Review: Fatal Circle by Linda Robertson

Pocket Books, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1439156803
Available: New, Used, Digital

Fatal Circle is the third book in the Persephone Alcmedi series. Persephone Alcmedi is the Lustrata, a fabled witch said to bring balance and justice to the magical world. In the last book she was outed to the other witches of her city and she was forced to save her foster daughter and grandmother from a murderous fae. Now the fae are using her actions as an excuse to declare war on the human magic users. Persephone is forced to publicly disown her family, take a position as a vampire court witch, becoming a pariah to protect herself and her fellow witches. It’s an obligation that only one called to equality and fairness could bear.

Robertson’s Circle series is less violence and battle-based than a lot of urban fantasy. For readers that prefer mystery-based paranormal romance, this series is good one. It’s dark, emotional, and meaningful, without a lot of the gore or graphic sex. Robertson’s lead, too, is set apart from other urban fantasy leads. Persephone is a woman embedded in family and responsibility, not to save the world, but just to do what is right. Fatal Circle is a breath of fresh air in the magical worlds of paranormal fiction, and will whet readers’ ravenous appetites for more. It’s a good crossover title that should appeal to readers of both fantasy and romance, and a great addition to public collections.

Contains: language, violence, sex