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Book Review of Bitter Night (Horngate Witches, Bk 1)

Bitter Night (Horngate Witches, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 3


Summary: Once, Max dreamed of a career, a home, a loving family. Now all she wants is freedomâ¦and revenge. A witch named Giselle transformed Max into a warrior with extraordinary strength, speed, and endurance. Bound by spellcraft, Max has no choice but to fight as Giselle's personal magic weapon â a Shadowblade â and she's lethally good at it. But her skills are about to be put to the test as they never have beforeâ¦.

The ancient Guardians of the earth are preparing to unleash widespread destruction on the mortal world, and they want the witches to help them. If the witches refuse, their covens will be destroyed, including Horngate, the place Max has grudgingly come to think of as home. Max thinks she can find a way to help Horngate stand against the Guardians, but doing so will mean forging dangerous alliances â including one with a rival witch's Shadowblade, who is as drawn to Max as she is to him â and standing with the witch she despises. Max will have to choose between the old life she still dreams of and the warrior she has become, and take her place on the side of right â if she survives long enough to figure out which side that isâ¦.

I have lately had an issue with getting into books, it's a weird and inconvenient problem in the book blogging hobby. I started reading this book after dinner last night and continued reading to about 2am today. It was amazing, it was a bit slow to start and there was a part of the plot that I was a bit lost on but everything else was amazing. The dialogue was witty, funny, and full of a few fun pop-culture references. I love the strength of Max's character and the tension between her and Alexander. I love the angels, witches, faerie folk, creatures, spells, magic, etc. I loved it all. There was so much action going on in this book, it is non-stop the whole way through, no joke, there is like 2 pages in the whole book that something is not going on. It was a complete thrill ride, one I will gladly take again when the next book is released, and I can hardly wait to see whats up with Scooter.

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Also posted: http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/2009/11/book-review-bitter-night-by-diana.html