Witchling
(Otherworld #1)
by
Yasmine Galenorn
Publication
Date: October 3rd 2006
Publisher:
Berkley
Source: Library
Source: Library
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Rating:
5/5
Witchling,
is about three sisters from the Otherworld living Earthside. Basically, the
Otherworld is another dimension, and the people are Fae, Cryptos, and Demons.
Thousands of years ago the 2 dimensions lived in the same plane as each other,
but then the Fae went to war with the humans, so the gods (the Greek ones to be
exact) asked the Elementals to do something about it. They made a pact that
sealed off the dimensions with limited access through portals regulated by the
Fae. This pact was split into 9 seals and given to each of the elementals
involved to guard. Over the course of time, they had gotten lazy and all of the
seals eventually fell into a mortal's hands. Now modern day, the OW had become
nothing but legends until the OW revealed itself once again. Humans are now
aware of the OW's existence and have treated OW creatures as celebrities on
Earth.
The
Three sister's are half-Fae, half-human. Their mother was a human who moved to
the Otherworld to be with her husband, a fae. The story is told by the Point of
View of Camille, the eldest daughter, and an incompetent witch. Being half
human has pretty much made their powers harder for them to control all the time
and Camille's magic doesn't always go as planned. Her younger sisters are
Dililah, a werecat who not only turns on the full moon but also turns when
she's gets stressed out during PMS (pre-moon-syndrome), and Menolly, who had
amazing climbing skills until she was unwillingly turned into a Vampire on one
of her assignments. Since they lived in the Otherworld while growing up, they
were constantly ridiculed by the Full Blood Sidhe, especially Delilah
("Pretty Kitty") because she only turns into a small tabby cat while,
typically, were-cats turn into big cats.
So
living Earthside as OIA agents (Otherworld Intelligence Agency) has made them
minor celebrities in Seattle, and they have come to love quite a few Earthside
luxuries. Then Jocko, a stunted Giant OIA agent who runs the Wayfinder bar, was
garroted. Even while stunted he's taller and stronger than any human, basically
impossible for a human to kill. Additionally the rope gives off a strong Demon
aura. dun-Dun-DUNNN!! Demons live in the Subterranean Realms of the Otherworld.
They supposedly are to never allowed to reach Earth to cause their chaos, and
THESE Demon scouts are looking for seals to give to their King. Of course the
King is up to no good, planing to destroy the pact, destroying the separation
of worlds, and allow him to bring an army to Earthside! With new dangers, new
friends (such as a dragon that can morph into human form, an adorable gargoyle
cub, and a foxy Japanese guy), and some intense passions between the
characters, can the girls defeat top-notch demons and get the first seal from a
mysterious 'Tom Lane'?
I absolutely loved this book, it incorporated many
known mystical devices while also incorporating new which explained a couple of
questionable things. It was very entertaining, and pretty hard to set down once
I had started! The characters all have their problems, which made it more
relatable, even with all of the fantastical elements. It was really quite loveable.
I also loved the authors writing style and I can't wait to read the next book
:D
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