Rating: 
Summary: 3 and 3/4 ***
Review: 1. The book is worth a read and for those that enjoy mysteries or urban fantasy its worth buying.
2. I live in St. Louis
3. I am not pagan, although I have friends that are.Never Burn a Witch was an enjoyable wasting of time that I should have been doing other things. Although not quite as good as Harm None, I found it to be engaging but be warned you may be somewhat grossed out at the two burning killings. Living in the city I found it to be fun to be able to place MR Sellars scenes and name changed communities ["yes, I recall that snowstorm and lets see, Millchester is here, and Brairwood could be that..."] If I have a complaint its that MR Sellars, due to the demands of fiction, is loading up the city in his books with more a deranged criminal element that our midwest, comfortably apathetic city really is. But then if he didn't he wouldn't have a series.
Rating: 
Summary: Boy can this guy keep you up at night!
Review: Another excellent book by M.R. Sellars. I was very glad to see Rowan Gant again although I must admit I don't want to be living his life - it's way to scary!
Rating:
Summary: Another excellent work by M. R. Sellers
Review: Eagerly anticipating this latest offering by Mr. Sellers, I was not disappointed. The characters of Rowan Gant, Felicity Gant, and Ben Storm are devleoped even further. The anticipation literally would not let me put the book down until I was done. It is refreshing to see a Pagan author writing fiction but showing a more "real" side of Pagan beliefs and attitudes. The supernatural elements in Gants' life are only slightly outside the realm of possibilities. The characters are real and situations (sadly) all too possible in this age of serial killers and media hype. Sellers presents his characters in very real fashion, and also gives a realistic view of people who live within this faith known as Wicca, as well as giving realistic and real to life reactions of those who come in contact with many people who are of this faith, both open minded or not. I own his first offering in this series and cannot keep it in my library as it keeps getting loaned out, only to be told they are having to buy their own copy. We can only hope that Sellers will be publishing for many years to come.
Rating: 
Summary: Im not an expert but...
Review: First let me say that I admire anyone that can sit down and write
a book. Any Book. Next let me say that as a reader of aforesaid books, I do have some problems with this one. The protagonist does some very unwise stuff, stuff any sane rational person would
never do. Personally I have some problem with individuals that do this. It aggravates me greatly and decreases my ability to empathize with the character. Next the antagonist gets NO character development. Though it is obvious he is a very disturbed individual, there is no insight into his character, what is actually going on in his head, nothing about his background. Last but this is my own personal taste, I could do without the graphic description in the torture
murder scenes, I dont think its necessary or helpful to the story as a whole. I do appreciate the fact that it is basically a reference back to the things that actually happened to innocent victims during the Inquisition, but I don't read these books realism. I know the world is a hard place and people are
capable of atrocities. I dont need or want a blow by blow thanks.
Rating:
Summary: Im not an expert but...
Review: First let me say that I admire anyone that can sit down and write
a book. Any Book. Next let me say that as a reader of aforesaid books, I do have some problems with this one. The protagonist does some very unwise stuff, stuff any sane rational person would
never do. Personally I have some problem with individuals that do this. It aggravates me greatly and decreases my ability to empathize with the character. Next the antagonist gets NO character development. Though it is obvious he is a very disturbed individual, there is no insight into his character, what is actually going on in his head, nothing about his background. Last but this is my own personal taste, I could do without the graphic description in the torture
murder scenes, I dont think its necessary or helpful to the story as a whole. I do appreciate the fact that it is basically a reference back to the things that actually happened to innocent victims during the Inquisition, but I don't read these books realism. I know the world is a hard place and people are
capable of atrocities. I dont need or want a blow by blow thanks.
Rating: 
Summary: Welcome Back to the Middle Ages
Review: Fresh from the previous volume, 'Harm None,' Rowan Gant is once again drawn into a police investigation by his good friend Benjamin Storm. As a public practitioner of Wicca in St. Louis, Gant often provides support when a case seems to have occult overtones. The first young woman is tortured and thrown out of her apartment, the second burnt in a public park. In each case symbols are found and a bible is left at the site with a marked quote. Gant quickly recognizes that truth, which is confirmed by his psychic reading of the dead. A witch hunter is loose in the city, one that uses the medieval 'Malleus Maleficarum' as his manual, just like the original Inquisition. This time Rowan is warned of the deaths by the appearance of painful stigma on his body, shaped like the chi rho symbol of Christ. The murders proceed almost inexorably, claiming not just witches, but the innocent as well. First the killer hunts the members of a coven, but when Rowan's investigations start to interfere, the St. Louis witch is added to the list of potential victims. Rowan now must hunt the hunter if he is to survive. In single minded pursuit he seems to loose his grasp on his own powers and repeatedly finds himself in conflict with his wife Felicity and his friend Benjamin. The witch seems compelled to reach the final confrontation in the worst possible fashion. While quite readable, I found 'Never Burn a Witch' something of a disappointment after 'Harm None.' The latter showed quite a bit of promise, but the new book is suffering from a slight case of 'sophomore slump.' I found the book very repetitious in its early going - murder, crime scene, psychic vision, murder, crime scene, etc. As there is a lot of violence in this book this goes on for too long, and with very little relief, comic or otherwise. Almost no attention is paid to the killer, and progress to the ending is unsurprising and almost inexorable. Gant, portrayed as a man of intelligence and integrity, inevitably seems to lose all his wisdom under pressure. And if I was his wife, I'd divorce him. He keeps telling her he won't do things and then promptly goes out and does them. My final gripe, and the worst, is that other than the psychic visitations with the murder victims and the appearance of the stigmata there really isn't a lot of 'witchiness' to the story. What occult is offered is mostly in the service of furthering the violence of the narrative rather than enriching the plot. The story line seems to indicate that another volume is in the offing. If so, I hope M.R. Sellars takes the opportunity to deepen the dimensions of the plot a bit. He does have real writing talent, and this could become a very successful series. The book is really better than three stars, but is simply not up to its four star predecessor.
Rating:
Summary: Smartly written, will have you on the edge of your seat!
Review: I am the mother of a 3 year old, so needless to say, I don't get a lot of time to myself for reading. It usually takes me a while to finish a book. However, I finished this book in three evenings! It pulls you in at the very beginning and doesn't stop until it's done. Even then, it hints at more to come. I liked it so much that as soon as I read the last page, I got online and ordered two other MR Sellars books. Sellars presents Wicca and Paganism in a realistic, positive light. His descriptions are so realistic I felt I was right there with the characters. This is a fantastic read whether you are Pagan or just love a great mystery!
Rating:
Summary: One of the best books I have read in a long time.
Review: I found "Never Burn A Witch" a wonderful mix of drama, suspense, occult, and police
action and interaction. The main characters, as well as the secondary characters, were
well thought out and brought to life with an common color for a first time author.
The plot was well conceived and realistic in the sense that the antagonist falls into the
fanatic arena that we see in the fringes of society.
I would, and have recommended this, and Mr. Sellers follow up novel, to everyone of my
friends and family. Not one has said a bad word about this, and Mr. Sellers follow up.
Rating:
Summary: Loved this one too.
Review: I raced to the store to purchase the next M.R. Sellars book, "Never Burn a Witch". Got it home and began to read it. I thoroughly enjoyed this book but, I must say not as much as the first, "Harm None". My reason for this is because of the cliff hanger at the end. Although most people like movies and books that give them just that a cliff hanger. However, I am more of a complete kind of person. The book itself was a good as the first and I enjoyed the same. Again, M.R. Sellars I thank you. Can't wait to get to the next book.
Rating:
Summary: Loved this one too.
Review: I raced to the store to purchase the next M.R. Sellars book, "Never Burn a Witch". Got it home and began to read it. I thoroughly enjoyed this book but, I must say not as much as the first, "Harm None". My reason for this is because of the cliff hanger at the end. Although most people like movies and books that give them just that a cliff hanger. However, I am more of a complete kind of person. The book itself was a good as the first and I enjoyed the same. Again, M.R. Sellars I thank you. Can't wait to get to the next book.
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