4.5 stars

This is the third book in the Sisters of the Craft series by Lori Handeland.

What a great ending this was. I was happy to see all the main characters from the first two books sprinkled throughout this one. It was like watching the finale of a great tv series. I just couldn’t get enough. I like how things were wrapped up and how satisfied the ending made me feel.

This book featured Willow Black. Her witchy power was about visions and premonitions. She could see and know things that would happen. Of course, this made people think she was crazy and she ended up in the nut house, excuse me, psychiatric facility. Owen’s mother is also in this same facility. We do a bit of going back in time in order to get to know Willow and Mary’s relationship and how it developed. Here we also meet Dr. Sebastian Crane. Willow has known about him and how he would impact her life for a long time. She just never realized her would be her own doctor.

Mary and Willow learn some simple Wicca spells and this grows Willow’s power allowing her to accidentally send Mary outside of the facility. During this book we get a better insight into what happed to Mary and why things unfolded they way they did back in book two.

The minor characters here were just as fascinating as the leads. I am sorry to see this series end. I would totally watch this as a tv series if it ever came up on my channel picker.

Definitely a first class book. Highly recommended.

If you like romance with a dash of paranormal/supernatural, definitely check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

I was unable to review books for quite a while and was unable to review these. I apologize for this and have only gotten back into reviewing again. I did enjoy the book though when I read it.

*NOTE: This is a review of the entire trilogy. I will try to keep it as spoiler-free as possible*

For whatever reason, I rarely read paranormal romance books. I'm not sure why because it's a genre that I usually enjoy. I have a bunch, but I always seem to skip over them and pick up a fantasy book instead. I was browsing through my unread books, and came across the Sisters of the Craft trilogy. I decided to give it a try because it had been a while since I read a book about witches, and the covers are gorgeous. Unfortunately, I really didn't like the trilogy at all.

I think my biggest problem with the trilogy, in general, is that the writing and plot were very simplistic. It felt like a bad soap opera that your grandma would force you to watch with her when you stayed home sick from school. Everything was over the top, and nothing felt original. It felt like a combination of every paranormal romance I had read, like it took bits and pieces from different stories and combined them to make a plot. The one thing that I really did love about the books was Reggie and Grenade, and they were only in one book, never to be seen again. The sex scenes in each book weren't even very descriptive. It felt like an eighth grade boy was trying to write them.

The first book, In the Air Tonight, was very slow paced. It took about seventy-five percent of the book for things to really get going, and to catch my interest. The second book, Heat of the Moment, went better but I think that's because I liked Reggie so much. I really loved hearing his thoughts. The third book, Smoke on the Water, started off interesting, but quickly went downhill. I was involved until about fifty percent into the book. Then things started dragging on and on. By the time I got about sixty percent, I had to resist the urge to skim read the rest because I was that bored. What should have taken me a day to read, took about three because it just dragged so badly and I kept losing interest. The only bright part of that book was Mary. I loved her snarky sense of humor. It had me chuckling a few times.

I was sad that the first paranormal romance series I picked up in such a long time turned out to be a letdown. I really wanted to like it, but unfortunately, that isn't the case. I disliked this trilogy so much that I felt a sense of relief when I finished the third book. If it wasn't for the fact that I got all three to review, I probably wouldn't have continued reading past the first book. I don't think I will read any more of Lori Handeland's books in the future. I think her writing style just isn't for me.

Three sisters separated from birth work to reunite and pay back the one who separated them. This book concentrates on Willow and her journey to her sisters. Why were they separated? Will they like each other? Will they work together? What about Roland McHugh and his desire to destroy all witches? If you enjoy trilogies and stories about family, you will enjoy this book. It is a wonderful ending to this trilogy!