Thank you to NetGalley and Aconyte for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

"Witches Unleashed" by Carrie Harris is a wild ride through the Marvel universe, but it left me feeling underwhelmed. The premise is cool—Ghost Rider teaming up with a squad of witches to take down Lucifer—but the execution fell flat for me.

Sure, there's plenty of action and magic, but I found myself struggling to connect with the characters. The banter between them felt forced, and I couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing from their dynamic. Plus, the plot seemed to drag at times, with not enough payoff for the buildup. I expected more depth and excitement. The emotional stakes just weren't there for me, and I finished the book feeling unsatisfied. But it has made me curious to read Daniel Way's Ghost Rider run to see how the final confrontation between Johnny and Lucifer goes. So it's done part of its job.

Overall, "Witches Unleashed" has its moments, but it didn't quite hit the mark for me. If you're a die-hard Marvel fan or love supernatural adventures, it might be worth a read but don't expect it to knock your socks off.

2.5 stars out of 5

This was the first book I read by Carrie Harris. She's now a social-media friend and must-by author, as a result of this book. Spoiler-warning - I love it!

I had no real knowledge of the magical protagonists before picking this up (and would recommend the publisher include a brief bio of such lesser-known Marvel characters in future), but Ghost Rider was definitely familiar to me. And this version was so much of an improvement on the movie version!

Oh, where to start... ok. Magic, lots of. And demons. Strong female protagonists - check. Inventive and human characters, despite their supernatural or superhuman origins/abilities. A crazy, out-of-control amusement park: yup.

This book grabbed me in its tone. I researched the characters afterwards and found out more, but you don't need to do that; the book gives you everything you need to know. Life with powers and demonic history isn't easy. The Marvel movies only hint at the issues these folk have, but this story allows them to come to life as far more than just 'heroes'.

I genuinely cared for what happened. I sympathised with them all (including Ghost Rider - amazingly!). I absolutely want to see more of them working together again. It's comic-books, anything could happen!

I've not mentioned the story, which is a great adventure, but that's because it's the characters that held me along the way. I'll certainly be returning to reread in the future, and have bought myself a physical copy of the book to make sure.

A big Buy It. Go. Now!

Ghost Rider teams up with a coven of witches to take on Lucifer himself in Carrie Harris’ Marvel prose novel Witches Unleashed, part of Aconyte Books’ Marvel: Untold range. When he escaped from Hell, Johnny Blaze – the Ghost Rider – unintentionally freed Lucifer’s soul too, broken into 666 fragments, and ever since he’s been hunting them down and returning them to Hell. With only a few fragments remaining, Johnny seeks out the LeFay sisters – not actually sisters, but rather sorceress Jennifer Kale, mystic Topaz and half-demon Satana Hellstrom – for help, as one of the final fragments has possessed the body of another Kale. With the powers of a witch at his disposal, Johnny and the witches have no choice but to work together to stop Lucifer before he can complete whatever evil plan he’s concocting.

What follows is a lot of (largely) good-natured bickering as the witches and Ghost Rider try to figure out how – and to some extent whether – to work together, amidst worries about what Lucifer might be planning and whether even the four of them together can take down the King of Hell. Add in Jennifer’s concern familial responsibility to keep the powerful Tome of Zhered-Na safe from not just Lucifer but also Satana’s father (the devious demon Marduk), a fair few deep-seated insecurities across the board, and a general wariness about letting other people in, and you’ve got a mission that’s daunting even for these fearsome heroes. Much soul searching ensues, but plenty of ass-kicking too – of both the magical and physical varieties – the foursome proving in the end to be quite the team-up, even if Johnny’s alter-ego Zarathos (which comes to the fore when he becomes Ghost Rider) doesn’t really approve of half-demon Satana.

Despite the presence of Ghost Rider, demons and Lucifer himself, and the slightly darker tone of the Marvel: Untold range compared to, say, Xavier’s Academy, it’s worth pointing out that this isn’t exactly a gore-fest. It’s more PG-13 really, with plenty of fighting but not a lot of actual blood being shed, and while it would undoubtedly be fun to get a novel where Ghost Rider really gets to cut loose, the levels of action, violence and viscera here are perfectly suited to both the story and Harris’ style. It’s pacy and fun, exploring the various personalities on display and digging into what drives these characters, their motivations and their fears, the witches’ collaborative approach contrasting nicely with Johnny’s lone warrior stylings. Even for the witches though, while their powers complement each other well it’s not always easy for them to work together, and this does a great job of getting to the heart of why that might be.

It’s a book about found family, about facing demons (literally and metaphorically) and having to make difficult choices. About these characters learning to acknowledge and understand their own powers, having confidence in their own abilities but also taking strength from the people around them who care about them, and who they care about in return. Despite the relative lack of physical darkness (relative being the key term – some pretty grim things do happen), the book’s emotional impact comes from watching all four characters processing their guilt, shame and anger – each of them handles their pain in different ways, but they get glimpses of other possibilities through their connections with each other. So if you like the idea of a kickass magica/mystical team-up overcoming their differences to face down the King of Hell, you could do a lot worse than give this thoroughly entertaining book a try!

I have been loving reading more books from the Marvel Universe and Witches Unleashed is no different. I loved reading about Ghost Rider and his team up with the witches to hunt down one of Lucifer's fragments. The interactions between all characters was great. Definitely reading more from Carrie Harris and Marvel.

I have been provided with an advance copy of the new Marvel Untold book Witches Unleashed by Carrie Harris published by Aconyte Books, so here is the honest review I promised in exchange for the book.

So here is an important disclaimer which is always important to put out there first. I have a casual work contact with Asmodee to demonstrate board games for them in stores and at conventions. Asmodee being the parent company of Aconyte the publisher.

I am going to try my best to not let these things cloud my judgement in this review, but I accept that subconsciously it might.

Also I won’t lie, I have looked at other reviews to see what others think, so there may be some influences from them in this book review. If I am going to quote them, I will attribute them. But if I forget to, or something is highly influenced by them, and you think I ought to attribute someone, let me know so that I can.

What is Marvel
Look at this point I would bore you with a bit of background to the game/universe, but lets not, you all know the Marvel Universe, if you don’t have you been living under a rock!

The Witches were a trio of magical users who were supporting characters in some fairly older titles. The team is Jennifer Kale, Topaz and Satana who were put together by Dr Strange to counter the Hellphyr and get it back into the Tome of Zhered-Na. They had a series back in 2004 I think.

They are joined by Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider and Jennifer's cousin.

The Story
Johnny Blaze managed to get himself stuck in Hell, and in his escape he let Lucifer, the Prince of Lies out, but shattered into 666 pieces.

Now its the duty of the Ghost Rider to hunt down the fragments and send them right back to Hell.

Finding his way to Salem, Florida, Blaze detects something different about this fragment, and he decides to seek the help of a local coven of witches, who just happen to consist of his cousin Jennifer Hale, guardian of the Tome of Zhered-Na, Topaz, an empath, and Santana Hellstorm, a half demon of hell.

Realising that the fragment of Lucifer is in the body of a Kale family member, the sister Lefay and Johnny Blaze, turn to some extreme means to try and find the fragment and send it back to the underworld.

Conclusion
When I started this, I was a bit concerned that it would require quite a bit of background knowledge about the magical world of Marvel, but Harris does an amazing job of spoon feeding what we need at the exact time we need it.

There is lots of exposition, but it feels just right, its never too much or too little and I think the judgement was just right.

Now if I am honest the pacing isn't something I am a fan of, the story takes a long time to get started, but then the finale does feel a little rushed.

I don't know the confrontation with Lucifer just felt like it needed more build up, but the writing of that battle was absolutely incredible it felt very fluid and dynamic and with Lucifer using his powers to push the group of heroes to their limit.

It really was a very well written and descriptive climax with the most unexpected of endings.

The Witches get only the smallest time in the main Marvel comics and its great to see them getting the attention they deserve here, and this is the amazing thing about the Aconyte books, they take characters who only get bit parts and expand them out into amazing novels.

This book I am going to give a score of 4 out of 5.

This spins out of Daniel Way's Ghost Rider run from about 15 years ago. Ghost Rider was hunting down the 666 fragments of Lucifer's soul, now inhabiting recently deceased people on Earth. Lucifer is trying to bring Hell to Earth while Ghost Rider is trying to find all the fragments to send Lucifer back to hell. In this, he asks a coven of witches for help with beating Lucifer who has taken over the body of another magic user, one of Jennifer Kale's cousins. Kale is the leader of the coven. Topaz, an empath, and Satana, Satan's daughter, being the other two members. If you are curious about their backstory that is referenced in the book, it can be found in Witches. This is Harris's 2nd Marvel novel and she's quite adept at writing for them. The story is good. The interaction between the characters is great. I couldn't ask for much more.

Received a review copy from Aconyte and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.

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This book focuses on Johnny Blaze and the Witches as they try to send Satan back to hell. I found this book really slow in the first half of the book and it took forever for me to really feel invested in the story. I will say the last quarter of the book made up for that; there was a lot of action packed into that last chunk of the book. I liked the character arcs throughout the story but overall this was a three out of five. With a story including Johnny and the Witches I expected it to move a little quicker.

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About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2020 MARVEL

Wow another brilliant Mavel story.  This book was action packed, gripping and a page turner of a novel. I was hooked from the very beginning. I really liked how the characters who haven't always seen eye too eye were forced to come together against a common enemy.  The novel was so engaging and gave me a few late nights trying to read as much as I could. I loved the story line, with the actions and emotions behind the characters.  The unexpected nature of this book made it difficult to predict.  I loved the ending so much and I found elements of it rather surprising.
It was really nice to read a novel set mainly around female characters of Marvel and the fact that were are introduced to the witches as they haven't featured in any other books I have read as I prefer books to comic's . I enjoyed reading about how they created their powers as its not your normal superhero action. I like the connection that Dr Strange put them together and their development into a family was fascinating to see.
Many thanks to the author and publishers for bringing us this exciting action packed unique marvel instalment and look forward to reading many more. This review is already posted on goodreads, waterstones, Google books, Barnes&noble, kobo, amazon UK under ladyreading365
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Yay! It's time for the next Marvel Untold novel! I'm not ashamed to admit that I've been actively looking forward to each and every one of these releases—especially Witches Unleashed by Carrie Harris.

Johnny Blaze, aka the Ghost Rider, just made a huge mistake. He unintentionally released Lucifer from his prison – Hell. Now he's loose, and Johnny is going to have to gather up each piece of his soul to get him back where he belongs.

Enter the help of Jennifer Kale, Satana Hellstorm, and Topaz. Together, these four will take on Lucifer and stop him before his plans come to fruition – or else.

If you're a fan of Ghost Rider, then you're going to love the novelization of the Marvel character and all of the chaos he brings with him. Carrie Harris did a fantastic job capturing the core elements of his journey in Witches Unleashed.

I love the Marvel novels as they give us a chance to see new stories, but in a slightly different light (different forms of media can do that). More than that, it gives different authors a chance to shine. Gotta love that!

Anyway, moving on with the actual review now: I absolutely adored that they had Ghost Rider team up with three different (and relatively well-known) Marvel witches for this story. Obviously, the title made at least some of that fairly obvious, but I'm not complaining!

Witches Unleashed read like a fun adventure, with a bit of room for cheese, humor, and other antics to help balance out the every rising tension of Lucifer being on the loose.

Ghost rider is one of those characters I remember reading comics and watching in the movie, so this book was like visiting an old memory and smiling while I read it.

But of course the best part were the main character wishes, and how close the girls like sisters, despite not having a blood relation.

And of course it’s set in the Marvel universe which is one of my favorite pieces of entertainment out there.

Before picking up Witches Unleashed the only character that stars in this book that I'd heard of before was Ghost Rider. I'd read several books with him in it before, and watched the wonderfully terrible Nic Cage movies, and was excited to see more of him in the Marvel Untold range, but I'd never heard of the witches before. Thanks to Carrie Harris providing a wonderful breakdown of who the three of them were and how they'd come to work together in a twitter thread I was hooked on learning more about them. A Charlies Angels of supernatural, magic powered women? That's something I definitely need in my life.

Whilst I haven't had the chance to track down their comic book team-up yet, and I will because I need more of these characters, Carrie Harris manages to make this book completely accessible to people like myself who've not had that prior experience. I'd say you could come to this book with no idea who any of them, even Ghost Rider, are and still find an engaging and enjoyable story here.

The book begins some time after Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, has escaped from Hell. You'd think that escaping from Hell would be a good thing, and that Johnny would be trying to enjoy his time back on Earth, but sadly in escaping Hell Johnny allowed Lucifer to break out too. To make matters worse, Johnny isn't only dealing with one Lucifer, as upon escaping Hell his soul split into 666 fragments, each of which has inhabited its own host. We find Johnny towards the end of his mission to track down and eliminate all of the parts of Lucifer's soul.

Unfortunately, each time a fragment of Lucifer is destroyed the rest get stronger, and now Johnny has discovered that one of these remaining fragments is in the body of a mystic; and a member of the Kale family. The Kale's are guardians of the Tome of Zhered-Na, a powerful spell book that also contains the demonic entity, the Hellphyr. Fortunately, only a Kale can unleash the demon from the book, meaning that only Lucifer's new host will be a problem.

It's also fortunate for Johnny that there's a Kale guarding the book, his cousin Jennifer. And Jennifer isn't alone either. Having been brought together by Doctor Strange years before, Jennifer has her own coven with the half demon succubus Satana Hellstrom, and the powerful empath Topaz. When Johnny comes into their lives to warn them that Lucifer is on his way the three witches will have to put their new life together at risk and decide how far they're willing to go to protect what they have.

This book isn't like a lot of the other books in the Marvel Untold range, it's focused less on super heroics, and more on the people in the story. Even the magic and the supernatural is kind of just set dressing, there to help the story progress and for the action to take place. What's at the real heart of this tale is the characters.

The story begins by introducing us to Johnny, a man who has been the Ghost Rider for so long that it's kind of become routine for him. He's no longer battling against the idea that he's sharing his body with the spirit of vengeance, and he's even begun to form a decent working relationship with Zarathos, the demonic entity inside of him. However, it's the more recent traumas that Johnny has had to live through that still haunt him, namely the deaths of his wife and children. As such, Johnny begins the book a pretty closed off man, and it's only through his coming to work with the witches that we see that there's more to him, and that he's actually quite desperately lonely and in the need of connection.

This kind of connection is something that the witches already have, thanks to having formed their own little family after being brought together as a team several years before. Over the years they've not only come to like each other, but love each other like sisters, and have developed some strong bonds. The three of them come from vastly different backgrounds, their magics are different, and their personalities sometimes clash, but by being together they all help each other. They know how to pick each other up when they're down. They know when another in the group is about to lose their temper and needs to be challenged or given a shoulder to cry on. They know how each other works, and because of their connections and the life they've made together they've all never been happier.

Obviously, this is disrupted when Johnny arrives on the scene, not just because he's telling them that Lucifer is on his way to town to wreck their shit, but because it changes their dynamic. Their comfortable life is thrown out of balance, and they're having to face long buried fears and anxieties that they've been trying to avoid processing. This brings about some of the more important conflicts in the book, not the fight with Lucifer, but having to confront the issues that threaten to break their family apart.

Thankfully, the characters in Witches Unleashed aren't afraid to open up to each other, to talk and to help each other; and this even translates across to Johnny too. Just by being around these three women his life is made a lot better, and you get the sense that he's made very real connections that will exist long after this story has come to an end. There are some genuinely touching moments across the course of the book, particularly one where Johnny opens up about the loss of his children that were really quite moving.

For those that have come to this super hero story for some action, there's plenty here that will keep you entertained too. Whether it's the opening chapters where Johnny is hunting down a Lucifer shard that is running amok with a tank, or the final confrontation with the King of Hell in a Halloween themed circus, there's plenty of action packed moments throughout the book. Carrie Harris shows that she's not just great at writing interesting interpersonal moments, but can craft exciting and engaging action sequences as Ghost Rider and the witches take on some powerful foes across the book.

Witches Unleashed: A Marvel Untold Novel is a lot of fun, it introduced me to some characters I knew nothing about, and gave a lot more depth to one I had only a passing familiarity with. I really enjoyed this focus on the dark, more mystical side of the Marvel universe, and hope that we get to see more of this kind of content in the future.

A Marvel Untold novel

I received an advance reader copy of this book from Aconyte Books via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve always been a Ghost Rider fan, even to the point of enjoying the first Ghost Rider movie (starring Nicholas Cage) even though Iron Man and the subsequent installments of the MCU pretend that it doesn’t exist.


In this book, Ghost Rider has accidentally released Lucifer from hell and is in the process of tracing down the 666 fragments of his soul that are loose in the world before he can be returned to his underworld realm. Because each soul fragment is more powerful than the one before, GR seeks the help of three witches to help him. One is Topaz, was once Dr. Strange’s assistant/lover. The second is Jennifer Kale, GR’s cousin. The third witch is Satana Hellstrom, daughter of a demon who impersonated Satan.

I gave Witches Unleashed five stars. I always enjoy the adventures of lesser-known heroes and learning more about them. The interactions among the three witches and between Ghost Rider and the witches provided lots of insight into their character and added extra depth to all of the action.

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Fun but ultimately fluffy, this Marvel tie-in novel mixes Jonny Blaze aka the Ghost Rider with witches Jennifer Kale, Satana Hellstrom, and Topaz to find and capture fragments of Lucifer's soul. Though the characters are well written and complex, the quest is kind of boring and the "secrets' that threaten the harmony of the witches seem contrived. Might be more fun for someone more familiar with the characters, but for this reader, whiny Blaze relying on a group of women with better things to do to fix his screw ups with love and support is frustrating and a tad insulting. Male heroes don't have to use feelings to save the day - they get to just punch things. Why do female heroes have to also provide unpaid therapy?

So, I made a mistake. I thought I was requesting a comic or graphic novel when I requested this, and it turned out to be a novel. I did read some of it and I will say that the writing is pretty good, but I can't really get properly into it.

Devilshly good, Witches Unleashed is the latest from Aconyte’s Marvels Untold range and features Ghost Rider as its celebrity driver.

As well as Ghost Rider, Carrie Harris brings in three witches, Jennifer Kale, Toapz and Satana, to give Ghost Rider some magical clout as he has to recapture the 666 fragments of Lucifer’s soul, which he inadvertently let escape from his fiery confines when the Ghost Rider escaped from Hell’s clutches.

Up until now, Johnny Blaze and his demonic occupant Zarathos, have bee doing pretty well , and have sent about 650 (odd) fragments on their way back to the fiery nether regions, but when he finds out that the latest fragment has gone and lodged itself in one of Jennifer Kale’s relatives and most likely has magical powers (in addition to his hellish ones!), he knows he is out of his depth and enlists the help of the sisters Lefay.

In reality, the sisters Lefay are not sisters, but as they are residing in Salem, they have adopted the name after they were brought together by Doctor Strange and are now running a magical shop in the town, in order to keep their cover and live as normal a life as possible. That is until Johnny Blaze comes a – knocking.

Now, I have to say that I have been really enjoying what Aconyte books have been doing with the Marvel books and letting writers bring their own individuality to the stories that they are putting out. However, I also admire the fact that they are not relying on the canon heroes to bolster these titles, but are bringing in some of the more unheard of characters in the Marvel Universe.

In Witches Unleashed, Carrie Harris does a fantastic job of bringing the sisters Lefay into the universe, and I must say for me, they were the stars of the book. From the moment that they enter into the story, the narrative just lights up. Firstly, there is Satana, a half demonic succubus who besides learning to curb her demonic side, is also embracing her human side and the difficulties of living with others. Then there is Jennifer Kale, the level headed studious type, who is coming to terms with the loss of her brother Andrew, killed by the demonic force Hellphyr. Who she guards in the book that she protects, The Tome of Zherad – Na. And finally, there is Topaz, the beating heart of the group. Who with her empathic powers carefully takes care of the group.

I read this at the speed of light and quite simply couldn’t put it down. I loved the Lefay sisters. If you like a found family trope then this has it in buckets. The sisters fight together (each other and everyone else), care for each other and laugh together. They all have such a big heart and this comes through constantly.

Granted, Jennifer can get a little annoying at times, and Topaz a little cloying. However, they all grow in the book and each have a good character arc, but for me Topaz is the one that has the best of the arcs, and I couldn’t help warming to her the most. Apart form all this, the three witches interact well with each other and the interplay between them is handled with such dexterity that even Johnny and his demon warm to their cozy little family life.

You cannot help but like Witches unleashed, it is just infectiously good fun that is written with a blisteringly fast paced that never lets up for a minute, and Carrie Harris manages to balance to balance the book perfectly with good characterisation and an action filled plot. Well worth a read!

I will start with an over simplification – this book is awesome. Aconyte and their roster have done it again. Before I get to the main review I want to say I absolutely love that Acoynte’s Marvel books deal with not only popular characters that everyone knows and loves but some of the lesser known ones that might not have had as much spotlight on them for a while and it makes me so happy. From Outlaw and Elsa Bloodstone to bringing in bad guys like Amora. On top of this we have the fact that Aconyte are publishing works dealing with Asgards other heroes and now Ghost Rider, two of my personal favourites.

The Witches is comprised of characters from older, some defunct titles (which I find extremely unfortunate). Jennifer Kale was a recurring character in Fear, Topaz was from Werewolf by Night (a personal favourite!) and Satana was from the Haunt of Horror magazine. They also had a run in 2004. In short they were cool characters with a lot of potential and thankfully Harris and Aconyte have delivered!

The story follows three extraordinary heroes who join forces with Johnny Blaze, aka The Ghost Rider to capture Luficer himself and return him back to hell. We join Johnny Blaze who has accidently released Lucifer from Hell, and obviously this poses a serious problem not only for him but the rest of the world. But hunting 666 fragments of Lucfiers soul now loose on earth, Johnny enlists the aid of witches Jennifer Kale, Satana Hellstrom and Topaz to track down one sliver of the demon which is possessing the body of Jennifer’s cousin, Magda. Meanwhile Lucifer is looking for the Tome of Zhered-Na, aiming to the realse the demon within its pages and unleash hell upon the world. As protectors of the Tome the witches aren’t going down without a fight. Working together, put their personal demons aside and above all trust the Ghost Rider to try and stop the King of Hell in his tracks.

Carrie Harris does not disappoint with this fast paced novel. It is a perfect mixture of serious, amusing and action. The characterisation was perfect and the trio’s personalities mixed so well, each bringing their own personality and demons to the table, creating a rather unstoppable force. I was kept hooked to the end and I have actually re-read this one already as well as ordering the physical copy. It is definitely a firm favourite and I have already recommended to my marvel and supernatural loving friends.

I honestly think this is one my top ten of 2021 – although about 90% of the top ten is from Aconyte at this rate! I cannot wait to see further work by Carrie Harris in the Marvel fandom and I am hoping that this fantastic novel with inspire a new wave of ‘Witches’ content within Marvel on a wider scale.

As always thank you to Aconyte and Netgalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This being the fifth Marvel book I read in a row I was scared I would be burned out of it. But no, I really enjoyed this one. Ghost Rider teams up with the Witches to hunt down one of Lucifer's fragments. And they work together so well. I loved the relationships and dynamics between the characters. The banter, the bickering, the support... it was all spot on. I also love how Carrie have made the ladies move on from what they are in the comics. They joke about the clothes they used to wear, they acknoledge toxic relationships and grow in self confidence and power. I really liked the witchy stuff in this book, as well as everything Ghost Rider did. All four of the characters come with a load of baggage and have a lot to process, which was great to see. But... at times it was a bit too much character development and it became a bit too repetitive. I also found the dialogue to be a tad cheesy at times. But those really are my only irks with this book... and that final battle with Lucifer makes everything totally worth it.

Back in 2004, Marvel released a limited series called Witches which featured a team of supernatural supporting characters assembled by Doctor Strange. This ad hoc team consisted of Jennifer Kale, Satana and Topaz, all of whom were former supporting characters in different 70s Marvel supernatural titles. I don't believe that this trio appeared together after the miniseries in any other titles until this book.

The book picks up shortly after the events of the miniseries as the trio are still together and protecting the Tome of Zhered-Na which has ties the Kale bloodline. Ghost Rider enters the picture as he is pursuing Lucifer who in turn seems to be seeking out the Tome of Zhered-Na. Ghost Rider and the Witches team up to stop Lucifer and face other supernatural threats along the way.

What I enjoyed about the book where the natural personality interactions of Jennifer Kale (young, protective of her family legacy), Satana (impetuous with family issues herself), and Topaz (optimistic and light-hearted). Carrie Harris make the interaction with them and Ghost Rider the most interesting parts of the book.

Thank you to Aconyte Books and Netgalley for giving me an advanced reading copy.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

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I found this a rich read. It was a fun, bold book perfect for the fall season. It shone a light on a lesser known part of the marvel universe.

Yet another awesome title by Aconyte!

Carrie Harris pens a fantastic, fastly -paced story about the three witches, Topaz, Satana and Jennifer Kale who must reluctantly join forces with Ghost Rider to somehow capture non other than Lucifer who has escaped from hell and broken into 666 fragments. Johnny Blaze (Ghost Rider) has captured most of these pieces and is down to the last one, which has somehow taken residence in the body of Jennifer's powerful cousin, Magda.

Lucifer is hoping, with the powers he has control of in the body of Magda, to locate the missing, powerful book called the Tome of Zhered-Na, as there is a demon within its pages and with the demon free of the book, Lucifer can cause hell on Earth. Unfortunately for Lucifer, Jennifer, Topaz and Satana are the Tome's protectors and they aren't just going to hand this over!

This story teams up the three witches with Johnny Blaze, in a whip-smart, wise-cracking story, that makes you turn the pages at a blistering pace. The characterisations are spot on, the world-building is perfect and this is a wonderfully, entertaining tale, that is sure to please fans.

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About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

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Many thanks to Aconyte Books, Marvel Entertainment, and Netgalley for gifting me an Advanced Reading Copy.