This isn’t my normal genre but I like to get out of my comfort zone now and again and I was thoroughly pleased this was the book I chose. The author does a fantastic job in writing a story that just flows, it pulls you in and without realising you are in another world. I enjoyed the scenes with Carlie’s Gran and big cat Gus and I’m hoping we find out a bit more about them in future books. I really liked Carlie’s sense of humour and found myself laughing out loud a few times. Told from Carlie’s point of view I found I could easily just slip right into Carlie’s world and forget what was happening around me. The story itself was intriguing and I found myself turning the pages quickly. She’s passionate about her hometown Halfway, she’s humorous, caring and also a witch. This petite witch shows she’s no push over and I found myself drawn into the story straight away and liking Carlie as a character. The opening chapter sets the scene, and we find Carlie fighting a beast in the forest.
In Halfway Dead we are introduced to Carlie, a cook who’s speciality is waffles but she’s also a white witch. But other than that I really liked the book and look forward to reading the second one.įirst off I would like to say how much I love this cover. I'm still not entirely sure of how her powers worked. The only thing I really had a problem with, and it wasn't even much of a problem, was some of the ways Carlie's magic worked. And they were written in such a way that I really did care about what happened to them, which is a good thing. The characters are interesting, especially the Viking vampire who actually wasn't as tropey as one might think based on the other vampires in popular fiction lately. And then it turned into more of an adventure mystery.Ĭarlie gets dragged into a magical adventure involving ghosts from the past, a vampire, and a helpful wisp. At first Halfway Dead had a little bit of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer thing going on with the main character Carlie doing part of her witchy duty by taking out a creepy monster creature using her powers and a little bit of snark just like Buffy. Halfway Dead was a very interesting book, combining a couple of things I really like such as magic, mentions of yummy food, and a pet cat (familiar) with an attitude. And I'm actually very glad that I accepted his offered. After reading the blurb on Goodreads I immediately accepted but first I had to read this, the first book in the series. I will admit that the main reason I read this book is because the author, Terry Maggert, approached me on Twitter and offered a free copy of the second book in the series if i reviewed it.
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