Through the Veil

Circle of Three #9

by Isobel Bird

As the year comes to an ending,
in the hour 'tween old and new,
part the veil and let pass
the spirits who would travel through.

As Annie, Kate, and Cooper prepare for Samhain, or Halloween, they are filled with anticipation. It is a time when the veil between the worlds is thin, and those who have passed into the spirit world may be more easily contacted. Those Annie holds dear dwell behind this veil already -- will she find them on this eve of Wiccan celebration?

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Witches, Paranormal, Paganism, Magic

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

This 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.

Reviews

[Luna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave it 5 stars because it was good and because of the nostalgia, I know my teenage heart would have loved every single book in this YA series. Even as an adult, I’m really enjoying the series. These books are so easy and fast to read. This one was very emotional and deep. I wasn't expecting Annie to kiss her “best friend’s” boyfriend, lil slut! Lol I was literally pissed 😂 but it was a good book.

I feel like the books get better and more consistent with each volume.

[Luna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emotional book. The girls have gone through a lot, especially Annie. Kate finally allows her parents to see first hand what they do at their rituals, Cooper has some major changes in her life. Annie finally is able to say goodbye to her parents. I’m so excited to see what else their journey has to offer.

[Utmost Cookie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay. Etwas abruptes Ende, das wirklich etwas ausführlicher hätte sein sollen. So wirkt das Ende der Geschichte etwas unglaubwürdig schnell gelöst.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a slightly less interesting story for me. I liked how Kate's storyline evolved though.

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This ninth book in the series starts off on a downer note. First, Annie remembers that, when she was six, she plugged in some Christmas lights she wasn't supposed to touch. That led to a fire which led to the death of her parents.

Meanwhile, Kate's parents have gone totally control on her, refusing her to have anything to do with Wicca, taking her Wiccan supplies, and even following her to a school basketball game to make sure she doesn't try to sneak out to a Wiccan circle.

Cooper is also having problems, her band-mates not wanting to do the Wiccan-relating songs that Cooper has been writing. She ends up leaving the band.

Anne is going to go to San Francisco to see the house she used to live in. It's possible her dead parents have been trying to contact her on a psychic level.

Then Cooper finds out her parents plan to separate.

The rest of the novel deals with Annie trying to deal with the issue of her parents and whether or not they are trying to contact her; Annie's falling for Tyler; Kate's parents and their continuing objections to Wicca, and Cooper's finding a new friend, but losing the band.

The novel revolves around the issue of prejudice. Mostly, in deals with prejudice against people involved in Wicca, but it also talks briefly about the Nazi death-camps and what happened to the people there, which is another form of prejudice.

[Summer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't love this one as much as I have other books in the series. Just didn't feel quite whole. I was disappointed that the conflict with Kate's parents seemed so miraculously resolved. In general there seemed to be too many threads begun (Annie and Tyler, Cooper and Jane, Aunt Sarah and the writer in San Francisco) that didn't get tied up at all. Did enjoy the storyline about Annie's parents.

[Alexia ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are so easy and fast to read. This one was very emotional and deep. I wasn't expecting Annie and Tyler situation, but it was a good book.

I feel the books get better and more consistent with each volume.

[Jane Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

Annie is turning 16 and starts hearing voices calling to her, Katie is not allowed to go to any Wiccan meetings or allowed out, Cooper's mom and dad split up how will things turn out for this trio. Cannot wait to read the next book

[mads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't remember much about this but I remember it has something to do with Wiccan and a bunch of other cool stuff. Need to re-read asap (and also read the other books from the series which unfortunately I can't find)

[DaNela · Rating 5 out of 5]

*BIO*

[Hasna Qatrunnada · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is awesome :)

[Drianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awww, yay for resolutions. Sniffle.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was like a punch in the feels.

I may have cried.

[Julie Bergley · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, our three baby witches are faced with more issues. Kate is still dealing with her parents’ refusal to allow her to study Wicca. They think it’s a load of crap and she is just being sucked in by her friends. They keep making her see a therapist, which actually helps her as the therapist convinces her parents to go to one of the rituals in order to see why they mean something to her. In discussing it with Sophia, they decide to come to the Samhain ritual. Annie decides to go back to San Francisco and see her old house to face her parents’ death, while being haunted by the voices of her parents. She’s afraid they blame her for their deaths since she was the one who fell asleep with the Christmas tree on and that started the fire. With Samhain coming, the veil between the worlds is thinner. Cooper meanwhile starts writing more and more witchy songs. Her band, Schrodinger’s Cat, doesn’t particularly want to do them and she decides to go solo. For a bit things seem like they may be rocky for her and T.J. because of it, but then she finds Jane, a girl who’s songs also speak of the Goddess and reaches out. And her parents are separating which adds a weird dynamic to her normally tempestuous relationship with her mother and generally friendly one with her dad. Will Kate’s parents ever allow her to study Wicca, or will she have to wait until she moves out? Are Annie’s parents angry with her? Or just trying to talk to her? What is Cooper going to do without her band? Will her parents get back together or are they going to get divorced? Will she and her mother kill each other before anything is settled, since they have such trouble getting along?