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Book 1 of 3 in Halfway Witchy (3 Book Series)

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Carlie McEwan loves many things.
She loves being a witch. She loves her town of Halfway, and her Gran, and her familiar, Gus, who is twenty-five pounds of judgmental cat. Carlie spends her days cooking at only real diner in town when she isn’t perfecting her family magic, and life is good.
When a blonde stranger sits at the diner counter and asks her to lead him into the deepest shadows of the forest, her life will change forever. She must find a mythical grove of ancient trees, but there are ghosts in the forest, and one of them cries out to Carlie across the years: Come find me.
With the help of a rugged cop who really does want to save the world, she’ll fight to bring a ghost home, and deliver justice to a murderer who hides in the cool, mysterious green of a forest gone mad with magic.

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Monsters, witches, magic...what's not to love about Halfway Dead?! This is the first book I've read by Terry Maggert and definitely, DEFINITELY, won't be my last. I found Terry's characters to be original and his story to be both charming and unique. I think the one thing I'd like to point out is that his writing is what I consider "smart" writing, my favorite kind. There are brow-raising references, eloquently-written paragraphs and laugh out loud lines that make this book a page-turner. Please do yourself a favor and check this one out. Bravo, Mr. Maggert!-- Dauntless Indies

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The Halfway Witchy series is my love letter to the Adirondacks, waffles, and witches, in that order. Draw your own conclusions.

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Print Length: 265 pages
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Publication Date: June 29, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B010MZ24LA
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Good journey but anti-climatic ending to start off a new series.

ByKindle Customeron February 12, 2016

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Wow. I'm really torn about this book. I give it 4 stars for the differences between it and other stories about witches and/or vampires and supernatural places, and because I was interested/intrigued the whole way through - particularly with a female protagonist that doesn't act like a bobble-head 12 year old. For the first volume of series, it was good witch/vampire supernatural world-building, and I liked many of the characters introduced who were more than 1dimensional. The repartee was witty without being juvenile. Other than a running joke about Carlie's bed hair, and droning on about the ding-dong Tyler, nothing seemed overdone. And, that is the main difficulty for me.

Midway through the book, I started to notice that some people/events introduced were treated a little more superficially than I would like, while others were made to appear important and then abandoned. I was excited to turn the page, to learn more, to walk in that world, but, by the last page, I felt a bit let down by the 1-2 line superficial, reader's-digesty type wrap-up of events, issues & characters I thought were going to be meaningful, but apparently were nothing more than plot movement devices. <<< possible spoilers>>>>

Every book has events, topics, and characters that really are not missed if one glides over them. Tyler, the lost hiker, is a perfect example here, yet he's mentioned all the way through the book. I would have preferred a little more explication on what happened/might happen with the whole mythic roving-fountain-of-youth-in-a-circle-of-extinct-Chestnut-trees-as-a-gateway-to-hell-or-evil-nursery thing that was totally dropped after the fight scene. The 2-sentence detail on what happened to Major is as laughably inadequate, as is the wrap-up of the dangling Anna/daughter sub-plot. The Pickford family and several other minor characters were either eaten by pixies or will show up in subsequent books as regulars, but we never heard from them after they cropped up as suddenly as a meaningless diner waitress and poofed when you turned the page. The book may not have ended on a cliff-hanger, but it went out with a whimper.

Because this is book one in a series, we can expect to learn more about Gran, Bindie, Wulfric, Gus, and possibly even Brendan. We may even run into Anna later on, but I have to wonder how any of them will be treated -- given how fast and how carelessly Jim was dismissed without a backward glance. There was at least as much chemistry with him as Wulfric, and I even thought a love triangle was being setup to evolve over the series - so that romance was a surprise and not really well developed. The juxtaposition of a main-character death addressed with a single 'tears-were-shed' type sentence next to the poetic, tearful fae gathering/memorial send off for Erasmus really ticked me off. Jim fricking deserved better treatment than the long-dead, never-met relative who killed him. When other characters move through the series in the future, I will always be wondering if the author is going to treat them as thoughtlessly.

I WILL be reading book 2, in the hope that the positive aspect remains, and the superficiality is applied only to the characters and events that deserve them.

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Witches, demons and magic. Oh, my!! A must read.

ByJo Veston May 29, 2017

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Carlie works at the only diner in Halfway, NY. She comes from a long line of strong witches. She is just coming into her powers when strange things start happening in her sleepy little town. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of the woods searching for an evil magical creature alongside an investigator and a half human - half vampire. Will they conquer the evil when she finds that she can't use her magic? Will they all survive against a thousand year old demon? It's a real page turner when Carlie starts to fall for one of her allies and is desperate to save him. I couldn't put it down and immediately ordered book number two as soon as I finished.

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"Come for the Waffles; Stay for the Magic"

Bymbaker633on September 12, 2016

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I LOVED this book!! I may be a little bias, but, I love that this book wasn't filled with a whole bunch of romance. Now, don't get me wrong. I really like to get into a little sticky and steamy and can hang with the best of them. However, I do like to sit down and read a paranormal book without the romance also.

Terry being one of my favorite authors, was honest that "He can't write what he doesn't feel." And as you travel with him through this book, you can truly feel he gave it with his heart and soul. The story is wild, gripping, edge of your seat adventure but at the same time is attentive, sweet, and tranquil. The characters can be your next door neighbors. The restaurant that Carlie works at can be the restaurant on the corner. The world is alive as you read.

Carlie is living day to day and then her world is turned upside down when Major Pickford comes calling. The story progresses pretty quickly from there. Carlie is lead on an adventure with the help of her Grandmother; a witch just like her. There is a lot of fantasy rolled up in this book that you can see happening as you read. Terry does an excellent job of character and world building.

Carlie meets some unlikely friends among the foe that I plan to keep an eye on. In particular, her guide through the magical forest Wulfric as I am immensely curious where the story goes with him.

A great read! I give 5 stars!
"Come for the Waffles; Stay for the Magic"

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Most recent customer reviews

Fun magic romance read

Very likable characters with a grabbing story line. A classic story of witch meets half and half viking vampire wilst battling an evil grove of trees.

Published 25 days ago by Kindle Customer

Good read

Parts of the book moved rather slow. But I'm glad I stuck with it and finished. I will look forward to the next book

Published 1 month ago by Julie J.

Witch, frae, demons, ghost, humans--who wins

Wow, this is unlike any witch book I have read! Carlie is a good witch and relies on Gran for a lot of help and her cat. Daytime Carlie works at the cafe, making waffles.Read more

Published 2 months ago by S. Jackson

Magic, mystery, suspense and romance. No cliffhangers.

Best part for me, no cliffhanger at the end. Enjoyed the chemistry between Carlie, a white witch, and Wilfreic the halfblood Viking vampire.Read more

Published 2 months ago by Norma

Who's Ready for Some Waffles with a Side of Paranormal?

As a fan of coffee, waffles and supernatural things (and having met Terry last spring), I was excited to jump into Halfway Dead upon approval from Netgalley.Read more

Published 3 months ago by Terri at Second Run Reviews

Unexpected in a good way!

What an interesting book! Terry Maggert uses common language in a delightfully uncommon way. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the protagonist's whimsy and her no-nonsense attitude.Read more

Published 4 months ago by Amazon Customer

Sweet, Short Read Just Lacking In A Few Areas

I'm not sure if a character can ever be as lovable as Carlie McEwan. She's quiet yet spunky. She's confident but not gaudy.Read more

Published 4 months ago by T. Armstrong

This book had so much potential...

Stars: 2.5 out of 5

Once in a while you come across a book that gets you really excited about reading it because it starts with a great character who has a distinct...Read more

Published 5 months ago by Elena Linville

Carlie likes knowing Tammy she makes Carlie’s life interesting and easy. Tammy delivered packages and Carlie ordered things

Carlie could kill two things in the world: magical creatures and cars. Then Carlie was walking in the creek and smelt roasting meat, when she got close enough Carlie saw a Wendigo...Read more

Published 5 months ago by Angel Hatfield

Halfway Witchy, book 1

I like this series. It was just a tad slow getting started but once Carly and Jim started their quest it was all action.Read more

Published 6 months ago by AMK

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