REVIEW: The Line (#1) - J. D. Horn

The Line (#1) - J. D. Horn
Series: Witching Savannah
Publisher:  Brilliance Audio
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Shannon McManus
Time: 9hrs 6mins
Rating: ★★★★★ (It was Amazing)

Goodreads Blurb

To the uninitiated, Savannah shows only her bright face and genteel manner. Those who know her well, though, can see beyond her colonial trappings and small-city charm to a world where witchcraft is respected, Hoodoo is feared, and spirits linger. Mercy Taylor is all too familiar with the supernatural side of Savannah, being a member of the most powerful family of witches in the South.
Despite being powerless herself, of course.

Having grown up without magic of her own, in the shadow of her talented and charismatic twin sister, Mercy has always thought herself content. But when a series of mishaps—culminating in the death of the Taylor matriarch—leaves a vacuum in the mystical underpinnings of Savannah, she finds herself thrust into a mystery that could shake her family apart…and unleash a darkness the line of Taylor witches has been keeping at bay for generations.

Thoughts

I downloaded a kindle copy of this book via Kindle Unlimited, and it came with the audiobook as well, so instead of reading the kindle copy I decided to listen to the audiobook, and I am so glad I did.

I went into this not knowing that much about the story, just that the plot blurb sounded really good, you have this family of witches, and then you have Mercy who has no power whatsoever, and the book deals with this and we end up finding out why this has happened. The book also deals with the death of Mercy's aunt who protects The Line.

I found Mercy to be a really great character, she wasn't angry that she didn't have power, she just dealt with it and was happy for her sister Maisie.

I did find the love triangle between Mercy, Jackson, and Peter to be a bit annoying, but it did redeem itself at the finale of the book.

I found the best character to be Jilo, she didn't take no crap, and she just had no filter over her mouth, she just said what she wanted to say.

I loved the narrator, I thought she narrated this story so well, and I am so glad that she narrates the rest of the books in the series.

Overall a really good audiobook, and I have already listened to the sequel, so watch out for a review of that in the near future.