Bitter Night: A Horngate Witches Book

Diana Pharaoh Francis

Oct 2009 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

SOMETIMES YOU CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES. AND SOMETIMES, THEY CHOOSE YOU...

Once, Max dreamed of a career, a home, a loving family. Now all she wants is freedom...and revenge. A witch named Giselle transformed Max into a warrior with extraordinary strength, speed, and endurance. Bound by spellcraft, Max has no choice but to fight as Giselle's personal magic weapon -- a Shadowblade -- and she's lethally good at it. But her skills are about to be put to the test as they never have before....

The ancient Guardians of the earth are preparing to unleash widespread destruction on the mortal world, and they want the witches to help them. If the witches refuse, their covens will be destroyed, including Horngate, the place Max has grudgingly come to think of as home. Max thinks she can find a way to help Horngate stand against the Guardians, but doing so will mean forging dangerous alliances -- including one with a rival witch's Shadowblade, who is as drawn to Max as she is to him -- and standing with the witch she despises. Max will have to choose between the old life she still dreams of and the warrior she has become, and take her place on the side of right -- if she survives long enough to figure out which side that is....

Ratings and reviews

I'm about 1\3 of the way through this book and I'm done. I thought this would be at least a fun read about an assassin lady being all bad ass but it's just awful on every level. Since the sample absolutely nothing has happened. Just the main character going on and on about how hot and "bad-boy" looking the male lead is. This feels like it was written to be a high school goth kid's fantasy. In fact the main character is even described as a high school goth boys wet dream (or something like that). The writing itself is just bad overall and many of the terms used (such as "which b****" to describe her most hated enemy) are juvenile and uncreative at best. On top of that the writing feels a bit repetitive as though the author is trying to fill in space. Wish I hadn't wasted my money.

I can honestly say that I have spend far too many hours on this book, rereading. I was amazingly well designed, and the charactors were as well. I wish there would be a 2nd book, if there is I can't wait! :)

Great read. Love it!

About the author

Diana Pharaoh Francis has written the fantasy novel trilogy that includes Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood. She has also written The Crosspointe Chronicles, which include The Cipher and The Black Ship. Diana teaches in the English department at the University of Montana Western. She is a lover of chocolate, Victoriana, and sparkly things. For more a lot more information including where to go to read her blog, maps of her worlds, updated news, and other odd and fun tidbits, visit DianaPFrancis.com or follow her @dianapfrancis.