Book 105, 2024

[chez_jae]

Grey Witch and Halloween Magic by Cece Rose

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


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I finished an ebook novella last night. It was Grey Witch and Halloween Magic by Cece Rose. This is billed as "Grey Witch" 2.5, but it seems to be the prequel to the series. I guess. Main character is Kayla, an actual witch.

On Halloween, Kayla and her BFF Lizzy ditch the boring coven ritual to attend a party at the home of a light fae. There they meet Darren, a sexy shifter, and Paul, his human friend. When Lizzy gets bored, she insists that Kayla come explore the fantastic house with her, even if it means going to areas that are off-limits to party-goers. It all seems like a lark until a family heirloom goes missing and guests are being questioned and even searched. All Kayla can do is hope that Lizzy, who's known to be a bit of a kleptomaniac, didn't have anything to do with the theft.

Oka-ay. I'm not entirely sure what I read. I know it was a prequel and a novella to boot, but the story had precious little plot and didn't seem to have much of a point, either. It was basically a tale of two party girls going to a party. Characters were flat and there was no resolution. Also, call me old and cynical, but going out drinking just for the sake of going out drinking didn't impress me at all. And, SPOILER ALERT, if my BFF did me as dirty as Lizzy did to Kayla, I'd bury her deep and then bury the shovel.

Favorite lines:
♦ "A witch dressed up as a witch for Halloween, it's sacrilegious."
♦ "Halloween is for hard drinking, not hard thinking."

I am going to presume things get better as the series goes on, but this doesn't deserve more than two stars.