A Charmed Death (A Bewitching Mystery, #2)

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A Charmed Death (A Bewitching Mystery #2)

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Maggie O'Neill was just a small-town girl, stuck in a dead-end job--until she started working at Enchantments, Stony Mill's finest mystical antique shop.

Now Maggie is Indiana's newest witch. Learning to cope with her newfound powers is tough enough, but add to that keeping the stock at Enchantments organized and remembering to tape reruns of her favorite show, Magnum, P.I....more

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Published December 5th 2006 by Berkley Prime Crime

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Jan 14, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, madelyn_alt, paranormal_mystery, witchy-poo, cozy_mystery

The second book in the Bewitching Mystery series.

It's about 2 months after the first book took place and the town of Stony Mill is still unsettled after the murder of one of it's residence. Sadly more mayhem is in store for the town in the shape of a young Lolita who meets an untimely end. Maggie, who seems to be channeling her favorite TV hunk Magnum P.I., starts poking her nose in where it doesn't belong - and once again it lands her in (Cliche Warning!) hot water.

I knew who did it immediatly...more

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Mar 15, 2009 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Madelyn Alt has left me wanting more...

Maggie has managed to stumble her way into investigating yet another death. A young girl in town was found near the river. At first it's suspected that it was an accident, but later the word murder is whispered.

When a visit to the dead girls mother lands Maggie in a precarious position, she has no choice but to investigate the murder. With the help of computer wiz and all around bad boy Marcus, she ends up cracking the case... unfortunately, she discovers...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Kat rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, mysterious, magickal

Basic Plot: Maggie continues to learn about her empathy, continues to stumble through amateur sleuthing, and continues to not have a boyfriend.

If I hadn't already picked up the next book in the series from the library, I'd most likely stop reading these books here and now, and never think twice about it. It's not that this is a *bad* book series, per say, but there are things about it that just hurt my brain.

Let's start with the characters, shall we?

Marcus: wears leather pants, has beautiful lon...more Basic Plot: Maggie continues to learn about her empathy, continues to stumble through amateur sleuthing, and continues to not have a boyfriend.

If I hadn't already picked up the next book in the series from the library, I'd most likely stop reading these books here and now, and never think twice about it. It's not that this is a *bad* book series, per say, but there are things about it that just hurt my brain.

Let's start with the characters, shall we?

Marcus: wears leather pants, has beautiful long black hair, rides a Harley, plays in a band, former military intelligence (but a very rebellious, anti-authority guy-WTF???), is basically described as sex on a stick, and is a tech geek who volunteers at the local high school teaching a computer course, cooks, cleans (in his leather pants, no less), and is essentially perfect. He also seems interested in our lead character, though he never makes a move.

Maggie: Our main character. I'm not sure what she looks like, though she describes herself as nearly 30 and complains about her weight/body image. That's about all we have. She also does some SINCERELY stupid stuff, but manages to come out smelling like a rose in the end. MARY SUE!!!!!

Tom: I have no idea why Maggie's attracted to this bigoted asshole. Though he has a right to be pissed at her, as she constantly butts into his investigations, where she really has NO business.

Liss: stereotypical old-world pagan, wise-woman mother-figure. Of course she's Scottish.

I could go on about the overbearing mother, perfect sister, and sweet best friend, but it's all too much stereotyped stock character blather to go into without sounding plain old mean.

ARGH.

The first book had some issues that were forgivable to me partially because it was respectful of paganism and because it was a "first in series" book. I'm generally willing to forgive a lot in a "first" book if I see potential for the series. This book made my suspension of disbelief HURT. A LOT. She told a completely unconnected-to-the-mystery character WHAT? In PUBLIC? WHAT??? This book wasn't even 300 pages, and it took me way longer to finish than it ought to have because i had to keep walking away from it before I did the unthinkable and hurt the book.

So why am I continuing on and why does the book get 2 stars instead of only 1? Well, the respect for paganism is still there (which carries a lot of weight in my book), the ending was decent, and the author surprised me a bit with the mystery. I thought I had the whole thing figured out pretty early in the book and I was actually wrong (probably clung to my "superior" opinion too long out of pride). I'll give the author some grudging kudos for not going exactly where I was expecting with the mystery.

I can see where some people would like these books a lot more than I do. For someone just looking for a light read, these could be literary popcorn. I think my standards are just a bit higher than Alt is delivering, though. If the next book makes me want to hurl it across the room, I'm stopping the series there and I will NOT look back. Screw with my suspension of disbelief at your peril, authors!(less)

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Mar 20, 2013 Doris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozies, mystery, supernatural

This second book in the Bewitching Mystery series picks up right after the previous one ended, just a short while after Maggie has discovered that her weird empathy for others and her ability to seemingly read their minds isn't a sign of insanity or evil, but a gift to be used.

Maggie is pulled into the mystery of the disappearance of a teen prom queen type, who flashes loads of cash and a disdain of mere mortals (aka the rest of us) that took me back to my teen years, and not in a good way. We g...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Wicked rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-bewitching-mystery, supernatural-stories

i liked the myster
i liked the story line
i liked the twists
i hated the damn main character that pushes her way into shit saying that the police cant do anything but if she would have handed over the evidence to the police they would have had the evidence sooner to crack the case but oh no she has to do it because shes better than everyone else.
then theres her powers
i thought the first book would have smashed her resistance to her powers or at least make it so she studied and practice so she could...more

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Dec 09, 2011 Babs rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-paranormal, mystery-cozy

This is definitely more in the vein of a cozy mystery. However, this seems to be what I would consider a good cozy mystery (rather than an average, run of the mill, cozy, which seems to be the rage these days). It is an easy, enjoyable, satisfying read, but seems to have a heroine that is not too stupid to empathize with or continue to like since her actions in her personal investigations into the murder(s) do not make her TSTL. It is still early I the series – only my second book in the series....more

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Jul 27, 2011 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars

ok I read it and i will never read another one. the story line itself was ok but i was really uncomfortable with all the spellcasting and other things that happened in it. i like Harry Potter but this book was way beyond that. I really didnt like it when they started talking about how Christmas was stolen from the pagans and not really about the birth of Christ. I do know that Christmas has been very commercialized and yes there are probably a few things about it that do correlate with paganism...more

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Jan 11, 2011 Jolene Green rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really wanted to like this book. I admit to being one of those people who do occasionially pick a book by the cover. I expected this book to have some magic and comedy based on the cover and the review statements. The problem is that the magic and humor in this story are like the dash of salt you toss into cookie dough. You hardly notice it's there. The main character, Maggie, is likable and has good potential but she is boring. She pines after a guy with no redeemable qualities - seriously we...more

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Oct 29, 2010 Chibineko rated it 3 of 5 stars

If the first entry into the series was a toddler's first clumsy attempts at walking, then the second book in the Bewitching Mysteries series shows that the books are quickly maturing into a series worth reading.

The plotline of this book has Maggie plunged headfirst into yet another murder mystery in her hometown. When the high school's resident mean girl turns up dead no one is quite sure where to look. The high school sweetheart? The lovestruck friend? Or is it someone completely unexpected? I...more

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Jul 25, 2009 Kelly Ohl added it

I liked this book, but not as much as the first one. It has second child syndrome but not as bad as it could have been. It's still a good read.

Maggie finds herself once again thrown into the town's current murder drama when a rambunctious and prominent high school girl, Amanda Roberson, goes missing soon after her visit at the antique store Maggie works at.

At this part it's sort of made unclear why Maggie feels the need as an antique store worker, that's not particularly close to the girl, to di...more I liked this book, but not as much as the first one. It has second child syndrome but not as bad as it could have been. It's still a good read.

Maggie finds herself once again thrown into the town's current murder drama when a rambunctious and prominent high school girl, Amanda Roberson, goes missing soon after her visit at the antique store Maggie works at.

At this part it's sort of made unclear why Maggie feels the need as an antique store worker, that's not particularly close to the girl, to dive in on trying to find out where she is but I guess that's me nitpicking. The story has to start off somewhere right?

A few hours later Amanda's car is found under an old abandon covered wooden bridge and the murder investigation starts. Maggie really starts getting into the investigation when Amanda's mother wanted to return the clock Amanda had bought that day for her Christmas present. Hidden inside the clock was some incriminating photos with Amanda entertaining an older gentleman, along with evidence she was running an underground sex blog that the high school population was frequenting.

Tom, her love interest to be, (for reasons I don't entirely understand, he seems like your typical small town narrow minded bigoted cop), doesn't make much of a return in this one but her sidekick in all these little mysteries so far, Marcus Quinn, does. Maggie seems to think he and her boss and friend Felicity have this torrid May-September romance going on but it's painfully obvious they don't. It's just kind of ridiculous, in my opinion, she is supposed to be this crime solving wiz and the reader (us) is sitting there going, "Oh give me a break. Could it be anymore clear that there is nothing going on?".

A few chapters before it ended I knew who it was. It being the dastardly murderer of said high school tramp Amanda Roberson. The mysteries are a little better than standard but the series is more than that. It has genuine pagan witchcraft as it is today and not any of that Charmed crap. (Sorry if you liked Charmed, I personally hated it) You get an understanding of who modern witches are. Both the flighty and powder puff types to the vastly intelligent personality set. The rituals and tools explained in the book are genuine information that witches use in practice today, so if this series succeeds and becomes mainstream at least it is contributing to easing some of the horrid stereotypes inflicted upon this religion.(less)

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Aug 06, 2010 Jenn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

This book was readable, but it wasn't great. I was interested in what happened, but it wasn't told very well. It also wasn't well thought out. In the beginning, Felicity's out of town for an extended leave to mourn for the loss of her sister in the first book. It's been about 3 months since her sister died and she's just NOW taking time for this, despite the fact that it's the beginning of December and she's leaving Maggie, who's only been at the shop for that 3 months, alone to run the store fo...more

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Aug 05, 2012 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Okay, but not great as a series. I doubt I will continue with this series.

When Maggie O'Neill, who has only recently accepted that not only is "the craft" a real belief system, but also that she herself has powers in direct conflict with her Catholic upbringing, stumbles into yet another murder in what she's always believed was a peaceful, quiet small town, she once again begins to investigate.

My issue with this series is the inability of the Maggie character to decide what she feels, believes,...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Mar rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, magic, witches, written-reviews, ghost

After the murder of Felicity's sister life seemed to go back to normal. Although Maggie and her friends can still feel that something was not right, that something was coming. Its now winter, Christmas is on the way and Maggie now is learning to control her powers as a new witch. When everything seemed great something just had to go wrong. After witnessing and stopping two teenage girls bickering in the store and that same girl turns up dead she is thrown back into a mystery she feels the need t...more

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May 28, 2012 Carla Latham rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is the second book in Ms. Alt's "A Bewitching Mystery" series. I'm not sure why I keep reading this series because, so far, the books have been kind of boring. This book picked up the pace about three-quarters of the way through the book. Also, there was a surprise who-dunnit twist. I had figured out who-dunnit pretty quickly in the first and fifth books. In this book, I thought I had the murderer pegged but was pleasantly surprised with the twist!

As I read through the book I had the disti...more

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Mar 14, 2012 faeriemyst rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-cozy, mystery-paranormal, magical-hocus-pocus, mystery, witchy-business

This second installment of the Bewitching Mystery series focuses on the murder of a popular teenage girl who may have been hiding a seedy secret or two. Maggie delves into the case, while also developing her newfound powers and going on her first N.I.G.H.T.S. investigation.

After the slow-moving first seventy to eighty pages that was mostly background information on the town, the shop, characters and a recap of the last book, the story actually moved onto the main mystery in this book. I found th...more This second installment of the Bewitching Mystery series focuses on the murder of a popular teenage girl who may have been hiding a seedy secret or two. Maggie delves into the case, while also developing her newfound powers and going on her first N.I.G.H.T.S. investigation.

After the slow-moving first seventy to eighty pages that was mostly background information on the town, the shop, characters and a recap of the last book, the story actually moved onto the main mystery in this book. I found the mystery very intriguing and well-done (I could easily envision it on TV, heck, I wouldn't be surprised if I had seen a similar story-line), and the author shed more light on Marcus, which was nice, but was also detrimental to other secondary characters, namely Felicity (a.k.a. Liss, which the first time Maggie mentioned that nickname I forgot for a minute who she was referring too. That probably should have been clarified more, I may have read the first book less than a month ago, but I can't remember everything and it's not like it's Melissa/Liss which I would have picked up on immediately. :P). So less Felicity, and also Steff and Tom, surprisingly enough. Any interaction Maggie had with Tom was strained, sometimes strange, and there was a bit at the end I didn't buy in regards to the two of them. Maggie herself was exactly the same as in the first book, except a bit dumber but I'll come to that a moment, so that disappointed me. It's not as if I expect her to grow every book, but a little development here and there or something new we didn't know about her wouldn't hurt. Although her development of her 'powers' has been nicely and realistically done, and the only problem I had was a scene at the end that seemed more magic than magick. Now we come to Maggie doing a couple of stupid things I never thought she'd be dumb enough to do, one of which led to her 'showdown' with the murderer. In that instance, she really had no need to do what she did to get him/her arrested or for any reason. It just seemed a contrivance to put her in the murderer's path. Overall, after the first fourth or so of the book, it was a decent yet flawed read, and I am going to pick up the next in the series with the hope that any minor problems I had will have been just a fluke.(less)

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Sep 17, 2011 Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011_challenge_mystery_and_suspense, mystery

Maggie is coming to terms with finding out that her small Indiana town has witches and that she's one of them. Before the events of the past few months she has always lived in an insular Midwestern mindset, wherein she's the odd duck out. But meeting Liss, the resident witch, and being brought into her coven and her career, as a worker bee in Liss's store, Enchantments, has changed everything for Maggie. She's having a hard time coming to terms with this new world, but that's not to say it isn't...more Maggie is coming to terms with finding out that her small Indiana town has witches and that she's one of them. Before the events of the past few months she has always lived in an insular Midwestern mindset, wherein she's the odd duck out. But meeting Liss, the resident witch, and being brought into her coven and her career, as a worker bee in Liss's store, Enchantments, has changed everything for Maggie. She's having a hard time coming to terms with this new world, but that's not to say it isn't fun while also being scary.

While working the Christmas rush one Saturday, teen queen Amanda enters the shop to buy a Christmas present for her mother to "get her out of the dog house." After dropping a cool $500 in cash, with much to spare, and having an altercation with local goth girl Tara, she walks out of the store and disappears that night, to be found dead near an old railway trestle a few days later. The town goes into morning with churches holding vigils and everyone wondering about the killer in their midst. Maggie, being a bit nosey, and also a bit sweet on the local cop Tom Fielding, she thinks that it's her duty to do what she can "magically" to help speed the investigation along. But it's less magic and more being in the right place at the right time and finding secrets that Amanda had squirreled away. The deeper Maggie investigates, the more secrets she starts to keep, the closer she gets to the killer... the closer she gets to death.

I originally picked up this series because it looked like a fun little bit of fluff. And that's what it is, fun fluff. What really captured me in this installment was the overtones of Twin Peaks brought from the West Coast and placed in Indiana. Because really, that tragedy could be any small town anywhere, and this goes to show that. When Madelyn Alt started describing the location of Amanda's body, I instantly saw Ronette Pulaski walking along those tracks having escaped the killer with the strains of music in the air.

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This feeling carries nicely through the book, making it feel like a slightly modern version of Twin Peaks. What could Laura Palmer get up to with a digital camera? Moving beyond the world of Agent Cooper, there where times when I felt there was a very overly religiosity about the book. Being a Midwestern small town, I guess I can forgive a bit of it, but after awhile it grates on you when Maggie is for the 50th time wondering how this new world she's been exposed to fits into the typical Christian mentality. She has to move beyond doubt and just realize that she belongs in this new world she's discovered, why else would she have these gifts? Also, just a weird aside, but, why would a Ouija board freak her out and then the divining method that Liss shows her, which is just a classier version of a Ouija board be A OK!?! Ah well, people do have flaws, and I guess these are Maggie's. At least the ending threw a slight curve ball so that the perp I had fingered was only a slight red herring. I will definitely be picking up the next installment.(less)

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Jan 06, 2009 Inclover rated it 1 of 5 stars

ok, so I didn't really like this book. Why? Because it talked a lot about sex and it was darker than the first one. Also, it said some things about religion that were just... well ok it said that Christmas is based on pagan views. Which I admit it is, but though the date we celebrate Christ's birth is pagan, that doesn't mean that everything about the holiday is evil. Good things happen at Christmas time, people are nice and they seem like they're in a good mood. Also I love that many people do...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Jamie Wyatt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cozy-mystery, read-in-2013

The second on the Bewitching Mystery series and I enjoyed it a little more than the first one. I was a little worried the entire series was to focus on Liss and her unusual life, but I am glad it is following Maggie and isn't just about the friendship with her and Liss.

The plot was pretty solid, I liked that it was a little darker and we were introduced to some new characters. Some of the returning characters I didn't care for. I am really sick of Maggie's mother being a control freak and make...more

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Aug 28, 2012 C. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: up-to-2012

I prefer later instalments of series. Introductions are passed, we know the setting, and protagonist. We're freer to acquaint others and get going. Familiarity contributes to enjoyment and book #2 is fantastic, segued deftly by Madelyn Alt.

Susan Wittig Albert panders to midway readers, bogging well-informed fans down. She re-introduces every individual, re-hashes their history. Madelyn’s tiny refreshers catch us up from previous events, using a ‘what’s happened since’ angle that is rewarding. He...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars

I think this book was an improvement from the first. Of course, I'm judging this based on the fact that it did not take me six months to read compared to my first attempt with Alt. Maggie is quite adorable. She has the right amount of humor, sarcasm, and naivety that makes her endearing. However, I still have some of the same concerns I had from book one. First, the town is a major character of the series. I get it. But if I have to hear within each chapter about small town Stony Mill, I just wi...more I think this book was an improvement from the first. Of course, I'm judging this based on the fact that it did not take me six months to read compared to my first attempt with Alt. Maggie is quite adorable. She has the right amount of humor, sarcasm, and naivety that makes her endearing. However, I still have some of the same concerns I had from book one. First, the town is a major character of the series. I get it. But if I have to hear within each chapter about small town Stony Mill, I just wish it was not so redundant, yet at the same time a bit contradicting. One minute, everyone in the town knows each other personally or by six degrees of separation. The next minute, I'm in a town that is pushing for more people to join their cozy little neighborhoods by infusing funds into building fancy computer labs.

On the upside, there was not too much of the main character talking down about herself compared to our first interaction. I also enjoy that the character has not fully embraced the idea of magic. Anyone going on a journey of self-discovery has a bit of uneasiness and skepticism. So unlike some series where the character has pretty much fell in line with what they have been told by the end of the first book, Alt has seemed to find a good balance.

Finally, could we speed up the romance aspect? Really? The entire book has this air of the potential of something being reignited when it never even started in the first place. Alt made it sound like Maggie was in a long term relationship based on her writing. They went out on one date in the first book and haven't spoke to one another in the two and a half months since the ending of the last book. That in no way, shape, or form makes for something even the slightest bit serious. So I need something to happen quick before I lose interest. Also, could we flush out this Marcus thing? Is the author going for a love triangle? Is Maggie really correct (which I am about 95% right she is wrong) that Marcus and Liss are an item? Does Marcus have a thing for her? I just need more clarity.

Enough clarity for me to have already purchased the third book.(less)

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May 16, 2011 MJ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: liked-it, mystery

Maggie is working hard learning to control her new powers and keeping Enchantments running smoothly. Then one day she witnesses an altercation between Stony Mills favorite High school bitch and the new not so normal student, then the popular girl goes missing and later found dead. Compelled to investigate, Maggie soon discovers that everything in her small-town is not as sweet as it appears.

This is book 2 in the Bewitching Mystery series. It was a nice little escape from the world but the plot f...more

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Apr 12, 2010 Jan rated it 4 of 5 stars

In the second book in the Bewitching Mystery Series, Maggie finds herself involved in another mysterious death and is somehow drawn into trying to solve the mystery. This time a teenage diva is dead and clues link her to a sexy blog and even sexier pictures.

I have enjoyed both of the books in the series so far. I like the paranormal/wicca elements. They are not overplayed, but are definitely driving Maggie's intuition. There is a great deal about faith of all kinds in the book. That might be a...more

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Jun 24, 2009 Barbara ★ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2009, paranormal-witches-wizards, zzcover-purple, set-in-usa-indiana, female-lead, mystery-cozy

Maggie O'Neill is a witch-in-training, an empath to be exact. While working at Enchantments, Maggie encounters Amanda Roberson a privileged high school student with attitude who later that same day disappears. Of course, Maggie can't keep her nose out of trouble and when evidence falls into her lap, instead of going to the police, she investigates herself. We've all seen the horror movies, so you know what happened next....

I really enjoy Maggie's fumbling attempts at solving mysteries. She just...more

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Apr 11, 2010 Lindsay rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is the second book in this little magical mystery series, and it wasn't nearly as good as the first one. I just couldn't seem to focus on it. I hate books where someone the main character barely knows dies, and the character feels the need to act like Sherlock Holmes and solve the mystery. And it's even worse when you figure out who did it with 50 or so pages left in the book. I like the ones where I'm surprised. So, needless to say, I wasn't impressed and don't recommend it. The only plus...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Katrina rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was an ok way to spend time. It wasn't the best mystery novel I've ever read, but I picked it because I wanted something light and it didn't disappoint. The story kind of stretched on, and in the middle I found myself wondering how anything exciting was going to happen before the end. Nothing did, by the way. All the action took place in the last chapter, and there were some questions that remained unanswered at the end. Such as the sighting of a little boy ghost that made no sense, was rea...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Tiffany rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: mystery lovers

Recommended to Tiffany by: amazon suggestions

Shelves: magic

Alt's second book of the series takes place a few months after the first with Liss taking a leave of absence from the store to mourn her sister's death and Maggie acting as the big boss. After Maggie witnesses an argument among two high school students in the store, one popular Amanda and one outsider Tara, Amanda goes missing and is later found dead. Even though she knows she shouldn't, Maggie starts to investigate who's the killer anyways. Tara was first suspected but although she's different...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Jadaloves rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is only my second book in this series, but Alt continues to keep me entertained. Maggie has taken over the day to day operation of Enchantments while her boss and Wiccan Mentor takes some personal time to grieve over her sister’s death. When one of her recent teen patrons turns up dead, Maggie is compelled to do all she can to help find her killer.

I’m really into this little cozy series. Maggie is an easily loveable character. She is unassuming, caring, and has a true and sincere concern fo...more

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Dec 06, 2011 melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ok, I enjoyed this one. Maybe not as much as the first, there were things that rankled me. But it is a cozy, entertaining read. As I was reading, it irritated me when suddenly we were at the doctor for our 'yearly exam'. (girls, you know what I mean?) Did we really need that in the middle of this kind of mystery? If she had to go to the doctors, couldn't it just be a cold or something? I like mysteries for escapism, not to remind me of what I should be doing... And it could be just me (and I kno...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Yvonne rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, mysteries, romance

It's very odd reading a cozy after a steady diet of urban fantasies with kick-ass supernatural heroines. The fact that Maggie wears a pea coat and mock turtlenecks threw me for a loop. That being said, the writing is pretty solid and the characters fairly likeable, if somewhat simple. Maggie indulged in some TSTL behaviour at the end that didn't really work for me, and the love-triangle-that-isn't could have used a little more work. A fine way to pass the time, but it's not a book that will stic...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Sarah rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I did not finish this book. I find the main character to be boring, annoying, and sort of stupid. There's a hot guy right there who is always nice to you, so you go chasing after the guy who is a bigot and who is a jerk to you. Nice one. We also have the author using the term "feminazis." This is really ironic considering in order to be a published writer as a female, you have benefited from some form of feminism and you are acting on some form of feminism. Which always makes anti-feminist women...more

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“Lady of the silver moon
Enchantress of the night
Protect me and mine within this circle fairly cast.
Earth Mother, mother of the sleeping earth,
Keep safe all who gather here
Within the protective shelter of your arms.

By the earth that is Her body,
By the air that is Her breath,
By the fire that is Her bright spirit,
And by the living waters of Her womb,
Our circle is cast,
None shall come to harm here,
From any forces,
On any level.

As we will,
So shall it be done.
As we will,
So mote it be.” — 36 people liked it

“Funny how every day we are given choices to make in our lives. Some are just more far-reaching than others.” — 1 person liked it

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