Some years ago I read Roberts Circle fantasy trilogy and really loved it, so I was hoping this new series would be as good or even better.
Sadly, it seems it's not. Dark Witch was not specifically bad, but it was lacking the tempo and catchiness of the Circle trilogy.
Even with the fantasy elements of the story I thought the text was more like Roberts ordinary romance novel type than fantasy. (That is pure guess though, since I haven't actually read any of her romance novels)
I'm hoping more "witchy" in the two sequels and less "ordinary".