The Water Witch - Review

The Water Witch by Juliet Dark is the second book in the The Fairwik Trilogy.  The first book being The Demon Lover, if you are interested in reading the review of the first book it can located The Demon Lover- Review.  

In the second installment we are taken back into the life of Callie McFay, who is still recovering from casting out an Incubus and her lover.  Now she has to fight the closing of the portal between earth as we know it and the fairy realm.  Along the way she loses and gains friends and allies.  Also the dreams connecting her and her Incubus are still going on, her house if falling apart, she is fighting evil witches and warlocks and she can only thank the powers that she doesn’t have to deal with all the students.  If she did she couldn't possibly save the Undines, the gate and perhaps all the Fairy left on earth. 

Juliet Dark once again leads us to a magical realm with more than enough realism to make us feel that this could be our life, a main character that you connect too and an Incubus that is all too human.  She has never failed to please and I simply cannot wait until I can finish the trilogy.  Once again she has left me wanting more and unable to wait.  This was the perfect set up for the third and final part of the trilogy.  I don’t think that these books could offer me more if they tried.  I give another five stars to Ms. Dark!

The back of the book reads

"After casting out a dark spirit, Callie McFay, a professor of gothic literature, has at last restored a semblance of calm to her rambling Victorian house. But in the nearby thicket of the honeysuckle forest, and in the currents of the rushing Undine stream, more trouble is stirring. . . .

The enchanted town of Fairwick’s dazzling mix of mythical creatures has come under siege from the Grove: a sinister group of witches determined to banish the fey back to their ancestral land. With factions turning on one another, all are cruelly forced to take sides. Callie’s grandmother, a prominent Grove member, demands her granddaughter’s compliance, but half-witch/half-fey Callie can hardly betray her friends and colleagues at the college. To stave off disaster, Callie enlists Duncan Laird, an alluring seductive academic who cultivates her vast magical potential, but to what end? Deeply conflicted, Callie struggles to save her beloved Fairwick, dangerously pushing her extraordinary powers to the limit—risking all, even the needs of her own passionate heart."

The Demon Lover - Book Review

The story starts with our heroin Callie Mcfay looking for a job at Fairwick College.   She has her life figured out.  She has loving boyfriend who will be joining her soon on the east coast, her career as a published author has allowed her some freedom and soon she will be teaching in New York City.  That is until she lays her eyes on the Honeysuckle house and decides to stay at Fairwick.  From then on things start to change, her dreams are invaded by an incubus there is something wrong with the dean of the school, she has to put up with a royal pain in the butt, and almost none of the other teachers are what they seem, and what is up with eastern European professors? 

Juliet Dark takes us on a fantastic journey though the good and the bad of the magical world, Callie goes through many trials that include learning about herself and a world that no one thought real, she deals with prejudice, loss, pain, fear, anger and clingy students. 

The good:

This book is full of amazing starts to the stories including long standing curses, quirky roommates and everything else that can go on with College life.  Add in the fact that witches and the Fay are real and that Callie may play a larger part than what she thought and you end up with a fantastic first story.  This story has it all, more than one mystery, romance, adventure, and pity for the most unlikely caricatures. 

There is a lot of sex used in this story but it furthers the story, it is not used gratuitously, each scene has a point and a reason.  I love that since it makes everything work.

The Indifferent:

Since there is an incubus involved there are a whole lot of steamy scenes.  I really enjoyed them but others may not.  While the scenes are not overly graphic or long this book is not recommended for someone 15 or below, at least in my opinion.

The Bad:

The only bad I could find in this story was that it ended where it did.  I love some of the characters and hope that the second book brings them back into Callie's life.  Yes this story really is "to be continued".

Overall:

If you are looking for a steamy novel that is filled with wonder, mystery and romance than this would be a great pick.  I personally give it five Stars for an original story line and a fantastic character list.  Juliet Dark brings this story to life in a way that I really enjoyed.  

If you are interested in this story it should be available at your local book store.  Or if you wish to get it online it is The Demon Lover.