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Wicca #10
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J'aime Morgan.
Elle est mon âme soeur.
Mais je dois retrouver mes parents.
À présent,je détiens des renseignements.
Des pistes qui semblent prometteuses.
J'ai l'impression de me rapprocher du but.
Mais suis-je assez fort pour supporter ce que je pourrais découvrir?
Elle est mon âme soeur.
Mais je dois retrouver mes parents.
À présent,je détiens des renseignements.
Des pistes qui semblent prometteuses.
J'ai l'impression de me rapprocher du but.
Mais suis-je assez fort pour supporter ce que je pourrais découvrir?
344 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2002
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About the author
Cate Tiernan
104 books3,812 followers"was born in New Orleans, LA, in 1961. New Orleans is one of the most interesting American cities, and it has an incredibly rich and exotic culture that had a profound influence on me. Kids in other cities have lemonade stands; we sold voodoo gris-gris and made wax dolls in the likenesses of our enemies. It's a very beautiful city, and the constant heat and humidity make gardens grow out of control. There's an air of lassitude there, a general acceptance of eccentic or flamboyant behavior--the heat simply makes people do crazy things.
I went to school in New York, and after school went back to New Orleans. Then I went back to New York (Manhattan) and got a job in publishing and started writing. My first book, a young, middle-grade chapter book, was published in 1990.
Living in Manhattan was incredible, even though I didn't have a lot of money. There was so much to do and see, and so many interesting people to watch. There was a lot of frenetic energy there, and sometimes that felt very wearing and hard to live with. After eight years I was ready for a change, and my husband and I moved back to New Orleans. (Are you seeing a pattern here?)
(While I was in NY, I helped edit "The Secret Circle" by L.J. Smith. I thought it was great.)
We stayed in New Orleans five years. By the time we had two small children we knew we had to find someplace safer to live. I was glad my children were born in New Orleans--I had been born there, and my father had, and his father had, and his father had and so on. There was something about the connection of generations of blood coming from one place that I found very primal and important.
Now I live in a cohousing community in Durham, NC. This is the most suburban place I've ever lived, and it's very different from living right in the middle of a city. For one thing, there aren't enough coffee shops. However, it's incredibly safe, and the community is very important to me. There are a lot of strong women here, and I find them inspiring.
Am I a witch? Well, no. Even Wicca is too organized a religion for me. I'm much more idiosyncratic and just need to do my own thing, which is kind of new-agey and pantheistic. It's not that I don't work or play well with others, but I need to decide for myself when I do a certain thing, and how I do it. However, I can really relate to Wicca, and I so appreciate its woman-centeredness and its essentially female identity. I love those aspects, among others.
I have several favorite writers. Barbara Hambly has been the biggest influence on how I describe magic. She's an incredibly imaginative and empathetic writer with a gift for creating a rich, sensual world. I love Barbara Pym, an English writer whose books came out mostly in the fifties. She was a master at describing the thousand tiny moments that make up a woman's day; how the seemingly small and inconsequential thing can suddenly take on a huge emotional importance. I greatly admire P.D. James. She's one of the very few writers who makes me actually look up words in the dictionary. She has a beautiful, precise, educated command of the language that leaves me in awe. I love Philip Larkin's poetry. I read a lot of nonfiction and also have some favorite romance writers. Before anyone groans, let me say that these women write really well about women trying to achieve emotional fulfillment, and that's kind of what we're all doing, right? I also just like reading about sex. Anyway, Jennifer Crusie, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and early Linda Howard are my faves.
And then of course there's my dark side, but more on that later.
" -Source
Cate Tiernan is a pseudonym for Gabrielle Charbonnet
I went to school in New York, and after school went back to New Orleans. Then I went back to New York (Manhattan) and got a job in publishing and started writing. My first book, a young, middle-grade chapter book, was published in 1990.
Living in Manhattan was incredible, even though I didn't have a lot of money. There was so much to do and see, and so many interesting people to watch. There was a lot of frenetic energy there, and sometimes that felt very wearing and hard to live with. After eight years I was ready for a change, and my husband and I moved back to New Orleans. (Are you seeing a pattern here?)
(While I was in NY, I helped edit "The Secret Circle" by L.J. Smith. I thought it was great.)
We stayed in New Orleans five years. By the time we had two small children we knew we had to find someplace safer to live. I was glad my children were born in New Orleans--I had been born there, and my father had, and his father had, and his father had and so on. There was something about the connection of generations of blood coming from one place that I found very primal and important.
Now I live in a cohousing community in Durham, NC. This is the most suburban place I've ever lived, and it's very different from living right in the middle of a city. For one thing, there aren't enough coffee shops. However, it's incredibly safe, and the community is very important to me. There are a lot of strong women here, and I find them inspiring.
Am I a witch? Well, no. Even Wicca is too organized a religion for me. I'm much more idiosyncratic and just need to do my own thing, which is kind of new-agey and pantheistic. It's not that I don't work or play well with others, but I need to decide for myself when I do a certain thing, and how I do it. However, I can really relate to Wicca, and I so appreciate its woman-centeredness and its essentially female identity. I love those aspects, among others.
I have several favorite writers. Barbara Hambly has been the biggest influence on how I describe magic. She's an incredibly imaginative and empathetic writer with a gift for creating a rich, sensual world. I love Barbara Pym, an English writer whose books came out mostly in the fifties. She was a master at describing the thousand tiny moments that make up a woman's day; how the seemingly small and inconsequential thing can suddenly take on a huge emotional importance. I greatly admire P.D. James. She's one of the very few writers who makes me actually look up words in the dictionary. She has a beautiful, precise, educated command of the language that leaves me in awe. I love Philip Larkin's poetry. I read a lot of nonfiction and also have some favorite romance writers. Before anyone groans, let me say that these women write really well about women trying to achieve emotional fulfillment, and that's kind of what we're all doing, right? I also just like reading about sex. Anyway, Jennifer Crusie, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and early Linda Howard are my faves.
And then of course there's my dark side, but more on that later.
" -Source
Cate Tiernan is a pseudonym for Gabrielle Charbonnet
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March 9, 2016
This was one of the poorer stories in this series for me, and it was really weird that it was written from Hunter’s point of view rather than Morgan’s.
The storyline itself was about Hunter going off to find his parents, and he also had to deal with another witch while he was up there, but it was all pretty dull really, and I just wanted to be back following Morgan again.
6 out of 10
The storyline itself was about Hunter going off to find his parents, and he also had to deal with another witch while he was up there, but it was all pretty dull really, and I just wanted to be back following Morgan again.
6 out of 10
July 15, 2008
i think i would want all of these book's to turn into movies
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October 13, 2020
Veeeeeery weird change of pace with a book entirely from Hunter's POV? And with him being a bit of an idiot as well? When he sounded so reasonable from Morgan's perspective? Odd.
April 29, 2021
The switch-up with the point of view was interesting. Hunter feels more real and human now. I always liked him but now he feels more real.
February 21, 2011
If you wrote a book which included characters who speak another language, would you want to make sure the phrases you wrote were accurate?
How about if you were an editor or publisher? Would you care about accurate translations?
It was kind of a nice idea to have this book in Hunter's POV (although the Sweep series is getting progressively worse--all "tell" and no "show") but the insistence on using "french" was excruciating. Auto-translate did BETTER, actually, than the author, when I checked it, so, actually it was really bad. I'll share some samples:
“ ‘Vous être aussi un sorcier’…she said….
‘Oh, no, ah…’ I began….
‘Oui, oui’ she said with quiet insitence. ‘Vous suivez-moi. Maintenant.”
‘Pourquoi?’ I asked awkwardly.
‘Nous besoin de vous,’ she said shortly. We need you.“Maintenant.’ Now.”
…..
“Oui, oui. Vous avez fatigué”
...
"‘Comme ça?’ Like that? ‘Comme ça, et ne comme ça,’ she said, unhelpfully.”
My advice is:
1. If you’re using French (or any other language) have your characters begin a simple exchange, like, “Bonjour” “Bonjour” and then continue in English using your writerly skills to convey the fact that now we’re suspending our disbelief and talking in French; it’s done in movies all the time. (and, I might add, getting more and more accurate. Stay tuned for a blog post on the funniest misuses of foreign language in film and TV)
2. Get a French-speaking friend to look it over.
3. Pay a native French speaker to look it over
4. DO NOT USE AN INTERNET TRANSLATOR.
Spell check seems to work well—the accents in the above excerpts are remarkably accurate—but don’t confuse spell-check with grammar-check or auto-translators; it’s a path to disaster.
5. Next time, pick a language, like, say, Faroese, with well under 100,000 native speakers. Personally, as I said, I would care about the accuracy of whatever language I were using, but if you are using a language you don’t know in your book, maybe don’t use French next time, because there’s a lot more potential for looking like an unprofessional idiot (and even a parochial, uneducated Amurrican) when making mistakes in a language that well over 100 million speak natively, not to mention the half billion or so who speak (or read or learn) it as a third or fourth language.
6. None of the above points 1-5 are exclusive of the others.
How about if you were an editor or publisher? Would you care about accurate translations?
It was kind of a nice idea to have this book in Hunter's POV (although the Sweep series is getting progressively worse--all "tell" and no "show") but the insistence on using "french" was excruciating. Auto-translate did BETTER, actually, than the author, when I checked it, so, actually it was really bad. I'll share some samples:
“ ‘Vous être aussi un sorcier’…she said….
‘Oh, no, ah…’ I began….
‘Oui, oui’ she said with quiet insitence. ‘Vous suivez-moi. Maintenant.”
‘Pourquoi?’ I asked awkwardly.
‘Nous besoin de vous,’ she said shortly. We need you.“Maintenant.’ Now.”
…..
“Oui, oui. Vous avez fatigué”
...
"‘Comme ça?’ Like that? ‘Comme ça, et ne comme ça,’ she said, unhelpfully.”
My advice is:
1. If you’re using French (or any other language) have your characters begin a simple exchange, like, “Bonjour” “Bonjour” and then continue in English using your writerly skills to convey the fact that now we’re suspending our disbelief and talking in French; it’s done in movies all the time. (and, I might add, getting more and more accurate. Stay tuned for a blog post on the funniest misuses of foreign language in film and TV)
2. Get a French-speaking friend to look it over.
3. Pay a native French speaker to look it over
4. DO NOT USE AN INTERNET TRANSLATOR.
Spell check seems to work well—the accents in the above excerpts are remarkably accurate—but don’t confuse spell-check with grammar-check or auto-translators; it’s a path to disaster.
5. Next time, pick a language, like, say, Faroese, with well under 100,000 native speakers. Personally, as I said, I would care about the accuracy of whatever language I were using, but if you are using a language you don’t know in your book, maybe don’t use French next time, because there’s a lot more potential for looking like an unprofessional idiot (and even a parochial, uneducated Amurrican) when making mistakes in a language that well over 100 million speak natively, not to mention the half billion or so who speak (or read or learn) it as a third or fourth language.
6. None of the above points 1-5 are exclusive of the others.
February 10, 2017
ACTUAL RATING: 2.5 Stars
It was interesting getting Hunter's point-of-view, though it threw me at first. This book was okay, but it was probably my least favorite so far. While important thing happened at times, most of it felt unnecessary and kind of dragged.
It was interesting getting Hunter's point-of-view, though it threw me at first. This book was okay, but it was probably my least favorite so far. While important thing happened at times, most of it felt unnecessary and kind of dragged.
January 10, 2016
Plot
Hunter finds his father. That’s it, plus a little bit of him performing some Seeker duties. Not the most riveting plot in this series so far. Seeker feels like a book that is in between the last arc and the next arc in this series, which will surely be a giant confrontation with Amyranth. But, as it is, this book is very boring. Nothing really happens. The majority of Seeker is Hunter moaning about his obviously depressed and suicidal father. I don’t even know why Tiernan felt the need to turn this into a book in the first place. It should have been a short story if anything.
Writing
A word of advice to aspiring writers: if you have a book in first person POV and for some reason or another you want to focus on another character, don’t continue the story in first person. When the other character is now the focus, it’s time for third person POV, not another first person. At the very least, Tiernan made Hunter and Morgan sound different. A small saving grace. Hunter’s POV is written better than Morgan’s, I believe, but because nothing much happens, it’s all for naught.
Characters
We’re stuck with Hunter in this book, and he’s pretty boring. Unsurprising, seeing as how Morgan has described him as stuffy on multiple occasions. We also see how insensitive Hunter can be. Whether Tiernan did that on purpose or not is up for debate, but Hunter can be very cruel. He is very rude towards his father, whom has lost the love of his life and is having trouble coping with it. Hunter is a douche, basically.
We also get a few Book of Shadow entries provided by Morgan. Tiernan has proven that Morgan’s life throughout this entire series has revolved around boys and their relation to her. There is not much to her own her own, sadly.
Things I Liked
I’m glad to see that there are some witches who aren’t all for being governed by this random grouping of witches. But it seems a little too late in the series to be introducing the concept of the Council being too heavy-handed and overbearing.
Things I Didn't Like
I just didn’t really like the plot for this book, or how thing happened in it. There was nothing much going on and there was no actual climax
Diversity
There are some mentions of some First Nation characters, but they live in dirty hovels and are only around for the wonderful white boy to swoop in and help them. Blech.
Overall
Unless Justine makes another appearance, this book was absolutely worthless besides the fact that it seems like it’s being used to set up more useless drama between Hunter and Morgan. It was an unneeded book, in my opinion, and you could probably skip it if you really wanted to.
Here is a link to my notes.
Hunter finds his father. That’s it, plus a little bit of him performing some Seeker duties. Not the most riveting plot in this series so far. Seeker feels like a book that is in between the last arc and the next arc in this series, which will surely be a giant confrontation with Amyranth. But, as it is, this book is very boring. Nothing really happens. The majority of Seeker is Hunter moaning about his obviously depressed and suicidal father. I don’t even know why Tiernan felt the need to turn this into a book in the first place. It should have been a short story if anything.
Writing
A word of advice to aspiring writers: if you have a book in first person POV and for some reason or another you want to focus on another character, don’t continue the story in first person. When the other character is now the focus, it’s time for third person POV, not another first person. At the very least, Tiernan made Hunter and Morgan sound different. A small saving grace. Hunter’s POV is written better than Morgan’s, I believe, but because nothing much happens, it’s all for naught.
Characters
We’re stuck with Hunter in this book, and he’s pretty boring. Unsurprising, seeing as how Morgan has described him as stuffy on multiple occasions. We also see how insensitive Hunter can be. Whether Tiernan did that on purpose or not is up for debate, but Hunter can be very cruel. He is very rude towards his father, whom has lost the love of his life and is having trouble coping with it. Hunter is a douche, basically.
We also get a few Book of Shadow entries provided by Morgan. Tiernan has proven that Morgan’s life throughout this entire series has revolved around boys and their relation to her. There is not much to her own her own, sadly.
Things I Liked
I’m glad to see that there are some witches who aren’t all for being governed by this random grouping of witches. But it seems a little too late in the series to be introducing the concept of the Council being too heavy-handed and overbearing.
Things I Didn't Like
I just didn’t really like the plot for this book, or how thing happened in it. There was nothing much going on and there was no actual climax
Diversity
There are some mentions of some First Nation characters, but they live in dirty hovels and are only around for the wonderful white boy to swoop in and help them. Blech.
Overall
Unless Justine makes another appearance, this book was absolutely worthless besides the fact that it seems like it’s being used to set up more useless drama between Hunter and Morgan. It was an unneeded book, in my opinion, and you could probably skip it if you really wanted to.
Here is a link to my notes.
September 28, 2024
1.5*
Une catastrophe du début à la fin. Un changement de point de vue fait à l’arrache sur le coin de la table. Le personnage de Hunter est devenu inintéressant et même imbécile. Peut être que le regard amoureux de Morgan aidait à le rendre charmant, mais là…
L’histoire était chiante et ennuyeuse. Sans compter le français dans le texte original qui a clairement été écrit avec google traduction tellement la grammaire et le sens est affreux. « Vous suivez moi », « Le dernier fois », simonac. Si t’es pour mettre du français et envoyer ton personnage au Québec, fais tes recherches. C’était un amas de cliché.
Un livre inutile que j’aurais pu skipper sans incidence.
Une catastrophe du début à la fin. Un changement de point de vue fait à l’arrache sur le coin de la table. Le personnage de Hunter est devenu inintéressant et même imbécile. Peut être que le regard amoureux de Morgan aidait à le rendre charmant, mais là…
L’histoire était chiante et ennuyeuse. Sans compter le français dans le texte original qui a clairement été écrit avec google traduction tellement la grammaire et le sens est affreux. « Vous suivez moi », « Le dernier fois », simonac. Si t’es pour mettre du français et envoyer ton personnage au Québec, fais tes recherches. C’était un amas de cliché.
Un livre inutile que j’aurais pu skipper sans incidence.
October 10, 2020
Love seeing Hunter’s PoV and his journey with his dad! He’s so reserved, we often don’t get much of what he’s thinking so this was perfect.
July 31, 2023
5 🌟
Liked seeing the series from Hunter's POV.
Liked seeing the series from Hunter's POV.
November 2, 2014
I had to update my rating for this installment of the Wicca series. I have only read Seeker once before, so my knowledge of the events that took place was particularly fuzzy. All I remembered was that it was the first book in the series to be narrated by someone other than Morgan Rowlands, this time by her boyfriend Hunter Niall. I love Hunter's character, but I also love Morgan's narration and its blend of the familiar and the unfamiliar, so for some reason I took this to mean that I did not enjoy this book as much at the time.
Upon re-reading it, I had to up the rating from 2 to 4 stars because I found this highly enjoyable. It's by no means my favourite book in the series, but I really enjoyed hearing things from a male perspective for once, and there were a lot of heartfelt moments in this book as well as true temptation. The change of scene from Widows Vale to the most northern regions of Canada was also a welcome difference, and finally I understand how this book leads into the next book in the series (and the first that I have never read before). Finally I can complete the series with new stories I haven't encountered before.
Upon re-reading it, I had to up the rating from 2 to 4 stars because I found this highly enjoyable. It's by no means my favourite book in the series, but I really enjoyed hearing things from a male perspective for once, and there were a lot of heartfelt moments in this book as well as true temptation. The change of scene from Widows Vale to the most northern regions of Canada was also a welcome difference, and finally I understand how this book leads into the next book in the series (and the first that I have never read before). Finally I can complete the series with new stories I haven't encountered before.
December 5, 2016
This one was just ok to me... it wasn't really useful to the story. I love Hunter but an entire book almost without Morgan is kinda wrong. I just need to finish this series already!
July 27, 2024
I really dislike Hunter
June 4, 2022
Sorry to be a killjoy but my star ratings started off high in the beginning and over time to my disappointment they've been getting lower and lower, even though this book series has potential, it just sucks to see the later books not live up to the promise of the start of the series.
Spoilers below:
Overall, this book didn't add anything to the overall story at all, felt more like another filler which is a shame as I expected more coming from Hunter's POV and I was left sorely disappointed.
So only a dismal 2-star rating for this book
Spoilers below:
Overall, this book didn't add anything to the overall story at all, felt more like another filler which is a shame as I expected more coming from Hunter's POV and I was left sorely disappointed.
So only a dismal 2-star rating for this book
December 5, 2022
Book 10... and we are following our beloved Hunter while he goes on an adventure as a Seeker. I loved getting into Hunter's mind more, so now I really understand that he has so much left to learn, and yet he acts like he knows everything for certain. I can only hope this is a step in the right direction for him as he's learning more about the Witch's council and where their motives really lie.
I think the relationship between him and Morgan is going to get rocky real soon- let's face it, they're just teenagers who don't know what they really want just yet!
I think the relationship between him and Morgan is going to get rocky real soon- let's face it, they're just teenagers who don't know what they really want just yet!
July 14, 2019
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me!! Didn’t enjoy it quite as much as the others but it gave a good insight into Hunter’s character, as this novel in the series was told from his perspective. Normally quite a reserved character, it was interesting to see his thoughts and feelings particularly when seeing his father again for the first time after many years of thinking his parents were dead. I also quite liked the dark character of Justine! Now onto book number 11 to see what happens next 😁
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 1, 2020
Forgot there was a book from Hunter's point of view. Glad he's reunited with his da again.
February 5, 2020
Really good. Change of narrator for this one which I found a bit strange to start with but soon got used to it
January 13, 2022
Yes! This is the kind of witchy YA I am continuing this series for. Engaging roadtrip.
Oh yeah, one star off because of the wrong French.
Oh yeah, one star off because of the wrong French.
July 15, 2023
I really enjoyed this book.
October 29, 2017
The Hunter-perspective wasn’t *quite* as annoying as I thought it would be, but this whole book still could have been summed up in about 3 chapters. You can tell she was milking it.
April 29, 2020
Review originally posted on The Bibliophile Chronicles.
Seeker is the tenth instalment in the Sweep/Wicca series, a set of books that I absolutely fell in love with as a child. I read them over and over and I thought it would be fun to revisit them as an adult. I’ve slowly been working my way through the series and on reaching book number ten I was looking forward to reading from Hunter’s perspective, rather than our main protagonist Morgan. This instalment follows Hunter as he continues the search and is reunited with his long lost Father. However their reunion is not all he was hoping and his father is hiding many things. Combining that with a mission he has been sent to do for the Witches Council, Hunter will need all his wits to unravel what is really going on.
The Sweep series is such a fun and quick paced series to read. The story of Morgan Rowlands is an engaging one and I find myself still falling in love with the story all these years later. While Seeker is an interesting addition to the story, I found myself missing reading from Morgan’s perspective and was more interesting in revisiting her story than the one of Hunter and his father. The characters are complex and fascinating and I love seeing them attempt to find balance between all powerful witches and everyday life as a high school student.
The series is a long one (fifteen books total) but they are all under the 250 page mark. On reading them as an adult I definitely think I would prefer them to be condensed into three or four books, as I often found the books bringing up something that had happened in previous books again and again. Of the books in the series this has probably been my least favourite so far, but it was fun to get to know Hunter a bit better. If you’re a fan of witchy books this is definitely one to check out, and I’m definitely looking forward to revisiting the final books in the series.
Seeker is the tenth instalment in the Sweep/Wicca series, a set of books that I absolutely fell in love with as a child. I read them over and over and I thought it would be fun to revisit them as an adult. I’ve slowly been working my way through the series and on reaching book number ten I was looking forward to reading from Hunter’s perspective, rather than our main protagonist Morgan. This instalment follows Hunter as he continues the search and is reunited with his long lost Father. However their reunion is not all he was hoping and his father is hiding many things. Combining that with a mission he has been sent to do for the Witches Council, Hunter will need all his wits to unravel what is really going on.
The Sweep series is such a fun and quick paced series to read. The story of Morgan Rowlands is an engaging one and I find myself still falling in love with the story all these years later. While Seeker is an interesting addition to the story, I found myself missing reading from Morgan’s perspective and was more interesting in revisiting her story than the one of Hunter and his father. The characters are complex and fascinating and I love seeing them attempt to find balance between all powerful witches and everyday life as a high school student.
The series is a long one (fifteen books total) but they are all under the 250 page mark. On reading them as an adult I definitely think I would prefer them to be condensed into three or four books, as I often found the books bringing up something that had happened in previous books again and again. Of the books in the series this has probably been my least favourite so far, but it was fun to get to know Hunter a bit better. If you’re a fan of witchy books this is definitely one to check out, and I’m definitely looking forward to revisiting the final books in the series.
November 21, 2014
So this book is in Hunter's point of view with Morgan's book of shadows entries. I have to admit that I like Hunter's point of view better, but it makes no sense to switch point of view in the middle of a series.. What's wrong with Tiernan? Isn't bad enough the series sucks as it is, and now she goes and switches the point of view? I guess she realized that Morgan's character is weak and pathetic, and there's no longer a point to write in her point of view. Hunter is on an adventure to find his father in this book. When he finally sees his father, Daniel Niall is a despicable sight. I had the same hatred toward him as Hunter did. How can his father be so down because he still has so much to live for. I understand the loss of someone that you may love, but he still has children to think about. Hunter is also put on an assignment to investigate the other book of shadows entries that the audience has read: Justine. She is an interesting character, collecting the true names of things to enhance her knowledge, or so she claims. She uses dark magick to get these names over living creatures. Justine does not believe she is doing anything wrong, and she despises the council because of their rules. She made it her life's work to get these names, and then Hunter surprises her by knowing her true name, thanks to his father's help. He tried to make her see the danger, and now he's on her hit list. I wonder how that's going to turn out, especially since the two kissed and felt something for each other. How could Hunter do that to Morgan? I mean, we find out through Justine's entries that she spelled him, but still? Where's the will to stop this? Now Morgan's suspicions about him are true because she scried to find him. He hadn't done anything wrong when she scried, but after the fact, he kissed Justine, even though he knew how Morgan was feeling. He's such a hypocrite because he resented the fact that Morgan had feelings for Cal when Hunter was falling for her. What's wrong with these characters? I don't understand any of the characters of this book. I can't wait for this series to be over.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 29, 2010
I'll admit that I had the same problem as some of the other readers did- it was a little strange to see the point of view shift from Morgan to Hunter. Part of me kept wanting to see it from Morgan's POV, although after a while I managed to get into his way of speaking & thinking.
This entry into the Sweep series has Hunter finally traveling to meet up with his parents after their abrupt departure about eleven years before. When he finally finds their home, Hunter is shocked at what he finds. To make matters worse, there is a witch nearby who is collecting the true names of other witches- something which could give her or any unscrupulous people complete power over that person!
I'll admit, this was a bit of a change from the previous story lines in the series. I liked this for the most part, but I felt that some parts of the book felt a little rushed- especially the parts about the witch Justine. It just felt like it needed a bit more build up than what it actually got & for how important the encounter might be.
I waffled between giving this book a 3 or giving it a 4. My rating for this would be about a 3.8 overall, so I'm giving it a 4. I enjoyed this & it did keep me reading, but I just can't shake that vague feeling of disappointment I got from this book.
This entry into the Sweep series has Hunter finally traveling to meet up with his parents after their abrupt departure about eleven years before. When he finally finds their home, Hunter is shocked at what he finds. To make matters worse, there is a witch nearby who is collecting the true names of other witches- something which could give her or any unscrupulous people complete power over that person!
I'll admit, this was a bit of a change from the previous story lines in the series. I liked this for the most part, but I felt that some parts of the book felt a little rushed- especially the parts about the witch Justine. It just felt like it needed a bit more build up than what it actually got & for how important the encounter might be.
I waffled between giving this book a 3 or giving it a 4. My rating for this would be about a 3.8 overall, so I'm giving it a 4. I enjoyed this & it did keep me reading, but I just can't shake that vague feeling of disappointment I got from this book.
July 18, 2014
I was so much happier with this book than the previous one! The tension feels so much more different hearing it in someone else's point of view. And oh, how I love Hunter.
He seems so much more composed in Morgan's eyes. But then you hear his thought process and he's EVERYWHERE. And hilarious! The first couple scenes where he and Morgan are alone are great. You'd never guess that Hunter is dirty, male gender aside. Who knew he could make a perverted joke and be some awkward, yet passionate in his feelings for Morgan. And the way he chides himself - "Good going Niall," among many others. It was awesome.
I'm very impressed with the way the story unfolds. Hunter's disappointing find and new revelations on the Council; his complicated relationship with Justine, the grief he feels at the simultaneous loss of what seems like both parents. I would have liked to hear more about Alwyn or Linden though. Much of Hunter's history is explained in the Book of Shadow entries at the beginning of the series, but I thought I would have heard more insight by being in his head.
He seems so much more composed in Morgan's eyes. But then you hear his thought process and he's EVERYWHERE. And hilarious! The first couple scenes where he and Morgan are alone are great. You'd never guess that Hunter is dirty, male gender aside. Who knew he could make a perverted joke and be some awkward, yet passionate in his feelings for Morgan. And the way he chides himself - "Good going Niall," among many others. It was awesome.
I'm very impressed with the way the story unfolds. Hunter's disappointing find and new revelations on the Council; his complicated relationship with Justine, the grief he feels at the simultaneous loss of what seems like both parents. I would have liked to hear more about Alwyn or Linden though. Much of Hunter's history is explained in the Book of Shadow entries at the beginning of the series, but I thought I would have heard more insight by being in his head.
November 13, 2023
Despite the fact this book is from Hunter's POV, one of my favourite characters, the stupid storyline with him and Justine just pissed me off. He is so connected to Morgan, so in love with her, and we're expected to believe he kissed the first pretty girl who came along when he's solo? Nope.
Then in Justine's diary it mentioned a kissing spell which explains Hunter's stupidity, but he kept talking about how attractive she was which just annoyed me.
Side note: it also annoys me when Hunter says 'aye' which is not something I've ever heard another English person ever say.
Then in Justine's diary it mentioned a kissing spell which explains Hunter's stupidity, but he kept talking about how attractive she was which just annoyed me.
Side note: it also annoys me when Hunter says 'aye' which is not something I've ever heard another English person ever say.
September 23, 2019
Still hating them, and I hate the bad cursive sections too. Don't know why but suddenly it's from Hunter's view point and it sucks. He's like an emasculated man. He doesn't seem to behave like a normal 19 year old. I mean come on, he has his naked girlfriend in his bed and he turns her away. BS. Not in real life. Oh and then he turns around and kisses another woman. Won't sleep with his own supposed soul mate but he'll kiss whomever else he feels like?
January 21, 2025
I'm not a dark romance girlie. I just can't enjoy that stuff. BUT, every autumn to winter i return to one of my my youth favorites:
The wicca series by Cate Tiernan. Such a series with simple truths and love. And values i value. Period. Yes some parts are meh, but for the characters and wicca part it is a really heartwarming tale i always feel happy when i immerse myself in the world of Morgan Rowlands, and in this particular story: Hunter Niall 🩷
The wicca series by Cate Tiernan. Such a series with simple truths and love. And values i value. Period. Yes some parts are meh, but for the characters and wicca part it is a really heartwarming tale i always feel happy when i immerse myself in the world of Morgan Rowlands, and in this particular story: Hunter Niall 🩷
January 29, 2021
This was...okay. The POV change to Hunter really threw me at first, but I got used to it. It was nice to see his side of things, and it was nice that he got to see his father, but the story dragged. There was no real climax either.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2009
Dude, she really butchered the French language in this book! It was painful to read.
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