Rating: Summary: A Great Read for Teens! Review: Silver RavenWolf has done it again! She's one of those rarewriters that can make anything interesting. Like her fabulousnonfiction books, she's served up a helping of rich fare, certain to satisfy any reader- regardless of age. She's written another book, Under a Mountain Moon, which is for the more elderly of us (I'm 50, and enjoyed both.) If you want a good read, and have a yearn for Magick, Silver's books are super!
Rating: Summary: Like all Silver's Books-Wonderful! Review: Silver RavenWolf is my favorite author! All her books are filled with her good humor and marvelous talent. This book gave me chills! I was out on the edge of my seat throughout the WHOLE read! It kepted my attention and it was amazing! Again a wonderful experience! I recommend this book to anyone out there! I know you all love Silver, so get out there and buy this book! It is well worth the small fee!
Rating: Summary: A book by a witch about a witch for witches :) Review: Some of the reviews for this book put it down but I for one really enjoyed it. I'm a 16 year old wiccan from england so I could associate both with the problems they had to deal with as teenagers and the wiccan side of it- sadly, especially the attitudes of ignorant people. Some have said that this book is aimed at young adults who are not wiccan as a horror novel, but I don't think this is the case. For wiccans my age who rarely ever find other wiccans of the same age it was nice to read about something we could relate to as wiccans even though it was based around them searching for the killer of one of their coven which thankfuly most of us have not expereinced. I think a mention of the rede would have been nice though.
Rating: Summary: Somewhere on the way to the bank... Review: Somewhere on the way to the bank, Silver has forgotten that Wicca is a Religion. She places much, too much emphasis on Spells and little on Religion. I am very concerned that the Coven in this book decided to call upon the Wild Hunt. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever consider calling upon the Wild Hunt. I think that Silver has had a serious lapse in judgement putting this into the story. I am sure that a few unsuspecting teens will attempt the same. If I was a 15 year old (I'm 38) and not Pagan, I would have probably loved the book. I read the book to see if I would want my 12 year old daughter to read it. I think I'll wait a few more years. I don't need her to get Silver's slightly distorted belief that the answer to every little problem in your life is to do a spell!
Rating: Summary: Yuck Review: The main character has a black cat (whom she reffers to as her familiar) and her last name is Salem. Coincidence? I think not. C'mon Silver give us something better!!!
Rating: Summary: Yuck Review: This book is very contradictory to what Silver Ravenwolf says in her other books.
Rating: Summary: Terrific new series debut! Review: This first entry in a terrific new young adult series raises the standard for series fiction. The diverse characters, the mystery to solve, and the touch of occult make it enticing. Somewhat like Nancy Drew, Bethany Salem lives with an eccentric housekeeper in a nice large home while her father (a NYC detective) is kept busy working in the city. She drives a red Camaro and has a circle of friends with whom she just happens to practice witchcraft. The emphasis on working toward good is very subltly entwined making it uplifting while not preachy. RavenWolf is a fine storyteller with exquisite pacing. Highly recommended.
Rating: Summary: What A Great Book! Review: This is a great book. It is written for teens, and specifically for Wiccan Teens. Many of the reviews have mentioned that there was little religious tone in it. Let me ask another question. How many horror/fiction books do? It wasn't a book on religion, so it focused on the scientific side of the Craft. There's nothing wrong with this because it's just a book. You would not want to read a fiction book that only had quotes from the bible, know would you? The same would go for this book. The average person don't want to read a book only about the Wiccan religion. So it focused on pure, non-religious Witchcraft(also, religion was mentioned in it. So this is acctually a bonus). Also, as a note to Beliefnet (who displaid a somewhat negative article), the Wiccan rede did play a part in the book. Again, a fiction book should not preach religion (just buy a book on Wicca if you want to study the acctual religion). They didn't break te rede in the book (in my opinion)and the book taught that calling upon the hounds of the Wid Hunt was not the way to solve a murder. A lesson Merry Part
Rating: Summary: not just for teens Review: This is Silver's newest work-- her idea for writing this series was taken from her Wicca 101 book for Teens. Bethany Salem is the main character-- she also seems to be the acting HPs of her coven of high school teens. The plot is based around her knowledge that her boyfriend's death wasn't an accident... but she doesn't know who is responsible. The book deals with typical and not so typical teenage problems. Bethany and her friends have to deal with the irrational fears of their classmates, even teachers who provoke students because of their lack of knowledge. And of course, there's the scary "step-mother to be" who's up to a lot more than meets the eye.
Rating: Summary: Could be better Review: This is the first of $ilver's young adult series about a group of teens supposedly practicing Wicca. One of the problems with this type of book is showing kids under 18 actively involved in Wicca like they'd had years of training. It doesn't work that way. As far as how the book works as a novel, the story is ok, though the writing style is only tepid. One major flaw is that a specific incident happens that should have important repercussions, and it doesn't. That storyline is just forgotten as the book progresses. Better editings was needed.
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