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Balefire and Moonstone

von Cynthia Gael

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For Tommy Hopkins, rich and well-traveled, the idea of witches is ridiculous. When he turns nineteen, Tommy will be the new Witchfinder General, a line that stretches back to the original, Matthew Hopkins. The Witchfinder General directs WFG Ltd., the richest company on the face of the earth, providing clean, non-polluting power-though few know the power they sell is drained from witches. Then Tommy meets and falls in love with Anya Blanchett, poor, friendless...and a fire witch of an ancient line. Now Tommy must learn to believe so he can save the girl he loves-or is he destined to turn against her?… (mehr)
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The son of a Witchfinder and a Chosen One (a true witch) battle a centuries old family curse that is destined to bind them together and then tear them apart. The curse can only be broken “when the love shared overcomes all boundaries.” Are Tommy and Anya the ones who can finally break the curse?

Balefire and Moonstone was an enjoyable enough read, but I didn't have strong feelings either way. The story is told with an alternating perspective that jumps between the first person POV of Tommy and Anya. The perspective switches with each chapter and the character's name is at the beginning of the chapter so it is easy to keep track of which character is talking. I enjoy the dual POV, especially when the author uses a style like this that makes it clear which head you are in.

I liked Tommy and Anya, but maybe Tommy a little more. He showed himself as a stand-up guy from the beginning when he stepped in to save Anya from the school bullies. He wants to do the right thing but soon learns he is in deep doo doo, a real stinker of a situation that creates a conflict that he doesn't know how to resolve. He is determined to make it right and never seems to waiver in his feelings for Anya.

After the bully incident, Anya goes home and does a binding spell on Tommy after knowing him for only about, let's see, um...maybe 10 minutes. This didn't make any sense to me. I know they are destined to be together, but yeesh... at that point in the story their feelings for each other were not really explored much at all. She does try to retract the spell later but the Great Mother, the Goddess who speaks to Anya, won't allow it because their destinies run deeper than the spell.

One aspect of the dialogue did bother me and that is how Anya uses the endearment "hun" or "love" a lot with Tommy even though she barely knows him. It made me think of the stereotypical gum-smacking, beehive-wearing, pencil-behind-the-ear waitress sayng, "can I get ya anything, hun?" Though Anya is from the south and they have a destined bond, it just made her dialogue sound forced and unnatural to me.

Anya is a bit conflicted about her witch heritage and has to work through her feelings. She has not come into her full powers until a certain event occurs that triggers them. Around this point in the book I felt there was an inconsistency in the story that is hard to explain without spoilers so I'll leave it out of the review here, but if you want more info than see my review at Goodreads where spoiler reviews can be hidden.

The romance was sweet and I was a somewhat intrigued by the story, just not a lot intrigued. I would like to have seen the bond between Anya and Tommy fleshed out a little more. The writing felt okay to me and though I like the story, I think the pacing just didn't keep me interested enough to make it a page-turner. This story has an unresolved ending and seems to be just the beginning of the story arc that continues in the next book, Balefire and Lodestone.

Rating = 3 (I Liked It)

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  mishmelle | Jan 22, 2011 |
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For Tommy Hopkins, rich and well-traveled, the idea of witches is ridiculous. When he turns nineteen, Tommy will be the new Witchfinder General, a line that stretches back to the original, Matthew Hopkins. The Witchfinder General directs WFG Ltd., the richest company on the face of the earth, providing clean, non-polluting power-though few know the power they sell is drained from witches. Then Tommy meets and falls in love with Anya Blanchett, poor, friendless...and a fire witch of an ancient line. Now Tommy must learn to believe so he can save the girl he loves-or is he destined to turn against her?

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