A review by cherylanntownsend
The Witch's Grave by Shirley Damsgaard
4.0
The Witches Grave by Shirley Damsgaard
Ophelia has a dream of a romantic interlude, which would generally mean nothing were it not for their usually having a prophetic outcome. Ophelia is a witch, one with psychic abilities. Shortly after said dream, she meets the starring man and immediately loses him to a gunshot to his chest. Did she miss something in that dream? Could she have prevented his attempted murder?
The next shot was directed at her. While the local law investigates both events, she tries to decipher a series dreams with her as another woman in nazi-era Europe, hobnobbing with the Reich while presumably working against them. A spy?
The dreams continue, giving more information for Ophelia to figure out who and why, bringing her closer to an answer and possibly her own demise.
The addition of Wiccan acts make these most interesting for me. As the series progresses, so also does her talent.
Not as silly as standard cozies, yet it does go light on the violence, for which I am most grateful.
Found it interesting that a book written in 2009 brings up the politics of illegal immigrants and the battle against their deportation. Even in fiction, little has changed.
Ophelia has a dream of a romantic interlude, which would generally mean nothing were it not for their usually having a prophetic outcome. Ophelia is a witch, one with psychic abilities. Shortly after said dream, she meets the starring man and immediately loses him to a gunshot to his chest. Did she miss something in that dream? Could she have prevented his attempted murder?
The next shot was directed at her. While the local law investigates both events, she tries to decipher a series dreams with her as another woman in nazi-era Europe, hobnobbing with the Reich while presumably working against them. A spy?
The dreams continue, giving more information for Ophelia to figure out who and why, bringing her closer to an answer and possibly her own demise.
The addition of Wiccan acts make these most interesting for me. As the series progresses, so also does her talent.
Not as silly as standard cozies, yet it does go light on the violence, for which I am most grateful.
Found it interesting that a book written in 2009 brings up the politics of illegal immigrants and the battle against their deportation. Even in fiction, little has changed.