Dark Witch

The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, Book 1

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we’re drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love...

Book One of The Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy

Dark Witch

With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends.

Ireland. County Mayo, to be exact. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations - and where her destiny awaits.

Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan’s directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses. Not far from the luxurious castle where she is spending a week, she finds her cousins, Branna and Connor O’Dwyer. And since family is family, they invite her into their home and their lives. When Iona lands a job at the local stables, she meets the owner, Boyle McGrath. Cowboy, pirate, wild tribal horsemen, he’s three of her biggest fantasy weaknesses all in one big, bold package.

Iona realizes that here she can make a home for herself - and live her life as she wants, even if that means falling head over heels for Boyle. But nothing is as it seems. An ancient evil has wound its way around Iona’s family tree and must be defeated. Family and friends will fight with each other and for each other to keep the promise of hope - and love - alive...

Don’t miss the other books in the Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy:

Shadow Spell

Blood Magick

©2013 Nora Roberts (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Great story

The whole trilogy is great, but the narration was not the best for the first and second book. I wish the third narrator had done them all.

Amazing!!!

I saw some comments about the narrator yelling.. ignore those comments!! The books are brilliant and beautifully written! The books had me HOOKED!!! I can’t believe I’ve missed these I’m so glad I stumbled across them! The speaker is alive and vibrant and tells the story so well! She makes sure you know when something crazy is happening by her tone of voice which is amazing! You don’t want someone just reading to get paid! She actually reads and shows the emotion that’s supposed to be there which makes the books that much better!! Absolutely loved her and absolutely loved these books! You will NOT be disappointed!!!

Constant breathless narration distracting

The story was good, but nearly quit listening, as the narration and presentation of the main character was like a giddy breathless schoolgirl, and quite loud and annoying. So much so the other female characters seemed like elderly aunts, when eventually I figured out they were younger women. I had to double check that it wasn’t a teen romance. I pushed through to the end, and while I’m interested in the follow on books, can’t bear the thought of enduring a similar narration. A constant reminder to listen to the sample…sigh.

Overdramatized

I felt like the narrator, who is clearly talented, really overdramatized, so much so that sometimes the story took a backseat to the narration. The story was okay but not well developed. It read like a teenage romance novel.

The story

The storyline was fantastic!! Weaving in and out like an old country road going and coming!

creative

Creative and kept me listening. Wasn't a huge fan of the preformance, but did well enough (and better than I could have).

Another bad narrator!

What did you like best about Dark Witch? What did you like least?

I don't mind the repetitive magic stories so much, but I wish it wasn't quite SO formulaic. Right off - there's 3 women, 3 men.... gee I wonder how this will end!

The narrator is another miss. (Just like Whiskey Beach). Only this time I'm having a hard time hearing the different characters. The female and male Irish accents (which sound more like Newfie accents to a Canadian ear) all sound alike.

She's overly dramatic, and gets very excited and way over the top way too fast. Very distracting from the plot. I bet she'd be great on stage... maybe, but not so hot in audio form. Re-do!

Was Dark Witch worth the listening time?

No, I don't think I'll finish it. Maybe if you re-record it.

Over narrated

Would you listen to Dark Witch again? Why?

I probably would when the rest of the series comes out just to refresh it in my mind.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoy the concept of the whole good vs. evil story line and a group of friends working together.

What didn’t you like about Katherine Kellgren’s performance?

To me, the characters sounded much older than what I imagine they are. Also , she over dramatizes nearly everything. I had a difficult time trying to get past that to enjoy the story.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Read the book!

Any additional comments?

I've waited months for this book to come out since I listened to so many of Nora Roberts books. I've liked most of them enough to listen to repeatedly. I think the narration spoiled much of the story, so I may just get the book and read it to see if that helps.

Narrator for Dark Witch

This is a good book, but this narrator is not real good at the Irish accent. It sounds like she is in pain when she tries to use the Irish accent.

Breathless.......

funny, romantic, high energy. quality magic.

The narrator helped this story, though the story was good.