Book 29, 2026

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A Witch Called Wanda by Diana Orgain

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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I completed an ebook last night. It was A Witch Called Wanda by Diana Orgain. This is the first book in the “iWtich” cozy witch series. The main character is Maeve O’Dare, a successful songwriter and witch. Maeve has no idea she’s one of those things.

After her fiancé pulls a runner, Maeve leaves the craziness of LA behind and ends up in Wisteria Pines. There, she finds a small rental, makes a new friend or two, adopts a shaggy mutt, and finds the perfect location to open a music cafe. Another woman, however, already has dibs on the spot. When she winds up dead, Maeve finds herself on the police’s list of suspects. Determined to clear her name, Maeve begins asking questions around town. In the meantime, her dog (named Wanda by a friend’s niece) is displaying an almost eerie level of intelligence. Unbeknownst to Maeve, Wanda is actually a human male named Chuck who’s been cursed by a woman whom he referred to as a ‘bitch’. She retaliated by turning him into an actual bitch. Chuck can sense that Maeve has magic of her own. He needs to get her to realize it in time to help him before he’s stuck in this form forever.

Lively, cute, and funny. Maeve is an endearing character. Chuck/Wanda, less so, but one can hope he learns some valuable life lessons along the way. Characterizations were good, not great, and the plot moved at a fast pace and made sense as it unfolded.

Favorite line: If I could do jazz hands to make this more dramatic, I would.

Likable heroine and story, four stars.