Book 8, 2026

[chez_jae]

A Bottle Full of Djinn by Paula Lester

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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On...Wednesday night, I think, I finished reading A Bottle Full of Djinn by Paula Lester. It’s the first book (perhaps the prequel?) to the “Sunnyside Retired Witches Community” of paranormal mysteries. The main character is Zoey Rivers, who’s the overseer of the retirement home.

Zoey loves her job of being in charge of the Sunnyside Retired Witches home. The quirky residents are like family to her, and magical incidents are routine. However, when magical mishaps start escalating, Zoey learns she may have a Djinni on the loose in the home. Her boyfriend offers some advice, but the woman who runs the magical supply shop contradicts what Doug told Zoey. Hope and Zoey were high school rivals and don’t get on any better now that they’re adults. When one of her residents disappears, Zoey must swallow her pride and get Hope on board with helping to solve the dilemma.

This was cute and lively. I enjoyed meeting the residents in the retirement home. I wasn’t sure about Zoey’s boyfriend, Doug. I felt he was not only keeping secrets, but also that he actively sabotaged her. It was encouraging to see how people pulled together, including Zoey and Hope, to rectify their situation.

Favorite lines:
♦ “Good bye, good luck, and have a good time with the nuttiness.”
♦ “Let’s hope we aren’t invaded by scary donkeys today.”
♦ “He has kind of an unnatural love affair with cake. That and the dark arts.”

Fun story, four stars

Comments

[tamena]

ooh thank you =)

[chez_jae]

It's worth checking out. I have a couple other ebooks in the series.