Summer (Witch Season)

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Summary: Wonderful Start to A Bewitching New Series
Review: Kerry Proffit's summer couldn't be going better. She's having the time of her life working at a quaint resort on the coast of California, and livving with a group of amazing people - Rebecca, Josh, Mace, Brandy, and Scott. Everything is just perfect, until a severely injured stranger shows up on their doorstep, or, to be exact, behind their bushes. The stranger, Daniel Blessing, possesses a mysterious past, one that makes Kerry look past his handsome demeanor, and deeper into his life history, which is how she finds that Daniel is on the run from a powerful witch known as Season. Kerry and the rest of her crew think that Daniel is pulling their leg, after all, there are no such thing as witches. But the more time that Kerry spends with Daniel, the more that she believes that he's telling her the truth. Which is bad, because Season is now on the trail of Kerry and her friends, and in the end, someone might not survive...

As a fan of Jeff Mariotte's work on the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER novelizations, I knew that I had to have WITCH SEASON: SUMMER. However, I am surprised to report, I enjoyed the book even more than I originally thought that I would. Kerry is a wonderful character, whose inquisitiveness, and many journal entries placed sporadically throughout the book, will keep you gripping your seat until the very last page is read. Overall, this is a wonderful book. In fact, it's one of the best new series to hit the YA genre in a long time.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

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Summary: Not just for kids
Review: This is a fun book, and although clearly aimed at YA is well-plotted and thus fun for all ages. Marriotte's style his deceptively breezy, yet ten miles above Stine and his ilk, so you'll have a good time.

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Summary: So good, I even prefered it over my video games.
Review: This is the best book I have ever read. It is both entertaining and well done. Jeff Mariotte does an excellent job in creating both humor and suspense in this book and knowing when one should be present more than the other. This book does not have one mood throughout the whole book. Instead, there are many. There is suspense, love, excitement, and mystery. This makes for a more interesting book.

Plot: Kerry is doing her summer job at a resort in San Diego to make some extra money. One day while she is at her lodging house provided by the resort she notices a young man, half dead lying in the bushes. Kerry finds out his name is Daniel Blessing and he is in pursuit of an evil witch named Season. Daniel also has magic powers and says he must kill Season because she has caused hundreds to die an undeserving death. Daniel, Kerry, and all her friends must track down Season to kill her so Season can not hurt anyone else. Will they succeed? Read this book to find out.