Rating: 
Summary: disappointing
Review: ... I rate this book such because the book lacked humor or appeal. The main character was so prudish and emotionally closed that it was a bore reading three hundred pages of her "rationalizing" and closed off views that became soooo predicatible. Speaking of predicatable the ending was about as predicatible as could get. Don't get me wrong... I love a good predicatible everything turns out the way you thought it would including a little side love-storybut NONE of the characters were developed to get attatched to... so it was an empty ending yet exciting ending (especially compared to the "haunted house" story angle it came from).
If you think you want to buy this for any occult content then I would recommend you look elsewhere as there is little to relish upon.
On the possitive side... I enjoyed the mystery, most of the side characters, and the background story.
The book would have been a 4 or 5 stars if it was edited out 100 pgs and if the main character wasn't so prudish. It would have been an exceptional book in my opinion if then had 100 pgs more details and REAL character developement.
Rating:
Summary: disappointing
Review: ... I rate this book such because the book lacked humor or appeal. The main character was so prudish and emotionally closed that it was a bore reading three hundred pages of her "rationalizing" and closed off views that became soooo predicatible. Speaking of predicatable the ending was about as predicatible as could get. Don't get me wrong... I love a good predicatible everything turns out the way you thought it would including a little side love-storybut NONE of the characters were developed to get attatched to... so it was an empty ending yet exciting ending (especially compared to the "haunted house" story angle it came from).
If you think you want to buy this for any occult content then I would recommend you look elsewhere as there is little to relish upon.
On the possitive side... I enjoyed the mystery, most of the side characters, and the background story.
The book would have been a 4 or 5 stars if it was edited out 100 pgs and if the main character wasn't so prudish. It would have been an exceptional book in my opinion if then had 100 pgs more details and REAL character developement.
Rating: 
Summary: modern occultism portrayed realistically and with brilliance
Review: ghostlight was very intriguing and had me enthralled...i hardly could put it down as the author left me guessing and fearing nonstop as the blackburn legacy unfolded upon non-believing truth jourdemayne...a young parapsychologist visits her famous occultist father's mysterious estate to write a biography on his life only to find it inhabited by a frightening assortment of people and haunting happenings...i found it hard to decide if the humans or the happenings were the greater evil...and i decided it probably was the characters...the strange inhabitants had intents to open an ugly portal that they did not fully understand...you will come to fear "the smoothing of the path"...the last 50 pages are gut-wrenching and so beautiful one aches to see it on film...from a modern day witch's point of view,it is nice to read a novel that is so close to the "truth"
Rating: 
Summary: Read "Heartlight" first !
Review: I enjoyed Ghostlight very much...but I enjoyed reading Heartlight, which was written later but set earlier (a common occurance in MZB books, I think !) even more so ! I think that I would have enjoyed Ghostlight even more if I'd known 'the rest of the story' as ahead of time. As with all the books in this series, you must feel comfortable with MZB's acceptance and usage of occult terms. Overall, this is a page turner of a book, a wonderful read for a 'cozy night' and gives the reader food for thought regarding the occult world.
Rating:
Summary: Interesting
Review: I liked all of marion Zimmer Bradley's *.* -light novels a great deal. They provided a neat melding of contemporary interesting people with witchcraft and the occult, with a satisfying amount of plot twists, dramatic details, and a happy ending. Overall a great read. Rather paltry after the mists of avalon, but, heck, anything looks paltry after it.
Rating:
Summary: Stick with it to the end!
Review: I really loved this book! The characters felt like real people to me that I wanted more, more, more of them after the last page. I admit, at first I didn't like lead character Truth Jourdemayne because of how coldly rational she seems at times, but the circumstances surrounding her were interesting from the start. Those same circumstances kept me reading until the revelations popped up one by one. And it was worth it to stick with the novel 'til the very end!As for the 4 stars instead of five in my rating of this story, I only gave it that much because it's quite unlike THE MISTS OF AVALON (which I REALLY, REALLY loved!) by the same author. Now that book in its epic grandiosity is a five-star read. This is something like 4 and 3/4. Marion Zimmer Bradley sure knew how to give readers their money's worth. Too bad she's no longer with us...
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Summary: Magick and mystery - a contemporary fantasy.
Review: I would have liked this book a lot better if I hadn't read "Mists of Avalon" first. It's good, but not *as* good, if you get my meaning. The story is engaging, the characters well drawn, but there's something missing. A familiarity with the occult is recommended, but not
absolutely necessary.
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Summary: Spiritualism on planet Earth-
Review: I've read everything this wonderful lady has written. OK, I might have missed ONE. Ghostlight is a spiritual
adventure involving the gates between worlds - only this time the gate is on Planet Earth! The heroine is unaware of
her personal powers until it's almost too late. The path she travels to this realization will keep you in the book
and ignoring your chores. Well worth the money even if you're not familiar with her works.
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Summary: Get the Whole Set
Review: It's too late for me to read HEARTLIGHT first because I didn't find out that it existed until after I'd read GHOSTLIGHT, WITCHLIGHT, and GRAVELIGHT. I've never gotten around to reading my copy of MISTS OF AVALON, so I won't be making comparisons. My previous acquaintance with Ms. Bradley's writing was with her earlier Darkover novels. Yes, Truth is almost as annoying as The X-Files' Scully when it comes to denying the existence of magic. Yes, Truth often acts about as dim-witted as many gothic romance heroines were back when heroines were expected to be innocent and helpless. Yes, there were times when I wanted to reach into the book and shake her and scream out the obvious truths she was missing, but... This was still a gripping novel. I didn't suspect the whole truth about Thorne Blackburn's fate. I loved the house and its grounds. The occult trappings were very interesting. The characters came alive for me and I found myself impatiently waiting for each new twist to be revealed. One final note: My compliments to Carol Russo and Mark Hess. I LOVE a cover that accurately portrays the characters and surroundings in the book. Don't let its beautiful serenity fool you. This book is far from serene.
Rating:
Summary: Get the Whole Set
Review: It's too late for me to read HEARTLIGHT first because I didn't find out that it existed until after I'd read GHOSTLIGHT, WITCHLIGHT, and GRAVELIGHT. I've never gotten around to reading my copy of MISTS OF AVALON, so I won't be making comparisons. My previous acquaintance with Ms. Bradley's writing was with her earlier Darkover novels. Yes, Truth is almost as annoying as The X-Files' Scully when it comes to denying the existence of magic. Yes, Truth often acts about as dim-witted as many gothic romance heroines were back when heroines were expected to be innocent and helpless. Yes, there were times when I wanted to reach into the book and shake her and scream out the obvious truths she was missing, but... This was still a gripping novel. I didn't suspect the whole truth about Thorne Blackburn's fate. I loved the house and its grounds. The occult trappings were very interesting. The characters came alive for me and I found myself impatiently waiting for each new twist to be revealed. One final note: My compliments to Carol Russo and Mark Hess. I LOVE a cover that accurately portrays the characters and surroundings in the book. Don't let its beautiful serenity fool you. This book is far from serene.
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