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Book 46, 2015
Jul. 24th, 2015 09:35 pmOn Thursday night, I finished reading It Takes a Witch, by Heather Blake. It's the first book in the author's "Wishcraft Mystery" series.
Darcy Merriweather has only recently learned that she and her sister Harper are witches, and that their particular talent is the ability to grant wishes. The two of them have moved to the Enchanted Village to live with their Aunt Velma, who is training them to use their Craft.
While Darcy helps Ve with her business, called As You Wish, Harper takes a part time job at the local bookstore. On the night that the bookstore hosts a meeting of local businesses, one attendee is found dead in the alley behind the shop. Velma's beau, Sylar, is discovered hovering over the body and is arrested for the murder. Ve is convinced he's innocent, and Darcy feels compelled to help her aunt by trying to ascertain who may have wanted Alexandra dead.
The author introduced several quirky characters, including security consultant Nick Sawyer, who becomes a potential romantic interest for Darcy. The story was fun and lively, but I felt the solution of the murder, and the "who dunnit" fell a bit flat. Still, it was a good book, and I do have others in the series.
Giving this one an average rating of three:
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Darcy Merriweather has only recently learned that she and her sister Harper are witches, and that their particular talent is the ability to grant wishes. The two of them have moved to the Enchanted Village to live with their Aunt Velma, who is training them to use their Craft.
While Darcy helps Ve with her business, called As You Wish, Harper takes a part time job at the local bookstore. On the night that the bookstore hosts a meeting of local businesses, one attendee is found dead in the alley behind the shop. Velma's beau, Sylar, is discovered hovering over the body and is arrested for the murder. Ve is convinced he's innocent, and Darcy feels compelled to help her aunt by trying to ascertain who may have wanted Alexandra dead.
The author introduced several quirky characters, including security consultant Nick Sawyer, who becomes a potential romantic interest for Darcy. The story was fun and lively, but I felt the solution of the murder, and the "who dunnit" fell a bit flat. Still, it was a good book, and I do have others in the series.
Giving this one an average rating of three:
♦♦♦
