This is our combined list of opinions about the books!
Bold would be me, Emma.
Enjoy!
I'm tired, my back is killing me and I'm coming down from a possible polish high and so cannot be held responsible for any of this. I'm in italics just so you know. Mhairi xx
Oh and PS hope you enjoy.
P.S. Don't mind Mhairi, she's a bit of a nutter, lol! Ducks and hide for the red haired fury!
P.P.S Emma is Dutch ... that inherently makes her more insane than I am.
Sticking tongue out! SOO not nice!
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Book of Shadows:
A good introduction to the series. Albeit it all went a little quick and was slightly confusing, also I would have liked to see more of the bond growing between Cal and Morgan.
As far as introductions go there was a lot going on, I felt it was rushed and we could have
been introduced to Morgan a little more.
The Coven:
Again I thought it was rushed and Cal and Morgan claim their love for each other to quickly. The revelation about Morgan's adoption… it would have been nice to be eased into it more. Don't get me wrong, I liked the book but those are things that bug me, and I thought Hunter's introduction could have been a little bit longer. But it is nice to get more inside of Morgan's personality and how new she is to the world of magick. She is truly naïve and chaotic and it reads that way.
We got a better insight to Morgan as she was then, her naivety and the shock and rapid
change in her life. It was a little hectic but that seemed suitable. Plus we get introduced to
Hunter!
Blood Witch:
Morgan is a little more established though still very naive, the fight at
the end is a good indicator to the hatred between Hunter and Cal and shows that Hunter isn't just after Cal because his misuse of magick, but it would have been nice to have more insight into Hunter's character.
I liked Blood Witch mostly because i felt like the story had finally began. It was filled with
tension and doubt and mystery! Morgan grew a little bit of a voice though she tended to shout
at the wrong people
Dark Magick:
First of all : HUNTER DIDN'T DIE!!!! and they so fancy each other and I love that they just don't know it yet! Plus the almost kiss in her garden! and she finally after me screaming at her for three books realises that Cal isn't a great guy.
To me, this is where the story really starts. Morgan's eyes slowly opens and she truly sees how dangerous her new world can be. Her naivety comes back to bite her on the butt and that is an important lesson to learn. Also, the blooming attraction between Morgan and Hunter just feels good! I think the end-scene is a good indicator to how messed up Cal really is, although in my opinion it would have fitted better if Hunter and Sky had gotten Morgan out of the poolhouse instead of Bree and Robbie. But…. HUNTER ISNT DEAD!!!!! (happy dance)
Awakening:
WHAAAAAAAH!! Happy dances galore!!!
how can you not love awakening!!!! its just so fabulous
and so perfect!
filled with tension and passion and mystery and HUNTER!
and.... HUNTER!!!
and Morgan grows a bloody backbone!
I LOVE THIS BOOK!! The constant attraction and sexual tension and then fighting is sooooooo good! Like I said… I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! And I just cant look at my kitchen the same anymore…
Spellbound:
Filled to the rim with self doubt and lovesickness and HUNTER!! WHAAAH! (oh swoon) and Hunter in the bathroom (oh drool) and passion and more self doubt and Morgan finally shows some gut and stands up to Cal! And it's just very good! And it portrays how Cal has really lost his mind. Also it shows how far Selene will go to accomplish her goals.
I liked Spellbound because you didn't go straight into a lovey dovey everything is perfect Hunter and Morgan. they are still getting to know each other and there is still tension and I love it! It's also a big book for Morgan psychologically, in a way she realises that she had been in the shadows her whole life and that now she doesn't have to hide, she can begin to be a person!
The Calling:
I love it! The romance between Hunter and Morgan is so very sweet and new now that they have embraced it. I love the independence of the coven, and of course Hunter's full on Seeker mode is oddly sexy! His fierce protectiveness for Morgan really shows in the end scene, his desire to do anything to save her, even use dark magick, just so she can get out safe is just so Hunter. And of course, Morgan finding out her father is one of the darkest witches in the world and her trying to deal with it by pushing Hunter away… I don't know if I could have handled it.
But it is still so new and they are both holding back as is quite proper! I love it and Hunter's
protectiveness comes out in full force and the hunting down the bad guys is really quite hot
Changeling:
Hated it. Although Hunter kissing Morgan in the car before saying "I'm not your dad" had me swooning like crazy. But I think it truly portrays the desire to get to know her biologicalfather and yet her repulsion for him... also I like the blooming relationship between her andKillian. I just think its silly of Morgan to push Hunter away.
I love Changeling! It's the desperate romantic in me. They are both so in love and desiring each other but with a seemingly unconqurable obstacle between them. which I'll admit is mostly Morgan's stubbourness, but she is still young and learning.
Strife:
First time ever Hunter isn't perfect. Although that doesn't mean he's not a complete arse in this book. But I think it's good in the way how her two worlds starts colliding and fighting each other. I love her desire to stay the same in both worlds but just can't. Alisa's betrayal to the coven was a hard blow for me and unsuspected, I've never liked her after that. And of course I cried when Hunter told her he was leaving.
Strife is very hazy in my memory. I know that a few big things happen. Morgan struggles to balance the old and the new and Hunter finds his parents and yet I almost always pass over it.
I've read it once but never again... I guess I liked it because of the major stuff but I think Hunter is a dick in this book
He just scared for Morgan
still... he's a dick
Seeker:
Finally we get inside Hunter's head!! I love it ... it's just so important for him ... he finally becomes unstuck from the scratch in his life
Loved it, loved it some more and then some. And then I hated it. I loved Hunter's POV and his feelings for Morgan. His vulnerability makes him even more wonderful and that Justine manages to seduce him shows he is in fact just a man, but… the fact that Justine did manage to do it makes me oddly angry and I think it was Cate's worst idea before Night's Child.
Okay it was a SPELLED KISS! In his head Hunter is wanting her to turn into Morgan, wanting Morgan, yes it is still wrong and yes he didn't try and stop it but that is because Justine had spelled him!
Don't get your knickers in a twist... I know all that but I still think it shows that Hunter is just a man and not some deity.
I pout.
Origins:
Schmeh .... completely pointless
I agree completely
Eclipse:
Oh... Drama! although I'm afraid I'll have to admit I didn't like the Alisa's PoV
For me this was the book that solidified Hunter and Morgan, they both grew up and realised that each other wasn't perfect that they would have to work at it but they want to and they both let go of the past so they can get on with the future.
Join him or die. Sounds like a madman to me, the struggle to find a counter to the Black Wave and the fact that they're so desperate they would use a fifteen year old girl with zero experience is in three words: Good real Drama! And the fact that Hunter and Morgan still want each other desperately even with such a horrible fate waiting is just so very sweet!
Yes very sweet
Reckoning:
Bleh.
I quite liked it. Alisa always sort of annoyed and still does, but there wass hope that she would become less neurotic in the future
I didn't like it, to say that she's a spoiled little brat would be a lie but she still manages to act that way and if I would have pulled a stunt like she had my father would have come and dragged me back home by my ears, shouting and cussing all the while. Though I liked the way she grows and develops her magick and of course love.
Yeah she was a little spoiled but it was a little bit evil stepmumish for whatshername to evict her from her room and to make them all stop eating meat just because she didn't want to, that is also a little spoiled I don't blame her for wanting to get away
I don't either, but still a little sympathy wouldn't go amiss
sympathy goes both ways, whatshername could've toned down the Stepford wife bit.
True! I agree with you
Full Circle:
Best book in the series. Hands down. The passion and longing between Morgan and Hunter reaches an all time high and it really wraps up the other books. In my opinion this would have been the perfect ending to the series.
Hunter and Morgan fight side by side to defeat their equal enemy! Though I don't think that full circle is an appropriate title, I think that it is more like a half circle. They can both look back and see what they were and then look forward to se what they could become. besides they FINALLY sleep together, in a very lovely setting
I would have loved to lose my virginity in that setting (gush gush)
and violets smell really nice
and Beltane is just so perfect
Night's Child:
What was that? This book does not exist in my opinion.
Okay despite some SERIOUS flaws ... it's not the worst. There are some very heartbreaking Hunter and Morgan moments and their love really can survive everything
it is absolutely the worst!
Nah I'd rather read it than strife
I hated it! who in their right mind would've ever thought of that?
the publishers
I'm now rolling my eyes at you, just so you know.
