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The second Supernatural novel, Witch's Canyon, picks up where Nevermore let off, and is sandwiched a bit uncomfortably over the few days between the end of the Poe case and the beginning ofCroatoan. The boys never actually get a break, do they? I do prefer the setting of the American west to the dreary cityscape of the Bronx, and the author, Jeff Mariotte, has a better grasp on the characters than DeCandido did in Nevermore (Sam especially). Before starting their job, the boys visit the Grand Canyon and meet a grieving woman, Juliet Monroe, who is there commemorating her dead husband's birthday. She gives them some friendly advice after they make sure she's all right, then they head into town. "Town" in this case is Cedar Wells, AZ. Meanwhile, a poor schmuck named Ralph McKaig is murdered by the ghost of an angry black bear, kicking off the next set in a forty-year cycle of mysterious killings.

Sam and Dean stumble upon the scene of Ralph's murder. At about the same time, six of Juliet Monroe's cattle are slaughtered in the field in what appears to be an animal attack. A short time later, a woman is murdered in her home by the ghost of a Native American that died in a bloody battle. When Sam and Dean investigate the new mall being built in the area, another spirit strikes, killing a security guard. The murders keep happening, all seeming to be perpetuated by different spirits--a nineteenth century soldier, an angry bear, and a Native American--and more attackers show up all the time.

Juliet Monroe and her rancher friend, Stu Phillips (cute rock alias, dude!) find themselves trapped on her ranch with the phone lines dead and the tires to all their vehicles slashed. Stu (and later another friend) are both killed when they venture outside; Juliet remains indoors and plots to kill the wolf-creature that murdered them. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean investigate the forty-year murder cycle, going down several blind alleys until they meet Baird Harmon, a ninety-one-year-old who has witnessed three of these murder cycles and is doing his best to stop this one. With his help, they discover that a witch named Elizabeth Marlbrough once lived in the valley, and that the forty-year cycle is a result of her curse on the land.

While Sam assists local police and security at a mall opening in town, Dean and Baird search for the witch's grave. Both Sam and Dean get chances at fighting the ghosts/creatures in tense, dramatic scenes; Sam saves some innocent bystanders and Dean manages to torch the witch's corpse. Unfortunately, Baird is killed while preventing Elizabeth's spirit from killing Dean. He's a hero and saved everyone, at least. The boys also manage to sort-of rescue Juliet (she made the bathroom bomb on her own, though, and had already set the wolf on fire--gosh, the characters here are a lot more proactive in solving their own problems than in Nevermore).

As for retrofitted series history, there's not a lot of that here. There are some stylish flashbacks to Sam and Dean's youth with their father--training in the wilderness and whatnot--that are very in character, though the scene of John abandoning both boys without food and water for several days probably won't improve fans' opinion of John any. Overall, this is a fascinating action/horror plot, perfect for a bit of summer reading.


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Supernatural Witch Canyon Supernatural Series Jeff Mariotte 9780061370915 Books Reviews

Shapeshifting ghosts, a 40 year-old curse, brutal attacks, murder and mayhem.

Witch's Canyon (Supernatural #2) is an original story, but only an okay homage to Supernatural's early seasons. The story could've been made a lot better if the author had been a more mindful fan of the show. Honestly, I didn't enjoy this one as much as Nevermore; it lacked the boys' trademark humour, there was veritably little brotherly banter or other expectant dialogue and the story did crawl in places. This author certainly did put an effort into both characters, but it seemed like sometimes misguided attempts, however, to be fair, there were definitely some moving revelations.

Being more Sam-centric, and through several Weechester flashbacks, the reader sees an appreciable amount of thinking that Sam does about his dad and the brothers' disciplinary lives; how the senior Winchester drilled the boys over and over again with survival training and the importance of "the job" and you catch somber glimpses of their stripped childhood.

We also at one point catch a glance of adult Sam's humility in conflict with longing for being able to afford some new clothing and even suffer his regret that he can never be part of a storybook family; pained at what could have been.

This definitely gave me those kinds of feels that are all feely.

It was also interesting to see Sam marvel at his brother's diffidence, and how much he thinks his brother is amazing "Dean was an amazing guy, Sam knew" and getting an insight to Dean's self-esteem, particularly when Dean says he "wouldn't want to ruin her for other men", speaking about one of the story's female characters. More angsty feels I don't know what to do with.

Outside of those discernments, Dean's character and inner-dialogue did not come across as strong as I normally would expect (instead Dean seemed rather constrained/contrived and for the most part, brandished an overly-hardened side) and additionally, I think the author was a little off on Dean's reaction to the Grand Canyon, however, the generous insight into Sam's head was interesting and poignant enough to make up for Dean's demerits.

This author did get Dean's eye colour correct; green, though he obviously didn't get a good look at Sam because he describes him with brown eyes... And by the way, this is when Dean is "studying" his brother's face, observing the "family resemblance", and so, I think Dean would know what colour his baby brothers eyes are... I mean, COME ON! Though i did like that Dean took particular note of Sam's longer hair and dimples XD Speaking of brotherly appreciation, it's also mentioned how Sam can read Dean through eye contact and body language, and vice versa. And for the extra special feels that I got from that, I happily give an extra star.

Fans of the Supernatural tv-show may find the story ridiculously excessive, though - the shapeshifting ghosts were a little farcical, a rather puerile spell was delivered and not in Latin, cheapening the incantation, and the complaisant interaction between the town's law enforcement and the notorious Winchesters was uncharacteristic and therefore dubious.

So if you are pondering over whether to invest in this one, keep in mind that mostly this is just a short companion chronicling another hunt the boys have been on.

If you don't want to miss any of the media tie-in works in novel form, but aren't sure if you should skip this one or not, just remember that these books are really about uncovering more of the journey that the boys have been on and for any hardcore fan, that's meaningful enough. There is certainly some mystery and by the end of the book I was okay with it.
Gorier, grittier than the first SPN novel, Witch's Canyon includes lots of deaths, so many that the author never bothered to give us a final count. And the real-life repercussions on a small town that has suffered such catastrophic and spectacular losses are never addressed. Let's face it, in a world as wired and connected as it was in 2006, the events - and the death count - in one small town near the Grand Canyon would have been major fodder for the 24-hour news channels and could never have been explained away by the too-easy explanation the town's sheriff says (in the final pages) that people are already accepting. In fact, in light of the timeframe of the killings and their horrendous natures, that explanation would never be accepted by the town's citizens. Still, the story was exciting and it moved along quickly. I would have liked to have spent a little more time in Dean's and Sam's heads, but the bits I did get rang true to their characters as SPN fans have come to know them.

* A quibble Would someone please label these novels by 1) their order in the book series and 2) their timeframes within the SPN TV series timeline? It's annoying as hell for any reader to have to look them up online to find out the chronology, and even more annoying for those of us who have quirks** about reading things in order.

** Quirks = OSOD***

*** OSOD = Obsessive Series-Order Disorder(
The second Supernatural novel, Witch's Canyon, picks up where Nevermore let off, and is sandwiched a bit uncomfortably over the few days between the end of the Poe case and the beginning ofCroatoan. The boys never actually get a break, do they? I do prefer the setting of the American west to the dreary cityscape of the Bronx, and the author, Jeff Mariotte, has a better grasp on the characters than DeCandido did in Nevermore (Sam especially). Before starting their job, the boys visit the Grand Canyon and meet a grieving woman, Juliet Monroe, who is there commemorating her dead husband's birthday. She gives them some friendly advice after they make sure she's all right, then they head into town. "Town" in this case is Cedar Wells, AZ. Meanwhile, a poor schmuck named Ralph McKaig is murdered by the ghost of an angry black bear, kicking off the next set in a forty-year cycle of mysterious killings.

Sam and Dean stumble upon the scene of Ralph's murder. At about the same time, six of Juliet Monroe's cattle are slaughtered in the field in what appears to be an animal attack. A short time later, a woman is murdered in her home by the ghost of a Native American that died in a bloody battle. When Sam and Dean investigate the new mall being built in the area, another spirit strikes, killing a security guard. The murders keep happening, all seeming to be perpetuated by different spirits--a nineteenth century soldier, an angry bear, and a Native American--and more attackers show up all the time.

Juliet Monroe and her rancher friend, Stu Phillips (cute rock alias, dude!) find themselves trapped on her ranch with the phone lines dead and the tires to all their vehicles slashed. Stu (and later another friend) are both killed when they venture outside; Juliet remains indoors and plots to kill the wolf-creature that murdered them. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean investigate the forty-year murder cycle, going down several blind alleys until they meet Baird Harmon, a ninety-one-year-old who has witnessed three of these murder cycles and is doing his best to stop this one. With his help, they discover that a witch named Elizabeth Marlbrough once lived in the valley, and that the forty-year cycle is a result of her curse on the land.

While Sam assists local police and security at a mall opening in town, Dean and Baird search for the witch's grave. Both Sam and Dean get chances at fighting the ghosts/creatures in tense, dramatic scenes; Sam saves some innocent bystanders and Dean manages to torch the witch's corpse. Unfortunately, Baird is killed while preventing Elizabeth's spirit from killing Dean. He's a hero and saved everyone, at least. The boys also manage to sort-of rescue Juliet (she made the bathroom bomb on her own, though, and had already set the wolf on fire--gosh, the characters here are a lot more proactive in solving their own problems than in Nevermore).

As for retrofitted series history, there's not a lot of that here. There are some stylish flashbacks to Sam and Dean's youth with their father--training in the wilderness and whatnot--that are very in character, though the scene of John abandoning both boys without food and water for several days probably won't improve fans' opinion of John any. Overall, this is a fascinating action/horror plot, perfect for a bit of summer reading.