Following my heart, one book at a time...
It took me way too long to read despite being so certain that it would be a book I’d devour. I paid that full price for it (I didn’t even wait for it to go on sale), so you know I was rubbing my hands together with creepy-glee. I’m a huge fan of The Amityville Horror (the movie and the book), and this one definitely seemed to have “that feel” going in. I WAS ALL IN!!
READER RECOMMENDATIONS REQUEST!! Tasha LOVES “Cozy Mysteries” and is looking for more:
Tasha: …Anyone have any good cozy mysteries to rec. to put on my list? …I’ve been itching to read this genre again.
Maryse: I don’t know any cozy mysteries at all!! Maybe the Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris? I don’t know how cozy that one is… but I’m all ears. I’ll turn it into a list. 😀 P.S. Okay I just checked and yep! It’s a cozy mystery series too.
Tasha: … I enjoy books like
About the series:
Until three months ago, everything about sixteen-year-old Camelia’s life had been fairly ordinary: decent grades; an okay relationship with her parents; and a pretty cool part-time job at an art studio downtown. But when Ben, the mysterious new guy, starts junior year at her high school, Camelia’s life becomes far from ordinary.
Rumored to be somehow responsible for his ex-girlfriend’s accidental death, Ben is immediately ostracized by everyone on campus. Except for Camelia. She’s reluctant to believe he’s trouble, even when her friends try to convince her otherwise. Instead she’s inexplicably drawn to Ben…and to his touch. But soon, Camelia is receiving eerie phone calls and strange packages with threatening notes. Ben insists she is in danger, and that he can help – but can he be trusted? She knows he’s hiding something…but he’s not the only one with a secret.
As per the author:
The Bewitching series features small town single girl and fledgling empath Maggie O’Neill, her witchy boss, and an unlikely circle of ghosthunting friends, the N.I.G.H.T.S., as they investigate an increasing level of paranormal disturbance–not to mention a series of unrelated murders–in Maggie’s hometown of Stony Mill, Indiana. In other words, they are: “Mysteries… with Hex Appeal.”
The Trouble With Magic (Bewitching Mysteries, No. 1)