Helpful Score: 5
I usually read reviews *after* reading a book, because I don't want other people's views to influence my own enjoyment. If I cant quite get into the story, or finish the book, then I read the reviews to see if maybe some people say to stick with it.
Sothat being said although I finished reading this book #7, it was a very substandard story, as many other reviewers have mentioned. Even if it was easy to follow the story (not much to figure out), I could see what the mystery was about WAY before the main character Maggie (or others in the book) did, and the whole story seemed a bit boring. There wasnt a whole lot of the fun, magic or paranormal stuff either. I finished the book quickly, and was left feeling disappointed, like I wasted my time.
Sothat being said although I finished reading this book #7, it was a very substandard story, as many other reviewers have mentioned. Even if it was easy to follow the story (not much to figure out), I could see what the mystery was about WAY before the main character Maggie (or others in the book) did, and the whole story seemed a bit boring. There wasnt a whole lot of the fun, magic or paranormal stuff either. I finished the book quickly, and was left feeling disappointed, like I wasted my time.
Helpful Score: 3
uggg... what a HOT MESS this book was. Mrs Alts books are becomming more and more chick lit than anything. Skim reading worthy at best. The dead body didnt appear until about the 6th chapter, and the entire 7th chapter was a re-hash of all the first 6 chapters. I was litterally able to skim read the last 2 chapters to get a resolution. It seems the NIGHTS are not active at all anymore. Pfft... so much for the whole paranormal theme they had going.
Im sad to say I honestly dont care anymore what happens to these characters because they have just gotten too dull for me. This book was a drag... and yes, it dragged. The only thing nice about this book, is the beautiful cover, but thats about it.
Im sad to say I honestly dont care anymore what happens to these characters because they have just gotten too dull for me. This book was a drag... and yes, it dragged. The only thing nice about this book, is the beautiful cover, but thats about it.
Barbara F. (mama2timmy-daphne) reviewed Home for a Spell (Bewitching, Bk 7) on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Home for a Spell (A Bewitching Mystery) is Madelyn Alt's latest offering in the Bewitching Mystery series. It picks up a short time after A Witch In Time (A Bewitching Mystery) ended. We find Maggie, still with a cast on her leg, happily cohabiting with Marcus and hoping things in Stony Mill have started to calm down. Of course, things haven't calmed down--that wouldn't make much of a story, would it?
So, when the lives of those around Maggie start to change and impact her own, she sees it as a sign to affect some change for herself. Fearing that she is holding Marcus back, she decides to find a new apartment that is accessible for her while still in a cast. Naturally, the apartment manager, a creepy little man to begin with, ends up murdered and Maggie ends finding his body. The mystery that follows isn't complicated, but there is a bit of a surprise at the end. What I liked about this book, and the whole series for that matter, is Maggie's personal growth. She's come a long way from the first book, where whisperings of her power made her uncomfortable, to a place where she is trusting her instincts, for the most part, and is even broadening her horizons into the world of the supernatural.
One thing I've noticed in the more recent offerings in the series is the lack of supernatural. In fact, at one point Maggie mentions this & Marcus responds that once summer is over & the veil thins, things will change. I'm hoping that this is a bit of foreshadowing on Alt's part because I really enjoy the supernatural aspects of the series. I think that the lack of supernatural events, however, have actually encouraged Maggie to use and develop her gifts, perhaps because she'll need them in the books to come?
Home for a Spell (A Bewitching Mystery) is another great addition to the Bewitching Mysteries series. I love Maggie & I especially love Marcus & can't wait to see how things develop in the future.
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So, when the lives of those around Maggie start to change and impact her own, she sees it as a sign to affect some change for herself. Fearing that she is holding Marcus back, she decides to find a new apartment that is accessible for her while still in a cast. Naturally, the apartment manager, a creepy little man to begin with, ends up murdered and Maggie ends finding his body. The mystery that follows isn't complicated, but there is a bit of a surprise at the end. What I liked about this book, and the whole series for that matter, is Maggie's personal growth. She's come a long way from the first book, where whisperings of her power made her uncomfortable, to a place where she is trusting her instincts, for the most part, and is even broadening her horizons into the world of the supernatural.
One thing I've noticed in the more recent offerings in the series is the lack of supernatural. In fact, at one point Maggie mentions this & Marcus responds that once summer is over & the veil thins, things will change. I'm hoping that this is a bit of foreshadowing on Alt's part because I really enjoy the supernatural aspects of the series. I think that the lack of supernatural events, however, have actually encouraged Maggie to use and develop her gifts, perhaps because she'll need them in the books to come?
Home for a Spell (A Bewitching Mystery) is another great addition to the Bewitching Mysteries series. I love Maggie & I especially love Marcus & can't wait to see how things develop in the future.
Follow me as readerbarbara at blogspot dot com
Helpful Score: 1
Was expecting more from this book. It was good.but could have been alot better.
