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Moon Of Little Winter, April 26, 2003
This review is from: Moon of Little Winter (Paperback)
Moon Of Little Winter By Margaret Marr Publisher: NovelBooks, Inc. ... Genre: paranormal Isbn # ebook: 1-59105-050-2 Isbn # trade paperback: 1-59105-075-8 Synopsis:
Chely Austin inherits a house in the NC woods from her grandfather. Strangely no one ever seemed to have lived in this house for all of the 20 years it has been sitting around. During one of her first nights in the house, intruder Ty Walker startles her.
Ty, it turns out, is the neighbors grandson and he comes with an outrageous claim: half the house is built on his grandmothers property.
As the property lines are drawn up on an old-fashioned map with old-fashioned instructions the task of determining which part of the property is whose, becomes a bit more drawn out than one would expect.
In the process many unforeseen things happen. First a set of bones is dug up, eventually becoming the first of several skeletons.
The police investigation surrounding the bones interferes with Ty and Chelys quest to determine the property lines, forcing them to stick it out together a little longer than they had anticipated.
Both unattached and attractive the inevitable happens: they fall for each other fighting the growing enticement for different reasons.
Chely has been hurt one too many times and does not desire to ever get hurt by a man again.
Ty has a weighty secret: he is a male witch, his specialty being that he can shape-shift into a wolf. This has kept him from finding true love as he does not believe anyone could ever love him as such.
Tys grandmother Mae Walker knows a terrible secret that involves both Ty and Chely as children. Both have forgotten what happened 20 years ago, but their return to this area stirs up paranormal events that Mae would rather not expose to anyone.
What happened during the Moon of little Winter 20 years ago?
Will Ty and Chely remember that they were once close friends, but a terrible accident brought a stop to it?
And who is the woman in the red cloak, why is she after Chely and Ty?
A chase of wolves through the woods, Chelys cat acting as though he has a Jekyll and Hide personality, blue bottles with hair and fingernail clippings appearing and a hidden burning candle, the key element of a spell that might kill Chely all lead the reader through a world of witch craft divided into good and evil.
In the end of the book it burns down to these two most important facts:
Will Chely survive the horrifying spell that has been cast on her and will she then still be able to love a male witch? This is not Margaret Marrs first book, however it is her first in the paranormal genre.
She chose to focus on witchcraft.
Years ago in the TV show Moonlighting took many episodes jam-packed with sexual tension between Sybil Sheppard and Bruce Willis, before the viewers growing hunger for the real thing was satisfied. Marrs fantastic way of teasing the reader about the relationship between her hero and heroine reminded me of that show.
If it hadnt been for the many distractions in my household full of demanding children, I would have read the book in one stretch.
Every time I had to put it down I was irritated as Marrs description of the growing attraction between Chely and Ty left me panting for relief.
Tys unusual secret is not kept from the reader which added my constant wondering if he might accidentally shape into his beastly alter self, while longing for Chely. That, however, would take away from the surprising ending.
Confusing at first the reader is confronted with little blue bottles, filled with fingernail clippings and hair strands; more and more skeletons of children get uncovered on the property and the intentions of the mysterious lady in the red cloak are not clearly good or evil.
In the end, however, it all demands recognition from the reader as important factors that lead to solving the mystery of the strange events surrounding Chelys house.
The book is not about the legal glitch leading to a house being built across two properties. It is not even so much about Chely and Ty overcoming obstacles and finding true love again.
The book is about one evil aspect of witchcraft and how it can be conquered with good.
True Wiccans might feel a bit appalled by the course of the book as according to true Wicca no witch can cast a spell to hurt another being and no spell can be cast without the castees permission.
This book is not intended to give the reader a good look into the real world. It is meant to be entertaining and as such there needs to be a conflict to resolve. How could the antagonist of a good witch not be an evil witch? How much fun and tension would there be?
Whether I believe in witches or not, after reading this book one thing is for certain: I do not want to inherit a house in the woods. You never know!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Well Worth Your Time! Great Read!, September 24, 2009
This review is from: Moon of Little Winter (Paperback)
Chely Austin's beloved grandfather has died and now she is part owner of his home. Strange as it maybe it seems her grandfather built a house that no one ever lived in, and is half on another's land. Mae Walker's to be exact and when her grandson, Ty, came to claim his half Chely was not happy. However, there was more behind his appearing than met the eye, sinister unearthly happenings were about to explode and Ty and Chely would soon learn how much they truly needed each other, as the past and present collide in mayhem as they battle for their lives against an evil that is intertwined with their very existence.
Author Margaret Marr has penned a work that brings you suspense, love and adventure in a way you will not soon forget. I read this book in one sitting and had to continue until I found out the hidden mystery within the story. The characters are likeable, the love story between our two main characters is presented in a fresh way taking a twist that is not expected, and the mystic appearance of Grandma Walker and her hidden secrets of the past add just the right amount of wonder to keep you intrigued. What that past holds and how Chely and Ty are connected will amaze you. You'll never see it coming. A book that was very enjoyable from beginning to end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely, original, spooky!, April 1, 2010
This review is from: Moon of Little Winter (Paperback)
Kudos to Margaret Marr for sucking me right in with an original and quirky premise: two strangers (a man and a woman) showing up in the middle of the night to claim the same house, which apparently sits smack dab on a property line. Needless to say, sexual tension kicks in immediately, but so do the spooky complications: bones discovered on the property, objects moving by themselves, spirit wolves, witches both good and bad, and the darkest of family secrets. Marr put a fresh spin on the old "haunted house" storyline with her many innovations. I had a great time reading it and didn't want to put it down!
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