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cammschwartz's review
3.0
It’s a very quick read and was very engrossing. The world building isn’t done very well but the intrigue was the most exciting thing. Pen had very interesting adventure and much improved with her magic. The book overall is just a fun one to spend time in a different world.
kristid's review
4.0
Three words: magical, steamy & bewitching.... (ha!)
Betraying Season is more of a companion novel than a sequel to Bewitching Season, you will understand the story a little more, but it's not really required to read Bewitching Season first, but I'd recommend to.
We don't get to see much of Miss Penelope Leland in Bewitching Season, so it was nice to get some insight into the other sister. There is a similar theme to this novel as with it's predecessor, the ultimate goal is to save the queen from impending doom! But it definitely takes on a new light in this novel!
I loved the historical details and the added Irish mythology. Like with Bewitching Season, magic may be the primary component, but the dialogue and cultural references allow the story to maintain it's historical appeal. Engaging plot, interesting characters, will keep you flipping the pages! I love reading about these girls!
However, my favorite character from Betraying Season, Charles, was sorely missed!
Betraying Season is more of a companion novel than a sequel to Bewitching Season, you will understand the story a little more, but it's not really required to read Bewitching Season first, but I'd recommend to.
We don't get to see much of Miss Penelope Leland in Bewitching Season, so it was nice to get some insight into the other sister. There is a similar theme to this novel as with it's predecessor, the ultimate goal is to save the queen from impending doom! But it definitely takes on a new light in this novel!
I loved the historical details and the added Irish mythology. Like with Bewitching Season, magic may be the primary component, but the dialogue and cultural references allow the story to maintain it's historical appeal. Engaging plot, interesting characters, will keep you flipping the pages! I love reading about these girls!
However, my favorite character from Betraying Season, Charles, was sorely missed!
gaderianne's review
3.0
This was a cute read that I got for Christmas (and finished reading the next day). In it Penelope goes to Ireland to continue her magical studying. She goes to get away from her sister (newly and happily married) and to find herself on her own (although she does not set out with this in mind). I love the idea of these books - that in the reign of Queen Victoria magic is simply just a part of this world. I I adored the first book. I also liked this book, but it was more...whiney. Pen simple seems out of it and kinda stupid and all woe is me throughout the entire book.
I enjoyed a look at a different kind of magic in Ireland with the maiden, mother, and the crone. Of course I'm happy that everything worked out in the end but I aosth think Penelope didn't quite deserve all that she was rewarded with.
Still, I enjoyed this book!
I enjoyed a look at a different kind of magic in Ireland with the maiden, mother, and the crone. Of course I'm happy that everything worked out in the end but I aosth think Penelope didn't quite deserve all that she was rewarded with.
Still, I enjoyed this book!
meringued's review against another edition
2.0
Oh, I am so contrary! When I put down [b:Bewitching Season|2248164|Bewitching Season (Leland Sisters, #1)|Marissa Doyle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266669558s/2248164.jpg|2254040], I thought 'Well I got through it; it held my attention, but so what?' and proceeded not to think about it again. But I did not know about the sequel. So imagine my surprise as I'm making a quick stop at the library and see Betraying Season. I saw my hands reach out and snag it, my mind vaguely flickered in interest, and suddenly I was checking out with Betraying in hand. So here we are, after I had dissed Bewitching Season, the book had succeeded in doing what it was supposed to: make me more interested, make me interested enough to grab for the sequel. Although, I will not, not (do you hear me fingers!) buy these books. Take that publishers, muahaha! Only pathetically check them out at libraries...
Back into the world of Victorian England full of witches who buy kid gloves and whatnot, Betraying Season focuses on a character that was a little neglected in the first book: Penelope Leland. She was mainly there as the driving force between Lochinvar and Persy's relationship, and as a little bit of a bother for Persy when she was confused about her feelings for Lochinvar. But all that tiring relationship drama is over and done with: Persy and her beau are married, which leaves Pen..., well she doesn't exactly know where. She spent her first season worried about her twin messing up her one true love and trying to find a husband for herself as well. She failed to find a husband and neglected her magical studies in the process, though she had neglected those most of her life. Now that Persy has all that she desires and more, Pen feels like she should concentrate on her own life so that she might find those things as well.
I did enjoy this book a little bit better than the first. There was more emphasis on the magical aspect of the Leland's life, and we got a glimpse into what other people with magical abilites do to train this, not just what Ally teaches Persy and Pen. In the first book, Lochinvar talks about how a professor at school found him and taught him the ways of magic (?). How did he find him? Do magical people send of waves that can be detected by more skilled wizards? It just didn't make sense to me, and still doesn't. But it was nice to see what magic classes are really like. I also enjoyed the emphasis and the Three Goddesses, who are a very interesting topic in my opinion and added a little more depth to Marissa Doyle's magic.
The plot wasn't as easy to guess as the first was. There were a few points that I didn't see coming, which surprised me pleasantly. However, the characters are still horrible. Not one wasn't a Mary-sure cookie cutter character, and frankly they all bored me to tears, but maybe that's how Marissa Doyle likes to see the world: one-dimensional. I think Lady Keating showed the most promise, and she was the villain. I think the author could have explored a little more of the 'why' of Lady Keating. She was a powerful woman in an era when woman such as herself were not looked well upon. Especially being a woman with magical abilities, she must have run across boundaries in her life that would have frustrated her. Expansion on her history and personality would have made her much more interesting, and not just the 'big bad woman' to defeat.
As before, interesting to read but not much is written between the lines, which is how I enjoy my books. The kind that make you think long after you are done. Or are just so surprising and inventive, they make me wish I had the author's brain. Neither, I'm afraid to say, are in Betraying Season.
Back into the world of Victorian England full of witches who buy kid gloves and whatnot, Betraying Season focuses on a character that was a little neglected in the first book: Penelope Leland. She was mainly there as the driving force between Lochinvar and Persy's relationship, and as a little bit of a bother for Persy when she was confused about her feelings for Lochinvar. But all that tiring relationship drama is over and done with: Persy and her beau are married, which leaves Pen..., well she doesn't exactly know where. She spent her first season worried about her twin messing up her one true love and trying to find a husband for herself as well. She failed to find a husband and neglected her magical studies in the process, though she had neglected those most of her life. Now that Persy has all that she desires and more, Pen feels like she should concentrate on her own life so that she might find those things as well.
I did enjoy this book a little bit better than the first. There was more emphasis on the magical aspect of the Leland's life, and we got a glimpse into what other people with magical abilites do to train this, not just what Ally teaches Persy and Pen. In the first book, Lochinvar talks about how a professor at school found him and taught him the ways of magic (?). How did he find him? Do magical people send of waves that can be detected by more skilled wizards? It just didn't make sense to me, and still doesn't. But it was nice to see what magic classes are really like. I also enjoyed the emphasis and the Three Goddesses, who are a very interesting topic in my opinion and added a little more depth to Marissa Doyle's magic.
The plot wasn't as easy to guess as the first was. There were a few points that I didn't see coming, which surprised me pleasantly. However, the characters are still horrible. Not one wasn't a Mary-sure cookie cutter character, and frankly they all bored me to tears, but maybe that's how Marissa Doyle likes to see the world: one-dimensional. I think Lady Keating showed the most promise, and she was the villain. I think the author could have explored a little more of the 'why' of Lady Keating. She was a powerful woman in an era when woman such as herself were not looked well upon. Especially being a woman with magical abilities, she must have run across boundaries in her life that would have frustrated her. Expansion on her history and personality would have made her much more interesting, and not just the 'big bad woman' to defeat.
As before, interesting to read but not much is written between the lines, which is how I enjoy my books. The kind that make you think long after you are done. Or are just so surprising and inventive, they make me wish I had the author's brain. Neither, I'm afraid to say, are in Betraying Season.
theteatimelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the first one personally but still a nice read!
jmcneill's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0