A Little About the Book: The chronicle of the deadly Woodbane conspiracy—as told by one of Morgan’s own ancestors—has fallen into Hunter’s and Morgan’s hands. Hunter and Morgan explore the world of these powerful witches, to find a way to vanquish them at last.
*** Book description found at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Sweep-No-Cate-Tiernan/dp/0142410268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327704892&sr=8-1 ***
My Review: Origins starts out with the return of Hunter, a fact that both excites and scares Morgan Rowlands. She's missed Hunter very much, but she can't stop picturing the image of Hunter arguing passionately with another woman when Morgan had scried for him. With Hunter's return, comes a memoir of Rose MacEwan, creator of the dark wave and ancestor to Morgan. The book continues on from Rose MacEwan's perspective.
Rose is seventeen years old and living in a time when witches were hung for practicing their craft. Rose's mother, Sile, is the high priestess of their coven and demands that her coven practice in complete stealth. Rose is not only a blood witch, but also a Wodebayne- part of the seven clans, the most despised of the clans.
The coven members find injustices dealt to them from the other clans, and they grow tired of it, but Sile firmly believes they should do nothing in return. A fact that doesn't abide by some of the coven members who are being attacked.
As Rose is at her alter, she meets a boy that she falls for at first sight. A feeling that is requited by the boy, Diarmuid. They have to hide their love from their families for they boy come from different clans, a fact that wouldn't be a problem, except for that Rose is a dreaded Wodebayne, but that doesn't stop the two from sneaking around to see each other. As their passion grows stronger, Rose finds herself with child. A blessing from the Goddess. Once Rose pressures Diarmuid for marriage, he stops coming to see her. His ignorance bring Rose to travel to his hometown to discover that he's betrothed to another.
At first Rose believes their is a mistake and as soon as Diarmuid learns of their child that rested within Rose's womb, he would see the error of his ways and return to her. This leads to a confrontation with his betrothed that starts a war between the two girls, a war that harms not only themselves, but others as well.
Rose is declared a witch and to be put to death, even though she is pregnant. On the eve of her execution, Rose learns the true colors of Diarmuid and her love for him dies, but the pain and hurt she feels only fuels her anger and hunger for vengeance. Thus, the birth of the dark wave. A spell that is so destructive and dark, it has the power to wipe out a whole town.
Origins is a great addition to the Sweep series. It holds the power and enchantments of the other novels, but it also sheds light on the creation of the dark wave, along with how some witches would succumb to the temptation of the dark aspects of magic. The bittersweet love of Rose MacEwan and the injustices and prejudices against her clan will entrap you as she tells you her story. 4/5 STARS
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