Dragon Wytch: An Otherworld Novel

I was a little leery of what the author planned to do since each of the three previous books was from the viewpoint of one of the sisters, which was disorientating, and now we have a fourth book but no fourth sister. Well, to keep it simple, we circled back to the same viewpoint as the first book. All in all though this is a very light and entertaining book that needs to be taken at face value and not delved for deeper meaning.

This particular book got off to a slightly slow start but once it got moving, it never slowed down. I love the direction the book is taking. I commend the author for thinking outside the box and having such an intersting love triangle, extremely nontradional and very interesting. I love how the book ended and can't wait for the next installment. I highly recommend this book and the rest of the series.

I loved the three previous books that I grabbed this one off the shelf immediately. I found that this book like the others picks up pretty close where the others left off. I also love how Galenorn writes each book in the prospective of the sister so that you can get a more in depth feel for each of the characters and how they react with one another and their own personal secrets. I am excited to uncover the rest of the seals, rearing of the gargoyle, finding love for the last sister and find a lost love for one, while trying to save the Earth from the underworld. You can read this book independently because Galenorn does give a brief excerpt about the previous three, but I would not recommend it. They give too much background and foundation for this fourth one. Just the way I like them.

All great stories must have great heroes & heroines. With Yasmine Galenorn's Otherworld Series, this is no exception. In her books, you enter a world of wonder, danger, whimsy, suspense, sensuality & action. Her stories depend on the strength & individuality of her central characters. Dragon Wytch, the fourth book in the series, continues this tradition of character strength & development through challenge, adversity & sharing. We go back to Camille D'Artigo for the fourth tale. Camille is an empowered, sexy vixen of a witch. She wears her sensuality & her power like one of her velvet corsets; wrapped tightly, but unavoidable & unmistakable when you meet her. She faces down several truly nasty individuals in this fourth installment in the series. She also must hold to her end of a deal she struck with Smoky in a prior book. And when a Dragon calls in his debt, you don't dare try to renegotiate or walk away. As the saying goes, "do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy & good with ketchup." Or in this case, do not try to turn away an affair with a dragon....Sparks fly literally & figuratively for Camille in Dragon Wytch. We are also given a glimpse into Camille's early days, when she first dedicated herself to the Moon Mother. I must say that the scenes presenting this bit of history are some of the strongest in the book. I felt Camille's joy & desire to face the challenges ahead as I was reading the passages. This is the mark of great character creation. While this book is driven by Camille, do not fear that we leave behind the other sisters. We still learn bits & pieces about Delilah & Menolly. Iris' presence in the stories continues to grow, too. One of the best parts of this book, though, has to be the opportunity to get to know the other two men in Camille's triad, Morio & Smoky. We learn a lot about Smoky...and that's a chocolate coated, cayenne pepper laced treat. I will refrain from saying anything else, though...I do not want to spoil the fun & games. Just know that Camille's relationships with all of her men progress in new & interesting ways, & it's well worth the ride. Dragon Wytch starts off with a bang & a bit of pixie dust. Things do not slow down for the women (I say women because Ms. Galenorn's ladies are not mere girls; they are strong, independent women in every sense.) The pace keeps picking up, & complications abound. The first complication walks into Camille's store on four hooves in the form of a Unicorn Prince. The group is put in the position where they must accept not one but multiple herculean tasks, to save not only Otherworld, but the human world, as well. They encounter demon lords, trolls, and some truly unique powers that are making a play for power & a resurgence of the old ways. And just to make things interesting, the third Spirit Seal surfaces. While you do not have to read the first three books in the series to enjoy Dragon Wytch, I think the experience

Dragon Wytch is the fourth book in the Sisters of the Moon series, the follow-up of Darkling(3). In Witchling(1) we meet the D'Artigo sisters- Camille, the eldest who is a witch, Delilah, the middle child who is a werecat, and Menolly, the baby of the family who is a vampire. The plots of Witchling(1), Changeling(2) & Darkling(3) established the confusing existance of the three realms- Otherworld, Earth and the Subteranean Realms and introduces us to a host of otherwordly species from both those found on Earth and those from without. The three D'Artigo sisters and their friends have been fighting to protect their home, Otherworld, and their new home in Seattle (in the Earth realm) from the demon forces of Shadow Wing. There's civil war going on back home in Otherworld and there are twelve Spirit Seals hidden on earth that could open the portals between all three realms letting loose the demons of the Sub-realms into the others, destroying all life as we know it. Returning to Camille as narrorator (she narrorated Witchling) we're picking up with the protection of the realms but there's a whole new cast of characters and troubles. A royal prince of the unicorns has come to give Camille a special gift, one that only she can wield, but first they have to find the pixie who was carrying it who was captured. Morgaine, yes *that* Morgaine, is also on the hunt for this mystical hierloom and she's camped out near Smoky's on Mt. Rainier annoying the crud out of the dragon. She's intent on raising the Earthside fae's courts back to life and needs Camille to help her do it. Then there's Benjamin, a human who has seen visions of a stone and demons, his family thinks he's crazy, but Morio thinks there's more to his visions than the ramblings of a nutcase. Lots of fighting, plenty of sisterly antics and a sprinkle of Camille and her triad of men makes for a very involved but strangely smooth plot. If you've been following the series and are a fan of Morio and Smoky you will probably really enjoy the face time these two get. I'll be honest... the first two books in the series didn't quite fully sell me on Galenorn as a fiction writer. Conceptually they were good but I needed to see a stronger voice coming through. Darkling it started to show and Dragon Wytch showed how very much she's grown as a fiction writer. I'm really happy with how far along she's come and how well she's crafted not only a really good urban fantasy realm and characters, but at how very well she's kept them. Smoky fans might argue a bit after reading this book, he did seem slightly less dragonly in this one, but I think that was done intentionally because of where Galenorn went with him and Camille. If you've been reading the series this is a must read! Sexy, action packed and impossible to put down. Enjoy!