Savannah Levine, the illegitimate and orphaned daughter of
dark witch Eve Levine, comes of age in Kelley
Armstrong's new book WAKING THE WITCH. Armstrong gave
us some tantalizing backstory on Savannah's parents in her
last book, TALES OF THE OTHERWORLD, and now Eve's
headstrong daughter is ready to take center stage.
With Paige and Lucas out of town on a much-needed holiday,
Savannah is left in charge. A case lands on her desk
involving the murders of three young women and it looks
like Supernaturals may be involved. Savannah finds herself
in small town America with a half-demon go-between and
unexpected and unwanted help from the brother of one of the
victims, who is also a cop. Her client is the young
daughter of another victim. Savannah is not only in way
over her head, but the forest is so thick, she can't begin
to see the trees...or the big picture. Dark magic is brewing
and our girl is pretty much on her own and in harm's way.
When things finally come to a head, Savannah will have to
stand on her own and prove herself -- or die trying.
Suspenseful and unrelenting, WAKING THE WITCH is a strong
entry in the Otherworld series. It's no wonder Armstrong
runs at the head of the pack of urban fantasy authors, she
puts out one good book after another and keeps readers
involved and interested in her universe. Savannah has
always been an intriguing secondary character, and it's
great to see her come into her own and shine.
The orphaned daughter of a sorcerer and a half-demon,
Savannah is a terrifyingly powerful young witch who has
never been able to resist the chance to throw her magical
weight around. But at 21 she knows she needs to grow up and
prove to her guardians, Paige and Lucas, that she can be a
responsible member of their supernatural detective agency.
So she jumps at the chance to fly solo, investigating the
mysterious deaths of three young women in a nearby factory
town as a favour to one of the agency's associates. At first
glance, the murders look garden-variety human, but on closer
inspection signs point to otherworldly stakes.
Soon Savannah is in over her head. She's run off the road
and nearly killed, haunted by a mystery stalker, and freaked
out when the brother of one of the dead women is murdered
when he tries to investigate the crime. To complicate
things, something weird is happening to her powers. Pitted
against shamans, demons, a voodoo-inflected cult and
garden-variety goons, Savannah has to fight to ensure her
first case isn't her last. And she also has to ask for help,
perhaps the hardest lesson she's ever had to learn.
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