Family

Classic Nora Roberts romance!

She does such a wonderful job of writing characters I wish I knew IRL.

This is the first book in a trilogy - generally she offers up one couple per book, and true to form we're introduced to 3 not-yet-couples who would be perfect for each other.

There's a whole witch theme, and it's well done, but as always it feels like a pretext to write a romance. ( )

I received a free copy of this book from Piatkus in exchange for an honest review, thank you! I also want to thank Piatkus for inviting me to participate in the "The Dark Witch blog tour"! 

There lived a witch called The Dark Witch many centuries ago who gave her life in a bid to stop an evil witch called Cabhan. But she gave her powers to her three children before she died.  Now in the present time, Iona Sheehan, Connor and Branna O'Dwyer, descendants of the Dark Witch must try to stop the evil Cabhan for good.  

I’m not totally against romance. I just am a bit picky and I have a need for believable love stories. This book lacked that. Heck, it lacked a great deal, like a good story. I mean I can take it that a book has some flaws, but this book is a flaw. It’s my second Nora Roberts book I read (Yes I have only managed to read one before and that was years ago) and Dark Witch really don’t make me eager to read another one for a long time. I mean this is the first book in a trilogy about three men and three women.  All the stuff about witches and magic is just filler for Nora Roberts to match up her characters with each other.   First out is Iona and Boyle McGrath the owner of the local stable where she gets a job. Soon they are more than employer and employee (insert roll eye smiley) and also soon they have a BIG misunderstanding because of something he says. Will they ever make up?



This review is really bringing out my sarcastic side. But I was so sick and tired of this book when I read it then my first review got lost when I was about to save it in Microsoft office Word. The only plus side is that I think this review is actually better than the first one I wrote…

Will I read the next book in the series? No. Will I ever read a Nora Roberts book again? Perhaps, but then it will be one that has got great reviews.  ( )

Good Start, but it feels like a story I have read before, just in a different country. I like the descriptions of the Irish countryside and that Ashford Castle is a real place in Ireland. ( )

I try to express only my most honest opinion in a spoiler-free way. Unfortunately, there is still always a risk of slight spoilers despite my best efforts. If you feel something in my review is a spoiler please let me know. Thank you.

Iona is a witch one of three. The descendants of the Dark Witch. After leaving her home, family, and country. Iona goes to Ireland, back to the place of her ancestors. There she finds her two cousins Branna and Connor. Together they make the three, they are meant to finish what their ancestor started, getting rid of the evil Cabhan. While she learns to master her craft with the help of her new family and friends, she finds happiness in it as well as in her job and her handsome cowboy boss Boyle.

It was a pretty good book. It started out strong and ended pretty interestingly. I did find a bit slow in the middle though. Not a lot happened and so I struggled a bit there. I give 3.5 stars. I do want to continue the series though as I think this does have a lot of potential. I liked reading about Ireland, The land, and the culture. I wished there was more of that and I'm hoping there will be in the next two books. ( )