"The four figures approach the center, slow, in step, like a wedding procession. The chant carries in the cold air like a blade, rhythmic and precise. One steps forward and lays a bundle on a gravestone, and the bundle moves, and she realizes it must be Gabby."
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Lilith Rises by Terry R. Lacy Book Baby
book review by Caroline Blaha-Black
On 21 September, 2012, on the Autumnal Equinox, four cloak-clad figures are conducting a strange ritual on the sacred site of the Ohio foothills. They are fallen angels who left Paradise and became powerful witches: Briana, Rhiannon, and Aislin. They are looking for Teresa Moore, a Catholic girl from the nearby orphanage in the sleepy town of Limestone, who carries within her the soul of Lilith, Adam's first rebellious wife.
Teresa is soon to find out that she is the long-lost daughter of the alluring Briana, who comes to Limestone to open a New Age shop. Briana wants to awaken Lilith's soul within Teresa, so that Lilith can join her lover, Draco the Satan, in an ancient ritual and rule the Earth. The witches also want Teresa's newborn baby, Gabriela, to serve their dark purposes. However, Mary Francis, a nun from Teresa's orphanage, suspects something foul is going on. With a crazed bishop who holds the key to Teresa's true identity, they set on a quest to save Teresa and her baby daughter, before they are lost forever to the darkness.
This brilliantly written book melds Catholicism, Wicca, and feminism together, making it a mouth-watering read that just begs for a sequel. The author masterfully describes the trouble in Paradise that made the four God's angels follow Lilith to Earth and become powerful witches, and he weaves it in and out of the story. Draco, as Satan, is also a compelling character as he sways Lilith to his side and turns her against the usurping Adam.
Lilith is portrayed as the first feminist, fully independent and reliant on herself. All the characters are fully fleshed out, and the writer's style flows smoothly. Both the antagonists and the protagonists seem neither good nor bad, as they seem to have a good reason for everything that they do, and the good characters have a kernel of badness in them as well. This is a powerful story of a female friendship, and a fabulous read, perfect for lovers of Wicca and feminism.
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