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The Witch Ways #3
Borrowed Moonlight
Boughs bent, limbs sprang. Havoc Wood had never seemed so alive.
After a toxic Halloween wreaked havoc on the Wood, the Way sisters are left shaken. Thinking they had gained some control over their powers, now they aren’t sure they’re cut out to be the Gamekeepers.
The sisters are scared, insecure, and in no position to handle the Old Magic hovering in every corner of Woodcastle.
Ancient and electric, this new foe is always one step ahead, and The Ways must finally harness their Strengths… or risk losing one of their own.
In this third instalment of The Witch Ways series, bets are hedged, bargains are made, magic is borrowed, and debts must be paid.
After a toxic Halloween wreaked havoc on the Wood, the Way sisters are left shaken. Thinking they had gained some control over their powers, now they aren’t sure they’re cut out to be the Gamekeepers.
The sisters are scared, insecure, and in no position to handle the Old Magic hovering in every corner of Woodcastle.
Ancient and electric, this new foe is always one step ahead, and The Ways must finally harness their Strengths… or risk losing one of their own.
In this third instalment of The Witch Ways series, bets are hedged, bargains are made, magic is borrowed, and debts must be paid.
311 pages, Paperback
Published October 24, 2019
About the author
Helen Slavin
25 books21 followersHelen Slavin was born in Heywood in Lancashire in 1966. She was raised by eccentric parents on a diet of Laurel and Hardy, William Shakespeare and the Blackpool Illuminations. Educated at her local comp her favourite subjects at school were English and Going Home.
After The University of Warwick she worked in many jobs including, plant and access hire, a local government Education department typing pool, and a vasectomy clinic. A job as a television scriptwriter gave her the opportunity to spend all day drinking tea, living in a made-up fantasy world and getting paid for it (sometimes).
Helen has been a professional writer for fifteen years. Her first novel The Extra Large Medium was chosen as the winner in the Long Barn Books competition run by Susan Hill.
A paragliding Welsh husband and two children distract her and give her ample opportunity to spend all day drinking tea, nagging about homework and washing pants for England. In the wee small hours she still keeps a bijou flat in that fantasy world of writing.When not working with animals and striving for world peace, Helen enjoys the music of Elbow and baking bread. Her favourite colour is purple and if she had to be stranded on a desert island with someone it would be Ray Mears ( alright, George Clooney is very good looking but can he make fire with a stick? No. See?)
She now lives, with her family, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire where, when she’s not writing, she’s asleep. Or in Tescos.
After The University of Warwick she worked in many jobs including, plant and access hire, a local government Education department typing pool, and a vasectomy clinic. A job as a television scriptwriter gave her the opportunity to spend all day drinking tea, living in a made-up fantasy world and getting paid for it (sometimes).
Helen has been a professional writer for fifteen years. Her first novel The Extra Large Medium was chosen as the winner in the Long Barn Books competition run by Susan Hill.
A paragliding Welsh husband and two children distract her and give her ample opportunity to spend all day drinking tea, nagging about homework and washing pants for England. In the wee small hours she still keeps a bijou flat in that fantasy world of writing.When not working with animals and striving for world peace, Helen enjoys the music of Elbow and baking bread. Her favourite colour is purple and if she had to be stranded on a desert island with someone it would be Ray Mears ( alright, George Clooney is very good looking but can he make fire with a stick? No. See?)
She now lives, with her family, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire where, when she’s not writing, she’s asleep. Or in Tescos.
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December 12, 2020
I would especially like to thank Agora Books and the Netgalley website for allowing me to read this book. It's a pity that once I've read it, I realize that it's a third volume.
The story takes place at Havoc Woods on Halloween which is toxic that year and it ravages the woods and the Way sisters are upset. They thought they had acquired a lot of powers but now they are no longer sure they were made to be the guardians of the game. Being scared they are no longer sure they can handle the old magic that is Woodcastle. They will be dealing with an ancient and very electric enemy and he is always one step ahead in what he does. As for the Ways sisters, they will have to join forces or lose everything.
A book read in one go, so much so that I hooked into the story which is so captivating, addictive, gripping, full of suspense and twists and turns with very endearing characters. Can't wait to read the complete series.
The story takes place at Havoc Woods on Halloween which is toxic that year and it ravages the woods and the Way sisters are upset. They thought they had acquired a lot of powers but now they are no longer sure they were made to be the guardians of the game. Being scared they are no longer sure they can handle the old magic that is Woodcastle. They will be dealing with an ancient and very electric enemy and he is always one step ahead in what he does. As for the Ways sisters, they will have to join forces or lose everything.
A book read in one go, so much so that I hooked into the story which is so captivating, addictive, gripping, full of suspense and twists and turns with very endearing characters. Can't wait to read the complete series.
February 3, 2020
The plot is quite complex which makes it an engaging and enjoyable read. Strong characters helped to drive the story along at a nice pace.
October 28, 2019
When I find a series I love, I am always a bit conflicted when a new book is released. Part of me wants to lock myself away and devour it, but part of me is also a bit nervous – I mean, what if it doesn’t live up to expectations because I have built it up so much in my mind? This is exactly how I felt about Borrowed Moonlight – especially as I had been waiting almost a year to get my hands on it! Luckily, this is a good news review and I absolutely loved it!
Borrowed Moonlight picks up not long after the events of Slow Poison, and the aftershocks from Apple Day are still rippling through the community and unsettling the Way sisters. Seeing how they were each affected made the sisters seem all the more real to me – often in books it feels like whatever went on in one book is done and dusted and forgotten about by the following book, but life isn’t like that. Recovery from traumatic events takes time, and showing how each sister dealt with what had happened in their own way made me feel even more invested in them than I already was.
I had always written Vanessa Way off as a supporting character of little substance, but in this book, she really comes into her own and I loved finding out more about her, and uncovering some of the secrets of the girls history, and the strange Far North.
The Way sisters are once again faced with malevolent forces, one in the form of very old magic, and the other that appears all too human, although I strongly suspect there is more to be discovered about this particular person. The book oozes with tension, and I found I was on edge throughout. This series just seems to get better with every book.
Please write fast Helen! I need more of this series!
Borrowed Moonlight picks up not long after the events of Slow Poison, and the aftershocks from Apple Day are still rippling through the community and unsettling the Way sisters. Seeing how they were each affected made the sisters seem all the more real to me – often in books it feels like whatever went on in one book is done and dusted and forgotten about by the following book, but life isn’t like that. Recovery from traumatic events takes time, and showing how each sister dealt with what had happened in their own way made me feel even more invested in them than I already was.
I had always written Vanessa Way off as a supporting character of little substance, but in this book, she really comes into her own and I loved finding out more about her, and uncovering some of the secrets of the girls history, and the strange Far North.
The Way sisters are once again faced with malevolent forces, one in the form of very old magic, and the other that appears all too human, although I strongly suspect there is more to be discovered about this particular person. The book oozes with tension, and I found I was on edge throughout. This series just seems to get better with every book.
Please write fast Helen! I need more of this series!
October 16, 2019
When I requested this book I didn't realise it was the third instalment of a series of books but I thought, what the hell, give it a read and see if it can be understood as a stand alone.
The book tells the story of the Way sisters who have strengths and they are the gamekeepers of Havoc Wood. They have been left shaken by an earlier Halloween incident and they are now insecure and sacred but they have to pull it all together to fight off a new foe with ancient magic.
The book is well written and interesting, you get drawn into the story and held captive with the suspense but I was confused to who and what everybody actually was which is why I defintely think you have to read the two earlier instalments first.
Which is exactly what I'm going to do and then read this book over again!
If you have read and liked the first two books you are sure to enjoy this one and if you haven't read them they are called Crooked Daylight and Slow Poison.
Thank you to Netgalley and Agora Books for the ARC
The book tells the story of the Way sisters who have strengths and they are the gamekeepers of Havoc Wood. They have been left shaken by an earlier Halloween incident and they are now insecure and sacred but they have to pull it all together to fight off a new foe with ancient magic.
The book is well written and interesting, you get drawn into the story and held captive with the suspense but I was confused to who and what everybody actually was which is why I defintely think you have to read the two earlier instalments first.
Which is exactly what I'm going to do and then read this book over again!
If you have read and liked the first two books you are sure to enjoy this one and if you haven't read them they are called Crooked Daylight and Slow Poison.
Thank you to Netgalley and Agora Books for the ARC
July 3, 2020
This is such a good series, I wait avidly for the next novel or short story to come out and invariably read them too fast. Before this one I actually did some re-reading of all the shorter episodes to date, to remind myself of the histories of the members of the Way family.
This one picked up from the traumatic events of Slow Poison, which so badly rattled the sisters and we find them still uncertain, not so much of their individual powers, but of their relationship to Havoc Wood and its ways. When further trouble rears its head, they have to learn to trust their instincts and the magic that pervades the wood. In their insecurities the sisters seem such intensely real people - there's so much more to learn about them and their background.
I'll be re-reading this series for years to come.
This one picked up from the traumatic events of Slow Poison, which so badly rattled the sisters and we find them still uncertain, not so much of their individual powers, but of their relationship to Havoc Wood and its ways. When further trouble rears its head, they have to learn to trust their instincts and the magic that pervades the wood. In their insecurities the sisters seem such intensely real people - there's so much more to learn about them and their background.
I'll be re-reading this series for years to come.
October 15, 2019
The story is well written and pleasantly complex enough that it doesn't feel like a YA Novel. The author exhibits a crisp, enjoyable wiring style that is refreshing. Her characterizations are wonderfully done and you feel as if you have fallen into the tale. Her choices for each character are lovely, as there is a bit of banter between main and secondary characters. Great suspense and a lovely thriller from beginning to end.
I would like to thank the author/publisher/Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I would like to thank the author/publisher/Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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