In the Forest of Light and Dark A Witchcraft Thriller Mount Harrison Trilogy Book 1 eBook Mark Kasniak
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With one look at her, you would think that Cera Singer from Saraland, Alabama is your typical teenage girl from a rural Southern Gulf town. That is, she faces all the problems you would expect a seventeen-year-old would face; boys, drugs, fitting in, her upcoming senior year, and on top of that getting her first car on the road. But what Cera doesn't know yet is what will ultimately set Cera apart from all the other girls her age. Cera is a witch.
In this supernatural thriller, you’ll be taken along as Cera recounts her experiences in her memoir of how she discovered that the women in her mama’s family lineage were actually a long line of witches responsible for the protection of her new home and community. As Cera writes she will explain to you how her honest curiosity along with her rebellious, down-to-earth nature quickly got her into more than she could handle, mentally and physically, as she uncovers the many deep and well-hidden layers in her relationships with her mother and grandmother.
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After the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill shut down the fishing industry in the Gulf causing Cera’s Step Daddy Cade to lose his job, Cera and her parents find themselves in dire straits when they learn that their local bank is planning to foreclose on their home. Now just when Murphy's Law seems to be at its all-time worst for Cera and her family, news comes that Cera's grandmother, Lyanna Barrett, has passed. But soon, Cera and her family quickly find out her passing isn't all bad news. In an inheritance letter that Cera's mama (Janine) receives in the weeks that follow her mother’s death, she is informed that she is to receive all of her mother’s assets which are to include a house in New York, a new Cadillac, and a substantial amount of cold, hard cash.
Reluctant to leave Saraland and move back to New York, Cera's mama is torn but sees no other option other than accepting the inheritance that her mother bequeathed to her and make a fresh start back in her place of birth, Mount Harrison.
After arriving in Mt. Harrison, a picturesque, little Western New York village nestled in a valley below the forest covered mountain from which it gets its name—Cera quickly comes to the understanding as to why her mama, at age eighteen, had elected to run away from her home and head for the Deep South.
Nearly all the village’s residence, acting under a curse put upon them by Abellona Abbott (a three-hundred-year-old witch that still resides in the forest atop Mt. Harrison and takes the embodiment of her teenage former self) treats Cera and her mama with utter contempt for bringing the Barrett bloodline back into the village and thereby angering Abellona Abbott even further because of a grudge the witch still carries against the Barrett family that stretches back to the time of her death.
As Cera and her family try their best to settle into their new home and community, Cera immediately finds out, even before her very first day at her new school, that she along with her mama are not going to be welcomed in their new village which quickly becomes evident to Cera by the lack of acceptance she receives from several of her new classmates and her neighbor’s disdainful attitudes towards her and her family.
If Cera hopes to survive her senior year of high school, then together with the help of another village outcast named Katelyn, she has to piece together her family’s history in Mt. Harrison in connection with Abellona Abbott and develop her newly found magic skills before it’s too late.
Warning In the Forest of Light and Dark IS IN NO WAY A CHILDREN'S BOOK!!!
In the Forest of Light and Dark A Witchcraft Thriller Mount Harrison Trilogy Book 1 eBook Mark Kasniak
The title intrigued me, but the rest of the book lost me. It started really slow, and the editing really ruined it for me. Grammatically, the sentences were run on, the spelling was off, and it made it distracting--not the dialect.The book was okay. Had it been edited, I would have given it a 2 or 3 for a decent attempt. If this was edited, by someone other than the author, it needs a second round.
I won't be reading anything more by this author, and I won't be passing it on to my reading group as a suggested read.
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In the Forest of Light and Dark A Witchcraft Thriller Mount Harrison Trilogy Book 1 eBook Mark Kasniak Reviews
For Cera, the sudden move from Alabama to Pennsylvania was a good thing. Even though it was her senior year, her grandmother's will came in time to really help her family. When her family got to Mr. Harrison, she didn't understand why no one liked her family. After finding out that she and her mother were supposed to be witches, she had to figure out why the townspeople blamed them for every bad thing that has happened for over three hundred years. Slowly it came out that her family and the townspeople had been cursed. Will she be able to break the curse?
It was a fun read- Unfortunately the author asks at the end of the book to be notified of errors and there are many- My advice is to all authors who care to please make note before so readers can assist- Characters have personality and depth- The story is really a delight with the witty light-hearted nature of the main character- I would absolutely read more by author- More attention is definitely needed with typos/editing issues- Not at all what I was thinking it would be and was delighted it wasn't like any other book-
Very good coming of age story. Is young Cera a witch? Does she actually come from a family of witches? Cera (pronounced Sara) moves from Saraland, AL to NY after her father is laid off work and the family is about to lose the only home Cera has ever known. When Cera's grandmother passes and leaves a much needed windfall for the family -- there's a catch. The family must move to NY and live in the maternal home for one year. Cera is treated as an outcast by the "in crowd" and everyone whispers "witch" about her. So, is she? And what is it with all the stray cats?!
A little verbose, but written with great humor. A thoroughly fun read.
I had to reread the author's bio. I could've sworn this was a woman writer based on how the story was written. I've never read a book that's been written by a man but from a woman/girls point of view and this I hope will not be my last.
Mark did a great job telling his story and bringing the characters to life. The thought of children's souls being trapped inside of cats is brilliant to say the least. Cera became a part of my life I felt what she felt and I experienced everything around her because of the great descriptive writing by the author.
Ever since my daughter made me read the drek known as Twighlight I've been turned off YA books but not anymore. I even picked up another one of his books. Autumn Harvest. I hope I like it as much as I liked this one.
P.S. My daughter just started reading In the Forest of Light and Dark and she loves it.
Witch/Fantasy stories are very difficult to write and many writers do a less than admirable job of putting the events together in a logical plot. The main character and narrator of the book is Cara Singer, a high school student from the Gulf Coast of Alabama. Kasniak does a good job of sketching her character from the first paragraph through the language Cara uses. She has plenty of attitude and isn’t afraid to express it. The Singers are a working class family, and when the Gulf oil spill destroys the local economy, her family become desperate as they seek a way to keep from losing their home. Cara is somewhat rebellions, because of her strong will and a desire to find herself in a difficult world.
There is plenty of black magic in the book, but the author wisely leaves it until he has hooked the reader into suspending disbelief. As the story unfolds, you find yourself liking Cara and her friends which is what carries the action of a good book along to a satisfactory conclusion. I was delighted when I read the author’s note at the end and found that there will be a sequel. This is a great Teen/YA book that the reader will find difficult to put down. I give Mr. Kasniak a well-deserved 5-stars and wish him every success with this and his other books.
The vernacular used by the 'white-trash' teenager, Cera, transfers the reader into a world of the extremely poor in the South of the USA. The author paints a picture of people who, after losing their jobs, struggle to survive. All this changes when the family inherits the Grandmother's fortune in New York. What happens next is very interesting. The story flows fluently and holds the reader's attention to the end. The title leaves the reader questioning which part of the story is in the 'light and which is in the 'dark' Leaving the reader with this question adds to the mystery.
I highly recommend.
Grammar, spelling, misused vocabulary, punctuation all pull the reader out of the story over and over again. The real pity is that, while the story is engrossing and the characters are decently fleshed out, this book is just a plain mess. So many of the problems could have been simply solved by the use of spell check and a thesaurus. This author seems to have talent, but until he learns to use the English language properly, his work will be painful for any reader who encounters him.
The title intrigued me, but the rest of the book lost me. It started really slow, and the editing really ruined it for me. Grammatically, the sentences were run on, the spelling was off, and it made it distracting--not the dialect.
The book was okay. Had it been edited, I would have given it a 2 or 3 for a decent attempt. If this was edited, by someone other than the author, it needs a second round.
I won't be reading anything more by this author, and I won't be passing it on to my reading group as a suggested read.
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