Witchling: An Otherworld Novel (Otherworld Series Book 1)

I enjoyed the book but was disappointed it came in old stock. The pages were yellow with age with a few nicks on the cover. I have complained about the book to the owner. They want my order number which they should have in their records. If I do this; which I have done before on other objects; Amazon will just send me another copy. It is not worth the trouble. I did pay for a new book, and got an old one instead. I love the series. The story is very well written with lot's of action and drama. I am hooked!! Just please..let me know in advance. I don't mind a used book. You guys owe me!! Send part 2. Free of charge. Ya right!!

I loved this book and found a new great author who's writing I greatly admire! I'm a new writer myself so I always pick up great ideas. To me this was a combination of Urban Fantasy and epic Fantasy,, reminding me of some Terry Brooks and smoke Kelley Armstrong, what I love so much about Yasmine's writing. I love how she's actually created an actual place called Otherworld whereas most refer to otherworld as an unknown entity that only supernatural's were aware of. I'm onto Changeling now. FYI it's 2018 now when I found these books, I was in the US Army's SF from '81-2014 I read these types of books then as well, since I was a kid actually. Most SOF Operators are into these genres, but I didn't have a lot of time to research new authors then. Urban Fantasy wasn't as popular then shoo it was epic fantasy and epic Sci-fi I'm so happy I found these, they came out during what was called the surge in Iraq which we were running 3 to 4 ops daily or mainly nightly like a vampire! I'll be back for another review in Changeling which I'll be starting when my wife goes to bed...

I first read 'Witchling' a few years ago, and I knew immediately that it was one of those books which would take up permanent residence in my library, and would be one that I would read over and over again, along with the other books in this series. The D’Artigo sisters, Camille, Delilah and Menolly are halflings, a mix of Fae and human. Camille is a witch with a taste for bad boys. Delilah is a kick-ass shape shifter who shifts into a tabby cat when she is stressed out, and can get into almost as many strange situations in her cat form as she can in her human one. Menolly is fledgling vampire who is trying t deal with the issue of being undead. All three have their problems, but they are united in their desire to prevent the demon, Shadow Wing, from finding a way to get through one of the portals that separate the Subterranean Realms from the earth and the sisters' home realm of Otherworld. They have the assistance of Chase Johnson, a cop who helps police the fae that live in Seattle, and assorted other helpers, both earthly and Otherworldly. The book is fast paced and never dull. Anyone who likes Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison or Jeaniene Frost should enjoy this book as well.

I was originally intrigued by the idea of a three sister shifting narrative series. Especially when I read their descriptions and how different they are. The book started off a little slow for me as I adjusted to a new writer and style. I also felt like the action took a little while to build the interest. But once it did I was loathe to put this down. I enjoyed the introduction and what I'm hoping is a prelude to a four person relationship that will have some interesting minefields to navigate. I really liked that while this book is from Camille's POV the other sisters are explored through her eyes. It piques the interest of what goes on in their respective minds and how they perceive things, including Camille. The sex in this book while not necessarily intensely graphic is still explicit enough to have me cautioning younger or anti -erotic readers. The places are quick enough that they can be skipped over without missing anything plot wise aside from the furthering of a relationship. My favorite piece however, was the interaction with the dragon and Grandmother Coyote. I hope to see more of both of these characters in Camille's subsequent novels. Though I won't lie I'm very interested to read the next two sisters' books as well. Highly recommend for lovers of the genre and those looking to try it out.

~Sisters of the Moon~ ~Witchling~ ~book 1~ ~Half human, half faerie, Camille and her two sisters act as Earthside operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, a gig they feel is more a way of keeping them at a distance than any promotion. With the Faerie court in disarray and a new demon lord in the Subterranean Realms making a power play to rule the known worlds, the sisters find their shaky magic and their allies the only line of defense. An emerging voice in chick-lit fantasy and mystery, Galenorn, who also writes as India Ink, branches off into romantic territory in the first of her Sisters of the Moon series. Romance readers looking for romance balanced with other elements may be a bit disappointed that the love story ranks a distant second here. However, those who enjoy Kim Harrison or Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series will feel right at home. Well-crafted fantasy abounds here, along with great character chemistry and an old-fashioned gumshoe--detective feel.~ *I thought this book Great!! yes the first couple of chapters were kinda slow But when a Series starts, it's going to be...Becuz you have to learn about the characters where there from what they do,etc..ect... D'Artigo Sisters are half human,half fae,Camille is a witch,Delilah is a shapeshifter,Menolly is a vampire their mother was half human, their is Faerie No their Not fairies like tinkerbell LOL!! they work for OIA (Otherworld Intelligence Agency) their Home is in the "OtherWorld" But were sent to Earth by OIA At the Wayfarer Inn, a portal to Otherworld and the local hangout for humans and beasties alike, a fellow operative, Jocko, has been murdered. Every clue points to Shadow Wing, the soul-munching, badass leader of the Subterranean Realms. He has made it clear that he aims to raze humankind to the ground. Our assignment: Keep Shadow Wing and his minions from creeping into Earth via the Wayfarer. The demons figure they're in like Flynn. we'll see about that! I JUST LOVE "Maggie" Camille's baby Gargoyle she's So Sweet! this is my First Novel By Yasmine Galenorn I Really ENJOYED IT!! I think i'm Going to Enjoy this Series On to the Next CHANGELING book 2, I want to See what Happens NEXT!!

Witchling is the story of Camille, one of three sisters, send from the Otherworld to Earth to act, in a sense, as spies. They are to keep the order and clean up the messes when order doesn't prevail. The sisters are half sidhe on their father's side, their deceased mother was human. Camille is a witch and can cast spells, although thank's to the human in her, they have the potential to backfire. Delilah is a werecat, but yup. She is literally a little tabby cat. Menolly was an acrobat but has recently become infected with Vampirism. With their own set of challenges, the girls must find out why other earthbound sidhe creatures are suddenly dying and why three demons have shown up on the Earth side of the earth/otherword portal. Camille is probably my least favorite of the three sisters. She can't decides if she is sexy and smart or a desaster prone goof. I don't like the fact the every man she met became attracted to her. I did like the side cast of characters, include human partner, Chase and Smokey (hah. the dragon). Still, the plot was slow at times, and I almost found I enjoyed the scenes of talking and discussing around the table better than the action scenes. Don't let that scare yo because their were plenty of actions scenes, several with nicely done twists. You don't want to miss what Camille rescues from one of the demons! I wasn't knocked off my feet by "Witchling" but I was bewitched enough to want to read on to "Changling", Delilah's first story. Delilah so far, is my favorite of the three characters.

This is a great book...from beginning to end. I have to admit that I am confused when I read other reviews about this book...especially from those that give it one...two...or even three stars. I found every page and plot twist to be an absolute delight...as well as...the way she wove each of the amazing main characters into the story!!! The three sisters...though sisters by blood...are different in their own rights...one being a witch...another being a Were...and the third being a vampire. The three of them...work their powers together to fight the evil of demons who are out to destroy the Earth and OW (Otherworld)... I am going to continue reading the series...and I truly encourage others to read this book...and don't stop...until reaching the END!!!

This is the first book in a series about 3 fae sisters. They are young for Fae Human hybrids and have problems using their magick. This book primarily centers on Camille the oldest of the three. She is a witch (magick user not wiccan) who has some control problems. Like when she turns her clothes invisible to everyone but her; she is a big gal 38 DD and built proportionally. So now everyone knows that she doesn't die her hair (so black it has blue highlights). Nice change from the wimpy redhead stereotype witch. Her sister Delilah is a tall athletic blond and Menolly a pititete red headed vampire. Some good humor here with nice irony and satire. The plot is good if rather linear although the characters are well drawn. Some good humor and a couple nice combat scenes. The erotic scenes are rather pro forma and I don't consider this in the erotic sub genre. Over all very well done with some humor and only a few editorial bobbles.

The characters are creative and engaging. However, the writer has a lot of extraneous material slowing down the action.For instance, all the teasing and sexual innuendo with Chase didn't seem to go anywhere. You could take him out and the book would speed up. In addition, the author uses a lot of abbreviations for the organizations such as OW for otherworld and and OIA (??). When I ran into them, I had to remove my attention from the story to try and remember what they stood for. That happens far too often. By chapter 6, I just didn't care anymore about what was happening. I did not finish the book.

Its about three sisters that are not quite human. They are half human and Fae. But their powers don't work right sometime. This book is about Camille the oldest of the three. Her power is magic. She and her sisters were born in their father's world. Grown up being Halfling had their problems. Thou there father did love them. But they had to leave their world. And back to their mother world, Earth. Thou they had adjust to a world that believe. Being like Fae and Elves were myth. Never mind demons. They were part of human fae tasks force on earth to basic to keep the demon out the earth realm. And to pervert war. That a new demon want to start by taking over the earth. And Otherworld too.

I enjoyed the book but was disappointed it came in old stock. The pages were yellow with age with a few nicks on the cover. I have complained about the book to the owner. They want my order number which they should have in their records. If I do this; which I have done before on other objects; Amazon will just send me another copy. It is not worth the trouble. I did pay for a new book, and got an old one instead. I love the series. The story is very well written with lot's of action and drama. I am hooked!! Just please..let me know in advance. I don't mind a used book. You guys owe me!! Send part 2. Free of charge. Ya right!!

I loved this book and found a new great author who's writing I greatly admire! I'm a new writer myself so I always pick up great ideas. To me this was a combination of Urban Fantasy and epic Fantasy,, reminding me of some Terry Brooks and smoke Kelley Armstrong, what I love so much about Yasmine's writing. I love how she's actually created an actual place called Otherworld whereas most refer to otherworld as an unknown entity that only supernatural's were aware of. I'm onto Changeling now. FYI it's 2018 now when I found these books, I was in the US Army's SF from '81-2014 I read these types of books then as well, since I was a kid actually. Most SOF Operators are into these genres, but I didn't have a lot of time to research new authors then. Urban Fantasy wasn't as popular then shoo it was epic fantasy and epic Sci-fi I'm so happy I found these, they came out during what was called the surge in Iraq which we were running 3 to 4 ops daily or mainly nightly like a vampire! I'll be back for another review in Changeling which I'll be starting when my wife goes to bed...

I first read 'Witchling' a few years ago, and I knew immediately that it was one of those books which would take up permanent residence in my library, and would be one that I would read over and over again, along with the other books in this series. The D’Artigo sisters, Camille, Delilah and Menolly are halflings, a mix of Fae and human. Camille is a witch with a taste for bad boys. Delilah is a kick-ass shape shifter who shifts into a tabby cat when she is stressed out, and can get into almost as many strange situations in her cat form as she can in her human one. Menolly is fledgling vampire who is trying t deal with the issue of being undead. All three have their problems, but they are united in their desire to prevent the demon, Shadow Wing, from finding a way to get through one of the portals that separate the Subterranean Realms from the earth and the sisters' home realm of Otherworld. They have the assistance of Chase Johnson, a cop who helps police the fae that live in Seattle, and assorted other helpers, both earthly and Otherworldly. The book is fast paced and never dull. Anyone who likes Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison or Jeaniene Frost should enjoy this book as well.

I was originally intrigued by the idea of a three sister shifting narrative series. Especially when I read their descriptions and how different they are. The book started off a little slow for me as I adjusted to a new writer and style. I also felt like the action took a little while to build the interest. But once it did I was loathe to put this down. I enjoyed the introduction and what I'm hoping is a prelude to a four person relationship that will have some interesting minefields to navigate. I really liked that while this book is from Camille's POV the other sisters are explored through her eyes. It piques the interest of what goes on in their respective minds and how they perceive things, including Camille. The sex in this book while not necessarily intensely graphic is still explicit enough to have me cautioning younger or anti -erotic readers. The places are quick enough that they can be skipped over without missing anything plot wise aside from the furthering of a relationship. My favorite piece however, was the interaction with the dragon and Grandmother Coyote. I hope to see more of both of these characters in Camille's subsequent novels. Though I won't lie I'm very interested to read the next two sisters' books as well. Highly recommend for lovers of the genre and those looking to try it out.

~Sisters of the Moon~ ~Witchling~ ~book 1~ ~Half human, half faerie, Camille and her two sisters act as Earthside operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, a gig they feel is more a way of keeping them at a distance than any promotion. With the Faerie court in disarray and a new demon lord in the Subterranean Realms making a power play to rule the known worlds, the sisters find their shaky magic and their allies the only line of defense. An emerging voice in chick-lit fantasy and mystery, Galenorn, who also writes as India Ink, branches off into romantic territory in the first of her Sisters of the Moon series. Romance readers looking for romance balanced with other elements may be a bit disappointed that the love story ranks a distant second here. However, those who enjoy Kim Harrison or Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series will feel right at home. Well-crafted fantasy abounds here, along with great character chemistry and an old-fashioned gumshoe--detective feel.~ *I thought this book Great!! yes the first couple of chapters were kinda slow But when a Series starts, it's going to be...Becuz you have to learn about the characters where there from what they do,etc..ect... D'Artigo Sisters are half human,half fae,Camille is a witch,Delilah is a shapeshifter,Menolly is a vampire their mother was half human, their is Faerie No their Not fairies like tinkerbell LOL!! they work for OIA (Otherworld Intelligence Agency) their Home is in the "OtherWorld" But were sent to Earth by OIA At the Wayfarer Inn, a portal to Otherworld and the local hangout for humans and beasties alike, a fellow operative, Jocko, has been murdered. Every clue points to Shadow Wing, the soul-munching, badass leader of the Subterranean Realms. He has made it clear that he aims to raze humankind to the ground. Our assignment: Keep Shadow Wing and his minions from creeping into Earth via the Wayfarer. The demons figure they're in like Flynn. we'll see about that! I JUST LOVE "Maggie" Camille's baby Gargoyle she's So Sweet! this is my First Novel By Yasmine Galenorn I Really ENJOYED IT!! I think i'm Going to Enjoy this Series On to the Next CHANGELING book 2, I want to See what Happens NEXT!!

Witchling is the story of Camille, one of three sisters, send from the Otherworld to Earth to act, in a sense, as spies. They are to keep the order and clean up the messes when order doesn't prevail. The sisters are half sidhe on their father's side, their deceased mother was human. Camille is a witch and can cast spells, although thank's to the human in her, they have the potential to backfire. Delilah is a werecat, but yup. She is literally a little tabby cat. Menolly was an acrobat but has recently become infected with Vampirism. With their own set of challenges, the girls must find out why other earthbound sidhe creatures are suddenly dying and why three demons have shown up on the Earth side of the earth/otherword portal. Camille is probably my least favorite of the three sisters. She can't decides if she is sexy and smart or a desaster prone goof. I don't like the fact the every man she met became attracted to her. I did like the side cast of characters, include human partner, Chase and Smokey (hah. the dragon). Still, the plot was slow at times, and I almost found I enjoyed the scenes of talking and discussing around the table better than the action scenes. Don't let that scare yo because their were plenty of actions scenes, several with nicely done twists. You don't want to miss what Camille rescues from one of the demons! I wasn't knocked off my feet by "Witchling" but I was bewitched enough to want to read on to "Changling", Delilah's first story. Delilah so far, is my favorite of the three characters.

This is a great book...from beginning to end. I have to admit that I am confused when I read other reviews about this book...especially from those that give it one...two...or even three stars. I found every page and plot twist to be an absolute delight...as well as...the way she wove each of the amazing main characters into the story!!! The three sisters...though sisters by blood...are different in their own rights...one being a witch...another being a Were...and the third being a vampire. The three of them...work their powers together to fight the evil of demons who are out to destroy the Earth and OW (Otherworld)... I am going to continue reading the series...and I truly encourage others to read this book...and don't stop...until reaching the END!!!

This is the first book in a series about 3 fae sisters. They are young for Fae Human hybrids and have problems using their magick. This book primarily centers on Camille the oldest of the three. She is a witch (magick user not wiccan) who has some control problems. Like when she turns her clothes invisible to everyone but her; she is a big gal 38 DD and built proportionally. So now everyone knows that she doesn't die her hair (so black it has blue highlights). Nice change from the wimpy redhead stereotype witch. Her sister Delilah is a tall athletic blond and Menolly a pititete red headed vampire. Some good humor here with nice irony and satire. The plot is good if rather linear although the characters are well drawn. Some good humor and a couple nice combat scenes. The erotic scenes are rather pro forma and I don't consider this in the erotic sub genre. Over all very well done with some humor and only a few editorial bobbles.

The characters are creative and engaging. However, the writer has a lot of extraneous material slowing down the action.For instance, all the teasing and sexual innuendo with Chase didn't seem to go anywhere. You could take him out and the book would speed up. In addition, the author uses a lot of abbreviations for the organizations such as OW for otherworld and and OIA (??). When I ran into them, I had to remove my attention from the story to try and remember what they stood for. That happens far too often. By chapter 6, I just didn't care anymore about what was happening. I did not finish the book.

Its about three sisters that are not quite human. They are half human and Fae. But their powers don't work right sometime. This book is about Camille the oldest of the three. Her power is magic. She and her sisters were born in their father's world. Grown up being Halfling had their problems. Thou there father did love them. But they had to leave their world. And back to their mother world, Earth. Thou they had adjust to a world that believe. Being like Fae and Elves were myth. Never mind demons. They were part of human fae tasks force on earth to basic to keep the demon out the earth realm. And to pervert war. That a new demon want to start by taking over the earth. And Otherworld too.

I personally really loved this book, I found it very intriguing, a little saucy at times, and fast paced. I kept me very interested the entire way through, I kept finding myself wanting to pick this book up over and over again, and I couldn't wait to get back to reading it. I loved it so much I went ahead and bought books 2 & 3 in the series..... Most fiction novels like these, especially ones that are in a series, I find are usually boring, or lack something. This one however kept me VERY interested throughout the entire book. I loved the fact how it was fast paced, and still had that little bit of sauciness to it! It made me want to become a witch, actually it made me want to get back to my witchy ways in my own life. Honestly I think this book is an incredible addition to anyones library of fiction novels/series. A great and easy read! I can't wait to read the following books in the series!

I found Witchling through dumb luck in the Amazon Kindle store, and I'm so thankful! Once I started reading the book I couldn't put it down. I identified with the characters, found the story enjoyable and filled with humor. I really feel like the writer keeps the stories fresh by writing each book from a different sister's perspective. It allowed me to relate better to each character and to enjoy the books even more. I like that the stories do not shy away from the range of human emotion, including lust, love and pain. I really feel that if you like supernatural/mystery/fantasy you will enjoy this series. Definitely give it a try! I feel like every book is better than the last.

Okay had to work a bit on this one to lose myself in the world and characters - but in the end I enjoyed this read - although there were few details that kept niggling at me - one obvious one was the floor switching - first Camille said that she occupied the second floor of the home - the the first time she was up there it was the third floor and then the next time it was back to the second - so I had to try and ignore this inconsistency

I selected this book based on Amazon recommendations, and because it was supposed to be urban fantasy, have faeries, and a strong female protagonist. I got a bad vibe at the very beginning of the book as the main character described her enormous breasts, and it didn't much improve from that. The setting is actually quite interesting: faerie (otherworld) has shown itself again, and is a parallel world, reachable through newly activated portals. Creatures from there are now co-habitating in our world, and vampires and all those things have popped back up too. Ms. Galenorn takes pretty much any mythos she can get her hands on -- Finnish, Japanese, Celtic -- and tosses it into a pot and mixes well. I do kind of like this aspect of the book, despite the over-the-top fashion of it. What completely ruins this book for me are two things. First, it really needed to be under the Harlequin brand. Second, the protagonist is insufferable. She keeps contradicting herself and being an arrogant, bossy, hypocritical thing that acts on animal instinct and then gets upset when people do the same or call her on it. This could be kind of endearing, but just makes me dislike her intently. That, and her knowing that she's sexy and don't you forget it -- except that most of the things she describes do not actually sound at all attractive to me.

I read a short story in a collection which I enjoyed, so I bought this book looking forward to a longer read. I couldn't make it past page 46. The entire set up is far too contrived; it attempts to hit all the "big buttons" of a supernatural series in a clunky, overwrought, under-thought, painful way. I am an avid, avid reader of almost anything; I could not bring myself to plow on; it simply wasn't worth the investment of my time. There are many other books out there more worthy of your time and dollars; don't waste either on this series.

This book was out of this world! I love the way it was written. I was a little skeptical at first, but once I started to read, I just couldnt put it down. I love that there is a seperate book for each sister, and they are all great, but my favorite is definetely Camille. She is just so full of life, and the fact that she is super sexy and has all the guys drooling over her just makes her that much more fun to read about. Im currently reading Dragon Wytch, which is the second book through Camilles' eyes, and cant wait to read the next.

This started my trip down the rabbit hole of the otherworld series and Yasmine's writing and I'm addicted. Each book is from a different perspective following 3 sisters and what happens in their lives as well as the fight for control of the spirit seals. I feel they are well rounded and love catching up with the family as each new book comes out.

Great series, a great read that will keep you on your toes. You got to start reading it.

This book snagged me into Camille's world within the first paragraph. I found the characters to be totally believable and utterly engaging. Ms. Galenorn has developed the ability to show the reader peaks and hints of Otherworld, keeping us enthralled, without giving away the entire kit and caboodle at once. She draws us along, makes us care about the sisters and their world, and ours. I am now having to wait until June 2007 to get another taste of their world. Delilah may turn out to be my favorite sister, as I love love love cats, but the alure and danger of sister Menolly might surpass them all. This first book in the series is marvelous, and such a teaser for those to come. Read it, you won't be sorry.

I read this in just under two days -- had a very hard time putting it down! I thought it was well-written, witty and smart. "Witchling" is grittier than Ms. Galenorn's mysteries, and a definite page-turner. I really like Camille and her sisters -- they are tough, smart and sexy. I noted a touch of dark humor as well and that was just right. Too much, and you can't take the story seriously; too little, and the story would be flat. Whether you like your fantasy/paranormal stories straight up or with a bit of romance, this is defnitely a book to read. I am really looking forward to the next book in this series.

Based on high average ratings, I hoped to like this book but was disappointed. Other writers in this category do a better job with pacing, character development and even story. However, the book could have been perfectly enjoyable if the dialogue , both internal and between characters, had been more consistent and natural. To switch media and use television as a reference, I prefer Buffy while this smacks more of Charmed. Overall readable but not engaging. I see that this is the first book of several, so I will likely check in later to see if the writing has improved with experience.

I love the sisters. They work well together they care about each what other they cover their backs. But they still want to do the right thing even if they can't go through proper channels doing the right thing even when it's not popular is still the right thing. I hope her Magic starts to come together on a regular basis.

I love the characters. She spins a wonderful story that is fun to read and keeps you wanting to read more.

This book was an easy read - not exceptionally difficult to get into nor incredibly complex. It wove a clear and interesting tale, full of sex and fantasy. Characters are a bit one dimensional - sex is a big motivator - but still enjoyable. It was interesting enough that I am reading the subsequent books in the series :)

I like this series it is full of interesting characters. Some of them have flaws that keep the story interesting.

Now I am a fan of the Anita Blake series, though I am a few books behind. Also the Mercy Thompson series was pretty good and kept my interest. This series, the first three books which I purchased on the strength of the firest chapter of the first book, is a fun romp. Not as intense as other fantasy writers. I am delighted by the real-life attitudes of how the author has the world, and people, dealing with the introduction of the fae. I'll keep this short to this simple point; This is what the television series "Charmed" SHOULD have been. (and I do mean rating the show "Sisters of the Moon" R and everything.) JD

This series has me hooked. The three sisters who are half fae and half human each have their own gifts. Ones a witch, one's a werecat and one is a vampire. Now if that doesn't peak your interest wait till you meet the men in their lives. Great action, great plot. Keeps you wanting more

Ok, where else do have you heard of a half witch that can't get a spell right and a half human werecat...actually turning into a tabby cat when nervous. The only sister left who actually makes sense is the vampire. Anyway, add a bunch of initials (OIA, FWC, FBH) a charming dragon and a bunch of demons on the loose and you have witchling. I was actually surprised that I enjoyed the book and it was a pretty fast read. Everything that supposedly doesn't exist...exists. Oh yeah did I mention the drug-addicted queen of the otherworld? Lol

This book makes me want to live in its magical Seattle area world. I read the entire series, except book 1, last year. So glad I saved it for last. Great read.

Lots of interesting characters. Lots of action. Lots of good secondary characters. The dialogue was too prim and proper for the witch. I guess I expected some sort of slang not an English teacher. It would have made it more fun. Good first start in a long series so they must get better.

I enjoyed this paranormal thriller. The sisters seem very mysterious and there is a lot to learn about Other world. I enjoyed the characters they were well developed. My only criticism is that the battles lasted but a minute. Other than that, good read.

This is the first in series of books by this author with the three main characters being magical sisters who are put in the position of being the front line of a humongous magical war. The book series alternate who is telling the story beginning with the with full-blooded which sister to the magical were-cat Sister to the vampire sister.

Came in good condition.

This book is absolutely amazing, I couldn't put it down! I was hooked after reading the first page. The D'Artigo sisters are officially my heroes!! Yasmine Galenorn really has a way of drawing in the reader's and making them feel as if they are part of the adventure. I fell in love with the character's and found myself rooting for the sister's and their posse. I cannot wait to read the rest of this series! If you love witches, werecats, vampires and other mystical creatures, then you must read this book!!!

Witchling is my first daughter's personal favorite. I'm glad she is able to read books again.

Yasmine Galenorn creates exciting worlds and powerful characters with her words. This is a great start to the Otherworld series!

My second time reading a Galenorn book and I must admit I'm impressed. A good read I'd recommend to anyone.

Yasmine delivers a great book. I enjoyed starting out this series. The main character was well defined. I enjoyed the sisters' history and powers. I'm hoping to read more so I can find out more about each one. It was a great read!

Good start to the series! Lots of characters to get to know. Really good foundation for many interesting storylines.

I love Yasmine's books. The Chinz and China series has me hooked as does the India Ink Series. Now we have the beginning of another addiction, Witchling. Three magical sisters, as different as can possibly be, band together to save the world. Add in a mix of other creatures, the good, the bad and the ugly and there is enough to entertain everyone.It is a difficult thing to bring on such a diverse mix of characters and them both sympathetic and interesting, but she pulls it off. I'm ready for the next one and all the ones to follow.

As always with Yasmine's books, I couldn't put it down. Demands of everyday life and work had to wait, while I was taken on a wild ride through realms mundane and magical, met characters weird, wonderful, scary, and surprising, as I followed the adventures of the thoroughly engaging, half-human/half-fae D'Artigo sisters - Camille, Delilah, and Menolly - as they put a dent in the plans of an unsavory soul-munching mega-demon with plans to take over both earth and the Otherworlds. How does Yas keep turning out these wonderful books? Highly recommended!

A cool start to the series. Fae and humans in the same place. Things going wrong when you trying the hardest. Meet the three that are half of both. An amazing book that is worth a read by everyone

This novel is one of many that have cropped up in the last few years in the supernatural romance sub-genre. While this novel stays more on the supernatural side than the romance side, you definitely see the roots. Both the plot and the characters are developed enough to make this an enjoyable read. It was enjoyable enough that I'll probably read the next book in the series.

This was a very frustrating read for me from the start. I read a half dozen novels a month and I have a fairly high tolerance for marginal material but Galenorn's Witchling sits near the bottom of my experiences in this genre. Within the first few pages I began wondering if the author had either an agent or editor go over the manuscript before sending it to press. Almost nowhere in the book is there evidence that anyone from the writer to publisher understands the fundamental rule of story-telling: "Show them, don't tell them." Plot points are telegraphed beforehand, dialog is generic and character development is non-existent. It might as well have been written by a computer program some Stanford grad students were creating, on that takes parameters that have been identified as revenue generators in the genre. Well, the program certainly worked on me and I forfeited my ounce of flesh and invested the time to read the whole thing but not without subjecting my wife and daughter to many groans and sighs while I awaited my next ration of books.

I'd read this already YEARS ago, and loved it; thus, recommended/bought/sent to a friend.

I enjoyed the book. the story line keep me interested. I liked the characters and the story line. I even purchase another of her books.

Yasmine Galenorn is a great writer. This series is Spicy, entertaining, and fantasy packed. If you like everything related to Fae, witching, vampires, were people, etc.. this series is for you.

Great series with intriguing stories and characters, carried me away to another land very easily, I look forward to the rest of the series.

Book one of a continuing series that occurs in sets of three where each book is set from the point of view and story of one of the three sisters.

I got this and the second book knowing very little other than it looked interesting for me and my daughter who loves fantasy stuff such as vampires and were-cats etc. I could not barely get through the first chapter before I had to put the book down and walk away. It drags on so badly that you get cross eyed and I just could not handle it any more. I just got annoyed by some of the little stupid things that did not make much sense or worse just was not necessary for the story. I made one last mistake, I handed it off to my 14yr old thinking perhaps she would like it without reading the rest of it only to find out from her there was several steamy sex scenes through out the rest of the book! I was appalled to think that was something I let my child read. There should have been something somewhere in the description about the sexual content. the use of such casual sex is not something I want my daughter to learn! so I took the seconds book away from her and sold both for a quarter in a garage sale. I would not recommend this series. I have heard the author does great work elsewhere but this series was not one of them. Sorry...I say give it a pass.

I love this series! The writer is imaginative and the plots are wonderful! The characters are awesome! Each one is better than the last!

Witchling is set in an interesting world with intriguing characters. The writing doesn't quite pull it off, in some scenes the characters are over reacting to the scene and it seems off. However, the writing seemed to be getting better as the book progressed but I didn't finish the book so can't comment on how it was as a whole.

The Sisters of the Moon is a great action, adventure, sexy heroins and men that could knock your soxs off even if you didn't have a pair on! Teriffic series!

This book was amazing!!

got this as a gift for a friend that wanted to read this series

I've read a lot of books but this book surpasses them all. The way the author reveals the story, and the way she introduces the sisters is just wonderful.

liked the book very much

This is a new Author for me and I haven't finished the book yet, but so far so it has been good.

I originally picked up the book because I was out of stuff to read and it was on sale. I was very surprised that it was a quick, easy, and enjoyable read. The sisters are quirky and funny. While they each have troubles, they're not annoyingly caught up in their own angst like the all sex, no plot Anita Blake. (Her stuff started off so good too...) Is the plot/story perfect? Not always. But it's the first book in a new series. There's room to grow. Is it worth a few dollars and a couple hours of your time. Heck yeah! It's a fun little book to curl up and read on a rainy day.

Loved it!!

Gift

I like theverything book it's very interesting it keeps you on the edge of seat and I like that in a book.

Excellent book, looming forward to reading the rest! I could hardly put it down. I am currently on book 3 in the series it is a great paranormal romance!

Very good book.It kept me interested. Characters are diverse and well developed . Looking forward to the next book! Great!

I thought this book would be good. It had promise. But was I mistaken. I got 50 pages into this book then had to put it down. I wanted to stop after the 15th page, but i thought it might get better- never happened. The book just full of stereotypes- the Werecat lapped milk out of a glass, while in human form, and caught mice. There were also all these terms that lacked originality and were sometimes confusing. And occasionally, I'd pick up the book, read a couple pages, and get the feeling I had read this before- in another book. A lot of this book I don't understand, like how they can look so different but be related, or why the vampire was like every other vampire you read in folklore. I'm sorry, but I have read better.

Her books are always wonderful & this one definitely lived up to my expectations. The characters she creates are so alive that they draw you into the story. I truly enjoyed this book.

I throughly enjoyed the book. The pace was decent and the characters enchanting. I couldn't put it down and when I passed it on to a coworker she was the same way. I'd definately recommend it.

This is a good read! I really like the way the characters are progressing! I ordered the next 3 and I can't wait until they get here!

Witchling and Changeleing are two of the best books by a new author I've read in ages. Yasmine Galenorn is a genius of the fantasy genre.

This latest offering from Yasmine Galenorn once again reveals Yasmine's diversity as a writer. Witchling is the first book in a new series and unlike her previous writings, this title is a successful first entry into urban fantasy. The story features three very strong half human, half fae women characters along with a host of other fun and interesting and perhaps not so enchanting charaters. I look forward to the next entry in this series!

I am hooked on this series. Anyone who is a fan of vampires, shaft-shifter or witch books, needs to add this series to their collection. Highly recommended!

Very disappointing. This was my first book by this author and I bought it based on a friend's recommendation. Needless to say I will not be taking them from here again. I have nothing else to say except this book sucked. Sufficiently enough that I will never buy another book by this author.

God, i tried 4 times to get into this series and just could'nt. I love the authors other works.. but this one was too "much" for me and i just could'nt get it. I will come back to it in 6 months and see if i can read and finish it.

Loved this !,great reading... I recommend this to anyone worth every penny I spent!

What a waste. I guess if you can stand the continuous non-improvement of MaryJanice Davidson's writing style, you'd probably like this too. Not enough time is spent vesting the reader into the characters to support the plot. J.R. Ward, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Harrison are vastly superior!

There's nothing better on a cold winter day than a cup of steaming cocoa and a good book. WITCHLING definitely qualifies as a good book--one of the best of 2006. And if reading about Camille D'Artigo and her sisters' exploits doesn't get your blood pumping, well you'd better watch out because Menolly might want a snack. (She's very neat about it, though.) The book is set in contemporary greater Seattle area and features the three D'Artigo sisters who are half human and half fae. Each has a special gift although because they're half-bloods, their gifts aren't exactly reliable. Camille is a witch, Delilah shapeshifts to a kitty, and Menolly is a vamp. The sisters work for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency and must find another operative's murderer. But when the murderer turns into three--demons, that is, things get a little exciting. I really don't want to say much about the plot because each chapter is a discovery, and the reader will want to make that discovery himself. Who doesn't like murder, suspense, dragons, demons, and a baby gargoyle, all mixed in with a good dose of humor? WITCHLING is an exciting, compelling read. The worldbuilding is incredible and the characters are spellbinding, no pun intended. I heartily recommend this book and am eagerly looking forward to the next in the Sisters of the Moon series, CHANGELING.

This book will keep your attention from beginning to end. Hot adventuresome and sexy is the best way to describe this book. You will love it from beginning to end. Great characters fill this book you will love them all.

I bought this book as a gift for someone. On the description it said new, but the binding was worn and bent when I received it. Almost as if it was preread. I was a little disappointed.

I can only think that anyone who would give this book more than two stars must really be lacking in both imagination and intelligence. Galenorn violates the first rule of writing which is "Show, Don't Tell" to such a degree that she would be better off peddling it as a "How NOT to Write" book. Every insignificant detail is spelled out, and the dialogue is so forced and repetitive that the characters seem mentally challenged. The main character, Camille, comes off schizophrenic because Galenorn can't seem to decide if she's the good-natured bumbler whose magic is erratic at best, or if she's the serious, sexy, hardass who gets things done... and she flips back and forth until you have no idea why the character says or does anything. This lack of continuity extends to the plot as well, which often seems contrived. For instance, the identity and motivation of the book's villain is discovered early on when Camille pays a visit to "Grandmother Coyote" who flat-out tells her what's going on and that she must find a man who lives in the area (how convenient)... even giving her the man's full name (so helpful). Then she and her sisters spend the next couple DAYS saying how bad (world-destroying even)the situation is while twiddling their thumbs with seemingly no idea of how to even begin to look for this guy. Really?? They could locate the magical Grandmother Coyote but the exact location of a single human man stumps them? And what about their detective/cop friend? Meanwhile, the fate of the world is at stake, but the main character is lingerie shopping, and it takes two days to decide to actually go to the area where the guy they need to find lives?! Again... REALLY?! Even when a book is bad, I try to read the whole thing... maybe it will redeem itself, right? But, on this one, I gave up at the halfway point... yep, right in the middle when most stories should be at their most interesting. That alone should tell you how bad it is.

I found this book in a box of books under my bed that I forgot I put there in order to read it again. This week I did and it still held all the magic it did when I first read it. I love the D'artigo sisters. Having read the entire series, I will say that even though this book is narrated by Camille I love Delilah because she turns into a cat and I love cats. To be honest, I had forgotten how the series started so I was very happy to find this book. I love how close the three sisters are even though they are each very different from each other. One thing I do not like, however, is the "woman has many boyfriends/sexual friends". I hated it when Laurel K. Hamilton did it so much that I completely quit reading the Anita Blake books. One male in your life is hard enough to deal with why on earth would ANY woman want to take more than one into her life, her home, and her bed? Keeping one man happy is hard enough but more than one? No way! And for the record, I don't see why men would want more than one "wife" either. At this point in the series Camille is dealing with her current lover (Morio)as well as a returned lover from the past. (Trillium). And as long as the sex doesn't overtake the story, I can skip over those pages. That aside, I love the personalities of each of the sisters. I love how (in the series) each one is basically given their own book where she is the main character with an assist from the other two. I like how the "problem" is finding out who murdered their operative, Jocko. The author never loses sight of the fact that this is the reason there is a book. It isn't just about the sister's love lives and problems. I know from having read the series that each book gets better and the plot gets more entwined and involved, so I had to give this book 4 stars because I know there is better yet to come. :)

Camille, a moon witch, half-faerie and owner of a bookstore works for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Call it a police unit for denizens of Otherworld. When a gentle giant gets killed near one of the portals to Otherworld, things start to get dicey. Camille and her two sisters, Menolly (a newly turned vampire) and Delilah (werecat), have to solve a case that involves demons, immortals, portal keys and well... pretty much everything their faulty half-faerie magic cant handle. My take on the book: While I enjoyed the book for the most part, I'm not fully convinced. I've read other books by the author which I enjoyed a lot more. Nevertheless, there is certainly potential in this series: the plot is great, the characters are diverse and with already +20 books out, it cant be bad right? So what didn't I like? Well... it was.. a lot of the same. We had the same history, sentences (concerning her magic for example) over and over again and other descriptions were a tad overkill. Describing the world is super and makes it very immersive for the reader, but put too much of it in the book and it tends to stagnate and get boring. Character development was decent. We got to know the sisters a bit, their family connection (Earthside and Otherworld) and we met a big part of the cast. I cant say we know anyone well, but rather only superficially. From the support cast I like Smokey best... that dragon... man, I hope we get to see a lot more of him! :D As I've stated earlier the many descriptions kind of threw a wrench in the flow of the book which was a shame as we didn't get too much action in this first instalment and as such were left with a lot of talking, descriptions of what Camille was wearing, another history lesson or warning that her magic might backfire and last but not least, some sex. Since I already have some of the following books in the series I will read them at some point. The plot is great, I just hope we got all of the descriptive world building and history lessons out of the way. Fingers crossed!

Review originally posted on My Urban Fantasies. (myurbanfantasies.blogspot) Witchling is told from Camille's point of view. Camille is the oldest of the three sisters. They are half-faerie and half-human. Each of the sisters possess their own special talents, but with a slight twist. Because of their half-human side their faerie powers do not work like they are supposed to. Camille is a witch whose spells backfire. Often. Delilah is a werecat who, instead of changing into a big cat, shifts into a golden tabby cat. Menolly is a vampire, but was not born this way. Menolly was a top-notch acrobat who could climb anything. Shortly after the sisters joined the OIA, they assigned Menolly to spy on a rogue group of vampires. Menolly was collecting information on them when here wall climbing ability shorted out. Menolly fell. The vampires caught her, tortured her and, when they were done, turned Menolly into a vampire. I really wanted to give this book 3 moons for the storyline alone, but I just could not do it. The entire book was just flat. The fight scenes and sex scenes are written in the same tone as the mundane scenes. Like I said. Flat. I really did love the idea behind the story though. The characters were a little off as well. I cannot quite put my finger on it, but something about the dialect was off. It's quite possible that I've gone completely insane, but there was something about the way they spoke that just drove me nuts. My biggest problem was that the characters seemed to contradict themselves. Camille did not seem to have any problems using magic during the fight scenes, but when she tries to magically lock a door it explodes. You would think that during at least one fight scene that something would go terrible wrong. Witchling, for me, was just okay. There were some low points: Instead of feeling immersed in the story, it felt like I was being read to. Which is exceptionally sad considering I read the eBook. There were definitely some high points as well: Smoky the shape-shifting dragon who turns into a gorgeous piece of man candy who is all attitude. Will I read the next book in the series? I'm seriously considering it. I realize that this is Yasmine Galenorn's first urban fantasy book. There was bound to be a few bumps in the road. What do you think?

Whenever a reader picks up a paranormal book the biggest hope is to get a diverse world, interesting characters, and unique mythology. Witchling delivers. The series focuses on the three D'Artigo sisters Camille, Delilah, and Menolly. Each one as different from their looks to personalities. It's refreshing to have a series focus on sisterly love--nothing too gooey. The girls are OIA (Otherworld Intelligence Agency) agents sent earth side since their track record isn't all that great. The girls are half sidhe and half human, causing their magic to go haywire and get them in all kinds of trouble. Camille is the witch, Delilah, the house cat shifter, and Menolly the vampire. Each book is told by a sister, starting with the oldest Camille. Camille is a required taste, coming off completely self absorbed. When she's in the middle of a demonic crisis she takes time to buy some lingerie. She's a buxom bombshell, she knows it and she flaunts it! She owns her sexuality and I love it. There's a lot of layers to Galenorn's characters and they have to be peeled back. Especially when a simple murder of an OIA agent turns into an end of the world scenario. A demon, Shadow Wing, is gathering Spirit Seals to merge the Subterranean realms, Otherworld, and Earth together. Many characters have to step up to the plate. There's the full blooded human Chase, who comes off as a perv and slowly redeems himself. One of Camille's lovers is Trillian a Svartan, "dark elf", he's a cocky ass--which is what a guy has to be to be with Camille and handle her. Like Camille I don't love him, I grow to appreciate him. Morio enters the stage, a dark and mysterious Fox Demon and things get heated up! Then Smoky the dragon, with a kind streak, pops up and he turns into a powerful ally--and man. Lot's of man candy! Don't worry it's not all about Camille's lovers and the men in her life. The sisters have things going on and it's fun keeping tabs on them as Menolly starts to go to Vampires Anonymous, and Delilah has a few firsts. It seems like more and more PNR/UF titles have very sparse writing, or trendy writing. Such as the House of Night series, Accidentally Friends series, some of Mary Janice Davidson's, and so many others. Galenorn's style is poetic at times, and the images it paints are sometimes breath taking and other times harsh. That doesn't mean that the writing isn't "modern" there's plenty of media humor from movies, music, and such. The best thing about Galenorn's style is the mix of rich writing with some of the slang of today. Everything blends beautifully from action to romance, mystery to sisterly love, horror to humor and so on. A few times I even had to look up the definition of a couple of words, which in my book is a good thing! There are so many amazing creatures, mythology, and ideas to work with in the Otherworld series. Galenorn balances it all so well! The way the Otherkin see humans and humans see the myths is amazing. Some humans treat them like celebrities, others with indifference, and then of course the human only extremists. The mythical creatures for the most part see humans as lowly and don't exactly treat them right, but just like with the way humans there are other factions. The worlds blend together beautifully from politics to magic, and it's wonderful. What a great start to a series! Each sister is very appealing and it's exciting to be able to change POV between the three Camille, Delilah, and Menolly each book. The characters and the way they interact are so complex, and I love how Galenorn's simple touches make them seem real. Between the amazing mythology and Otherworld politics I am one happy fantasy reader. The save the world plot is just the cherry on top! This book, and clearly this series is going to be magic! Sexual Content: Considering that the sidhe are pretty lose and free with sex it's not to bad. There are sex scenes, but nothing to graphic. 4/5- Great! Really enjoyed it Originally reviewed at Book Whispers.

I bought WITCHLING when I went on my first PNR bender back in 2012, back when I needed a CHANGE from all the YA I was reading. I just needed something different, maybe something a little more adult. Smut. I needed smut. I was less than impressed with the first fifty pages because there was a lot of high end product placement, the MC, Camille, is this luscious, curvy thing with a god's gift to a sexy body and it all rather annoyed me a bit. But I was intrigued by the plot, that started immediately. Some giant dude was dead. He was a good guy, a nice guy and how the hell did someone get one up on a giant? So the plot got me more than anything else. And because I'm really trying not to DNF anything this year, I kept reading. It wasn't awful. I didn't want to scratch my eyes out or anything and at least it was entertaining. So why not? Being a bit of a world whore I really did like the world Galenorn created and how she combined all these areas of fantasy into rather neat little subsections. Everything had its place but when the things got restless bad things started to happen. I also liked how imperfect the sisters' abilities were (excepting Menolly since she was a vampire and that's pretty finite). It didn't really hinder them and it provided a little comic relief aside from a quirky voice, which I liked. Some of it, especially Camille's erratic magic, seemed a bit ill-timed and got a little annoying but it wasn't a bother. Everything blended pretty well and it all fit. The tone was consistent and it was quirky without being obnoxious. I wasn't too thrilled with Camille's lover, whose name escapes me at the moment. He didn't serve too much of a purpose in this book. Maybe he'll be around more in future books but his only point seemed to be his prick and to drench Camille's panties whenever he was around. She appeared to only want him because he had a thrall over her, some kind of spell his people can do, and it was just an unneeded hinderance. I preferred the kitsune much better and her tryst with him was far sexier, in my opinion, than the demand-and-strip attitude of her ex. Meh I'd like to see Chase become a bigger player in the story, or even get inside his head. In fact I would fully support alternating POVs for books because I think all of the characters Galenorn brought to the table were pretty interesting and while she did a good job of portraying them through Camille's eyes I'd like to see this fantastical world through others. I don't know if this is how it plays out in future books. WITCHLING was okay. I'm not running out to get more books in the series or anything but it was entertaining. I liked the storyline, the characters were pretty awesome and while I'd recommend more sex what was had was pretty decent. It just didn't WOW me nor did it hit that special guilty smut pleasure area of my brain so I'm not getting a connection to it all around. I read it. Moving on.

If you like paranormal stories with a good storyline and erotocism, you will probably like this unusual tale of 3 half human, half Fae sisters who are assigned from the "other world" investigative unit to monitor the activities of nonhuman, earthbound creatures in Seattle . Paired with a full blooded human or FHB, Camille and her sisters, one who turns into a tabby cat when frightened, and one who had the misfortune to become a vampire, the crew sets out to find 3 demons who managed to enter a portal from the underworld. Strange right? The characters include every sort from gargoyles to giants to dragons that joke and turn into beautiful men. To top off the fantasy the book has such funny parts that I found myself enjoying the dialogue. Who would have thought the other world creatures could qualify for food stamps or that an arrogant dragon would accept a name like Smokey. I enjoyed the book because it has a decent story, a romantic triangle, but more so because I laughed throughout the book. I am not sure if that was the author's intent but this is definitely a fun read.

I have had WITCHLING by Yasmine Galenorn sitting around for a while but for whatever reason I never found the time to sit down and read the entire book from start to finish. I read it in sections here and there, losing a bit of the story as I forgot what I had read in the last section. I'm sure many of us have experienced that and it isn't fun. Well, last week I made the commitment to sit down and finish WITCHLING and I think I might have to go sit down and read it again. WITCHLING was a fantastic book and already I've been searching around for Changeling, book two in the Sisters of the Moon series. What made the first book in the series so fantastic to me was the quirkiness of the characters, especially Camille. I love strong female characters, but I rarely choose favorites. Before WITCHLING I had 3 favorite female characters. Now I have four. Ms. Galenorn has written Camille in such a way as to make her relatable to the average female reader and yet she gave her that extra spicy little edge. Camille is funny, quirky, sexy and completely believable. If I could grab someone to go out and have coffee with, she would be up in the top five of my choices. Combining fantasy with the modern world, Ms. Galenorn creates a compelling story full of complexity. Camille and her sisters are half Faerie, caught between two worlds and yet belonging to neither. Assigned to work on Earth, the sisters are supposed to keep an eye out for suspicious Otherworld activity. When some actually pops up, however, the sisters are unprepared to deal with the potential end-of-the-world crisis that they find themselves in the middle of. Problems back home mean that any sort of help may be slow in coming as well. With myths, legends, some attractive men, and powers that threaten to go haywire at any moment, these sisters must uncover the plot that threatens to destroy the world as they know it. I have to give props to Ms. Galenorn for really considering every aspect of her story. So often I see books which seem almost under developed. The story is told and we get to know the main characters, but we never really learn the "full" story. In WITCHLING, I can tell that Ms. Galenorn puts a lot of work into fleshing out the story complete with subplots, twists and turns to keep the reader hooked, and side characters that help to pull the story forward. By the end of WITCHLING, I really felt that the story could easily be real. It became quite simple to imagine myself into the story, following the exploits of the D'Artigo sisters. If I had to narrow it down to just a few things, I would say that my favorite aspects of WITCHLING were the fantastic plot and Camille. It's hard not to love a great story and it is even more difficult not to fall in love with a wonderful character. Camille's men aren't too bad either! A dangerous dark lover, a delicious fox demon, and a mysterious white dragon do quite well in terms of getting the hormones and blood pumping. I highly suggest WITCHLING. The story is action-packed, the characters are phenomenal, and the world incorporates the perfect amount of magic and modern. I'm fairly certain that any fans of Urban Fantasy or Romance will find something to love here. Yasmine Galenorn is the author of the Sisters of the Moon series, the Chintz `n China series, the Bath and Body series, and the new Indigo Court series, the first of which is Night Myst - due out June 29, 2010. She also has various pieces of shorter fiction out and a few metaphysical nonfiction books out.

I'm kind of torn as to what I thought of this book. There are many things I liked, but there are just as many red flags for the series as a whole that kept me from really sinking into this book. What impressed me was that Galenorn wasn't afraid to have her characters sexually charged and use language to that extent. She doesn't solely use "down there" or "low in my body" to describe what's going on. Galenorn uses the p-word to describe female genitalia. (Censored for Amazon.) I'm glad to see that she has the guts to do this, as it really does help give her characters an edge. They're at least half-fairy, so why should they shirk away from using slightly more graphic language? I also liked the basic idea of the world, that you have fairies and they're considered to be rather new and exciting to humans, but that they still work basic 9 to 5 jobs. Granted the sisters also work for the Otherworld equivalent of the FBI or CIA, but they still have to work other jobs. What sent up a few red flags were the warnings of a long running series. This book was entertaining and would make a good beach read, but it's still a relatively middle of the road read. You can see how some plot points were sort of stretched out to allow for further books in the series. This won't bother all readers, but those who are familiar with the series rot that happens when you have any long running series will be slightly antsy about a series that has no foreseeable ending. I've been burned by Laurell K Hamilton in that aspect and given how promising this book was at times, I'm not sure that I really want this series to go that route. Other than that, there were some plot points that were fairly predictable for the most part. You could see them coming from a mile away, but like the long running series issue, this isn't really going to deter all readers. Overall I enjoyed the audiobook and its narrator enough to where I'll check the next few books in the series to see if it's something I want to keep up with. It won't impress all readers, but it should have a definite enjoyment factor for most PNR fans.

For the month of July, my book club read Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn. I would categorize Witchling as adult Urban Fantasy. There are a few racier scenes in book one of the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series so I would say this book is for adults or older teens. At first, I couldn't get into the book. I don't know if that's the fault of the writing, or whether it had to do with external circumstances in my life. I eventually got down to business, and finished the book rather quickly. Witchling is the first book in a series about three sisters who are half faery and half human. The faery blood and human don't mix well, so the three sisters have some rather unusual and complicated abilities. Camille is a witch, and the human blood often causes her spells to misfire or have unusual consequences. Witchling is told from Camille's point of view. Delilah is a werecat. Yeah, that's right - werecat. The human blood causes her to turn into a golden tabby cat - not a fierce puma, leopard or tiger. Menolly is a vampire. She wasn't born a vampire she was attacked and turned about five years before this story takes place. As far as special abilities - hers kind of suck - well pre-vamp anyway. She was a really good climber. She could climb high and vast. Her human blood however caused her climbing to fail her and she fell into a pit of vampires. As far as powers go, I'm not really seeing anything special about climbing. Anyway... the sisters are all agents for the OIA, the CIA of the magic world. They got sent to earth to take on positions that are considered less than desirable - all due to the fact that they're considered screw-ups in the Otherworld. While the queen of the otherworld is lost in an opium haze, a demon leader has gained control of the Subterranean Realm and is plotting to take over the Otherworld and Earth as well. He sends a harpy and two demons to gather intelligence and find one of nine mystical seals that when put together will allow for total worlds domination. I enjoyed reading this book once I got into it, but I only rate it at a three star level. It's obvious that this is a freshman attempt at writing urban fantasy (I'm told by the book club member who suggested this book as July's selection that the author has other books - but this is the first UF). The author spends a lot of time trying to create backstory. Yasmine Galenorn is very descriptive - which is usually a good thing; however, Ms. Galenorn tends to tell us over and over that Camille is busty and has stars in her yes and Menolly has red Bo Derek braids. Sometimes she describes the characters physical attributes just pages apart. I didn't forget what Camille or anyone else looked like between page one and page five. Another thing we are regularly reminded of is the fact that Faery don't look at copulating and relationships the same way humans do - which serves as a way to show us that Camille isn't doing anything wrong by dating and sleeping with several ...uh...mythological creatures at the same time. Something about the series that I both like and dislike is the number of magical creatures involved. On the one hand I think it's cool that there is a kitsune - and a dragon that takes human form, and faeries, and wereanimals, etc. The problem is that she throws so many into this first book in the series that it almost seems like a cliché. I do think it is ok to have all these beings, but maybe to have spread them over the series would have been better. It seems like we're getting a crash course in mythical and fantastical creatures 101. That being said, I would like to restate that I did enjoy the book. The dialogue was nicely done and I found many parts humorous. I like the fantasy world that Ms. Galenorn depicts and many of the characters we are introduced to in this first book. I will be reading the next book in the series, Changeling, which is told from Delilah's point of view as aprt of a reading challenge next month. I am interested to see how Ms. Galenorn's writing develops and whether it improves over the next 12 books in the series. I'd like to learn more about Delilah and Menolly as we learn only the basics about them in Witchling.

First in the Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon urban fantasy series revolving around three half-fae, half-human sisters assigned Earthside to handle OIA issues. My Take Oh, make me nuts! It's a good story with lots of funny bits BUT the writing is also incredibly obvious. It seems as though Galenorn started developing her outline and only went so far; it lacks segues and depth. No, creating intricate descriptions of characters is not depth. It's so bad I kept wanting to put the book down. I'll try the next in the series only in case of first-book jitters, but it had better be an improvement! Delilah and Camille have gone to speak to Rina only to get themselves locked in a backroom and when they have a few minutes to talk to her dead spirit, Camille is wallowing trying to think of what to ask. Well, duh, why were the two of them there in the first place? And it's not like they didn't have time while they waited for the Corpse Talker to show up... "The dead weren't always talkative, which was understandable. We had to make every question count. I thought hard. WE had one, perhaps two more chances. What else could I ask that might be of value? And then, I knew. More questions about Rina's death would be a waste of time, but maybe, just maybe I could gain some insight on what we'd come to learn." Well, duh, ya think??? And the story is just littered with similar inanities. Oh, please, a "clue" just happens to wash up on the girls' front porch and leaves behind his jacket with a handy dandy notebook with arrows and pictures to where they need to go next??? Even the love scenes--pre, during, and post--are a yawn. Depth. Please, give me some depth. Create some subtle transitions instead of this choppy crap! Camille and Chase are there at the murder scene. Together. And they agree to rendezvous at the local coffeeshop. Um, "rendezvous" means to meet at the same time and place. Since they're walking over there together, there is no need to "rendezvous". I'm really glad that Camille decided to wait until even her toes were visible again before she drove off. God forbid that some pedestrian or another driver should notice that someone was driving a car when their toes weren't visible. I'm a bit confused by "What might he be wearing below that sweater? I couldn't very well ask him to stand up so I could see his pants." I know I'm being pissy because it's perfectly reasonable but it's such a lousy connection. The first part of the paragraph has Camille thinking about what his body looks like under the sweater why on god's green earth would I then want to see his trousers? His trousers?? If she wants to get a look at his butt, say that. I know that Galenorn purposely created these characters and I'm assuming she read a book on creating personalities for each individual with interesting interactions between them. But. The silly reactions from Delilah and the types of stress that trigger them is just lame. I know that Galenorn keeps reminding us that the girls are rather incompetent and they do keep proving it. They never think to check on what powers the scouts have and how they might counter them. They know Camille's powers are wonky but do they take the summoning out into the backyard where there'd be less damage? Na[...] the fun in that? Then there's the demon finger Camille owes to Grandmother Coyote; I'm surprised she finally remembers to collect one. Oh yeah, they know that the demon scouts are after them and they should probably avoid the Wayfarer. So instead they head for home. Sure, 'cause the demons wouldn't think of trashing their home. In the final battle [for this story, anyway], Camille is thinking of the warning their father gave them that they could't hurt this demon using fire. So, naturally, they paid no attention to this warning and simply went out to do battle. With fire. And ya wonder why I wouldn't mind their being taking out of play...genetic selection...preservation of the species...do not let such stupid people, er, fae, reproduce! Why is Camille so freaked about Morio being a demon? She's been whining on at Chase about the third-level demons being not so bad and here she is freaking out about Morio. Either acknowledge her own hypocrisy or go back and tidy up the whining. Okay, so the world, both worlds(!), are in big trouble. And Camille just has to take time out to discuss Delilah's love life and in another scene where time's a'tickin' to check on a Menolly who has already proven she's fine. No wonder the OIA thinks they are incompetent. I kinda hoped when they took the floraed prisoner and let her live that the bad fae will kill them off...I know, I'm so bad. But, I get so irritated with such gross cliché. I do like Camille worrying about cat seniority at the house! And possible litter box disputes between Delilah and a real housecat...too funny. The Story Jocko the giant is murdered by demons and the OIA just blows it off. Tells the girls to go investigate and clean up the mess. Well, that should be the first clue that something is going wrong in the Otherworld (OW) since the OIA thinks the girls are fairly useless. But, hey, the girls intend to do their bumbling best and they do. It takes a message via Trillian and Camille's visit to Grandmother Coyote to bring coherence to the clues they gather to put together the who, the what, and finally the why. A great, big, nasty why. The biggest why is why the OIA keeps blowing them off. This is serious!! Still, they can't let the OIA's lousy attitude prevent them from saving the Earth and OW and, thankfully, Grandmother Coyote comes through with some help for the girls. There's a kitsune who owes Grandmother; the only problem is that the kitsune, Moroi, seems very interested in Camille which Trillian, Camille's ex, is eager to challenge. It's just one sexual substitution for an unwanted attraction though when Chase becomes interested in another fae; a substitution much preferred by Camille. It seems that the demon scouts have the girls' number though for the attacks begin against them and the girls have to move fast to find the Seal and prevent Shadow Wing from acquiring it. A treasure hunt that revisits old, old fae and encounters a dragon. An amused and horny dragon. Good thing; they need all the help they can get in the story's final battle. The Characters There were once three D'Artigo sisters, half-human, half-fae with a bit of a twist thrown in to make each of them different from the other. Camille is part magically-challenged witch who runs the Indigo Crescent bookstore, Menolly is a vampire working the night shift at the Wayfarer Bar & Grill, and Delilah is a werecat with her own private detective agency. It certainly does provide some interesting one-liners. Both the bookstore and the bar are run by the OIA. Their human mother, Maria D'Artigo, died from a throw while out hunting and their Sidhe father, Sephreh ob Tanu, has never remarried. Iris is a Finnish house sprite who has come to work at the bookstore. Maggie is a new acquisition. A baby gargoyle Camille rescues from being snack food. Chase Johnson is an FBH, a full-blooded human who works for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency (OIA) along with the sisters. He created the Faerie-Human Crime Scene Investigations team--the fae version of CSI. He's a real letch and constantly trying to get Camille to sleep with him. Until he finds a new target. He's also learning a lot more than he ever wanted to about the darker side of the fae. Devins is his boss; his jerkwad boss. Trillian is Camille's ex- and a Svartan. They say that once you've gone Svartan, you'll never go back and Camille is living proof of it. In spite of their history, it's pretty significant that Camille's dad sent him to help the girls. Morio is a kitsune sent by Grandmother Coyote to help the girls. Looks like Galenorn is setting us up for either a lot of sexual tension between Trillian, Camille, and Morio or a future threesome. Smoky the dragon is an interesting addition...maybe it'll be a foursome. Jocko is a short giant working Earthside for OIA. Louise Jenkins is an FBH and a friend of Jocko's. Rina is a fae banished for not asking the Queen's permission to fool around with the King--a completely different take on that one! Grandmother Coyote is an Elemental spirit bound to Earth; she can't be charmed, harmed, or killed--lucky girl. Tom Lane, a.k.a., Tam Lin, has a very sad past. Titania, the old faerie queen, is barely there. I'm guessing Georgio Profeta`s, oops, I mean Saint George the Dragon Killer's, presence is to let us know how kind Smoky can be that or it's simply supposed to be a bit of comic relief or filler. Shadow Wing is one of the upper demons, a powerful demon overlord; a really bad guy. Shadow Wing sent out a scout crew: Bad Ass Luke, Harpy, and Psycho Babble to find the Seal and stomp the opposition. Wisteria is a deluded fae. Queen Lethesanar is devoutly disliked while her sister, Tanaquar, has her own plans in mind. Asteria is the Elfin Queen, a safe ally in the upcoming war. The Faerie Watchers Club is devoted to all things fae and continually beg for photos of Camille; Erin Mathews is the president of the local order and owns a lingerie shop Camille patronizes. The Guardian Watchdogs are a vigilante group who are anti-supernaturals. They believe in the "earth-born" and everyone else is a threat. Otherworld (OW) is the land of all the fae. Cleo Blanco is a drag queen whom Camille meets at Mathews' lingerie shop; I'm assuming we're being introduced to a series character since nothing much happens. The Cover The cover is certainly cute with the sexy little witch in her black satin halter dress with its v'd insert braced to sprint off the stone wall--I'm not sure how they managed to get a full moon to show through the wall. The background is a nice vertical glaze of purple to yellow. The title's frame is certainly perfect for the girls with its lovely bit of scrolling above and below it. The title itself is a nickname bestowed on Camille by a very scary supernatural being.

It took me quite a few years of this sitting in my kindle before I actually gave this series a shot, I should not have waited so long! The story and world building where great and it had this magical, quest-like feeling to it even though its not an epic fantasy. Camille is a witch, her sisters Menolly (vampire) and Delilah (werecat) are all operatives for an organization called the OIA (I forgot what it stands for) so they live Earthside with the humans. Though they are originaly from the Otherworld were elves, dwarfs, dragons and such live. They have been making it pretty good earthside too since humans know about them they have been living in relative harmony. That is, until some serious bad juju goes down. So now the must find the 9 seals to stop Shadow Wing (a very bad demon) from destroying everthing. With the help of a FBH (full-blooded human) and Yokai Kitsune and a few other helpful helpers, they start on their `quest' and hopefully do not get killed. I liked the characters although most of them did not really get described personality wise, which I hope gets remedied in the next book, I would have liked to know background and emotions and feelings of more of the characters than just Camille and even then there's not too much there, but I am not complaining too badly it is still a kick butt book. Speaking of, there is action in this novel, of both kinds, there are fights and there are rather steamy situations so be warned if you are squeamish about such things, though few and far between they are there.

I heard of this author from a fellow book blogger. She was reviewing a different book in the series and the cover looked amazing. So what did I do? I went to the library and checked out. It sat and sat and sat on the pile as I moved through others on that pile or my other pile. I knew that I wanted to read it but I wasn't pressed to do it immediately. Then I started reading it, and I must say that I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the characters and the action. I can't really say that I was transported into the story; some of the settings weren't detailed enough for me to visualize. Like Otherworld, the homeland of the three sisters and the other Fae-folk. For some people that would have been a deal breaker. Is it important? Sometimes - if the setting is supposed to act as a character in the book, or if it plays an actual role and holds some significance to the plot than it's important. If it is just used to transport you from one place to another than no so much. Otherworld is important to the sisters, which makes it important to the story. But only so you can understand how much of an outsider the sisters were and so you can understand their homesickness. This was accomplished without focusing too much on the actual description the place. Home can change settings for many people but it will never change the way it makes us feel. Can you enjoy the tale of Delilah, Menolly and Camille without falling into Otherworld or Earthside (their current home)? Oh yes, you most certainly can! Or at least I can. The characters spark to life and force you to focus on them and the action and emotion that they're tangled up in at the moment. You are totally engaged in Camille's bout with temptation-pretty much wherever she finds a hot guy. (Ok, maybe that was a little exaggeration, but she is definitely in tune with the sexual side of the world). While, each sister has a role to play in the story, Witchling seemed to focus more on Camille then the other two. She tough and sexy, and I couldn't help but immediately liking this character. There was enough vulnerability and "girlness" that she was believable. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for the rest of this series.

I really enjoyed this book. Camille is a spunky outgoing witch with a very interesting family/life. She and her sisters couldn't be more different or more alike. Together they face some pretty bad enemies, but they don't forget to enjoy the lighter side of life. This book drew me in from the start, how could I not like Camille after finding out that she owns a book shop? If you're looking for some action with a bit of comedy and romance thrown in, I highly recommend this series. I hope I don't upset Yasmine Galenorn by making this comparison, but If you enjoyed the tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer than you'll love this series. It's fun/funny, but also full of action and suspense. There are characters that you'll love and ones that you aren't so sure about. There are even a few that you feel like you aren't really supposed to like, but secretly you do like them...or maybe that's just me.

It happens to everyone. Over winter break it happened to me. It always strikes when you least expect it. One day you're fine and the next day you wake up, go to school, pull out your textbook, and none of the words make any sense. Your mind just goes into hibernation. I refer to this common ailment as "word fatigue," and I had developed a wicked case of it. Now, the best cure for "word fatigue" is a day or two spent playing video games or watching mindless television. What you can't do, or at least shouldn't do if you want to avoid a mental meltdown, is look at words on a page...any page. However, if you are a self proclaimed bookaholic, as I am, "word fatigue" poses a major problem. The problem? Duh! You can't read! So, there I was beginning of winter break, stacks and stacks of wonderful books, and absolutely no desire to read them, let alone the ability to comprehend them. At first, I didn't panic. Being the bookaholic I am this was just another routine "word fatigue," and I had a contingency plan. First, I pulled all of the books I had been dying to read out of my collection, stacked them up, and systematically read the first chapter of every one until something stuck. Nothing stuck. Then, I attempted to bribe myself into reading by driving to the nearest bookstore and buying anything that looked remotely interesting. I left with an armful of books. I was optimistic; by the time I got home, I wasn't interested. I started to panic a little...okay, a lot. Two weeks into winter break, the situation had escalated from panic to desperation. It was time to pull out the big guns; it was time to pull out the "mind trash." Books, lovingly referred to as "mind trash," are the soap operas and reality T.V. shows of the book world. What can I say? I was a desperate woman. I tore through every corner of my home looking for my "mind trash" fix and came out empty handed. I had not one "mind trash" novel on hand, a mistake I would soon remedy. I sped to the bookstore, dashed in with fifteen minutes till closing, and came out with four "mind trash" books and five minutes to spare. One of those books was Yasmine Galenorn's Witchling. Camille D'Artigo, the first part of a sister trio, is a witch who is working earthside in the OIA (Otherworld Intelligence Agency) whose magic could be considered faulty at best. She and her two sisters, Delilah (a werecat) and Menolly (a vampire), all work earthside for the same agency. It is their job, along with their side-kick Chase (a human working for the Seattle Police Department), to monitor and investigate any otherworldly crimes happening earthside. Of course, little do they know (at least in the beginning) that all Hades is about to break loose. A wicked civil war is brewing in the otherworld, and a demon uprising, from a forbidden realm threatens to take over both the otherworld and earth. The reader follows Camille and her sisters on an adventure to discover new places, old people, new romances, and yet another piece of a mysterious puzzle. On every page of this book, one can find murder, mayhem, mystery, or magic. This book is a whirlwind assault on the senses that will leave you wanting more. Galenorn's Witchling is a superb piece of "mind trash." This book is the first in her Otherworld series, which, to date, consists of five books. I devoured all five within a week and a half and am left salivating for more. Galenorn, who seems to be very well read, pulls bite size pieces from classic literature and ancient mythologies to create a multi-faceted fantasy world. This fantasy world she has created is "mind trashy" enough to get you hooked but solid and smart enough to keep you interested. Witchling is a Paranormal Romance, and I give it an easy R rating. This book is not for everyone, especially for those under the age of 18. It is, however, for people who enjoy reading a non-standard book about witches, demons, dragons, vampires, werewolves (of a sort), elves, goblins, sprits, gods, and humans. It is also for those who like a good murder with their romance. Don't expect the dull with this novel.

This was my second attempt at reading this book, the first being probably 5-10 years ago. I think I got about as far into the book both times before deciding that I really had no desire to keep reading. The world seems ok, but the main character just rubbed me the wrong way. I'm beginning to find that I'm just not going to get along with any character that spends a page describing her shoes in the first chapter. I was also a little turned off by the genetics of how she could have three full sisters who were (possibly) all different supernatural flavors. It's possible that gets explained later in the series, but it was really bugging me. I probably could have put up with it if I had liked the main character more. There was also nothing in the plot that drew me in.

Consider this, a covert operative with a less than perfect family life must save the world and prove her value to her family and her self at the same time. I know that many an urban fantasy author create female characters with awful homelives. In this book we have it and more. I got the feeling that the sisters have guilt for fitting in so well in the human world in spite of their halfling heritage. Because of this guilt they romanticize Otherworld and speak of their longing to return. In reality, Otherworld is corrupt and run by opiate abusers. Their father would rather they remain Earthside. I am interested to see how this conflict will develop throughout the series. I didn't mind that she and her sisters have less than perfect powers. Camille our witch narrator, can never be sure that a spell she performs will work as planned. Even though they have been given huge responsibilities on Earthside they don't seem to be well connected within the Otherworld system and its Queen. Or know much about the third realm, the Subterreanean Realm of "not very good creatures." I assume that the subsequent books explain why these three have been chosen. I should mention the book starts very slow. I had trouble getting to the second half but once the dragon appeared I was sucked into the story. No. I will not elaborate on that. Overall, I thought there were too many characters introduced throughout the book. Every few pages another fairy creature or demon had to be introduced and his/her heritage described. I did take note of the dragon. I want to see more of the dragon.

Camille is a half fairy witch with double-d brassiere. Yes, we find that out early on. She's got problems. Turns out she is sort of an incompetent enforcer for Otherworld, a world of fairies which exists outside of the human realm. She and her two sisters, a were-housecat and a vampire are enlisted to investigate a string of murders. She also has a run in with her hottie drow-esque boyfriend Trillian and a fox-demon. I liked parts of this story, but not all. I felt the protagonist was a bit of a sue. Way too physically perfect and absolutely zero human hangups. Which is fine... But difficult to relate too. Her sisters seemed a little too fake and phoney. Real sisters fight and stress, and these sisters were way too good to be true. The author sex scenes were rather boring. I prefer more romantic buildup. Spontaneous sex with characters we've not gotten to know seems shallow to me. Another thing that bugged me about the novels is there is a subtle... Preachiness going on with the characters. I found myself getting annoyed with Camille going on and on, about how superior fairies are and how faiy folk didn't judge people by their appearences... Which seemed a little hypocritical from someone who is a knockout. I'd feel she was really enlightened, if for instance she had some sort of physical flaw. This was light fluff. Fantasy elf porn, with a few kernels of goodness to make it worth reading. Not sure I'll listen to more in the series though. I like characters to be more relateable and the sisters were like action-figures. Too good to be true.

Not my cup of tea. I thought it was a romance but it's not really. I admit it's a quirky read and it's an interesting viewpoint on Otherworld type of topics of Fae, demons, witches, and vampires. I got bored. 7.99 is a lot for me to spend on an ebook especially for something I didnt like. I even hesitate to pay that for a much loved author. Other people seem to like this book and thats cool. I was disappointed from the stand point on romance. Its something I've gotta have and it has to be part of the story and it wasnt. It was more mystery paranormal IMO. I read this book as part of a challenge and went ahead and paid the 8 bucks. It didnt work out. So that's the bottom line I guess. I was bored and it just wasnt interesting to me. Sorry.

Yasmine Galenorn has created a genre unto itself with this series. It falls into fantasy, paranormal, urban, and romantic, all at the same time. If you don't pick up this story, you are missing one of the best authors around. She weaves a world with characters and backgrounds so magickal and intriguing you feel as if you are a part of the story. Prepare to stay up late, as once you start one of her books,and this is the first of thankfully many in this series, you will not sleep until it is finished. A story of three sisters, half-human and half fae and their adventures in multiple worlds with a stunning story. Prepare to be ensnared in the lives of the D'Artigo sisters, and their friends.A must read by all. These books should come with an addiction warning !

I LOVE this series. Let me just get that out of the way. It's engrossing and a wonderful distraction from everyday life. The writing is fluid and keeps its pace through each novel. The characters are well-rounded and speak and think in believable ways, considering their backgrounds. Though I've never been to the Pacific Northwest, the setting is written in such detail as to not overburden the story, but still make the reader feel that they can follow along easily with where everything is happening. My only complaint may be that the timeline is a little difficult to follow from book to book, but within each novel it's relatively simple. Some may claim that the witticisms and dialogue are somewhat trite and cheesy, but as a young adult-who this series is aimed at, I disagree. As the series goes on, the romance does tend to take a back seat to the action at times, but it is the natural progression of the story. Neither the story line, nor the romance, is cheapened by such a transition. Yasmine Galenorn does such a fantastic job interweaving the inner turmoil of the relationships with the outer disasters that the characters face. The characters themselves are rich in individual backstory, cultural history, and very attractive as well! Some of their interactions may be unpalatable to some more close-minded, but the richness of love and emotion can be felt very well by the reader due to Miss Galenorn's beautiful writing style. I love to revisit this series while waiting for other books, either in this series or others, and it has not lost its value yet!

This is a great start for a series. It sucked me in immediately and left me wanting to read more. The premise--a demon seeking pieces of a seal to open the gateway between worlds--is intriguing, and it's well-paced and action-packed. The romance is pretty much just plain smut, but it's tangential to the plot and skippable if you're not into that sort of thing. It's also female-centric, and the D'Artigo sisters are totally bad-assed.

Too many people are trying to cash in on the paranormal romance storylines. While readership has created a sucking vacuum for more, more, more to read---I'd like to think we'd get more good quality books with well-thought-out plots and characters that give respect to the paranormal-fantasy end of the spectrum. "Witchling" could be a good book if--the writer had taken more time to consider the rules for her characters. Delilah, the werecat sister, changes from human to cat form under stress. She makes that change during an argument and after sex, so why didn't she do that when she saw a dead body? Too many other inconsistencies as well. The author threw a lot of potentially fascinating concepts in her world-building at us without enough space and serious consideration of cause-and-effect to make them work out. Further, we've got too many characters and interactions to deal with. Just take the royalty, for example. There's the Earthbound Faerie Queen, The Otherworld Faerie Queen, AND the Elfin Queen in addition to the Otherworld Faerie Queen's challenger. These are just 'aside' characters--and there are far too many of them. Then, you have the three sisters and the people who are interacting with them, including three potential boyfriends. The author does a decent job 'juggling' but a new writer cannot pull off a Chekov-length cast list without some problems. Then you've thrown in demons, dragons, kitsume--all with rules and characteristics of their own that really aren't fully developed. They're gorgeous 'paper tigers' that float through the manuscript, but in some cases, come out nonsensical. Our heroine, Camille, is also too hormonal for my taste. Sorry--but the girl's in danger and the first thing she thinks when she sees the kitsume Morio is how hot he is? Apparently, she has no self protection instinct--or very little. Didn't the OW agency that hired her to come to Earth give her some--any training? "Changeling" might be a better book with a better developed world. The first chapter is included at the back of the book. I think the author's voice for middle sister 'Delilah' the werecat is much better than Camille's. I'll check out "Changeling" and if it seems promising, will buy the second book.

The influences here are obvious. Laurell K. Hamilton, Rachel Caine, Kim Harrison, Charmed, Buffy, Angel. The result though is tepid because only the superficial bits of these influences have rubbed off and have then been regurgitated out into this novel. It's about three sisters all half human, half fey. We have a witch, a vampire and a werecat. This story is about the witch named Camille. She has really big boobies (double D's if you must know), long lustrous raven hair and a face and body that all the men die for. She likes MAC makeup (hey, I thought even the most inept of the faerie could produce a glamour spell but what do I know?), sexy shoes, Victoria's secret undies and sex with hot men. This is our heroine a woman we can all surely identify with, eh? Camille, it is explained, is an inept witch because she's a half-breed but for some reason she, along with her sisters, work for some sort of covert between the worlds organization. Or something. I'll be honest, my mind started drifting early on here. The info. dumps were what did me in. I felt like I had been dropped plop into the middle of a series and I really despise that. Even more-so when I know this is book #1 of the series. Apparently, one of their friends has been murdered and a demon has possibly breached the portal (yikes, we better get on this Scoobs!) and they must find 6 seals before a demon named "Bad*ss Luke" (honestly, I did not make that up) or Armageddon will spread hellfire and damnation on all the realm (ok, I may have made part of that up). But instead of rushing out and trying to stop the big baddie straightaway Camille laments that she hasn't had sex in soooo very long and daydreams about her ex-lover who was oh-so-sexy but oh-so-bad for her. I finished it. It didn't get any better. Only more convoluted and silly. There was more sex but even that was boring. Ah well, they can't all be winners.

Well dang it, I wanted to dislike this book, I really did. There are more than enough badly written stories blurring the lines of my dearly beloved fantasy and science fiction with the horrible romance section to make me want to throw up. This book looked like another one of those silly throw away cheesecake reads with a little magic thrown in to keep the bodice ripper readers happy. Right? Nope, it's fun, it is a quick happy read and I really enjoyed the whole thing. Yes the three sisters thing is getting a little old but hey at least these three are distinct and each of their voices stands out one from the other but for the most part they are a cohesive bunch and with a real family feel to them. They collected way more males in the first book than I thought was warranted but Ms. Galenorn kept my attention well enough and even though there was more sensuality in the book than some would like I enjoyed it immensely because it was done and over with and the story was actually there, it was an entire book with a beginning and a middle and an end, it was not a REALLY long chapter with no plot other than the miscellaneous sex scenes and no plot. (Gee I wonder what author writes those) I have the second book which I'm going to start in just a little bit and when Darkling comes out I suppose I'm scooping that one up as well. There are 9 seals after all and that is good an opening for 9 books as I've seen so lets see how long our funny, weird and wonderful half faerie sisters can hold out for. Ms. Galenorn thank you for making me look forward to more of your work; it's been a LONG time since I've enjoyed myself reading as much as I have with your writing.

I actually enjoyed the first 100 pages or so of this book. I thought sisters with different backgrounds and abilities was interesting. I enjoyed the interactions they had, and I liked the mystery that was being presented. A friend of the sisters is murdered by demons who are trying to destroy the portals that limit access between the otherworld, Earth, and the evil demon world. To destroy the portals the demons must collect 6 stones. Well, I've read similar plots before, but I was ready for a fun adventure of stone collecting, unfortunately that's not what I got. At around page 150, after making pit stops to shop and talk about what clothes the main character is wearing, the characters finally set out to find the first stone. Instead of simply finding the man with the stone in the woods somewhere they end up meeting a dragon and Saint George. I'm sorry to say, but that was the final straw for me. I read through the boring descriptions and pointless sex hoping to get to the mystery, the demons, and the stones. Instead I got goofy dragons, saints, fox men, and weak faerie queens. What happened? This book went off in a totally different direction than it set out in. I didn't want to read on to find out what goofy sidekick the flat characters would run into next. I'm disappointed. I really thought I would enjoy this book. I certainly enjoyed the first 150 pages, minus the clothing descriptions and short pointless sex scenes. Definitely a waste of time. I don't recommend it.

Read this book, despite the next line of my review! This book was not the greatest, but not bad at all. Like others, I had a problem with the sisters not immediately trying to find the guy with the seal. But, don't let this stop you from reading this series, which just get's better and better. Think of this book as the introduction, as this is where you are getting to know the family and meet some of the characters that will mean much more in later books. Just see the reviews for the rest of the series and you will see what I mean. The next book was much better and every book since has been fantastic. Each book is written from a different sisters perspective. One is a Witch, one a Were Kitty and one a Vampire, all half fae and half human. They start out as misfits who are not accepted in either world. Their powers are weak and unreliable at best, but as the stories progress, these girls become very powerful, each in their own unique way. They form strong alliances and caring friendships while kicking evil demonkind butt. They acquire a large extended family of misfits that make the stories even more engaging. Through it all, the sisters have an unbreakable bond between them. Someone talked about how much of a let down this book was after reading Kim Harrison. Let me tell you that I think this series is even better than Kim Harrison's. I just don't feel the connections between the characters in Kim's books. In this series, you really feel the emotions between all the characters. They go into battle together and kick serious butt. A group of ragtag, yet powerful misfits become a close knit family. This is one series you really don't want to miss.

I just wasn't as impressed by this as the summaries had led me to believe I'd be... The plot seemed trite and overdone. The characters seemed very static and stereotypical. Two characters that I would have liked to see more of were Morio, a Japanese kitsune (read demon fox) and 'Smoky' a white dragon. One can hope they make a larger appearance in the second and third installments. The plotline is fairly standard. Three sisters are living on Earth on assignment from their CIA-like agency from Faerie. Since the sisters are half Fae, half human they each have their weird powers. Camille is a witch, Delilah is a werecat and Menolly used to be great at acrobatics before a mission gone wrong saw her turn into a vampire. The sisters manage well enough Earthside and they all have their own jobs. Menolly helps tend bar (at night of course), Delilah is a detective and Camille runs a bookstore. By the title, Camille is the obvious focus of this story and things were going fine until a friend that worked at the bar with Menolly died of very suspicious causes. That sets off a whole slew of otherworldly problems including the rising of a demon named Shadow Wing. I couldn't help it; I thought of Darkwing Duck every time I saw the name in print... It took me a good four or five days to get through this slim little paperback, a size that would normally take one or two max. I just couldn't get into it. I'll (of course) read the next ones to see if they turn out better. I hope they do.

Witchling / 0-425-21254-8 When I first read "Witchling", I was inclined to give it a mere 3-4 star rating, but now that I've re-read it again after reading the next two in the series, I can admit that I really love this series and I enjoyed "Witchling" far more now that I can see where the series is going. A fun and fantastic series, the "Sisters of the Moon" books feature a sort of "Charmed"-esque world, with the three titular sisters combining good sense, strong magic, and family ties to defeat powerful demons and solve supernatural mysteries. One of the things I like best about this series is the thought and care that Galenorn has put into building her world - the magical residents of "Otherworld" are out in the open, with no Masquerade to maintain, and much care has been put into fleshing out what such a world would look like, with new businesses popping up to cater to the OW residents and with human groupies and protesters taking to the streets. Creating a world without a Masquerade is tricky, and requires a lot of care and thought, but it allows the story to focus on the important elements of plot propulsion and character development, rather than having to devote huge chunks of time and space to cleaning up magical messes that really shouldn't be possible to hide in the first place. More than anything else, the "Sisters of the Moon" series focuses on character development. The very few things I disliked about this novel - Camille's "Sex in the City" like obsession with clothes, lingerie, and other novelties she shouldn't be able to afford and wouldn't have the time and luxury to enjoy under the developing serious circumstances in the novel - melt into the background over the series as the sisters change and develop. Each of the sisters has her own personal demons and difficulties - in part due to their cross-breed heritage, but also in part to their own past difficulties that need to be overcome. As the world starts to fall apart around them over the course of the series, each sister starts to grow, evolve, and tackle her own personal demons. This isn't, in short, a series for reading out of order, because the sisters change slowly but noticeably over each novel. "Witchling" is told from the point of view of Camille, the oldest sister, and it's interesting to see her from the perspective of her two younger sisters over the course of the next two books. She is deeply passionate and extremely sexually liberated, attracting a small harem of gorgeous, dangerous men over the course of the series. And yet, her first passion is always for her sisters and her family as she struggles to shelter the other two in her role as oldest sister and surrogate mother. I highly recommend you check out this wonderful series. "Witchling" admittedly gets off to a gently rocky start, but if you enjoy this novel even a little, you will almost assuredly love the overall series, and this fantastically charming world will draw you in and refuse to let you go. ~ Ana Mardoll

I have a lot of Yasmine's non-fiction books in my extensive library, Witchling was the first time I read one of her fiction books, and I was not disappointed. It does take me a while to sink into a new world, where the mythologies are different but I really like reading other peoples ideas about the way things are with magickal creatures and mythologies, Yasmine's interpretations were great and I especially loved her take on the Greek Gods! You can tell that Yasmine has a very deep knowledge and respect for all things Pagan and as a fellow Witch whist reading got a deeper appreciation (or found things more humours) due to the fact that she weaves her knowledge into the book. It took me some time to warm up to Camille but once I got past the first chapter I was hooked. Yasmine is eloquent and sassy when she writes and writes her female characters (the sisters) very empowered. I can't wait for the second book (the teaser in the end of Witchling has got me waiting for July to come around) So if it is stormy outside and all you want to do is sit down near a warm heater or fire with a entertaining book and a hot chocolate I defiantly recommend this one. Blessed Be Ethony

It is very clear to me that this is a first novel in this genre - I could tell even before I looked up the author's website. I kinda felt like this was more of a "fan-fiction" type thing... although with original characters. Although, some fan-fiction authors write very well, and probably should be published (if they created works with all original material and characters as well as stories based on other people's worlds), this didn't feel as polished as it could have been for a printed book. I found all sorts of things that seem to just rip off of other book series in this genre... for example, there's a bit of a Laurell K. Hamiltion rip off. I had a problem with the idea that there are three sisters that are all magical in different ways. If they have the same parents, shouldn't their magics be similar? They're not. There's also the question of terms; is "witch" the right term for a fairy magic wielder? The main character claims herself to be a witch and a fairy... but is her magic that of a witch or that of a fairy? Or is there no such thing as a non-fairy witch? One of her sisters transforms into a tabby cat... why does a fairy turn into a house cat like the more traditional werewolf idea of shapeshifters, although in the form of a house cat instead of a wolf? That is actually more explained in book 2, which I actually really enjoyed and had a lot less problems with. The third sister is a vampire... it's explained why in this volume and I understand that. My problem is she seemed to have no magical ability before her transformation, and yet both of her sisters are magically gifted in one way or another. Did the magical gift fairy forget to smack her with the gifting stick? That is, unless you count her acrobatic abilities as "magic". Also, there's a whole "Everyone wants to have sex with Camille with the porn star boobs" syndrome... kinda tired of paranormal heroines that are so sexy EVERYONE who is male and some who are female wish they were in bed with them. There's way too many series that do that now. Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series and Merry Gentry ones are the first two I read that had them, and it's a reason I stopped reading her books. I'm only doing as she herself wants people to do if they're not happy, so I'm happy enough. Charlaine Harris has started going that route with her Sookie books, and that's making me enjoy her books a lot less than I used to. With Sookie, I understand it a lot more than I do with Anita or Merry, and I understand it a little better than I do with Camille here, too. I don't know the character of Camille as well yet - although I do see that she is very loyal to her sisters, and has taken the role of mama-sister in a way. She's a good person, but I find her misfiring-magical abilities and her clothing choices to be a bit annoying. She also seems incompetent for the job she's been given... I won't say more about that because I don't want to make a lot of spoiler-y comments. I found the second book a lot more appealing, and I'll be continuing with the series, but I found this book to be a bit of a dud. There could also have been a lot more things done to build the world better in this book as well as more on why the sisters' abilities are so different. I would have liked more info about the different fairy and spiritual peoples of the human world and "Otherworld".

I always look forward to new fiction from Yasmine Galenorn, and the first of this new supernatural fantasy series about three half-human, half-Faerie sisters promises to take her writing to a new and darker level. Camille d'Artigo, the narrator of 'Witchling', is smart, sassy, sexy and powerful, a good witch whose half-humanity makes her magical powers unpredictable. The book suffers from the need of all first-in-series books - to introduce and establish the background and landscape of the fantasy - but the action is hot and strong enough to carry us through all that. Camille and her sisters Delilah (a were-cat) and Menolly (a newly-fledged vampire) work in urban Seattle while maintaining their secret lives as intelligence operatives for Otherworld. The murder of another operative leads them to the existence of a plot by an evil demon, Shadow Wing from the Subterranean Realms, to seize power not only in Otherworld but on Earth. Bureaucratic inertia in the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, and the neglect of the Queen of the Faeries, leaves them to fight the threat of a series of increasingly-dangerous minions of Shadow-Wing alone with only the help of such friends (and lovers) as they can muster. The brief taster at the end of Witchling brings us to the next book, Changeling, told by Delilah the were-cat, due to be published in 2007, and Darkling, the third in the series, told by Menolly. Now we know the landscape of the series, I look forward to enjoying even more of Galenorn's ability to craft a well-told story with some beautiful quality writing.

Sorry to say I just couldn't get into this one. Like so many paranormal books I've come across, this one is just way too bogged down with world building. Before the actual story can really begin, the reader must learn all about vampires, witches, Sidhe, giants, and their origins. All of these supernatural characters come to earth from the Otherworld--an alternate dimension. The three sisters this series centers on are members of an orginization that protects earth from the bad things coming out of the Otherworld. Apparently the really bad ones come from some place called Subterranean Realms. A giant is murdered and the sisters suspect that it has something to do with the new leader of the Sub Realms. The book is told from the first person perspective of Camile, the oldest of three half fairy, half human sisters. Somehow, I haven't figured out how, she is a witch...but her sisters are a shapeshifter and a vampire respectively. Camile is romantically pursued by Chase, but repeatedly says she finds him repulsive and a relationship would not work anyway because Chase is fully human. I think my frustrations with this book are obvious. In my oppinion when it comes to paranormal--less is more. Too many creatures, characters, clubs, organizations, locations, rules and customs, it's all just needlessly exhausting for readers. More importantly it slows the actual plot to a crawl. I would have been happier it the books spead ahead with the murder investigation and explained the other convuluted elements as we went along--and just deleted a few all together. This way it just doesn't flow well. To say something nice, I thought this book had a few cute touches. The sisters themselves were rather endearing. Delilah, who transforms into a tabby cat when stressed. Camile who's magic occasionally goes haywire resulting in public nudity. Menolly, who beads her hair because the jingling noise makes her happy. Yeah, there is potential in all of this. I just felt the book was to busy on the whole

Oh my gosh, guys. I freaking LOVE this book! It's the first in the series about the D'Artigo sisters and they do NOT disappoint! The whole series is chock full of adventure and romance and some really bad ass chicks! I can't wait for the rest of the series to come out! This is the book that introduced me to Yasmine, and I am so grateful for that! She's now one of my all time favorite authors, and everything else I've read by her has been just as fun, sexy, and intense as this series!

The magical races of Otherworld make their presence known to Earthlings and the Sidhe travel through guarded portals to terra. They have agents on Earth that belong to the OIA and these agents guard the portals and fix things that involve Earth otherworld inhabitants. Three of the OIA operatives are the half human half faerie D'Artigo sisters: Camille the powerful witch whose spells sometimes backfire, Delilah a were who shifts into a cat, and Menolly a reluctant vampire. The sisters learn that there has been a change of leadership in the Subterranean Realms where the demons reside and the new ruler Shadow Wing wants to gain control of the same magical seals that the elemental hands lost. When he has the seals he will be able to have his army pass through his realm into earth. He hates humans and wants earth scourged of their presence and his minions in control of the planet. Both sides know who has the seals and they are in a race to claim it. Yasmine Galenorn has written a fantastic, exciting and electrifying urban fantasy that is on par with such greats at Laurell K. Hamilton, Mercedes Lackey, and Kim Harrison. Camille is torn between two different magical beings, one of which belongs to a fickle fae group who always leave their lovers and the other is a fae creature of earth that has powers equals to his lover and his rival. There is plenty of action witty dialogue and a well crafted plot in this be-WITCHLING tale. Harriet Klausner

If you are looking for a light-reading romp under the moon, this book is for you. The first novel in the Otherworld series, Witchling takes place in Seattle in a world where Earthside coexists with Otherworld, the place of the fae. There are three half-human, half-fae D'Artigo sisters (Camille the witch, Delilah the werecat and Menolly the vampire) who are trying to stop a demon named Shadow Wing from destroying both worlds. Although this series has been categorized as Paranormal Romance, it is far from harlequin. I would consider the Otherworld novels as mostly urban fantasy with a little bit of mystery and a few steamy scenes. The adult content is a side note that complements the story without dominating the plot. What keeps this series fresh is the rotation of the point-of-view between the three sisters. Each book is purely told through the eyes of one sister, then the next book features the next sister. On that note, Witchling is told from the oldest sister Camille's point of view. As with the first book of any series, there is a lot of time spent on establishing the characters, but it is very much worth the effort. As the books continue, it is difficult not to become personally-invested in the characters as you gain a rich backstory that is recommended to further enjoy following novels. The drawback with this book is the dialog. It is easy to misinterpret lighthearted, snarky comments with juvenile, cheesy comebacks. The problem with dialog decreases over time, either due to Yasmine gaining more experience over the years as a writer, or that the sisters have evolved from being naive to serious about the war they are facing. With 13 novels in the series at the time of this review, each book has been better than the last. Yasmine has become a skilled story weaver with such a large cast of characters, exotic locations and mythical creatures. Smart, sexy and imaginative, her books offer a fantastical way to momentarily escape reality while having a little fun.

I have to say I was attracked to the cover of this book & was quite pleasantly surprised by the quality of writing, once I got in to the book. the characters are well crafted, while retaining enough mystery to leave you wanting more (in the sequel, one can only hope.) Also, while the mythos for this world is well rounded, it is not "crammed down your throat" so much that you miss the story. The plot is always the driving force, and what a force that is....I can not wait to read the next book in this series. I was afraid this was going to come off as a "Charmed" knock off, but these three weird sisters have it all going on, and a bag of chips (to go with the late night bad TV...read the book & you'll understand...)

Meet the D'Artigo sisters: the oldest Camille, the middle sister Delilah, and the youngest Menolly. All of them smart, pretty, and deadly. They're half human, half Faerie and that messes with the magic in their blood. Camille is a witch who's magic can short circuit at the worst possible times, Delilah is a were cat who shape shifts when she becomes stressed out and Menolly is an acrobat, who when she fell at the wrong moment, was turned into vampire. She is now learning how to deal with being one of the undead and controlling herself. The three of them live in an alternate version of Seattle where humans know about the Fae and some of the other things that go bump in the night. Currently a few bad things are going down, starting with the murder of a giant, a bouncer named Jocko, at the bar where Menolly works. It appears that the demon Shadow Wing is trying to break out of the Subterranean Realms and wants to take over and destroy Earth and Otherworld where the girls grew up. And so, the three are changed with the following from the Otherworld Intelligence Agency (OIA, think like the CIA/FBI except it's magic): Keep Shadow Wing and his minions from coming though however possible. I first picked this book up because of the cover; the art of this series is, in my opinion, just beautiful. Yasmine weaves a lovely story and you can see the love the three sisters have for each other. I've heard some people say that the three sisters' thing is a rip off of "Charmed", but it's not. Three is a magical number and has been used way before "Charmed" ever got a hold of it. (Besides for "Charmed" it's technically four sisters.) I've read this book three times and its sequel Changling twice and am dying to get a copy of Darkling come January. There is some violence and sex, but I think that it's very well written and is done better than some of the other authors out there; and is not as in your face about it as some authors can be.

I was surprised to discover just how much I enjoyed this novel. The story is about three sisters, all half faery. One is a buxom witch who turns all the guys heads, but is intellegent and strong-willed. The second is a changeling, tall, blonde, and athletic with a soft heart. The third is a recently turned vampire, small, petite, red-headed and tough. The three sisters work on earth as a go-between between the faery world and ours. Unfortunately they are called in when a giant has been found murdered and uncover a horrible plot to take over both worlds. Basically the girls are all we have to stand between the terrible evil coming and the world. I won't say more, but suffice it to say this is no fluff novel. It is a fast-paced fun ride in which I can't wait to read the next one.

I picked this book up with the second one -Changling -in the library hoping for a good paranormal/supernatural series and was disappointed to find that although the story had alot of potential (and reminded me a bit of Charmed), the characters are annoying. Camille, the main sister in this first book reminds me of Prue -Charmed- only much much sluttier. The story wouldn't be bad if there were less focus on all the new men the sisters are trying to sleep with and/or decide between, and more mystery,horror, and action. I flipped past the tedious sex scenes in hopes that there would be more to the actual PLOT, but no such luck. Also annoying is the bad decisions the sisters make regarding the men they date which just adds more annoying characters. I will not be getting book three unless I am seriously,seriously bored!

Attempt at a witty review title aside I think it conveys my overall opinion pretty well. If you love paranormals with heroines akin to Buffy or the Halliwell sisters this is right up your alley. Any comparison to literary heroines would bring those gals down just a little. Meet the D'Artigo sisters, mom was a human, dad is fae. Oldest sister Camille, a witch, tells this first story. Operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency they are the protectors of the line between Otherworld (their home realm) and Earth. When a baddy from the Subterranean Realms threatens to upset the balance between the three realms Camille and sisters Delilah, a shapeshifter, and Menolly, a vampire, have to kick some bad guy butt. Throw in the rich setting of the Pacific Northwest and some hot guys to keep the lust tension going and you have the perfect light reading. While not quite as well built, planned and plotted as other heroines in the genre don't count these girls out. Characters like Rachel Morgan or Mercy Thompson are the caloric equivalent of a regular cola and these would make a great diet substitute. Lighter reading for in between the meatier series's. Enjoy!

Yasmine Galenorn's Witchling isn't a bad book. I just didn't find it all that engaging. The story centers around a half-fae/half-human witch named Camille. She and her sisters work for the Otherworld Intelligence agency. In this world the fae have "come out" and are known to the humans of this world. I think part of the problem I had with the book was insufficient world building. I never really got a sense why the Otherworld made itself known to our world, or why the agency they report to was having trouble. I couldn't relate to Camille's character, or her problems with her ex-boyfriend. I got a sense of being told why she'd dumped him, but not really shown. I might pick up the other books in the series to see if I can find the other sisters easier to relate to than this one. Although, I have a lot more pressing things that I want to read in my TBR pile. An explanation of my rating system, so others will realize where I'm coming from: 5 stars = excellent book, I couldn't put it down. 4 stars = good book 3 stars = OK book may or may not read on if it's part of a series 2 stars = not good, book drags 1 star = bad book

This is my first book by Yasmine Galenorn, but it definitely won't be my last. I am hooked. She has captured my interest.

3 and a half stars. Yes, that means that this book is a bit rough and not nearly was well but together as Galenorn's modestly popular Chintz 'n China Mystery Series. I should have known something was up when MJ Davidson was quoted on the cover. Witchling is the first in the series with Changeling soon to follow. Galenorn tries to mix a lot of characters, fashion, sex, and a number of mythological/fairy tale traditions. Unfortunately, it just doesn't work well in a 276 page book. If the book had about another 10 pages, then we might have really had something. Now, it isn't horrible, but I think I might have been better off buying the book and then waiting for a few more of them to come out and reading them together. Also, the book is in first person, and some folks don't like that. The thing I really didn't like was that Galenorn mixes her traditions but uses the different names for the same entity as if they were two different types of beings. Also, she often forgets that the Sidhe are Fairies, too (sometimes a sentence or two after she calls them Fairies). A tirade of demons are loose on Earth and the magical half-human, half-Fae D'Artigo sisters and their sidekicks are off to stop them before their master, Shadow Wing, gets his grubby mits on the any of the nine shields that separate Earth, Otherworld, and the Subterranean Realms. Here is the problem, by the time you are halfway through the book, there are over 8 of these "sidekick-types" and all of them are a different type of entity. So much time is lost explaining what all these entities are, that the plot line becomes broken and rushed. Another 50-100 pages or so could have really allowed the author to smooth things out.

Finished Kim Harrison's new book and wanted to try something similar from others and happened to come by this book by chance. Won't elaborate since many reviewers already gave their reviews with some details. The narration is in the first person of Camille, the eldest sister. The story is somewhat slow at times and can get quite boring. Sometimes the dialogue sounds like something a college kid would say. It's really difficult trying to feel anything towards the 3 main characters, of which are all sisters. Are these sisters suppose to be older than they appear? They sound like college girls being on their own for the first time. There's no feeling in the book for readers to care about them! Hadn't realized that it's scifi/thriller/romance or whatever passes as romance. This series is probably geared toward the female audience than men. It's just hard following the story. It's suppose to get you involved but it doesn't. Listening to the audiobook version and the narrator sounds very young but not much experienced in voice impersonations since each character sounds roughly the same with not much distinction in tone or character. I'd like to know what'll happen but sometimes have to put the story away and come back several times as it's... boring!! Must... find... out.. the... ending!! ZZZZZ!!! Even the older tv show of 3 sisters, Charms, was more interesting than this book!

I have been waiting for months for Yasmine's next endeavor to hit the shelves and it was well worth it! In the ever-growing genre of urban fantasy her name is going to be one of the big ones. We tend to see elements of things we enjoy in every book we read, there are no new stories after all. The trick is when an author manages to portray themes in a new light. Witchling is all that and then some. Steeped in mystery, magic and mayhem she seamlessly blends together a world that as the reader you're never really sure hasn't existed all this time. Otherworld and Earth, two planes of existence that co-exist are on the brink of destruction. Only no one wants to acknowledge it. The FBH (full-blooded humans) are mostly clueless, and the Crown and Court are too busy with their opium dreams to bother outfitting for war. So it's up to Camille and her two half-human/half-Fae sisters to stop the demon armies from shattering the divisions between the worlds and turning all of existence into the devil's playground. For those of you who like stories rich in mythos, a world that is rich in scenery and characters who are real enough to step off the page - don't pass up this book. This series looks to be one that will keep you on the edge of your seat for the whole ride!

It started off rather lackluster. But I was willing to read the first 100 pages just to make sure I wouldn't like it. There's a murder first off, and the heroine stands around talking smack with one of the officials from the Alphabet Soup Government agency which she also works for. At one point, the author actually popped her head up and says "Oh, I think you need a little background information.." Then the reader gets treated to a mini-Bio of the heroine that goes on for several pages. It's like she wrote out the backstory when she was outlining the book and inserted it as is without even trying to subtly weave it into the story. The thing read like a book report! This was annoying to me, like those movies where the main character actually turns and starts talking to the camera because the writer was too lazy to think of a clever way to impart the information. *ugh* I put the book down and probably won't go back to it.

There were elements that looked like they could turn out to be interesting, but it was too heavy on the romance. I don't mind a bit of romance, but this book was really for romance readers. Not my cup of tea.

You can expect a power-punch in this plot...and the set up for the 3 Sisters series is awesomely executed. I was drawn in from the get-go, and I found the characters believable, engaging and exciting. The first in the series is about Camille, a witch, and the oldest of the 3 half-fae sisters. I love Camille's sex appeal and humor. I also enjoyed the speed of the plot, as each chapter had that "edge-of-your-seat" feeling. The scenes were hot, the "extra-mortals" were deliciously drawn as well, and the men--phew! *fans self* I give this book 5 stars, and anyone who likes urban fantasy will as well. It's got all the elements fans of this genre will desire, and I'd be willing to bet fans of romance, mystery and occult fiction as well. With magic, love and suspense in the mix, who can resist?

I enjoyed the storyline, the character descriptions were well developed, until they talk, the book is great. As soon as they begin to share dialog, you realize the writer must like illiterate, uneducated, profane people or at least that must be all she ever speaks to in real life. It completely destroys the effect and fantasy she has created up until that moment. I've read 4 of her books, they all are similar in the way they jar you out of the fantasy by the inability of the characters to talk like normal people. (I think she is aiming for edginess, but they all talk the same: abrupt, rude, vulgar, minimal vocabulary.) Shame, if she improved the dialog, these books would be fantastic.

Slow start, but got better... I thoroughly enjoyed that the protagonists, especillly Camille, were somewhat normal in their desires and actions. While many books in this genre have a virgin Mary approach to female protagonists, where heroines are completely non-sexual if not "untouched" until the meet the love of their life, Camille is a 21st century woman. Kudos to the writer for this.

Witchling is about three sisters half human and half farie. Who are sent to protect relations between humans and farie. This one mainly deals with the oldet, Camille who is part witch. Demons are after the seals that keep the worlds apart. It is a very slow read until abot half way thru. The last battle is anti-climatic. If I could I'd give the book a 3.25 but I can't so it'll have to be 3.5.

I loved this book! The first few chapters were a little slow, but soon I found myself totally emersed in the world the author had created. The only thing that even slightly disappoints me is that it will be told from a different sister in each book. I loved Camille and the men in her life (especially a certain dragon !!) and I would love to find out more from her point of view. Still, I cannot WAIT for the next one.

Let me start by saying that I like Yasmine Galenorn's writing quite a lot. I love her pagan/metaphysical books--she's one of the few authors out there who seems to have a genuine passion for the subject matter--and I've also enjoyed the one installment of Chintz 'n' China that I've read. That said, I didn't really enjoy this book, though I feel kind of bad saying so about something she's obviously worked hard on and feels strongly about. Galenorn has set herself a difficult task here. Most writers of urban fantasy choose a narrator who has grown up in the ordinary, everyday world of humans. Whether the protagonist is aware of the supernatural at the start of the book or not, s/he does begin the story as someone who is more familiar with the human world than with the Otherworld. This enables the author to gradually lead readers into the world, because they can find out bits and pieces of information right along with the character. Galenorn's protagonist, Camille, is the opposite. She is half-human, but grew up in the Otherworld among Sidhe society and has now moved to Earth as an investigator of supernatural crime. (We'll leave aside the question of whether someone who grew up in Faerie would call it "Otherworld." It seems to me that our world would be called Other by the denizens of Faerie.) So we have a narrator who ostensibly knows everything about Otherworld and almost everything about supernatural crime. And we have a very short novel, during which the foundation of a series needs to be laid and several skirmishes fought. There's very little "screen time" in which to gradually lead readers into the setting. Instead, every time Camille opens her mouth, an infodump falls out. Because Camille serves mainly as a vehicle for exposition, she isn't very well-developed as a character. Several other characters are either flat (the sisters) or else behave in completely incongruous ways that jar with the way the character seemed at first (Chase). I'm not talking about characters changing through their experiences. This is more like "BAM! I am a completely different person now!" In addition, I felt that the final scene was sort of jarring with the rest of the story. Its purpose is to set the scene for sequels, but its atmosphere doesn't really fit with the rest of the novel. However, I'm looking forward to seeing where Galenorn goes with this series. I suspect the characters will be more interesting now that the expository lump is out of the way.

I feel the need to warn others not to waste their time on this book. I read trashy vampire/witch/were novels ALL THE TIME...I don't require much from a book...just that it's entertaining. This book was awful. It took me WEEKS to drag through it and I usually read books like this in two to three days. I just didn't care WHAT was going to happen in this book. At no time was I enthralled, excited, or anxious...I just didn't care about any of these lame one-dimensional characters! SAVE YOUR TIME...Read anything by Kim Harrison. She's the same genre but MUCH more interesting!

This has got to be one of the most amateurish books I have read in a long time. The dialogue is ridiculous, the characters are pure cardboard, and the pacing is non-existent. The only reason I forced myself to finish this is because a good friend recommended it, but honestly, there is no reason to waste your time or money in this book. There are so many other good "urban fantasy" books out there. Or, you could just hit your head on the wall for a couple of hours and that would be time better spent than if you read this stupid book.

I came across this book by pure accident, and am so glad that I did. Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop. I loved Camille's caracter so much. She's an amazingly strong character. The way Yasmine Galenorn has written the book, you really feel like you are a part of Camille in the book. But my favorite part about this book, and the sequals to it, is that each book, you read from a different sisters point of view. You feel like you're a part of them. not just reading about them. Yasmine is brilliant with these books. And anyone who loves to read about fantasy and magic I think will really like these books.

Great start to a new series. Hardly any down spots and wasted page fillers. I love the diversity of having witches, vampires, fairie/fey and my fav demons. This book had good sex with hardly any romance which I more than appreciated and had great action. I'm looking forward to reading book 2.

Amazing! Fun, inspiring, sexy adventure!

I'm not quite finished reading this book yet and a good book will usually keep me in a choke hold until I'm done. Yes, it is easy for me to put down and pick up later, but the storyline is good. I like the idea that 3 worlds could come crashing together if the big bad gets its way. Who's going to stop this disaster? Misfits who straddle 2 of the worlds. And as an added twist, these heroines can't depend on their powers and abilities to save their lives. I will have to get the second book (Changeling) just to see how well the series progresses.

Where to start? This unoriginal book is an attempt to cash in on the rising popularity of urban paranormal fantasy (done well by authors like Laurell K. Hamilton or Jim Butcher) but falls way, way short. Nothing is believable, not the characters (who all talk exactly the same - like a teenager, from the human to the ancient dragon), the relationships, or the setting itself. There's a huge lack of successful world-building here. But the absolute worst thing would have to be the dialogue. I can't say how many times I wanted to toss this book for the trite and cheesy dialogue alone. If a friend had given me this book asking if I thought it could be published, I would have said absolutely not. Yet here it is, and people are actually giving it good reviews??? I wouldn't even expect bad young adult fiction to be THIS bad. (I like YA fiction.) Other examples of bad writing: a couple of the bad guys' names are "Bad A** Luke" and "The Psycho Babbler". The book is always understating or overstating things - characters laugh at inappropriate times and I can't even count how many times the main character "shakes" herself every time she has a [gasp] thought. Even a couple gratuitous sex scenes couldn't save this book. One of my favorite examples of awful writing... "My arm burned like a mother-sucker." Direct quote, no editing on my part. The sad thing is that I actually wanted to like this book. Galenorn writes good pagan nonfiction. Sadly, she should stick with that. Big time pass on this series - I won't be reading the others. The only reason I finished it was because it was a gift. If I'd stopped after 30 pages like I wanted to, I would have settled on 2 stars for effort, but after slogging through this waste of paper, I'm giving it 1 for my suffering.

I loved this book. One of the best I read in a long time. Romance, magic, death, fights, and so much more. Great story telling, bringing you into it. I recommend this book to anyone who has even a taste for the supernatural or fiction alone. I already can't wait for the next in the series which is in July 07.

I've been a huge fan of Yasmin's fiction books since the Chintz and China series (a series I'm sad is complete). This time, she captures us again with local and fantastical lore. You walk down the streets of Seattle that feel dark and loom with the evil from which the D'Artigio sisters are bound to protect the citizens. This is sexy, sassy, and thrilling! Start at the beginning and you'll be thirsting for more!

I was eagerly awaiting this book because I wanted to read fiction from one of my fave Wiccan authors. I like the sisters, but the world building in this novel got in the way of the character development of the sisters. The key to building a series is to concentrate on the characters so we get interested in the world they live in but not the other way around. I will definitely read the next book in the series cause I think there will be more character development in the next book. All in all it was a good fantasy, but not great.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Authors uses a pleasant mix of humor, mystery and humanism in the entire series. I will definitely reread, probably several times.

Three magical sisters have come from the Otherworld as supernatural operatives. The three sisters, Camille; Menolly; and Delilah, each have their own unique abilities. Camille is a witch. Menolly is a vampire, and Delilah is a were-cat. But because these three magical sisters are half human, their powers tend to misfire and go altogether wonky. So when a fellow operative is killed and the sisters are assigned to investigate, they must learn to harness their powers and find the killer before it's too late. I was tremendously disappointed with this book. I am a huge fan of Yasemine Galenorn, both her pagan writings and her cozy mysteries, but this book just plain sucked. First, there are three magical sisters. Hmmm...where have I heard that before...? Oh I know! Charmed! Then, just for good measure, she blended in a little Buffy the Vampire Slayer and stole some Laurell K. Hamilton and presto! One book that was a giant rip-off of other popular works, full of poor dialog, a plot that was ridiculous, and the book was about 50 pages too long. I will not be reading anymore books in this series. I would not recommend this book for anyone.

I liked the book! It was interesting, kept my attention. I liked the story. At times a bit long winded but over all it was a fun read. I'm looking forward to the next book.

Little to much romance, not a deep enough plot. Was in the same section of my bookstore, the BookNack of rock hill, sc.

There aren't many books that I start and don't finish. This may well be the first such that I've taken the time to review. A friend of mine got a copy of Yasmine Galenorn's Witchling as a white elephant gift at a Yule celebration, from a young man who told us that he started reading her Wicca 101; she warned me that it was bad, but my other reading project - Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead - had proven too meaty for bedtime reading, and I was looking to chillax. It's not like I don't have a place in my heart for trashy urban fantasy. The writing is just plain bad. All semester I was chastised by my lit professor for my refusal to "embrace the marginalia", to mark in the books. Reading Witchling I very nearly grabbed a red pen for striking extraneous transitions and adverbs. There's not so much exposition as there is ill-timed info-dumping. The book is so full of pop culture references, that even as someone from the time and place where the book was written, I find many of the references to be incomprehensible. It's like the book never saw an editor ... maybe not even a private test audience. The story revolves around three sisters, half human and half Faerie, whose mixed-blood heritage causes their Faerie magic and power to fail at random. The eldest sister is a witch, disdainful of human Wiccans and Pagans and of full-blooded humans (called "FBHs"by the otherworldly characters) in general. The middle sister is a were-cat whose her animal form is a striped tabby. The third was a "natural acrobat" with Spiderman-like wall climbing powers ... until they failed and dropped her into a nest of vampires, who turned her. Although not particularly original, the characters had the potential to be interesting. That potential was wasted. The characters work for the OIA - the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. That's right, Faerieland has an intelligence agency. A bureaucratic one, that puts its agents up in hovels and uses tacky gift shops as fronts, that hires loser humans who are essentially fanboys of the magical community, whose chief purpose seems to be a foil for longwinded exposition. Rather than living in an OIA hovel, the sisters live in an old Victorian mansion - a thirty minute commute outside of Seattle, which is apparently a very long drive in the mind of Yasmine Galenorn. The sisters have this mansion, and legal identities in the United States, because their mother insisted that they get Social Security numbers ... except that their mother left earth during World War II, and children weren't commonly given Social Security numbers until the 1980s when the tax law was changed so that you couldn't claim an unnumbered child as a deduction. The story opens with a new assignment: the characters must investigate the death of Jocko the iant. Yes: Jocko the giant. Who, at over seven feet, is a dwarf giant. Who has a giant penis and likes to have sex with human women. He was killed by a demon - the characters can tell, because they can smell it on the rope that killed him. There's a new demon lord in hell - "Shadow Wing", seriously? - about whom the characters (who spend a lot of time telling us, the reader, that they're peons) mysteriously know more than the OIA. A seer tells the main character that Shadow Wing is a soul eater ... as if that were something rare and unique, rather than a staple of both the genre in particular and mythology as a whole. Although there's big trouble afoot, the oldest sister takes a night off to take her youngest sister to a Vampires Anonymous meeting. Yes. VA. After the VA meeting, the oldest sister goes to meet the seer who will tell her about the coming troubles ... but not before taking a few moments to fantasize about an ex and decide that, no, she doesn't have time to masturbate. Yes, I've had days like that. But they don't make good fiction. So instead she gets dressed in special Faerie clothes that won't get caught on the underbrush. The seer is an "Elemental", one of the "Hags of Fate", an immortal who lives near a portal outside of town and outside the control of the OIA (explain to me how a few miles outside of town is beyond the reach of the Otherworld authorities?). She reads the character's heart, issues a prophesy, and demands a price: the finger bone of a demon or her own finger if she can't find one. The seer would be a solid character ... except that Galenorn named her "Grandmother Coyote". The MC's ex is a "Svartan", from Svartalfheim, and although I made it a little bit past this reveal, this is where the book really lost me. If he he were actually a Svartalf it wouldn't be so bad: smithfolk from the darkest depths of the Norse world, and about whom very few specifics remain. They're black-skinned, mysterious, borderline evil, and the narrator actually says "once you go Svartan, you never go back." Essentially, they're a magically endowed disaster of racial stereotypes about black people. I wanted to make it to the end and catalogue all the fail, but I just couldn't hack it. I gave up at the top of page 58. Do not even attempt to read this book without a bong in one hand and a glass of cheep wine in the other.

Witchling had the potential to be a good book, or at least an intrueging one. The plot, involving fairies, shapeshifters, vampires, Tam Lin, dragons, and ordinary humans who coping with all of the above, could be an incredible read. Sadly, the author can not write for her life. I had to force myself to finish through to the end. I didn't borrow the second book from the library, even though the werecat-themed sequel sounded like just the sort of thing I like. Overall, I would recommend looking for a different book to curl up with. Try Ilona Andrews or Karen Chance.

I picked this book up on a whim. From the synopsis I thought that it might be and interesting read but it wasn't. I forced my self to read until I just couldn't take it any more. All the acronyms were confusing and annoying. The characters seem lackluster and shallow. I really was hoping to enjoy this book. Now I'm a couple a bucks poorer and with nothing to show for it.

I was not impressed with this series. I just finished reading the Fever series from Moning and was hoping for another smart, funny, clever novel like hers, but didn't get it. I was disappointed by the werecat she was the tallest and most muscular of the sisters and I expected a massive morph from her instead we get a sissy little kitty who can't handle stressfull situations, really. And I was totally disgusted when Trillian shows up shoves his tongue down main character's throat and grinds on her in front of her sisters that is not sexy that is sick. And who says Hell's Bells Trillian thats who. I didn't even make it to the halfway point I stopped reading it after that. This novel sounded like a horrid reincarnation of the Charmed series on t.v. mixed with the Fever Series by Moning. Not impressed.

Not a terrible story. But tired of the irrisistable male lets have sex format. Reminescent of anita blake. Not bad for a day at the airport but don't expect more than a minimal plot.

I have never really been able to finish a book before, cause i guess im really adhd lol, but this book it took me on a wild ride. I love it, i finished it in less than 2 days, i just could not put it down!

I am on the 3rd book of this series & am loving it! I am having so much fun getting caught up in the world of these 3 sisters. It's addictive and hard to put down. A great & exicting read that I don't want to ever end! A must have for your summer list.

Yasmine does a great job of introducing captivating characters. It is a must read along with book 2 and 3 for all witch and fantasy lovers.

Are you attracted to powerful dangerous beings? Have you ever felt that you were at the mercy of Murphy's Law? Well, then this books for you. The heroine is powerful, but her power doesn't always work the way it should. Good thing that she can think on her toes and make the best of her situation. The type of girl who likes men who are dangerous. Good human guys...they don't stand a chance.

Witches, farries, dragons that walk as men. When the doors to other worlds open and the residents start to travel between them, it`s just like old times...

Every time I turn around she is introducing some new "creature". Some new "supe" i think we are up to 25 just and just in chapter 6. Camelie spends more time explaining what all these new creatures are and lets not forget their special powers and characteristics.. ohh and how many times do i have to hear "by the moon.. by the gods". At first i was intrigued by the supernatural mystery aspect but after each new "supe" I can't keep track and my insterest is depleting

With the popularity of the Anita Blake series, everyone seems to be trying to cash in on the dark urban fantasy pony. Fortunately, the series that popularized the genre has gone so far downhill in quality that most fans are eager to seek out new series to get their fix. Some writers like Kelley Armstrong and Kim Harrison try to recapture what was good about the Anita Blake series before Laurell K Hamilton started pandering to the hairy palms crowd. Unfortunately, Yasmine Galenorn is going the Charlaine Harris route in giving us series that repackages everything that is horrible about the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series and adds insult to injury by adding in Hamilton's universally reviled Merry Gentry series in the mix. Camille D'Artigo is an agent of the Otherworld. A world of fairies, elves, vampires, and demons and every other supernatural creature one can shove down a kitchen sink. She is a very special human-fairy hybrid who is also a witch. However, more than the first person narrative perspective, the series reveals its chick-lit ambitions by making Camille and her two sisters cutesy. By cutesy, I really mean incompetent. Camille's spells often backfire on her. Menolly, the vampire, is a member of a sort of vampire AA. Delilah, the shapeshifter, turns into a cute little tabby cat whenever she gets upset. Urgh! The world is much like our own, except for reasons unknown, the denizens of the Otherworld have gone public. Magical creatures frequently travel between worlds. That's where the trouble starts. Some demons are trying to open a portal to Earth and the Otherword from their own world, and the D'Artigo sisters have to guard nine magic seals from them. In otherworld, the corrupt Fairy court is fiddling while Rome burns so our none-too-bright sisters are pretty much on their own against three super-duper demons. Also, Camille is dealing with her rather complicated love life as she juggles two boyfriends, Trellian, the dark Sidhe, and Morio, the demon fox. If this plot sounds familiar to you, then you probably read the first couple of Anita Blake books. However, imagine cramming an investigation, a love triangle, and an exploration of the consequences of establishing relations with the Otherworld into one tiny book that doesn't quite reach three hundred pages. It's rushed, full of clunky infodumping, and barely readabel. By taking on too much in too little space, only one of the plot threads is resolved. From the excerpt in the back, the next book seems to focus on the werekitty sister so I imagine the tepid love triangle won't be resolved anytime soon.

I love this series! I recommend it to anyone interested in fantasy fiction. However, it would probably be best for "mature" teens, and adults. There are some "sex scenes". It's not really for kids. This series is one of my favorites.

What a fabulous find this book was! This author creates a fantastic world of sensual intrigue!! Keep Smiling and Blessings Kimmer

I absolutely loved this book! I cross between mythical beings, the fae, and a mystery. I LOVED it and have since read the Chintz and China Series and Changeling.

I really like the ideas behind the stories Galenorn writes, but there is way too much unnecessary kinky sex. Good thing that it has nothing to do with the plot so those parts can be skipped without losing anything of the story line.

It was very fast service but the #2 Disc skips and I don't have time to send it back. So I miss the very end of disc 2

WITCHLING IS THE FIRST IN THE OTHERWORLD/SISTERS OF THE MOON SERIES BY YASMINE GALENORN . The d'Artigo sisters: They're Not your ordinary sisters,thats for sure. Half human/half Faerie the sisters are here on Earth to investigate crimes against and by what we earthlings know as mythical beasts. Camille ,the oldest and a witch just cant quite get her spells to work. She has more than bad guys to worry about,she's in love with two men, one a shapeshifter and one a titan both of whom could, and want to tear each other apart. Delilah, a werecat who,when upset or nervous changes into a tabby cat, and last but not least Menolly,who is a vampire. She was changed against her will and is still trying to deal with all the undead stuff. Together the three sisters, along with a human go after four demons who are trying to rip the barrier between Otherworld and this world, as well as rip the three sisters into pieces . I found WITCHLING totally and completely hilarious and cant wait to see what more trouble the threesome gets into .

The Witchling has many good elements to it for a work of fiction. The book has lots of descriptive words. You can see many classic terms like Shape-Shifter and Shadow Wing. The cover has a supernatural aura to it making it a good find nonetheless. The barcode has the title under romance as well. A well liked book for beginning readers.

Absolutely wonderful and I’m definitely going to read the next one, I just couldn’t put it down.i love all of the characters in it and Maggie and Iris are two of my favorites for sure

Bought this 5 or so years ago but didn't read the whole series so thought in would start at the beginning. I find Camilla's love life a little perplexing, how can you love someone and be scared of them hurting Miliband yet sleep with someone else. That just didn't add up tome. Best character so far is Maggie.

The D'artigo sisters are half-human, half-Faerie agents of the Otherworld Investigation Agency, sworn to protect both Earth and Otherworld from danger. Although powerful and dangerous, the three sisters' mixed blood often short-circuits them at the wrong moments. Camille is a witch whose spells are prone to backfiring badly. Delilah turns into a tabby cat in moments of stress. And Menolly's a vampire, isolated from her own kind and unsure how to deal with the attack that left her undead. When a powerful demon plots to destroy the barriers between Otherworld and Earth, unleashing demon hoardes on both worlds, the sisters must pit themselves against deadly enemies to try and save both worlds. The premise of "Witchling" is interesting, but there's not much new here. The occasional flashes of brilliance - Corpse Talkers, fox demons, harpies - are merely side notes to the main plot, which deals with the usual faerie intrigues of sex and politics. Camille is our narrator for "Witchling." Unfortunately, she is the least interesting character in the book. The most promising character, Menolly, is given little to do except sleep and snark, which is a complete waste of a dark, potentially fascinating protagonist. Sadly, most of the characters are one-dimensional and sterotypical: there is the arrogant dragon, the gruff human, the over-sexed elf... so on and so forth. There isn't a man in the book who doesn't make a sexual advance towards Camille, which quickly grows tiresome. There are a few nice touches, such as the baby gargoyle Camille rescues from a harpy, and the interweaving of old legends with modern settings. However, despite a complex set-up, there is no real climax to the book, no resolution of the situations we are presented with. Part of the reason for this is that Witchling is the first of a trilogy, so Galenorn is obviously setting us up for the long haul. This knowledge doesn't quite make up for the abrupt ending, but the promise of a different narrator in the second book and some expansion upon the unique aspects of the book might be enough to lure me back for "Changeling." Maybe.

Dull and difficult to engage with

I love this series, it is very well written - the characters are diverse and draw you in and there is a unique history mixed in with legends. I love the fact that there are 3 strong female lead characters and the male characters that appear as the stories progress are all strong and interesting too. As soon as I finish one book I am ready to pick up the next one as soon as my paycheck allows!

1st of the witching that I have read a friend told me about them and I have enjoy this book to the point I'm on the 3rd book about the three sisters a really good read

these book are brilliant, once you start reading them you cant stop. Cant wait to read the next book after the crimson veil