Witches in Flight

WitchLight Trilogy #3

by Debora Geary, Madeleine Lambert (Narrator)

Ghosts from Lizard's past-and the man who wants to be her future. The empty places in Elsie's soul-and the temptations of raspberry-laced courage. Walk once more with Jennie's students as they come to the end of their WitchLight journeys.

Genres: Fantasy, Witches, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Romance

Audio CD

First published March 25, 2012

Reviews

[AWBookGirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes I feel like my reviews of Debora Geary’s books must get tedious, because they all say how much I love the books. Witches In Flight is no exception, so if you’re sick of hearing how much I love these books, and you’ve not read them yourself yet, well, then…. keep reading and deal with it.

This final installment in the Witches on Parole sub trilogy to the “Modern Witch” series wraps things up nicely. We’ve seen Lizard and Elsie grow with the support, community, and love of Witch Central. Change is hard, and believing in yourself is daunting, even with Witch Central behind you. Lizard and Elsie have come a long way, but the hardest part is yet to come- they must take everything they’ve learned about themselves and step out into their new lives.

Of course, this is not without challenge and drama. Can Lizard believe she’s more than her past? Can Elsie come out of her shell enough to embrace not only the goofy childlike creativity inside her, but also the creative, passionate woman she feels lingering just below the surface?

And just like in the first two books, I felt like Debora Geary was writing my story when she writes Elsie. She uses Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” as a song of praise and hope in this story, and I feel like it truly is Elsie’s anthem.

Chock full of the trademark humor, love, community, and magic we’ve come to love with Geary’s “Witch” novels, Witches In Flight wraps up the story in quite a satisfactory way… and I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more of some of our beloved characters (at least I hope so), sharing what they’ve learned and supporting Witch Central.

If you haven’t read these yet, what are you waiting for?

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third book in the WitchLight Trilogy. I liked the gentleness of these books, but I think this was my least favorite. What I liked the most was the ease that the author incorporates into the relationships of her characters, through dialogue and characteristics. That is well done. But with such perfect characters, I wanted there to be some messiness in the plot. It was all a little too sweet. So 3 stars.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oooooh nooooo....I've read as slowly as I could, procrastinated with chores and projects and I'm still done too soon. I don't want to be done, I want to continue to savor the beauty in the writing, the love and the humor in the relationships and yes, the sweet magic that is Witch Central. More, please!

[Joe Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another adventure in "Love Land" with two of my favorite evolving witches, Lizard and Elsie with a supporting cast of many, all there to provide support and love for those newbies just finding their way. I really enjoy the non-witch Natalie, pregnant as ever surprising her witch husband and neighbors while still teaching Yoga. I do have difficulty reading Debora's books with any speed because of the frequent tweaks to my emotions that call up tears and blur my eyes. I've been reading her books long enough now so that I seek semi-private locations to read, so I'm not embarrassed to shed tears openly. Maybe it is my advanced age (72) that makes me more susceptible to emotional triggers. I did feel a close affinity to Charlie Tosh and Jennie and could see myself in similar roles (I still am holding on to my chemical dark room but, don't use it often). I love the situations that Elsie and Lizard find themselves in and experience joy with their successes. Reading is really vicarious living! If you haven't had a witch adventure with one of Debora Geary's books, you owe yourself a treat. All of them are great and you couldn't miss with any of them. They are a real bargain for Kindle!

[Tam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the last in the Witches on Parole trilogy. If you haven't read the previous books - do. If this is your first foray into Debora Geary territory then give yourself the gift of tracking down the first book in the Modern Witch series and start there and work your way back to this book. You won't regret it.

This book wraps our journey with Elsie and Lizard and what a fantastic journey it's been. I've greatly enjoyed the transformation of two strong women from uptight, over-organised, time-managed professional and street tough with bulk attitude to a woman who can go with the flow, daring herself and others to be all they can and a woman who believes she has self-worth and is setting out to achieve with that.

In reading these books I laughed and teared up and now want to go back and read them all again. Debora has created a beautiful world filled with love and magic and family and I want to move there. I can't wait for the next book "Nomadic Witch" and to see what else Debora has in store for us.

[CatBookMom · Rating 3 out of 5]

These stories are as addictive as Nutella cookies! I had to find out what happened in the end to Lizard and Elsie, and stayed up way too long finding out.

2015 - and I really want to be able to go to Caro's yarn shop!

[Sienna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah, my favorite guilty pleasure of 2012: Debora Geary's witches... and their problematic approach to happiness. This, the final book in the Witchlight trilogy, brings Elsie and Lizard's story to a satisfying conclusion*. It's full of good advice, crises averted, delicious food, gorgeous yarn and wonderfully developed, sympathetic — but by no means simple or easy — characters. Our heroines have learned a lot over the course of these three books, and are even beginning to recognize what Vero and Melvin saw from the beginning: not just potential, but greatness. Community. Love. Love that can apparently be properly fulfilled only through romance. There is some logic to this, as they're learning to like themselves, a prerequisite for accepting that anyone else might feel the same way. But why must everyone's narrative follow the same route? Why, once we've sorted out our own romantic lives, do we turn to our single friends and try to 'fix' them? Why do so many of them go along with this, assuming they need fixing? Don't get me wrong; as usual, this book is charming as hell. But even the characters note their rare uncoupled friends and the need to solve this problem:

"Join the Witch Central matchmaking crew and I'll make you go preview every listing in outer Mongolia." Code for the suburbs, and guaranteed to make her city-dweller assistant cringe. "I hear there's a new development. Forty houses, all exactly the same."

Lizard didn't look properly terrified. "If you picked your own guy, they'd stop harassing you."

"It's like buying a house." Lauren was feeling chatty — the green linguine was surprisingly good. "Some clients fall in love with the first house you show them. Some have hopelessly unrealistic expectations. Me, I'm happy to rent for a while and wait for the right house to go on the market." She paused, fork halfway to her mouth as her brain caught up with her words. "And somewhere, that analogy went really off the rails." Maybe the linguine was spiked.

Her assistant seemed way too amused for comfort. "Renting would imply that you actually have a guy, even if he's just temporary. I think your current guyless state is more like being homeless."

Since when had Lizard gotten funny? "I don't need a guy." Lauren shrugged, ready to give the short version of a conversation she'd had a hundred times in the last ten years. "I have a life I like, friends I like, and plenty of people who feed me and come hang out on my couch."

"You think a guy would change all that?"

Lauren's noodle-happy brain finally twigged to the wistful note in Lizard's voice. Uh-oh. What the hell were they talking about now? "Not the right guy. But I believe in moving slowly. Clients who rush into house purchases usually aren't as happy as the ones who take their time, look around a little."

And dammit, she believed that — but it seemed like exactly the wrong advice to be giving one blonde ex-delinquent. "The crazy happiest, though? The ones who fall in deep, nutty love with the first house they see."

And now it was her voice with the wistful note.

This is all to say I guess I'd like to see an asexual witch, a polyamorous trio, more than one gay couple, something out of the ordinary that these loving characters will accept just as freely and warmly. To ask what's wrong with us, point the finger at our society, and disdain collusion in favor of reading about the countless ways there are to find ourselves: as many selves as there are to find.

* For now. I fully expect them to reappear with husbands and babies in the Modern Witch series.

[Maria Elmvang · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last book in the trilogy. While I liked the second one the best (oddly enough... usually that's the weakest in a trilogy), this one made for an utterly adorable read as well. I loved Josh, I loved his great-uncle, I loved all the members of Witch Central - witches and non-witches alike. I would have liked to see at least one non-witch be absolutely bowled over by the fact that witches exist though... they all seemed to take it pretty much in stride.

There's no real plot in this book, but the descriptions of friendship, community and self-discovery were an inspiration to read. I couldn't help but wish for a Witch Central in my own neighbourhood... even if they did get awfully meddlesome at times.

[Estara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book of new beginnings and endings, and changing of the guard. And everyone is satisfied ^^. If you can't stand a multiple HEA book (with only one real new romance, though), don't read this series.

And Elsie really has it the toughest, I feel, finally spreading her wings and flying right into the sun.

Oh and I REALLY appreciated an important coloured character in a Witch Central series. There aren't many. Govin... and who else? The prospective lover of Nathan from Costa Rica? Hmmm.
I also thought Lizard's free-style poems are MUCH stronger than the attempts at rhyming witch-spells in the first two Modern Witch books.

[Beckie Treble · Rating 5 out of 5]

NOOOOOO The trilogy is over :( SADS!!! I love the series, both the Witchlight and the Modern Witch series. I love Lizard and Elsie, I mean, awesome much??
No more "stupid" as if she ever stupid to begin with.

I would LOVE to see them again in the other "A modern witch" books, pleaseeeee Debora!! Bring them back?? PLEASE????

[Sho · Rating 4 out of 5]

great ending to the 3 set of books about witches in trouble(rut) and need help. I just love the way author created the world where everybody is loving, supporting and tough. All the women and some men in these books are so attracive as a person. You really want to get to know them and join the Witch Central.

Now that I gobbled up all there is from Geary sensei.... Next please?

[Debora Geary]

The new release :)

[Dolly Sandor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really a 4.5

What a fantastic ending to this series. I really hope we see Elsie and Lizard again in future novels.

Fantastic series. Take a chance. You won't be sorry!!

[Lenora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Debora Geary sucked me into the story with her characters and plot that touched my heart.

[Joanne G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sigh. I like sequins, tattooed fairies, babies, and sunshine. So, there.

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Witches in Flight is the third and final installment into the WitchLight trilogy by Debora Geary.

This final book falls neatly into place between book one and two for me. Book two was eye opening and revealing. And in these pages we were engulfed in the conclusion of two witches precarious journeys to find themselves.

Witch Central’s idea of community, and family, and morality are my kind dream come true. I adore this universe crafted by Geary so completely.

I think this is the first book that had a true antagonist. Outside of the inner demons also presented. One man and nefarious purposes was an undercurrent for nearly the entire book. And struggling through the theme of the rest of this universe with all of the gut feelings against him was a troubling ride. It’s probably that I became so accustomed to the way Geary outlined this group of people and the problems they faced. It was always very happy and life affirming even through the obstacles, it was at least bittersweet. So the true fear for one of these characters pushing into something that I had come to categorize as light and fluffy may have attributed to my lacking adoration as this story closes.

I adore Aervyn. Can we please see him grow up?

[Sofia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some stories make you laugh, make you cry and some make you want to scream in frustration. And then some make you smile. They make you smile so much that you need brakes to rest your cheek muscles. You don't know way yours smiling but you can't stop... This was one of the latter, I smiled and I did it a lot.

[ronel frohlich · Rating 5 out of 5]

It brought me JOY!

How amazing that a trilogy of witches can bring such joy to a isolated widow feeling the journeys of two young witches and bring with it to the heart from the "Lost and Found", hope! In reading, realizing the difference between happiness versus joy, smiles versus laughter. Thank you is a humble two words for the gift I received....

[Una · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sad to see this series end. I enjoyed it very much.

[krystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this trio series.

[Zach Loomis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy light hearted read.

[Betsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Women growing, a little romance and a dash of magic. Sometimes, that's just what I need. I would definitely read more in this particular world.

[Velhala · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is so fun to read, 100% low stress, high positivity :)

[August Schau · Rating 5 out of 5]

The trilogy is a longer focus on these characters than we normally get. They pop up again in the other books.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

May be my 4th time reading these books

I need a feel good book every so often. Something to make me feel the world is a good place, After the stupidity of the last 5 or 6 years.

[Myca Irvine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had no idea I’d love this series as much as I did! Such great books about shedding your past for a much better future!

[Angela Jury · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable cosy witch trilogy 😊

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic conclusion to a wonderful series.

I love how the books in this universe always showcase and encourage healthy relationships between characters and shows the potential dangers of unhealthy relationships.

I would gladly recommend this series. I am going to immediately jump into reading the next book in this universe.

Steam Content: Super Sweet. There is a drink drugged for one of the main characters but it is made clear that that sort of thing as well as what could come afterwards is not acceptable.

[J.L. Lawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay.
I picked up "A Modern Witch" out of curiosity. Six days later, and ten novels of pure spell-binding obsession, I find I have a distinct difficulty forming the words for this review---from an author with even more and longer novels under his belt that is a little embarrassing.

It's like this: You walk the same steps to your job everyday, knowing that there aren't but a handful of people who will ever really know what you do and how you do it. Then the toe of your shoe catches something in the path that wasn't there the day before. When you look closely at what tripped you, you find it's the root of a tree that had been sneakily inching its way into your path all along. Then it hits you like a ton of bricks: Even if not another living soul knows the particulars of the toil and tears you struggle through to make what you do something worth while, a tree with the drive to seek deeper earth and brighter sun most certainly does!

That, is what finding "A Modern Witch" series and the integral Witchlight trilogy is to me. A stellar reminder that insubstantial rays of thought and storms of tears can become something solid and beautiful through the words of a gifted writer. Characters aren't just descriptions and dialogue. They are vital people with their own lives and unspoken history. Conflicts of plot and subplot aren't literary devices. They are the victories and failures of individuals, daring and shy, for whom you care deeply, even love.

The world in which such magic such as this truly exists, makes stumbling down the ordinary path of my days an ineffable joy.

Thank you Debora Geary.
Now get back to work!

Humbly
J. L. Lawson

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third and final book in the WitchLight trilogy by Debora Geary and another great book about the Witch Central community. This third book about Lizard and Elsie brings their story to an end and tells how they learn to leave their old selves behind and find a new way forward with the women they've learned they are, can be and could be.

The women are very different yet become best friends. They have very different hurdles to overcome and aspects of themselves to work on changing yet breaking out of their safe places is equally scary for both of them. With the support and encouragement of all the witches and non-witches, they blossom.

Debora tells their story from various points of view, Lizard, Elsie, Lauren, Nat, Jennie and assorted others. The characters have become familiar, and they have become like old friends. The books are all positive, happy ending, and you really wish you could be part of that world. Well, you are for a little while at least, and you look forward to the next installment. I really enjoyed getting to know Elsie and Lizard, watching them come to grips with themselves, each other and the Witch Central mob. I hope we'll see a little of them in future Witch Central books, I would hate to say goodbye to them for good. I want to know how their lives work out!