Book 61, 2018

Filthy Witch and Dead Famous by Pearl Goodfellow

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Because storms kept me offline last night, I was able to finish reading Filthy Witch and Dead Famous by Pearl Goodfellow. It's the first book in the "Hattie Jenkins and the Infiniti Chronicles" paranormal mystery series, featuring witch and apothecary owner Hattie and her eight black cats.

While delivering a concoction to Glessie Isle's resident bitch-witch, Hattie discovers the woman dead. She uses a scrying spell to see that someone was with Nebula Dreddock at the time of her passing, which points to murder. When the police realize that what killed Nebula was plant-based, they enlist Hattie's help as a consultant. Soon, however, Hattie is going above and beyond, talking to residents and subtly questioning suspects...all with the help of her cats.

It's going to take a team effort to solve Nebula's death, but Hattie has the resources to make it work.

The story was okay. It was neither great nor bad. The talking cats were an unusual touch. Some things didn't make a lot of sense, however, such as the fact that Hattie changed her name because as a child, she was unable to save her parents from a fire...? The narrative was filled with minor editing errors. Nothing major, but annoying due to the frequency.

Favorite line: "I'd rather set my hair on fire and put it out with my Grandma's iron skillet."

Overall--meh. Three stars:

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