Title: Waking the Witch
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publisher: Dutton
Publication Date: July 2010
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Age Group: Adult
Series: Women of the Otherworld (Book 11)
Savannah Lavine, orphaned daughter of a dark witch and a notorious sorcerer, hasn't had an easy time of things growing up. Now she is twenty-one and eager to prove her skills as a paranormal investigator in the family business. When she is offered a case while her guardians are on vacation, she jumps at the chance to go solo. Can Savannah solve the murder mystery on her own or will the supernatural danger be more than she can handle?
Savannah and her guardian, Paige, have been two of my favorite of Armstrong's characters since they were introduced to the series. Usually Paige and Lucas are the stars of the show so I was really excited to find out Savannah was going to be the main character for the next few books. I was glad to see that Savannah hasn't lost her attitude even as she has matured. Waking the Witch really shows Savannah coming into her own as she takes on more than her share of the responsibility while eventually learning to admit when she needs some back up.
Savannah is really put through a lot in this book while trying to put the pieces of the murder together. While following up with the usual suspects, she also has the insight to dig deeper into the story and go at things from another angle. In the end though, the killer was someone I never saw coming and Savannah didn't see it until it was almost too late. I think I need to re-read some of the earlier books as I'd clearly forgotten some of the back story that would have helped me understand the big reveal a little more. I still wouldn't have put things together any faster but at least I might have remembered the events Armstrong was building from.
The ending really left me wanting more and I can't wait until Spell Bound comes out in 2011 to continue with Savannah's story.
I received a copy of Waking the Witch from Dutton because I am the Guru of a related title on GetGlue.com.
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Great review. I've never read any of this series. I'm going to have to. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the 1st book that has made me say I want to read it. I am just going to try Waking the Witch and then decide if I will do the series or not but all the reviews for this one are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! You are definitely right about forgotten back history. It would be nice to have a refresher of the previous novels although only a few would be needed like Paige's and Eve story.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, I love Eve and her story and as the books progressed with Savannah in the background- I was really eager to get her story. I think she held her own but she definitely need to learn how not to rely on her magic only.
MY favorite was Savannah and Adam's relationship- SUPER CUTE!!!
Great review. I have one up on my blog as well with a Linky widget. Fell free to drop your link any time. I am trying to connect reviews from diverse sources!=) Aloha!