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| Title | : | Circle Of Five (Cass Shipton #1) |
| Author | : | Dolores Stewart Riccio |
| Book Format | : | Trade Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 296 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2003 by Kensington |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Paranormal. Witches. Fantasy. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Cozy Mystery |
Dolores Stewart Riccio
Trade Paperback | Pages: 296 pages Rating: 3.87 | 462 Users | 49 Reviews
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Good, clean, witchy fun... imagine a nice friendly coven of witches in your sleepy Cape Cod (of course) town- they bake, garden, have a book club going, perform rituals and solve murders! Being a Wiccan myself, I am happy to finally find a book that just tells it more or less like it is; no flying lawnmowers, no devil worship (none in the Craft- that's a Christian invention), no nonsense. They stretch a bit with some of the clairvoyance bits, but I'm not willing to rule some of that stuff out either. I even like how these women are all in the *Broom Closet* so to speak- a very unfortunate but big reality for most Pagans. You may learn some things from these ladies...
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| Original Title: | Circle Of Five |
| ISBN: | 0758203004 (ISBN13: 9780758203007) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Cass Shipton #1 |
| Characters: | Cass Shipton, Heather Devlin, Phillipa Gold, Fiona Ritchie, Deidre Ryan |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 462 Users | 49 ReviewsRate Out Of Books Circle Of Five (Cass Shipton #1)
I really liked this story. It was enjoyable to read about believable women practicing Wicca. I have purchased the next three stories to continue to explore Cass et al's world.If it has one star I liked it a lot If it has two stars I liked it a lot and would recommend itIf it has three stars I really really liked it a lot If it has four stars I insist you read it If it has five stars it was life changing
The book was ok. Im very familiar with Plymouth so that part of the book intrigue. But the coven felt out of place. I dont mind books centered on Wicca but I think the setting is essential. Plymouth being one of the first settlements based on a strict religious belief made it seem unlikely that Wicca would be practiced there. Mystery/thriller part good.
This was an entertaining book, and was fairly suspenseful. I think I would read more in the series. It's not for those who are offended by the Wicca belief system, but I found it interesting.Just for laughs; there is a character named Q and a character named Tip. I didn't put Q-Tip together until a particularly high action section where the two were involved with each other - then I started laughing. I doubt it was intentional.As I almost always do, I found a typo in the book. :-)
Good, clean, witchy fun... imagine a nice friendly coven of witches in your sleepy Cape Cod (of course) town- they bake, garden, have a book club going, perform rituals and solve murders! Being a Wiccan myself, I am happy to finally find a book that just tells it more or less like it is; no flying lawnmowers, no devil worship (none in the Craft- that's a Christian invention), no nonsense. They stretch a bit with some of the clairvoyance bits, but I'm not willing to rule some of that stuff out
Great plot and wonderful characters.
I really wanted to like this book. Unfortunately that was not the case. I felt like Riccio was trying too, too, too hard to be "witchy" - just don't know how else to word it. It was like every page screamed out, "Look, look! Look what kind of magic(k), witchy, pagan thing I am doing now!" I don't want that regardless of what religion the characters are.On the other hand, I was sick when I read the book, and pretty grumpy. I may try to re-read this in the future to see if I feel differently.
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