Blue Moon

Kate and Cooper are busy, leaving Annie alone at a time when she wants their help doing a ritual during a blue moon.

Annie does the ritual along, trying to contact Freya, and it seems that she does.

Cooper is invited to read some of her prose at a literary get-together. She wants to do some stuff on Wicca, but her boyfriend, T.J., doesn't want her to. He's afraid people will not like her and might attack her physically like his brother was attacked when people found out he was gay. Cooper and T.J. get into an argument. Kate likewise believes she should not read Wiccan-related prose as part of her performance.

The rest of the book deals with Annie's behavior bothering Kate and Cooper, and with the issue of who should know that they are all three studying Wicca.

What bothers me about the book is how the people react to Annie's changing from what is basically a mousey-type, shy, glasses-wearing girl to someone who seems to be outgoing and happy. Granted, some of her behavior ends up being downright rude, but it's the reaction of Kate and Cooper that bothers me. They seem to be unable to accept that Annie is basically blossoming into an extroverted and attractive girl. They seem to expect her to stay the way she has always been.

The story can also be taken as a warning about trying to change one's personality too much, which can also be interpreted as saying “if you're one of the unnoticed ones, just stay that way.” I think it's unfair to Annie.

Anyhow, things do sort of work out ok by the end of the book, but it's still my least favorite of the series so far.

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