Loved the Stonehenge action going on. Could literally picture it in my mind and I was amazed. Book is a bit sappy at times, I love you I love you I love you, but if you wade through all that and understand this gushy-goo is a per-requisite for what she does over all in the series, you end up with a great third volume. As a grown man I must say I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that first, I so did not see that ending coming at all!!! and secondly, I might have had a few tears break cover for a moment. Great book and great series Lacey. 5 out of 5 stars for reaching this winterized heart of mine. ( )

I TOTALLY do not know HOW I am supposed to write this review without throwing spoilers ALL over the place! Oooookay, so per usual Lacey Weatherford pulls us DIRECTLY into the story- immediately submerging us into the world of Vance and Portia's love... *GASP* soooo DYING to spill here!!

In Blood of the White Witch Vance and Portia are looking for Vance's mother, who was presumed dead... you know because Vance killed her in the FIRST book. Right? I know! Turns out that Vance's father had been HIDING her the entire time and Vance had actually killed a shape shifter instead!

Seriously, this book is WICKED intense... So romantic... I freaking laughed and then I CRIED! The end of the book is crazy! HUGE cliffhanger... complete with a major twist in the plot that I so didn't see coming!

I'm going to give you a teensy hint of one of my favorite parts that won't make a bit of sense to you until you read the books!

"Look at the two of us." He grinned seductively while continuing to run his thumb over my lower lip. "Fire and Ice ... literally." ~Vance ( )

Received From: The Author For Review

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

Vance Mangum and Portia Mullins are teenage soul mates. Due to the dangers of their lives as a witch and warlock, they marry young at the beginning of the story. Their honeymoon in Scotland doubles as a rescue mission for the mother Vance hasn't seen since he was a child. Their leads bring them to the home of Douglas and Fiona Cummings, Vance's wealthy grandparents who stand accused of keeping his mother Krista hostage. The Cummings seem to know nothing of what has happened to his mother of his recently deceased father, their own son. They welcome their long lost grandson into their lives with open arms and Portia and Vance are soon drawn into the Cummings lives of wealth and privilege. But all is not what it appears to be in the Cumming's household. Will Portia and Vance discover the truth before it's too late?

I really enjoy the second book in this series, but I have to say the third installment was a major let down after the previous book. The first quarter of the book might appeal to the pre-teen reader, but as an adult it definitely didn't appeal to me. I finally understand now why romance novelists end the book at the proposal. The wedding and subsequent honeymoon period leads to very dry and boring reading. "I love you" was said so many times it was like listening to a scratched cd stuck on the same line.

They got married and their lives seemed perfect. Yay for them, but frankly as a reader that bored me out of my mind. I know I said the relationship would be more realistic in previous books if it advanced to the next level, but I didn't mean a teen wedding and alluding to the couple have sex every other sentence. On a more comfortable note, we as a reader are at least spared any details of their constant honeymoon sex. We know they're doing it, but the scenes aren't spelled out like in an adult romance.

It didn't help that despite how in love the couple seemed, my mind completely rebelled against a high school wedding. I guess the point was demonstrating the moral idea that marriage should come before sex, but I don't think teens should be encouraged to marry that young for any reason.

The book starts to get interesting after the first quarter, and though I've never said this about a book before I recommend only skimming the first quarter so you don't loose interest in the story. The middle has an interesting plot line beginning to develop and some really good scenes.

What save this book from a bad rating is the last quarter of the novel. The battle scenes are intense, but the raw grief the character feels leaps from the page grabbing you. It yanks you into the pain she feels, giving you no choice but to experience it with her. The emotions and experience of the final quarter of this book are what make this novel worth reading.

The book has an odd, open style end that leaves you wanting to read more of the series curious about what will happen next in the saga of Portia and Vance.

Overall, I can't say this novel was better than okay. The first quarter of the book with all the happy, lovey dovey scenes really killed it for me. If you could cut the first quarter down to just a few pages and picked the book up from the middle, my rating would have been a lot higher. But you spend too long in the beginning waiting for something to actually happen with the plot for me to qualify this novel as good. ( )

My thoughts:
~ short version ~
Yet another wild ride from Lacey Weatherford! We see the same incredible characters in this story that we have come to know and love in the first two books in this series and only come to love them more! Another must read!

Blood of the White Witch is filled with danger, romance, intrigue, trust, deception, and love. The story starts off right where we left off in book two and the plot hits the ground running. Once again Lacey has created a phenomenal story that keeps you turning the pages!

~long version~ (spoiler alert)
I was impressed that Lacey Weatherford was able to create such an intense, emotional, young adult romance without ever losing the integrity of the YA part of that romance. She was able to communicate the tremendous physical attraction between Vance and Portia without being graphic.
I couldn't put this one down! The story has more twists than ever before with the deception and betrayal of more of Vance's family. I was sad when I realized that they were playing on his desire to be a part of a family, although I was expecting them to not be what they seemed to be. So many people in this one are not who and what they appear to be, but we do get to meet new and helpful people in this book too.
The struggle of good against evil continues......
I couldn't put this one down - read it cover to cover in one sitting! Got to the end - devastated! I only wish book 4 was available - I don't know how I will survive the wait! ( )

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Age 13 (2006) – Age 22 (2015) ( )