First line: Charlotte Fenchurch stared down at the library cart of books waiting to be reshelved and wished for the hundredth time in as many days that her recently acquired status as a witch also came with immediate powers.
Setting: Everlasting, Maine, where both the normal and the supernatural live.
The plot: Walker Black, a leopard shifter and witch hunter, is tracking down a dangerous grimoire full of black magic before its evil can be unleashed on the world. The same grimoire Charlotte has just found at her library. She doesn't intend on ever using it, but there are others who aren't so scrupulous. And now Walker must protect her from them.
My thoughts: This is a cozy paranormal mystery/romance. It's cute and humorous and an easy read if you're running tired--which I seem to be a lot lately. It's also a good book for fall with the whole witch/magic thing. I have to admit, I prefer Kristen Painter's Nocturne Falls books to this one, but it was still a fun read, if a little bit thin. Charlotte and Walker are very likable. I just wish there had been more of them, more magic, more story. But this book has its charms and I enjoyed reading it. (It's also a book from off my own shelves, so it was an added bonus to get another of my own TBR books finally read.)
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Happy Reading!
Interesting mix!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun cozy paranormal.
DeleteThis sounds like a fun read. I need to check out more of this author's work. :)
ReplyDeleteI think you would really like her Nocturne Falls books...just start with the 2nd book; it's better than the first one.
DeleteI'm in a deep reading slump at the moment. Maybe I need to try something different. Something witchy, maybe.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good time of year for a little witchiness and magic.
DeleteI've read a couple of her books and really liked them, the sounds great for this time of year.
ReplyDeleteI love her Nocturne Falls books. I think you reviewed the first one which is how they came to my notice...so thanks!
DeleteThis is a perfect t time of year to be reading books about witches, ghosts and vampires and I think I will check out Nocturne Falls. Thanks for the recommend.
ReplyDeleteNocturne Falls is so fun. Just start with the 2nd book. The first one is good, just not as good as all the rest.
DeleteThis sounds perfect for this time of year.
ReplyDeleteIt really is. :D
DeleteI love the cover, glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteIt was cute.
DeleteSometimes you need an easy book😁 I think this sounds cute, and I love the cat!
ReplyDeleteThis year I think I've need more 'light' reads. It's nice to have books to escape into when life is a struggle. :D
DeleteThis book has a cute cover and I love the cat. I am reading a cozy fantasy now, Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne. My son got it at the book sale.
ReplyDeleteSounds fun. I'll have to see if my library has a copy of it. :D
DeleteCozy mysteries always have such cute covers!
ReplyDeleteThey really do. I like the ones that have pets on them especially.
DeleteThis sounds like fun but I will look up her other series that you mention. But gosh, that cover is 'so' pretty!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun? The whole series has covers like that. Part of the reason I picked this one up. :D
DeleteSorry, that previous comment was 'me'. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, Cath!
DeleteI've been pretty exhausted here lately, too. Barely able to make it through a few chapters before nodding off. Something light and fun, and perfect for spooky season, sounds like exactly what I need.
ReplyDeleteI just can't concentrate when I'm tired, so I turn to more mindless activities like playing backgammon on the computer and taking naps. ;D Hopefully I'll have more mental bandwidth for reading in October.
DeleteIt's nice to have a book that you can just breeze through without having to think hard, lol! It is good when you're tired. I want to read her Nocturn Falls series after seeing it here I just keep forgetting! :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE her Nocturne Falls books. Just start with the second one, or the third, the first is cute, but not her best.
DeleteSounds good! And I really need to check out that other series of hers
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one; I really love it.
DeleteThis one sounds cute, Lark. The cover is fun. Also, wanted to encourage you to stop by my blog and read my post from today. It concerns Nan from Letters From A Hill Farm. Lark, I do appreciate all the books and thoughts that you share with all of us. Hope you have some really good reads in October - the spookier the better! Take care, friend!
ReplyDeleteI did read your post about Nan and it made me so sad. I hate to lose blogging friends! Thanks for all your kind comments over the years. I really appreciate them.
DeleteSounds very cute!! What's not to love about a witch in a library??
ReplyDeleteRight? She's a fun character. :D
DeleteI love the cover! Glad to see the book is fun and lives up to it. I'll have to give it a try. This is the kind of book I'm loving right now.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun one for fall. :D
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