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Summary: I actually haven't read this version...
Review: But the same story appears in Heartlight, book 4 in the "'Light" paranormal series. If your going to read this series, start with Ghostlight instead. _Then_ read Witchlight, Gravelight and finally Heartlight. The first half is a prequel to the first three, folllowing up to just prior to Ghostlight, where a possibly condensed version of Witch Hill is told from the protagonist's (Colin) view and procedes on to the 'heart' of the Heartlight story.
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Summary: I actually haven't read this version...
Review: But the same story appears in Heartlight, book 4 in the "'Light" paranormal series. If your going to read this series, start with Ghostlight instead. _Then_ read Witchlight, Gravelight and finally Heartlight. The first half is a prequel to the first three, folllowing up to just prior to Ghostlight, where a possibly condensed version of Witch Hill is told from the protagonist's (Colin) view and procedes on to the 'heart' of the Heartlight story.
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Summary: Pure Pulp
Review: I gave this book 3 stars because, while I enjoyed it, it was totally unlike the other MZB books I have read. But thats OK. It was essentially pulp. It reminds me of some of the Gothic type romances I used to find at our local used book store when I was a kid. Way back in the day when books cost a dollar! So I guess I enjoyed this story, with the old dilapidated inherited home setting, and steamy sex scenes more out of a feeling of nostalgia. But, you know, sometimes it's just nice to read something that flows along and allows you to relax. There's nothing wrong with that. A Calgon bath for the mind. I am tempted to give this a higher rating just because I enjoyed it, but I suppose it doesn't really warrant it. Not a bad read for all of that.
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Summary: Awful
Review: I have enjoyed other MZB books. However, I would call this book easily the WORST book I have ever read. I was very disturbed by the storyline of the hereditary witch and how she needed to be "saved" by the town. I was very disturbed and uncomfortable with how the book ended. Please read her "Light" series but don't waste your time with this book.
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Summary: Not up to par...
Review: I have read a good many of this author's works, and while there is certainly some good narrative here, the book seems to loose focus somewhere in the middle and never quite gain it back. It is not up to Mrs. Bradley's normally high standard.
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Summary: Such a disappointment
Review: I have thoroughly enjoyed other books MZB has written, so when I picked up "Witch Hill", I was expecting a great story. Boy, was I disappointed.
Also, living in and around the witchy community here in Massachusetts, I have to say that it's books like this one that give the real witch's a bad name. It's stories like this, and others in the media that stir up negative and fearful emotions towards the peaceful, nature loving witch's of today.
However, fiction being what it is, even as a story, this book is just horrible. There is aweful character development, and immediately you are thrown into a highly sexual situation without even really understanding how you got there.
If you like hot and sweaty sex with no real story behind it, this is the book for you. If you are looking for a good story, run screaming away from this book. And the only reason I gave it one star, is because you can't give it none.
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Summary: S'alright...
Review: I just stumbled upon Bradley's Darkover series recently, and have really been enjoying them, so I figured I'd like a selection from her witch series, as well. 'Witch Hill' is a quick and somewhat entertaining read about a young woman who has just experienced a horrific series of deaths in her immediate family that quickly wipes everyone she's close to out. But, right before her father's death he starts to tell her about an aunt of his, her namesake Aunt Sara, and she soon learns she's inherited Aunt Sara's ancient house in rural Massachusetts. Sara heads out to check out her inheritance, and decides to spend the summer. Everyone in the town thinks she's Aunt Sara (who died seven years earlier at the ripe old age of 80), and a portrait shows the resemblance IS uncanny. Ol' Aunt Sara was a powerful witch, and the town is ready for young Sara to take up her Aunt's reigns in the local witch temple. Meanwhile, a sweet romance has sprung up between Sara and the young hunky doctor. But all the intricate plot-work aside, this novel never really gets revved up. The reader is put through the paces, but the story is pretty two-dimensional. The characters have the MOST atrocious dialogue ever. But, it's a fun, goofy, light, and FAST read, so I give it a neutral two-stars.
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Summary: A Bit Confusing....
Review: I wasn't really sure what to expect when I picked up this book but I certainly didn't expect what I read. I figured it was a love story with a sort-of-plot thrown in about witchcraft. Boy was I wrong. I suppose if I'd known what I was about to read I wouldn't have disliked the book so much but I don't know...something about it just didn't all click together. Of course, this is my first ever MZB book and I haven't heard anything about her so I'm giving the book 2 stars because of my obvious lack of knowledge about these kind of books.
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Summary: It was...interesting....
Review: I'm a fan of MZB, but this book was just- different. I felt that it definitely was rather risque, and believe that it definitely has some chapters that are just pure porn, which is unlike MZB. I think it's very pro-sexuality. The plot gets a little bit odd, and is sort of cut off, but is not impossible to follow. It starts out well, but about halfway through goes sour. I really wish it had been better, and I enjoyed it even though it was absolutely nothing like what I expected. I just wouldn't expect something like that out of MZB. She's usually different.
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Summary: Not a good example
Review: I've been an avid fan of the late Ms. Bradley for years. I've devoured nearly every book she's written. Her characters, normally, are so full of life, they can step off the page. Plots move along logically. Unfortunately, Witch Hill is such a 180 from her normal writing, I could barely believe she authored it. The central character of Sara is neither logical nor interesting. Her bahaviour waivers from ditsy to bizarre to incomprehensible. The side characters, it seems, were designed to be eccentric, yet are irritating. For instance, Tibby. With her jackdaw familiar and slightly off center womens' lib ideals should seem spunky. Instead, she is an unsympathetic user. The background love story moves too quickly and is nonsensical. And as a Wiccan, her twisted vision of a sabbat offended me. This book claims to be part of the "Light" series, yet lacks the heartfelt 'truth' in each book. Anyone who has not read Ms. Bradley before should chose another place to start. Either The Mists of Avalon or the Inheritor. All in all this was a disappointment with poorly envisioned characters in a thinly created plot doing incredibly stupid things.
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