Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1) in WACKY READING CHALLENGES

Nov 09, 2021 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, witches, ireland

Enjoyable and entertaining, although the MC was not my favorite character in the book. I felt she was pushy and a bit cocky. She calms herself later in the book, but only after she hears what her boyfriend says about her. I liked the plot, but it was a bit overshadowed by the romance. I would have liked to have seen more of the cousins using their witch magic, but all in all it was fun.

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Nov 15, 2015 *Dawn rated it liked it

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Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
#1 Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy

Ho-hum start to a trilogy about three cousins (witches) who come together as fated through time in order to defeat their ancestors' dark foe, a greedy and heartless man/supernatural being who was willing to barter with the Devil in order to obtain more power. He is now after the power the O'Dwyer family holds, after letting it slip through his fingers 750 years before.

This first book focuses on Iona Sheehan, an American who moves to County May Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
#1 Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy

Ho-hum start to a trilogy about three cousins (witches) who come together as fated through time in order to defeat their ancestors' dark foe, a greedy and heartless man/supernatural being who was willing to barter with the Devil in order to obtain more power. He is now after the power the O'Dwyer family holds, after letting it slip through his fingers 750 years before.

This first book focuses on Iona Sheehan, an American who moves to County Mayo, Ireland, in order to meet the cousins she has been told about by her grandmother, along with the family legend of "The Three Who Are One". She has her talisman, a copper pendant with the image of a horse, and a blossoming knowledge of her own magical power. She meets her cousins, Branna and Connor O'Dwyer, brother and sister, who have known their whole lives about their power and have been able to foster it. This is all new for Iona, and her cousins devote themselves to teaching her and preparing her for the battle they know will come.

Helping them are three friends, also entwined within their lives and as close as family, are Boyle McGrath, Meara Quinn, and Finbar Burke. Boyle is as closed off as Iona is open, but she knows immediately that she's attracted to him and shares that knowledge freely, to his embarrassment and her new friends' mirth. He fights it as long as he can but is no match for the light she brings into his world. I'm assuming that Meara and Connor will be the next couple to be featured. There was nothing pointing to them having a thing for each other, just teasing back and forth, but the way Nora's trilogies work, I'm assuming they will find love together. Fin and Branna do have a shared history and obviously still love each other, but they were torn apart by the very supernatural entity they are planning to defeat. Trust will be the main divide between them and the lack of it will be what they have to overcome. As prickly as Branna is, I'm sure their relationship will be the final one needing resolution before they ultimately eliminate Cabhan, the evil one, in the third book.

Good story, not great. This isn't up to par with other trilogies Nora Roberts is so well-loved for. She normally does such a wonderful job in showing us the bond between groups of friends or family members. Perhaps that will improve in the other books, but this one was missing something. This book definitely felt like a first book in a series that is just trying to establish the foundation. I love Nora, so I have faith that she will come through and the series will get better. ...more

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Oct 25, 2016 Olivermagnus rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2023, romance, zoct-23

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With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends. Ireland. County Mayo, to be exact. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations—and where her destiny awaits.

Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan’s directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses. Not far fro ...more

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