It was great to finally come across a fiction book using Witchcraft as a main theme where the author really knows her stuff! I was getting fed up with all the “poseurs” out there who introduce the subject of Witchcraft into their books simply to sell more copies, while not knowing the first thing about it. Of course, the author did introduce some additional fantasy elements to keep the story interesting as well.

We have Garnet, a practicing Pagan and Witch, trying to escape her past and the Vatican Witch Hunters who killed her old coven. She works at a New Age shop, where she meets Sebastian, a fellow Witch—Alchemist actually—who’s also a vampire. It becomes a race against time as they try to evade the the witch hunters on their tail, help Sebastian remake his “formula”, and Garnet tries to keep her invoked Goddess Lilith in check.

Were this book not reserved for someone else, I’d have hung on to it to share with some of my other witch friends. As it is, it left me anxiously awaiting it’s sequel.

A very entertaining read! The story kept me interested from the start. The author knows her witchcraft, thus everything witchy seemed quite real. Nice take on the vampire legend. Some story lines were left open and I wonder if the author has already a sequel in peto to wrap those up? I’d really like to know what’s gonna happen to Tereza and Matyas.

Tate Hallaway has an interesting voice. The story of Tall, Dark and Dead was simple, girl meets vampire, but by adding witchcraft elements into the story, she managed to make it unique. Worth reading if you like paranormal romance.