Book Review: Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert

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season of the witchThe story of Gabriel Blackstone and the Monk sisters Minnaloushe and Morrighan, “Season of the Witch” takes the readers into a world of magic and witchcraft that is based on science.

That description might sound confusing, so perhaps, the better term is paranormal. Still, the world that author Natasha Mostert created is much more than that. Though the setting of “Season of the Witch” is present-day London and the overlay of magic and witchcraft make you feel uneasy.

In the beginning, I thought that “Season of the Witch” is the standard detective story with Gabriel, a computer hacker as an amateur sleuth. After all, the book begins with the task of finding a missing.

But as readers knew Gabriel better and then meeting Minnaloushe and Morrighan just a teeny bit later, the tone of the book changed. It was a paranormal mystery that leaned heavily to the occult.

Told in an unhurried voice though with a feeling of dread generously thrown in, readers are pushed to move forward just to find out what happened.

Unfortunately, there is no adrenaline rush until the last quarter of the book, so those who live vicariously through books will find “Season of the Witch” disappointing. On the other hand, the slow revelations actually give readers a chance to go back and check for a clue or re-read a passage.

It’s because, to understand the story, one has to give the book his full attention, which by the way is the subliminal message of the book – give it your full attention because you might miss a clue!

This book is Rated M for Mature due to violence.