The Witch Awakening Book

The Witch Awakening by Karen Nilsen, is a tale of courtly intrigue, true love and old world adventure with a paranormal twist. I wasn't sure what to expect as I started to read, but was pleasantly surprised to find a fantastic tale that follows young Safire and Merius. The two tempt fate and turn their backs on society and what is proper to follow their hearts. Their relationship is threatened by separation, war and the manipulative plotting of Merius's father Mordric. And if this is not enough, Safire faces an evil that threatens her very life.


The story is told from three different characters point of view; Safire, Merius and Mordric. This gives the reader a very interesting perspective and added insight to each of the characters and motives behind their actions. In most novels the reader never gets to see "into" the mind of the villain. In this case we get to see what drives Mordirc to do what he does we discover a very tortured soul. I found all the characters to have depth and believability. The supporting characters were strong and played a very vital role in moving the story along.


I want to give kudos to the author for her ability to bring things to life. The battle scenes were written in such vivid detail that I found myself fighting along side the characters. Her attention to detail with regards to weaponry and their descriptions were spot on. Her vivid imagery of the evil that lurks the halls of the Landers' household is one of nightmares. With each encounter I found my self wondering what lurks my halls. You will want to leave a light on after reading the scary bits.


The plot moved along in a very natural way as events unfolded. The main characters never lost sight of their goal; to be together even when situations threatened to tear them apart. I thoroughly enjoyed the love story in this book. Karen Nilsen did a superb job of blending many different genres into one story without it feeling forced but flowing naturally. The book is extremely well written and I could find nothing lacking. I was fully satisfied when I finished, except that I did not have the next book " Tapestry Lion ( Volume Two)" in hand to continue reading. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Paranormal Romance with substance and depth. The Witch Awakening is a robust story that will leave you wanting more. I give it a worthy 5 stars!

Review written for DarkissReads. www.darkissreads.com