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It just didn't turn me on like the other four entries did. It is a fine book, and it can be read as a stand-alone with little hiccup.

There is a strong emphasis on feminine connection in this book, as well- although it is not a feminist work. The writing is up to Cooper's usual standards, and it really does read like a cross of the first two entries in the series- but somehow I didn't connect with it. This is my least favorite entry in this series. Who will convince the Greenwitch to give up her prize, and decode the mystery of the Grail prophecy? Simon, Jane and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil, the Dark. : Greenwitch (The Dark Is Rising Book 3) eBook: Susan Cooper: Kindle Store It is unfortunate that the man who stole the grail identifies himself as part Romany, or Gypsy, thus reinforcing a negative stereotype. It has come into the possession of the Greenwitch, a British folk tradition wicker-woman tossed each year into the sea since time immemorial- the Greenwitch is a creature of the Wild Magic, as is her mother, Tethys- the Light, the High, the Dark, and the Wild being the major powers in Cooper's mythology.

The third installment of the Dark is Rising series, and the direct sequel to Over Sea, Under Stone and The Dark is Rising, sees both the Drew children and Will Stanton on the Welsh coast, seeking the scroll that was lost during the Drew children's first outing that can decode the cypher on the Grail. The Drew siblings must face a powerful creature from the ocean depths to reclaim the golden grail in this third installment of Susan Cooper’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look The priceless golden grail that Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew worked so hard to recover has been stolen by forces of evil.