Young Owen nearly loses his life when he unknowingly falls in love with the Earth Witch.
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seasons of the witch,
By Kelly (Fantasy Literature) (Columbia, MO United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Earth Witch (Hardcover)
The femme fatale is omnipresent in Welsh myth; whether she is Rhiannon or Blodeuwedd or Ceridwen or one of a dozen other names, always we find the woman who is perilous because she plays by nature's laws rather than man's, the earth mother who both gives and takes away. _The Earth Witch_ is a novel on this theme; it's sort of an adult version of Garner's _The Owl Service_ in that the dark earth goddess returns every generation or so, wreaking havoc, and choosing a mate to love and destroy. Louise Lawrence presents us with a variation on the Tam Lin story, as the dark queen chooses her man and is challenged by his mortal sweetheart.The idea was a good one, but the novel could have been done better. The characters are bare sketches at the time events begin to unfold, leaving us with a hard time relating to them. We know Owen is a classic "nice guy" who will do anything for anyone. We know Kate loves Owen. We know Jonathan is an immature jerk. That's about it. It would be easier to care about the characters if they were more fleshed-out. Lawrence also has a tendency to tell rather than show; several characters make long-winded speeches in which they explain what's going on, when the reader can basically figure that out on her/his own. What I did like were the descriptions--Lawrence really brings the seasons to life, as the year turns. I also liked the ambivalence of Kate's character at the end; I'll try not to spoil the ending, but I will say that it becomes clear that Kate is not a "safer" choice than the Earth Witch, and that in fact she carries some of the witch's power. A quick read, and not bad for a moody October evening.
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