Stirring the Plot
Halloween in Crystal Cove, California, is a big deal, involving a spooky soiree where the Winsome Witches, a fund-raising group, gather to open up their purse strings and trade superstitions. But party magicians, fortune-tellers, and herbalists are only the beginning of this recipe for disaster
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Halloween in Crystal Cove, California, is a big deal, involving a spooky soiree where the Winsome Witches, a fund-raising group, gather to open up their purse strings and trade superstitions. But party magicians, fortune-tellers, and herbalists are only the beginning of this recipe for disaster
Jenna Hart has packed The Cookbook Nook chock-full of everything from ghostly texts to witchy potions in anticipation of the annual fund-raiser luncheon. But there’s one unexpected addition to the menu: murder. When the Head Priestess of the Winsome Witches is found dead under mysterious circumstances, there’s no logical answer and plenty of blame to go around. With her aunt, Vera, unable to call on her ability to foresee the future, Jenna will have to use more than just sleight of hand and a few magic tricks to conjure up the truth
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425258064 (0425258068)
Publish date: 2014-09-30
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
Nope, can't do it. I like the characters, but the writing lacks a level of sophistication and I'm finding it just too tedious. I'm not rating it because I couldn't get past page 80. This series might suit others, but it's just not for me.
Dollycas’s ThoughtsIt is Halloween in Crystal Cove so things are a lot witchier than normal. Plus Aunt Vera intuitive powers are on the fritz so that makes things even more interesting.Daryl Wood Gerber has written a very bewitching mystery and of course Jenna is right in the middle of it. The probl...