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Book of Shadows Alexandra Sokoloff Books

I had not heard of this author but took a chance on her Huntress series. I was wowed! Amazing, brilliant, evocative stories. So I thought I'd try this one..

Ugh. Could not warm up to Garrett or love interest Tanith Cabarrus (heaven save us, what an awful name!). I finished it, but it took effort to do so. I kept hoping I'd like it better as it went on....but I didn't. Not a keeper for me.


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Book of Shadows Alexandra Sokoloff Books Reviews

This is definitely a five star novel. Twists and turns, detectives and witches, believable and fairly accurate in both police procedure and in the Craft of the Wise. I didn't want to put it down. Spoiler alert you'll root for the witch AND the detective at the end. Not a book that delves into the mind of the killer, which I liked; it gives you the how, never mind the why. I was interested all the way to the end. Will read more by this author.
There's always the fear that an author who uses Satanism and Witchcraft will go off the deep end and blame them for all the evils in the world. I have to commend Alexandra Sokoloff for keeping a balanced (though hardly realistic) perspective that worked for me. It made for good supernatural horror and a decent mystery. I can only hope that the author will return to the characters Adam Garrett and Tanith Cabarrus in a future book. The tension of the detective rejecting his skills as a 'sensitive' or even as a potential witch is delicious and could go much further. I wish more had been made of the relationship between the two with some honest talk of what is going on energetically, but I can only hope there will be a reprise. This duo deserves to go on solving more mysteries.
Supernatural suspense meets mystery as a cop teams with a witch to solve terrible crimes in which, if you believe in demons, the fate of at least a small part of the world may be at risk. The descriptions were stunning as this author understands that a single great line can take the place of paragraphs from less deft authors. Compared to the other books by this author that I have read (and I am working my way through ALL of them), the supernatural elements take center stage here rather than providing the darkness beyond the spotlight.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and must admit that it freaked me out a little reading it at night just as a storm was brewing. When my balcony door slammed shut I jumped a foot off my bed. I'd like to think the storm was merely a coincidence...

The story was well written, the characters very well developed and clearly the author did a great deal of research which creates a smooth story line and a gripping tale.

I love mysteries, read a lot of fantasy and am fascinated in Wicca, witchcraft and the supernatural so this book ticked all the right boxes.

Highly recommended
I had to walk around while reading the last two chapters I was so wired by the story. Murder, human sacrifice, evil magic, witches and two unknowing Boston homicide detectives. A skillful weaving of police procedural and demonology and a serial killer--written with the deft hand of Alexandra Sokoloff. I cannot fault one piece of dialogue or one setting description--it melded precisely and impeccably for the story. One of my favorite authors when I want a smart, sharp tale to engross me.
It's my first time reading this author, but let me tell you I am so looking forward to exploring her other works.
This is a book that combines witchcraft, satanic ritual elements plus an open police murder investigation and keeps you guessing right into the very end.
I actually found myself having goosebumps as I read some of the darkest pages in this book. It actually made me want to read it during the day instead of my usual owl-hour-nighttime reading habit....
Simply put, having just finished this story, I can say without equivocation or hesitation, I rank "Book of Shadows" as THE BEST novel I have ever read.

The aura and descriptions of paranormal activity makes this story amazingly believable. One might wonder how a tale that features a beautiful, mind-bending witch, a crazed killer driven by the demonic possession, and spirits of the dead pleading for their release; could all possibly be part of a story labeled as "believable." That's easily explained by the subject title of my review - Ms. Sokoloff exhibits true creative genius. And, we, the readers are the humble recipients of her gifts to the literary world.

I've read "The Price" and "The Unseen," and found them to be extraordinary. I'll undoubtedly read Ms. Sokoloff's other works, and I have every faith that I'll enjoy them as well. But "Book of Shadows" stands out among them.

This book is the gold standard of fiction.
It was the word "free" that first attracted me - a free offer on , but then, I don't normally read detective thrillers. Another word "occult" caught my eye in the promo blurb and so I downloaded to my iPad. From paragraph one I was hooked. Book of Shadows begins with a particularly horrific, yet fascinating, murder. It quickly becomes apparent that Sokoloff has done her homework when it comes to police and pathology procedures. Better yet, she's done her home worn it comes to the Gardnerian-Crowleyian origins of Wicca. Her main character, an upwardly mobile Boston detective, is drawn from a quickly solvable murder into far more complicated web of satanic ritual. The reader is drawn along too! Sokoloff paints skillful, mood setting word pictures and creates fast paced action. I stopped everything to finish the book (that's saying a lot for me). Great read, great marketing - I am now a Sokoloff fan.
I had not heard of this author but took a chance on her Huntress series. I was wowed! Amazing, brilliant, evocative stories. So I thought I'd try this one..

Ugh. Could not warm up to Garrett or love interest Tanith Cabarrus (heaven save us, what an awful name!). I finished it, but it took effort to do so. I kept hoping I'd like it better as it went on....but I didn't. Not a keeper for me.