up being downright rude, but it's the reaction of Kate and Cooper that bothers me. They seem to be unable to accept that Annie is basically blossoming into an extroverted and attractive girl. They seem to expect her to stay the way she has always been.
The story can also be taken as a warning about trying to change one's personality too much, which can also be interpreted as saying “if you're one of the unnoticed ones, just stay that way.” I think it's unfair to Annie.
Anyhow, things do sort of work out ok by the end of the book, but it's still my least favorite of the series so far.
January 11, 2017
Blue Moon is the seventh book in the Circle of Three. Annie, Kate and Cooper are dealing with each of their journeys and the new challenges that have risen. Kate struggles with the questions of when and how to tell her parents about Wicca. The stress of a wedding her mom is catering is her excuse for not doing it now, but as her witchy friends point out, there will always be reasons not to tell if she looks hard enough. Cooper now has a boyfriend and he’s cool with her witchy interests. However, he doesn’t want her talking about them publicly, because he is afraid someone will hurt her for it. Annie feels left out and alone, especially when her friends decide not do observe a blue moon ritual with her. She takes matters into her own hands and asks the goddess Freya to spend some time with her. She undergoes a makeover and gains confidence. She starts showing up her friends and even scores herself a date with a senior boy. But things start going haywire when her friends start suspecting there is something magical behind her transformation. She throws strawberries and cake at the mothers of the bride and groom at the wedding that Kate’s mom is catering, risking getting the catering business blacklisted by all the important people in town. She gets another boy’s number even though she’s dating Brian. All very un-Annie and not always very nice. Can her friends get her to return to normal? Does she want to? Is she better this way or as predictable Annie? Once she sends Freya away will she retain anything she learned from the goddess.
August 29, 2012
Another very easy going book. This book showed how things sometimes can get out of your control if you're not careful.
Even though these books are NOT the way to learn about Witchcraft, they are fun for an already educated person to read. Not only because they are easy to read but also because they can make you think. The girls actions can make you think on what your reactions and your actions would be if you were them.
Even though these books are NOT the way to learn about Witchcraft, they are fun for an already educated person to read. Not only because they are easy to read but also because they can make you think. The girls actions can make you think on what your reactions and your actions would be if you were them.
December 13, 2013
Annie is feeling left out with Kate and Cooper who have boyfriends and when they tell her they are spending time with them on the night of the blue moon instead of doing a ritual, Annie decides to do a ritual on her own she invokes the Goddess Freya for her help. Thing's start to go wrong for her friends but good for Annie will things turn out ok in the end. Another excellent read
July 25, 2008
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May 14, 2011
513th - 2011
January 13, 2015
I really liked this one :)
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