Halfway Bitten by Terry Maggert

Outstanding sequel. ‘Nough said.

Title: Halfway Bitten
Author: Terry Maggert
Series: Halfway Witchy 02
Publish Date: February 9, 2016
Genre:  Paranormal
Source: Author provided ARC for honest review

Publisher’s Description: Take a bite out of evil.

The circus came to Halfway, and they brought the weird.

When clowns, vampires, and corpses start piling up in town, Carlie has to break away from her boyfriend, Wulfric, to bring her witchy skills to the table- or grill, as the case may be.

When the body of a young woman washes up in the lake, it unleashes a spiral of mystery that will bring Carlie, Gran, and Wulfric into a storm of magical warfare.

Spells will fly. Curses will rain. Amidst it all, Carlie will make waffles, protect her town, and find out if a man from the distant past can join her in happy ever after.

With love and honor at stake, Carlie has no peer.

Nervous Nellie’s nervousness necessitates knowledge of the novel (in other words, SPOILERS!)

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Nervous Nellie says…

This is an incredible story. I feel like Carlie and crew were really focused in this book.  Though I was disappointed there was no appearance by the faeries, there were other players that brought their own specialties to the table.

Carlie is forced to take the law into her own hands to protect her family lands and the great citizens of Halfway from evil vampiric clowns.  Clowns, in this context, is not a label, it’s an occupation.  Can you imagine clowns that are vampires?  Scares me, for sure.

You might say “pfft, Carlie can handle it…” but there were a few times that I really thought she got over her head.  That made it exciting and also developed Carlie more for me.  She is young – very young.  She should know that she doesn’t know everything, but I’m sure that’s how I was at that age.  Gran is center stage with Carlie this episode and they have to put a stop to murders in Halfway.  It’s a mystery of WHO that is somewhat easy to figure out, but WHY is the reason the pages keep getting turned.  The characters that are brought in to help point Carlie and her Gran in the right direction didn’t need much introduction.  They were quick characters that added depth to the story.  Anna introduced her brother Alex, who in my opinion is MUCH nicer.  Carlie enlists help from the friendly neighborhood librarian who is one of the few residents of Halfway that are clued into the world around them.  Wulfric makes an attractive appearance, of course, but it’s the ending that really gets the ball rolling for the next book.  It’s not EXACTLY a cliffhanger as the book arc is finished, but the series arc is just getting it’s groove on.

I have to admit that the author upped his game with this book.  I enjoyed it a lot and will be waiting in line for the next release.

Invested Ivana says…

Halfway Bitten is another beautiful book by Terry Maggert. As in the first installment, Halfway Dead, the writing is lyrical and the characters are wonderful.

Maggert must believe, like many other folks, that the circus is as creepy as it is fascinating. Plus, there are clowns. In this novel, the circus is a front for a group of traveling vampires who are terrorizing all other vampires in Eastern North America and Canada. The right to survive becomes a competition; and Carley, Gran, and Wulfric get caught up in it.

I absolutely love the introduction of ghosts in this novel. Ghosts of the town’s previous witches live on in “spirit.” They are able to assist, teach, mentor, or just socialize with living witches as long as their spirits are intact.

Once again, the audiobook version is superb. Erin Spencer perfectly captures Carly’s and Gran’s beautiful natures and the author’s lyrical writing.

Our reviews in this series…

• Halfway Dead, Book 01
• Halfway Bitten, Book 02
• Halfway Hunted, Book 03

If you like this book, try…

• The Fearless Series by Terry Maggert
• Mindspace Investigations by Alex Hughes
• The Forest of Forever by Rob Blackwell

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