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Bound by magic, bound by love, bound by murder…
The Bonheim triplets live seemingly ordinary lives, hiding their magic from the neighbors in the small, mountain town of Doyle, California. But when a body is found in big sister Jayce’s coffee shop, Karin, the practical one, is determined to prove Jayce innocent.
A murder isn’t the only bizarre event in Doyle. Why are hikers vanishing in the nearby woods? Why are some people cursed with bad luck and others with good? And why is Karin’s magic the weakest of the three sisters'?
As Karin digs deep to uncover the truth and regain her magic, her family is thrown into peril. Will her power return too late to save the people she loves the most, or will it be the cause of disaster?
Bound is Book One in the Witches of Doyle Trilogy.
Spells included at the back of the book!
The Bonheim triplets live seemingly ordinary lives, hiding their magic from the neighbors in the small, mountain town of Doyle, California. But when a body is found in big sister Jayce’s coffee shop, Karin, the practical one, is determined to prove Jayce innocent.
A murder isn’t the only bizarre event in Doyle. Why are hikers vanishing in the nearby woods? Why are some people cursed with bad luck and others with good? And why is Karin’s magic the weakest of the three sisters'?
As Karin digs deep to uncover the truth and regain her magic, her family is thrown into peril. Will her power return too late to save the people she loves the most, or will it be the cause of disaster?
Bound is Book One in the Witches of Doyle Trilogy.
Spells included at the back of the book!
213 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 21, 2016
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Kirsten Weiss
106 books1,299 followersKirsten Weiss writes laugh-out-loud, page-turning mysteries. Her heroines aren’t perfect, but they’re smart, they struggle, and they succeed. Kirsten writes in a house high on a hill in the Colorado woods and occasionally ventures out for wine and chocolate. Or for a visit to the local pie shop.
She is best known for her cozy and witch mystery novels. So if you like funny, action-packed mysteries with complicated heroines, just turn the page…
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She is best known for her cozy and witch mystery novels. So if you like funny, action-packed mysteries with complicated heroines, just turn the page…
Kirsten sends out original short stories of mystery and magic to her mailing list. If you’d like to get them delivered straight to your inbox, make sure to sign up for her newsletter at kirstenweiss.com
Feel free to follow her on Twitter @KirstenWeiss or Bookbub, get in touch on Facebook, post a picture of this book to Instagram and tag her @kirstenweissauthor, or send her an email. She’ll answer you personally…which may be a good or a bad thing, depending on your perspective.
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September 24, 2018
Triplets?
Witchy triplets?
Witchy triplets trying to solve a mystery?
Heck yes.
I don't know about you guys, but back in my teenage years I used to be an openly obsessed fan of Charmed.
I kind of grown out of it with time, but reading Bound brought back some nostalgic feelings I didn't know I was still holding on to.
We have a modern and paranormal setting, three sisters who care for each other endlessly, spells, magic, love, feeeeeels, and a mystery on the side that you know only our protagonists will be able to solve.
Ring any bells? I could be talking about one or the other, as you can see, but it's Bound I'm going to focus on.
Sentimentalism aside, I overall enjoyed it.
I can't say the writing was that special, because I'd be lying, but I've seen worse and the book is relatively short, anyway.
The mystery subplot was a bit boring and, you know what would have made this book ten times better? An lgbtq+ twist. My delusional and daydreaming self kept waiting for something that would clearly never happened. Again, it would have made sense.
On the other hand, I adored how the magic factor and the sisterly dynamics were handled. Those three girls and their aunt were too precious for words. Even more precious than the Halliwells.
Not gonna lie, the ending is not really predictable, but it's not shocking either. I imagined this to end in a completely different way, to be honest.
I'm not disappointed, though, and once again, I feel like recommending this book to those who are in for something unpretentious, but especially to all the people who -like me- always believed in The Power of Three.
October 26, 2018
I started this seres with book 5 and ended up wanting to go back and read from the beginning.
Bound was fun and enjoyable. It has a few different mysteries to keep us entertained and intrigued. I enjoyed the magical elements and meeting the three sisters; Lenore the youngest, Jayce the oldest, and Karin the middle.
Doyle is an interesting town with some interesting people. Karin takes us on our mysteries as she try’s to prove that her sister Jayce didn’t have anything to do with the murder in her coffee shop. Along the way she learns of a curse on their family and meets Nick a man who has secrets of his own, but she is still drawn too.
I had fun learning about the sisters powers, the curse on them, and going on the murder mystery. Their is a little romance blooming, but that’s in the back ground our main focus is the mysteries.
Bound was a great start to the series and a good introduction to the Bonheim sisters. I can’t wait to read on and find out what happens next.
Rated: 4 Stars
Bound was fun and enjoyable. It has a few different mysteries to keep us entertained and intrigued. I enjoyed the magical elements and meeting the three sisters; Lenore the youngest, Jayce the oldest, and Karin the middle.
Doyle is an interesting town with some interesting people. Karin takes us on our mysteries as she try’s to prove that her sister Jayce didn’t have anything to do with the murder in her coffee shop. Along the way she learns of a curse on their family and meets Nick a man who has secrets of his own, but she is still drawn too.
I had fun learning about the sisters powers, the curse on them, and going on the murder mystery. Their is a little romance blooming, but that’s in the back ground our main focus is the mysteries.
Bound was a great start to the series and a good introduction to the Bonheim sisters. I can’t wait to read on and find out what happens next.
Rated: 4 Stars
November 30, 2017
An absolutely amazing book. The mystery is well written and I didn't know who did it until the end. A very well written book.
I highly recommend it.
I highly recommend it.
December 27, 2016
Looks like this book holds a lot of promise: the plot is rich, the characters are vivid and the prose is amazing.
This time the fault in not liking the book is in me not enjoying the lecture.
This time the fault in not liking the book is in me not enjoying the lecture.
February 14, 2018
I read Bound By Kirsten Weiss, yesterday. I had been wanting to read it for quite sometime and I was very much in the mood for a paranormal cozy. Bound is a story about triplet witches and their aunt. This is as much a fantasy book as it is a paranormal cozy. It really has something for everyone who loves a good fairy tale. It was not what I expected, I thought it would be quite predictable but I happily found that it was not. This is an established series I was happy to find and that I can pick up with these sisters anytime I want. I bought mine on Amazon.com
October 26, 2017
Just ok
Finished it but won't buy the second. Character development is poor and story too spotty to keep my interest. Wish it could have been better.
Finished it but won't buy the second. Character development is poor and story too spotty to keep my interest. Wish it could have been better.
October 11, 2018
Got this book on a promo and, despite the fact it's the first in a series, I decided to read it anyway. It's not, to me, a true four-star book (3 1/2), but for lack of the half stars or a 10-star system, it gets 4. And, to be honest, there was a point in the book I was thinking about 5. But, alas, it went south.
The story is a murder mystery (murdery?) that takes place in a small California town. A cast of characters parades in front of the reader and the whodunit begins. But then we throw in a love interest, a dying aunt-turned-mother, and a curse. As the book progresses, there is a real sense of mystery as the reader wonders if everything is connected, some of it, or none of it. Most engrossing for me is that Karin, the lead character, becomes a real person (despite her magical powers, which are not all that prevalent and don't make you roll your eyes), and I found myself emotionally engaged in her fate and, consequentially, the fate of those she cares about. I was surprised.
Despite a lot of good, there are a few things that made this drop in rating for me. First, there seems to be an unnatural amount of attention paid to clothing in this book. Not just once or twice, but all throughout the book. This kind of ties into the second issue I had, which is that the book seems to tease the reader. There are subtle (and some not-so-subtle) references to physical appearance and sensations of a sexual nature. Nothing overt or descriptive (well, a couple actually), but it's there. While the purpose might be to lead into the rest of the series and the budding romance, it never went beyond the teasing phase, which means it could have been left out. And third, the solution to the "murdery" turns out to be too cliché for me. You'll see if you read it. And that, perhaps more than anything else, was the reason my rating dropped.
This is a very good book, bordering on exceptionally good, and I enjoyed it a lot. If you like thrillers, murder mysteries ("murdery" is just so much nicer, isn't it?), and a little bit of magic, with some budding romance thrown in, this is a good book to choose. I can safely recommend it as a good use of time. And it is definitely a series as this book solves one mystery but leaves another very much unsolved.
The story is a murder mystery (murdery?) that takes place in a small California town. A cast of characters parades in front of the reader and the whodunit begins. But then we throw in a love interest, a dying aunt-turned-mother, and a curse. As the book progresses, there is a real sense of mystery as the reader wonders if everything is connected, some of it, or none of it. Most engrossing for me is that Karin, the lead character, becomes a real person (despite her magical powers, which are not all that prevalent and don't make you roll your eyes), and I found myself emotionally engaged in her fate and, consequentially, the fate of those she cares about. I was surprised.
Despite a lot of good, there are a few things that made this drop in rating for me. First, there seems to be an unnatural amount of attention paid to clothing in this book. Not just once or twice, but all throughout the book. This kind of ties into the second issue I had, which is that the book seems to tease the reader. There are subtle (and some not-so-subtle) references to physical appearance and sensations of a sexual nature. Nothing overt or descriptive (well, a couple actually), but it's there. While the purpose might be to lead into the rest of the series and the budding romance, it never went beyond the teasing phase, which means it could have been left out. And third, the solution to the "murdery" turns out to be too cliché for me. You'll see if you read it. And that, perhaps more than anything else, was the reason my rating dropped.
This is a very good book, bordering on exceptionally good, and I enjoyed it a lot. If you like thrillers, murder mysteries ("murdery" is just so much nicer, isn't it?), and a little bit of magic, with some budding romance thrown in, this is a good book to choose. I can safely recommend it as a good use of time. And it is definitely a series as this book solves one mystery but leaves another very much unsolved.
November 2, 2017
Great witch tale
Interesting story about witch triplet sisters who are cursed to die in childbirth. The town they inhabit is filled with beautiful people. When Jayce, the oldest sister, is accused of murder, their lives become even more complicated. Well-written and fun. I look forward to the next book in the series.
Interesting story about witch triplet sisters who are cursed to die in childbirth. The town they inhabit is filled with beautiful people. When Jayce, the oldest sister, is accused of murder, their lives become even more complicated. Well-written and fun. I look forward to the next book in the series.
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January 1, 2019
This book surprised me with how good it was. I bought this a while ago as a BookBub special and read it in one day. I even read it on my phone, which I never do, but once I started it, I didn't want to stop and read it entirely on my phone.
I liked pretty much everything about this. I loved the town and the history of the triplets and their family. I liked the supporting characters. I loved the way the murder mystery played out, and how Karin went about taking care of things. She was an uncharacteristically smart and sensible heroine, who didn't do any of the bone-headed things characters in this type of book have a tendency to do.
I liked the way magic and witches were handled, and the way the sisters used their magic was interesting but not overdone.
The romance was gentle and only a minor part of the larger story, but it was well-done as well.
I have already bought book two in this series, and I hope I like it as much as I did this book!
I liked pretty much everything about this. I loved the town and the history of the triplets and their family. I liked the supporting characters. I loved the way the murder mystery played out, and how Karin went about taking care of things. She was an uncharacteristically smart and sensible heroine, who didn't do any of the bone-headed things characters in this type of book have a tendency to do.
I liked the way magic and witches were handled, and the way the sisters used their magic was interesting but not overdone.
The romance was gentle and only a minor part of the larger story, but it was well-done as well.
I have already bought book two in this series, and I hope I like it as much as I did this book!
October 3, 2018
Meh. At first I was thinking that it was better than I had expected, but it tapered off. Protagonist rather self-pitying and dumb, not much explanation of the world, resolution (to the extent that there was one) was telegraphed early on. Not sure I'd bother to read another, but certainly not the worst paranormal cozy I've read.
June 15, 2025
3.5 stars. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, because I'm not big on urban fantasy or cozy mysteries, but I didn't enjoy it enough to continue with the series. There's a lot packed into this book and I think it struggles a bit because of that. Urban fantasy elements of witchcraft and curses, a murder mystery that drives most of the story, and a light romance subplot on top of that.
I found the fantasy bits the most interesting but I think they get short-changed. It was a bit confusing to me how the sisters are raised as witches and can do actual magic, but they're also skeptics? They learn that their family has a curse placed on it from a fairy, and apparently they had no idea that fairies exist, but they do believe in magic? But only sort of? For example, another character has preternaturally bad luck and it takes until like 80% of the book for them to consider that it could be magical in origin.
The actual mystery is kind of whatever, because the suspect pool is so small. The romance is also fine but kind of boring and unrealistic. The love interest has no personality at all so it's hard to get that invested. There are some good magic scenes though, and a couple that are genuinely creepy. I think more emphasis on that piece of the plot would have made this a stronger book.
I found the fantasy bits the most interesting but I think they get short-changed. It was a bit confusing to me how the sisters are raised as witches and can do actual magic, but they're also skeptics? They learn that their family has a curse placed on it from a fairy, and apparently they had no idea that fairies exist, but they do believe in magic? But only sort of? For example, another character has preternaturally bad luck and it takes until like 80% of the book for them to consider that it could be magical in origin.
The actual mystery is kind of whatever, because the suspect pool is so small. The romance is also fine but kind of boring and unrealistic. The love interest has no personality at all so it's hard to get that invested. There are some good magic scenes though, and a couple that are genuinely creepy. I think more emphasis on that piece of the plot would have made this a stronger book.
November 12, 2017
I received this free eARC novel from Red Coat Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
Karin and her sisters Jayce and Lenore have lived int he town of Doyle their whole life. When their mother died in childbirth with the three of them, their aunt Ellen took them in and raised them, while also teaching them about the magic in their family.
Bad news is about to hit the town of Doyle for the Bonheim sisters. Their aunt's cancer came back and it is in her bones, spreading throughout their whole body. And to make matters worse, Karin and Jayce found a dead body in Jayce's coffee shop. Now the police are suspecting Jayce, even though the culprit is out free somewhere.
Jayce gets a lawyer from out of town - Nick - to help her get free and clear from the charges. Karein doesn't expect to be as attracted to him as she finds herself to be, though. Now, Karin has to figure out who is framing her sister, how to save her aunt from this disease that is killing her, and how to end the family curse that will kill her and her sisters if they have children.
Things in Doyle just got a lot harder for the Bonheim triplets...
I haven't read a witchcraft novel for a long time, and I realized how much I missed it! I really enjoyed the story of these three sisters and boy do they have a lot of drama to go through in this book.
And it's nice that there is normal family troubles along with the supernatural issues that are happening. Plus Karin is also falling in love, so that is a normal, everyday thing that happens and keeps the book separated between different types of issues so it's not as smothering for one piece over the other.
I was also pleasantly surprised that I didn't figure out the real culprit! I can usually figure it out way before it is revealed and then I'm like, oh, that was obvious, but this one stumped me until the last minute! But I also didn't really have a good suspect in mind because it was a very tricky situation!
I may have to keep my eye out for the next books in this series - I especially want to read Lenore's story since she is an introvert and a bookworm who works in a bookstore :)
I'm very glad that I got this as a free eARC and I will be keeping my eyes out for the next in the series!
Karin and her sisters Jayce and Lenore have lived int he town of Doyle their whole life. When their mother died in childbirth with the three of them, their aunt Ellen took them in and raised them, while also teaching them about the magic in their family.
Bad news is about to hit the town of Doyle for the Bonheim sisters. Their aunt's cancer came back and it is in her bones, spreading throughout their whole body. And to make matters worse, Karin and Jayce found a dead body in Jayce's coffee shop. Now the police are suspecting Jayce, even though the culprit is out free somewhere.
Jayce gets a lawyer from out of town - Nick - to help her get free and clear from the charges. Karein doesn't expect to be as attracted to him as she finds herself to be, though. Now, Karin has to figure out who is framing her sister, how to save her aunt from this disease that is killing her, and how to end the family curse that will kill her and her sisters if they have children.
Things in Doyle just got a lot harder for the Bonheim triplets...
I haven't read a witchcraft novel for a long time, and I realized how much I missed it! I really enjoyed the story of these three sisters and boy do they have a lot of drama to go through in this book.
And it's nice that there is normal family troubles along with the supernatural issues that are happening. Plus Karin is also falling in love, so that is a normal, everyday thing that happens and keeps the book separated between different types of issues so it's not as smothering for one piece over the other.
I was also pleasantly surprised that I didn't figure out the real culprit! I can usually figure it out way before it is revealed and then I'm like, oh, that was obvious, but this one stumped me until the last minute! But I also didn't really have a good suspect in mind because it was a very tricky situation!
I may have to keep my eye out for the next books in this series - I especially want to read Lenore's story since she is an introvert and a bookworm who works in a bookstore :)
I'm very glad that I got this as a free eARC and I will be keeping my eyes out for the next in the series!
September 1, 2019
I picked up this book because it is set in the Sierra Foothills near Angels Camp. A trio of sisters, raised by their aunt are now caring for her as she dies of cancer. The three sisters are witches but one has far fewer talents than her sisters. Her aunt tells them there is a curse on the family from an ancestress who fell in love with a man who left her. Since then every woman dies in childbirth and their husbands die within a short time of that birth. There have been no males born in the family and the triplets are the first multiple birth in the family. Their aunt believes they will be the one to break the curse. It first she must unbind the oldest triplet so she can use her full powers to figure out the curse. It is the ability to see the ties that bind us all. A good read. A teaser chapter of the next volume also seems like it will be good.
October 4, 2018
This was entertaining. It wasn't my favourite book ever, but I did like Karin. I also like Nick, her love interest. I was generally entertained. The villain was fairly obvious, but also, whatever. The thing is, Karin was the character I was most interested in, and I'm not sure I'm all that interested in the other sister's stories. Jayce is generally the type of character who grates, although she also shows enough common sense to avoid the excesses of her trope (she's the less responsible, drop-dead-gorgeous, adventurous sister). Still not sure I'll bother. But we shall see. I may change my mind.
September 16, 2022
Warning: If you start, you won’t leave the book until it’s finished!
Bound by Kirsten Weiss is the first book in the Doyle Witch Cozy Mystery Series.
I’d been postponing reading this book for a while because I wanted to pick it up when I was free so I could get immersed in it. Then… I picked it up on a whim and couldn’t put it down!
I was literally skipping on sleep because I was enjoying Bound.
Bound has all the elements of an amazing book: Magic, mystery, action, adventure, humor and a great story!
“Why are well still single?”
“Because [Jayce wants] to date everyone, Lenore wants to date no one, and the man I want to date doesn’t exist.”
Bound is narrated in the first-person perspective of Karin, the middle sister of “triplets, three Scorpios born exactly three minutes apart.”
“Jayce, the oldest and the wild child, had never been able to resist a good sin. Lenore, the youngest, was a bookish introvert. I was the middle child, a worrier by age five who imagined disaster whenever Jayce played in the forest alone, who spent sleepless nights in feat of losing my aunt as we’d lost our parents.”
Each of the three sisters has a talent. And though Karin is the middle sister, she doesn’t seem to be the strongest.
I wanted to know more about each sister’s ability. Though Karin, as the narrator, explains what each of them can do, we don’t see those abilities in action much.
“I extended my senses, opening myself, and electricity rippled through me, whispering of revolution. My world was changing, but I couldn’t tell if it was for good or ill.”
One of things I liked about Bound is the presence of two mysteries. Come to think of it – several mysteries. Jayce is accused of murder and at the same time, a curse seems to plague the sisters and their bloodline. There are also the mysteries of the disappearing hikers and the women appearing out of nowhere.
How many of these mysteries might be connected?
“The sense of wrongness intensified. There was magic here, a magic I’d never felt in these woods before.”
A large part of Bound focuses on their aunt Ellen, who is dying from cancer. This pained me personally because someone really close to me was recently diagnosed.
Before Ellen passes, she tells the three sisters about the family curse and how she’d been trying to break it.
Another thing I liked about Bound was the references to other books, movies, and series. When Ellen talks to Karin about her “knot magic,” it reminded me of Diana Bishop in A Discovery of Witches. I watched the series but it was quite similar.
“I was a pathfinder. My knot magic was about more than strings – it was about connections, paths, understanding what led from point A to point B.”
In one of the scenes, we see Lenore reading “a novel about a paranormal museum” to Ellen. It references Weiss’ Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum series, of which I’d read two books.
I was surprised to find Jayce, the “wild child,” who is accused of murder to be passive about the accusation, letting the police take care of it when it was clear they weren’t looking for other suspects.
While reading Bound, I came across a reference to ‘the rose rabbit.’ Though Bound ends with no explanation of what the rose rabbit is, I remembered reading a poetry collection by Kirsten Weiss titled Tales of the Rose Rabbit. At the time, I hadn’t read any books in this series. I think it’s time to revisit that poetry collection.
I was surprised to learn that the second book Ground is narrated from Jayce’s perspective. Honestly, I didn’t like her. But I hope to see a better side to her in Ground.
Overall, I fell in love with Bound and can’t wait to get my hands on the rest of the series, which I recently discovered has transformed from a trilogy to a 9-book series! That’s excluding supplements and in-between books and crossover books!
Bound by Kirsten Weiss is the first book in the Doyle Witch Cozy Mystery Series.
I’d been postponing reading this book for a while because I wanted to pick it up when I was free so I could get immersed in it. Then… I picked it up on a whim and couldn’t put it down!
I was literally skipping on sleep because I was enjoying Bound.
Bound has all the elements of an amazing book: Magic, mystery, action, adventure, humor and a great story!
“Why are well still single?”
“Because [Jayce wants] to date everyone, Lenore wants to date no one, and the man I want to date doesn’t exist.”
Bound is narrated in the first-person perspective of Karin, the middle sister of “triplets, three Scorpios born exactly three minutes apart.”
“Jayce, the oldest and the wild child, had never been able to resist a good sin. Lenore, the youngest, was a bookish introvert. I was the middle child, a worrier by age five who imagined disaster whenever Jayce played in the forest alone, who spent sleepless nights in feat of losing my aunt as we’d lost our parents.”
Each of the three sisters has a talent. And though Karin is the middle sister, she doesn’t seem to be the strongest.
I wanted to know more about each sister’s ability. Though Karin, as the narrator, explains what each of them can do, we don’t see those abilities in action much.
“I extended my senses, opening myself, and electricity rippled through me, whispering of revolution. My world was changing, but I couldn’t tell if it was for good or ill.”
One of things I liked about Bound is the presence of two mysteries. Come to think of it – several mysteries. Jayce is accused of murder and at the same time, a curse seems to plague the sisters and their bloodline. There are also the mysteries of the disappearing hikers and the women appearing out of nowhere.
How many of these mysteries might be connected?
“The sense of wrongness intensified. There was magic here, a magic I’d never felt in these woods before.”
A large part of Bound focuses on their aunt Ellen, who is dying from cancer. This pained me personally because someone really close to me was recently diagnosed.
Before Ellen passes, she tells the three sisters about the family curse and how she’d been trying to break it.
Another thing I liked about Bound was the references to other books, movies, and series. When Ellen talks to Karin about her “knot magic,” it reminded me of Diana Bishop in A Discovery of Witches. I watched the series but it was quite similar.
“I was a pathfinder. My knot magic was about more than strings – it was about connections, paths, understanding what led from point A to point B.”
In one of the scenes, we see Lenore reading “a novel about a paranormal museum” to Ellen. It references Weiss’ Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum series, of which I’d read two books.
I was surprised to find Jayce, the “wild child,” who is accused of murder to be passive about the accusation, letting the police take care of it when it was clear they weren’t looking for other suspects.
While reading Bound, I came across a reference to ‘the rose rabbit.’ Though Bound ends with no explanation of what the rose rabbit is, I remembered reading a poetry collection by Kirsten Weiss titled Tales of the Rose Rabbit. At the time, I hadn’t read any books in this series. I think it’s time to revisit that poetry collection.
I was surprised to learn that the second book Ground is narrated from Jayce’s perspective. Honestly, I didn’t like her. But I hope to see a better side to her in Ground.
Overall, I fell in love with Bound and can’t wait to get my hands on the rest of the series, which I recently discovered has transformed from a trilogy to a 9-book series! That’s excluding supplements and in-between books and crossover books!
October 22, 2018
Light and fun - a great cozy. Terrific blend of witchy mystery and light romance.
September 28, 2018
Witch mystery with spells included
I have read many of the Witch cozy mysteries but this one drew me in and I was at the point of believing. Good characters and a very strong plot. Three Witch sisters raised by a Witch aunt find they have been cursed. A very engrossing tale!
I have read many of the Witch cozy mysteries but this one drew me in and I was at the point of believing. Good characters and a very strong plot. Three Witch sisters raised by a Witch aunt find they have been cursed. A very engrossing tale!
November 18, 2019
Managed to read the first in a series first. Very exciting for me since I mess that up so often. I really liked this book. Cool premise , and a lot to expand on in the rest of the series.
March 17, 2020
Three sisters, triplets, and witches, have been brought up by their aunt Ellen, as apparently everyone in their family is doomed by a curse.
When a murder happens and everything points to one of the sisters as the murderer, they have to unravel the mystery of both dark magic and murder.
Okay - I was a bit disappointed, as from the cover text, I expected more "action", more magic to happen, then it actually did. The plot was nice, but this first book concentrated on the middle twin, Karin, who tries to help her sister and her lawyer with solving the murder. At the same time, she attempts to find out more about the curse, and dabbles a bit in some spells. Yes, sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And unfortunately it was for me at least, to an extent. Oh there were a few tense situations, where I thought: oh good, something happening apart from her driving around town and doubting and thinking and overthinking everything, expecting some show of magic, but - a blink and you missed it!
Maybe this first book was just some sort of huge introduction chapter to the rest of the story? I might try and actually get the second part in the Doyle Witches series and see if it gets better.
The story and the telling of it were not bad, but a bit ... bland? Not enough action and dialogue, in my opinion.
When a murder happens and everything points to one of the sisters as the murderer, they have to unravel the mystery of both dark magic and murder.
Okay - I was a bit disappointed, as from the cover text, I expected more "action", more magic to happen, then it actually did. The plot was nice, but this first book concentrated on the middle twin, Karin, who tries to help her sister and her lawyer with solving the murder. At the same time, she attempts to find out more about the curse, and dabbles a bit in some spells. Yes, sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And unfortunately it was for me at least, to an extent. Oh there were a few tense situations, where I thought: oh good, something happening apart from her driving around town and doubting and thinking and overthinking everything, expecting some show of magic, but - a blink and you missed it!
Maybe this first book was just some sort of huge introduction chapter to the rest of the story? I might try and actually get the second part in the Doyle Witches series and see if it gets better.
The story and the telling of it were not bad, but a bit ... bland? Not enough action and dialogue, in my opinion.
August 9, 2017
I first found Kirsten Weiss thru Instafreebies and her Rita Hegworth series. The Amazing Amy Vansant and her axpreader website introduced me to Weiss's Wits End. The fabulous Grace Risata has a really cool newsletter that mentions fun, new and discounted reads from other authors, and voila! I found myself reading a new to me series:Witches of Doyle. Bound is book one about three sister witches, triplets, and new awakenings in their powers and relationships around the time of the death of the Aunt who raised them. Murder, missing persons, and hefty doses of skepticism at the reality of magic growing bigger in their lives. A captivating read, that can be read as a standalone. For me, it was disappointing only in that I only bought the one volume instead of the trilogy. Foolish mortal.
July 25, 2019
Reviewed at Keeper Bookshelf
BOUND is the first story in Kirsten Weiss’ Paranormal Cozy Mystery The Witches of Doyle. It’s been available for a few years now, but I’m not a reader who must have only the “hottest off the presses” releases to make me a happy reader. A good story is, well, a good story no matter its release date.
Most of what you’d need to know to pick up BOUND is in the Cover Description. I enjoyed this introduction to the Bonheim triplets and their strange small town of Doyle, California very much. We’re aware that they are hereditary witches from the very start, yet it’s not an overkill simply a fact of life for these three sisters and their aunt who has raised them from infancy. Their mother died in childbirth, and their father in an accident shortly after which brought their Aunt Ellen to them to raise Karin, Jayce, and Lenore. She has loved and protected them with not only an aunt’s love but with a mother’s fierceness as well. Perhaps she’s protected them too much by not telling them everything they would eventually need to know.
For their entire lives, Ellen has tried to protect them from a family curse. Now as Ellen is rapidly losing her battle with cancer it’s time to tell her girls absolutely everything – especially since Jayce is the main suspect in the murder of a woman found in Jayce’s coffee shop.
Each story in The Witches of Doyle series features one of the sisters as the main focus, although everyone plays a large part in each mystery. Karin is the featured sister in BOUND as we learn of the triplet’s past, the current danger and mysteries, and perhaps an interesting man who will become so much more than her sister’s lawyer.
Since I try not to accidentally do spoilers, there isn’t a lot more I can say about BOUND aside from the simple fact that this story, this town grows on you. That might sound odd but there isn’t an information dump of paranormal activity, it’s felt but that feeling grows slowly. Little tidbits of information slowly build a broader picture — and I liked that approach very much. If I’m frank then I’d say (for me) the ending put a whole lot into the final two chapters. And, yes, I know, that’s when the climax comes yet I found there was a lot to take in at once because the rest of the story had that slowly growing, drip, drip of information and impressions. Still, that’s my opinion and you may feel differently.
The actual villain was on my short-list but that was a surprise in many ways. I am intrigued by the threads woven through this first story that will lead to the ones to come. This series definitely has my curiosity at a high point so I will be picking up the rest of the books over the next few weeks. If you love a good, intriguing Paranormal Cozy Mystery then BOUND would be right up your alley.
I own a Kindle edition of BOUND.
BOUND is the first story in Kirsten Weiss’ Paranormal Cozy Mystery The Witches of Doyle. It’s been available for a few years now, but I’m not a reader who must have only the “hottest off the presses” releases to make me a happy reader. A good story is, well, a good story no matter its release date.
Most of what you’d need to know to pick up BOUND is in the Cover Description. I enjoyed this introduction to the Bonheim triplets and their strange small town of Doyle, California very much. We’re aware that they are hereditary witches from the very start, yet it’s not an overkill simply a fact of life for these three sisters and their aunt who has raised them from infancy. Their mother died in childbirth, and their father in an accident shortly after which brought their Aunt Ellen to them to raise Karin, Jayce, and Lenore. She has loved and protected them with not only an aunt’s love but with a mother’s fierceness as well. Perhaps she’s protected them too much by not telling them everything they would eventually need to know.
For their entire lives, Ellen has tried to protect them from a family curse. Now as Ellen is rapidly losing her battle with cancer it’s time to tell her girls absolutely everything – especially since Jayce is the main suspect in the murder of a woman found in Jayce’s coffee shop.
Each story in The Witches of Doyle series features one of the sisters as the main focus, although everyone plays a large part in each mystery. Karin is the featured sister in BOUND as we learn of the triplet’s past, the current danger and mysteries, and perhaps an interesting man who will become so much more than her sister’s lawyer.
Since I try not to accidentally do spoilers, there isn’t a lot more I can say about BOUND aside from the simple fact that this story, this town grows on you. That might sound odd but there isn’t an information dump of paranormal activity, it’s felt but that feeling grows slowly. Little tidbits of information slowly build a broader picture — and I liked that approach very much. If I’m frank then I’d say (for me) the ending put a whole lot into the final two chapters. And, yes, I know, that’s when the climax comes yet I found there was a lot to take in at once because the rest of the story had that slowly growing, drip, drip of information and impressions. Still, that’s my opinion and you may feel differently.
The actual villain was on my short-list but that was a surprise in many ways. I am intrigued by the threads woven through this first story that will lead to the ones to come. This series definitely has my curiosity at a high point so I will be picking up the rest of the books over the next few weeks. If you love a good, intriguing Paranormal Cozy Mystery then BOUND would be right up your alley.
I own a Kindle edition of BOUND.
February 27, 2019
Representation and Sexism Tests:
• Bechdel–Wallace Test: PASS
Do two female characters talk about something than a male character? YES
• DuVernay Test: FAIL
Are there fully actualized characters of color? NO
• Ellen Willis Test: PASS
Would two related characters still work to carry the story if their genders were reversed? YES
• Mako Mori Test: PASS
Is there a female character? YES
Does she get her own arc? YES
Does it do anything other than serve to support a man’s story? YES
• Sexy Lamp Test: PASS
Would the plot fall apart if the female character was replaced by a sexy looking lamp? Absolutely
• Vito Russo Test: FAIL
Is there a character on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum? NO
Are they a character beyond their orientation? N/A
Do they affect the plot? N/A
Overall review:
Thoughts: Well, after finishing Bound, I went through and added the other four books to the series to my EBook Wish List, if that means anything!
Jayce, Karin, and Lenore are three magic-wielding triplets that came under the care of their Aunt Ellen after the death of their parents. If dealing with your surrogate mother having terminal cancer isn't bad enough, try stumbling across a dead body or two! One sister arrested, one foreseeing the death of Aunt Ellen, and now Karin finds herself having the honey-glows for the attorney that's supposed to be keeping Jayce out of prison.
The main character, Karin, does her best to deal with things. She makes some bad choices (looking at you, raven feathers), but is a genuine, flawed character I greatly enjoyed. I want to read the rest of the series to find out more about all three of them.
There are some twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming. And this particular universe has an interesting relationship with magic that I would like to see more of; there is a spell at the end of the book, too! Well, two spells if you count that there's a to-do spell and an undo.
Overall, it is a good solid starter to a series. Clean, beyond a few kisses. And well-written twists.
Smutty moments/smut review: There wasn't any smut, though the potential is there. A few scorching kisses though.
Was it engaging?
Yes
Favorite Character:
I would have to say that my favorite character was Karin.
Review and more also posted on PostmarkWonderland.blog!
• Bechdel–Wallace Test: PASS
Do two female characters talk about something than a male character? YES
• DuVernay Test: FAIL
Are there fully actualized characters of color? NO
• Ellen Willis Test: PASS
Would two related characters still work to carry the story if their genders were reversed? YES
• Mako Mori Test: PASS
Is there a female character? YES
Does she get her own arc? YES
Does it do anything other than serve to support a man’s story? YES
• Sexy Lamp Test: PASS
Would the plot fall apart if the female character was replaced by a sexy looking lamp? Absolutely
• Vito Russo Test: FAIL
Is there a character on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum? NO
Are they a character beyond their orientation? N/A
Do they affect the plot? N/A
Overall review:
Thoughts: Well, after finishing Bound, I went through and added the other four books to the series to my EBook Wish List, if that means anything!
Jayce, Karin, and Lenore are three magic-wielding triplets that came under the care of their Aunt Ellen after the death of their parents. If dealing with your surrogate mother having terminal cancer isn't bad enough, try stumbling across a dead body or two! One sister arrested, one foreseeing the death of Aunt Ellen, and now Karin finds herself having the honey-glows for the attorney that's supposed to be keeping Jayce out of prison.
The main character, Karin, does her best to deal with things. She makes some bad choices (looking at you, raven feathers), but is a genuine, flawed character I greatly enjoyed. I want to read the rest of the series to find out more about all three of them.
There are some twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming. And this particular universe has an interesting relationship with magic that I would like to see more of; there is a spell at the end of the book, too! Well, two spells if you count that there's a to-do spell and an undo.
Overall, it is a good solid starter to a series. Clean, beyond a few kisses. And well-written twists.
Smutty moments/smut review: There wasn't any smut, though the potential is there. A few scorching kisses though.
Was it engaging?
Yes
Favorite Character:
I would have to say that my favorite character was Karin.
Review and more also posted on PostmarkWonderland.blog!
August 29, 2019
Overall I didn't mind this book. A bit of mystery, a bit of romance, some magic and danger thrown in. It kept me going to the end. Overall, the book was well-written, as well.
There were, however, a few things that lost it a star.
1. I did struggle to accept Karin's scepticism. She and her sisters are witches from a long line of witches. I didn't accept that she really doesn't believe in curses. Doesn't that sort of go with the whole witch thing? And then there is the family bible that basically proves what aunt has been saying, but still, she has her doubts. Then there is the whole path in the forest and both her and Nick being pulled under the pool, but still, she doubts that weird things are happening.
The final straw of frustration for me was when she went to buy ice cream and had that really weird experience. Then she goes home, announces that nothing bad happened at the shops and therefore the aunt was wrong and so they needed to question everything else the aunt had said. Really?
2. Maybe I'm just quick off the mark, but there were some parts of the storyline that I worked out quickly. When the characters didn't work it out for a while, it got annoying.
3. I fully get the whole "I really like him, but I don't know if he feels anything for me, so I'm just going to keep things casual and appear indifferent" thing, but when Nick starts saying that he is interested in Karin, and she can't even be slightly honest about it, but instead changes the subject, it doesn't inspire me to believe they are meant to be together. Saying something along the lines of: "I'm kind of interested in you as well, but right now things are a mess..." would have worked but instead she jumps in with a question about her sister's case. Every single time. I have no idea why Nick stuck around. She comes across as very cold towards him the whole book.
I read the first chapter of the second book, and saw that the romance part is based on the same premiss: "I like him and he likes me, but for some silly reason I can't actually tell him so I'm going to run to the bathroom." I don't think I can deal with a book of that so I might give the rest a miss.
There were, however, a few things that lost it a star.
1. I did struggle to accept Karin's scepticism. She and her sisters are witches from a long line of witches. I didn't accept that she really doesn't believe in curses. Doesn't that sort of go with the whole witch thing? And then there is the family bible that basically proves what aunt has been saying, but still, she has her doubts. Then there is the whole path in the forest and both her and Nick being pulled under the pool, but still, she doubts that weird things are happening.
The final straw of frustration for me was when she went to buy ice cream and had that really weird experience. Then she goes home, announces that nothing bad happened at the shops and therefore the aunt was wrong and so they needed to question everything else the aunt had said. Really?
2. Maybe I'm just quick off the mark, but there were some parts of the storyline that I worked out quickly. When the characters didn't work it out for a while, it got annoying.
3. I fully get the whole "I really like him, but I don't know if he feels anything for me, so I'm just going to keep things casual and appear indifferent" thing, but when Nick starts saying that he is interested in Karin, and she can't even be slightly honest about it, but instead changes the subject, it doesn't inspire me to believe they are meant to be together. Saying something along the lines of: "I'm kind of interested in you as well, but right now things are a mess..." would have worked but instead she jumps in with a question about her sister's case. Every single time. I have no idea why Nick stuck around. She comes across as very cold towards him the whole book.
I read the first chapter of the second book, and saw that the romance part is based on the same premiss: "I like him and he likes me, but for some silly reason I can't actually tell him so I'm going to run to the bathroom." I don't think I can deal with a book of that so I might give the rest a miss.
August 26, 2019
I really enjoyed the first book in The Witches of Doyle Cozy Mystery trilogy. Although Karin already knows she’s a witch, she’s not a powerful as her sisters. That is until her dying aunt tells her that she had bound Karin’s powers when she was younger. After the unbinding her powers begin to grow and she will probably become the strongest of the triplets.
As I’ve mentioned in numerous other reviews, a witch (or witch sisters) coming into their powers is my jam. I wanted to switch it up a bit and use jam since I always say catnip. ;)
The supernatural element that is woven throughout the story adds another layer to the book. It helped to enhance the mystery and I feel this will help add more to the next two books in the series too. There are enough suspicions cast on other characters that it took a bit to figure out the killer, but it was not a shock once they were revealed.
The romantic element was enjoyable. There was some tension at the beginning, but it lead to something more pretty quickly without a lot of struggle on the characters part, which is always a huge plus for me. I really liked that the lawyer was supportive of Karin and didn’t question her talents.
One small thing I have to point out that I really, really liked was the brief reference to another series that Kirsten Weiss writes, The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum mystery series. At one point Karin was reading a book about a paranormal museum, Weiss doesn’t say the title, but for those of us who read her other series, this was a fun nod.
The book is left on a cliff-hanger which one comes to expect from authors who publish their own books. They need to have even more things to keep you coming back compared to the big name authors whose marketing team as lots of money to spend in this area. And it should not come as a big surprise since this is book one in the Doyle Witch Cozy Mystery Trilogy!
Another fun paranormal mystery series that I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.
As I’ve mentioned in numerous other reviews, a witch (or witch sisters) coming into their powers is my jam. I wanted to switch it up a bit and use jam since I always say catnip. ;)
The supernatural element that is woven throughout the story adds another layer to the book. It helped to enhance the mystery and I feel this will help add more to the next two books in the series too. There are enough suspicions cast on other characters that it took a bit to figure out the killer, but it was not a shock once they were revealed.
The romantic element was enjoyable. There was some tension at the beginning, but it lead to something more pretty quickly without a lot of struggle on the characters part, which is always a huge plus for me. I really liked that the lawyer was supportive of Karin and didn’t question her talents.
One small thing I have to point out that I really, really liked was the brief reference to another series that Kirsten Weiss writes, The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum mystery series. At one point Karin was reading a book about a paranormal museum, Weiss doesn’t say the title, but for those of us who read her other series, this was a fun nod.
The book is left on a cliff-hanger which one comes to expect from authors who publish their own books. They need to have even more things to keep you coming back compared to the big name authors whose marketing team as lots of money to spend in this area. And it should not come as a big surprise since this is book one in the Doyle Witch Cozy Mystery Trilogy!
Another fun paranormal mystery series that I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.
August 3, 2019
Karin's aunt is sick, and when one of her triplet sister's picks her up from the hospital, they find a dead body in the cafe. Amidst all the adjective fill sentences, plot happens, and romance blooms between Karin and the lawyer. In the end, we discover who the murderer was and why.
I listened to most of this on audible. The sentences were so adjective heavy, that they were clunky and cumbersome for the narrator, who tripped over sentence structure often. There were unnatural pauses in sentences, which made me think it was pieced together, on top of the weird sound that made me think of someone breathing through a life support machine or breathing tube. It was so bad, I switched to the book as I couldn't bear to listen to another overly descriptive sentence and wanted to skim.
Oh, and chapter 4 was repeated.
Here's what I didn't like: the sentence structure, repetitiveness, the author felt the need to do into every detail of clothing the ladies wore, and what they looked each time. It all felt 1 dimensional. No chemistry in the romance... not sure you could call it a romance. Nick claimed love at first sight. These chicks are witches, but had a hard time believing things such as curses, vampires, fairies, and so on. It took too long for Karin to try to fiddle with her magic. The play by play death watch. The characters. The author spent far more time on over-arching plot, than the one that got us in a jam. She spelled too many things out, repeated "poems" and ugh. It was an eye-rolling read, and wasn't written for audio books. She had a lot of incomplete sentences, but I didn't see any typos at the very least.
I really didn't enjoy this at all.
Here's what I liked: Hmm... some of the basis of the magic.
Overall, it's a drawn-out story that you could see coming from miles away. I won't be picking up the rest.
I listened to most of this on audible. The sentences were so adjective heavy, that they were clunky and cumbersome for the narrator, who tripped over sentence structure often. There were unnatural pauses in sentences, which made me think it was pieced together, on top of the weird sound that made me think of someone breathing through a life support machine or breathing tube. It was so bad, I switched to the book as I couldn't bear to listen to another overly descriptive sentence and wanted to skim.
Oh, and chapter 4 was repeated.
Here's what I didn't like: the sentence structure, repetitiveness, the author felt the need to do into every detail of clothing the ladies wore, and what they looked each time. It all felt 1 dimensional. No chemistry in the romance... not sure you could call it a romance. Nick claimed love at first sight. These chicks are witches, but had a hard time believing things such as curses, vampires, fairies, and so on. It took too long for Karin to try to fiddle with her magic. The play by play death watch. The characters. The author spent far more time on over-arching plot, than the one that got us in a jam. She spelled too many things out, repeated "poems" and ugh. It was an eye-rolling read, and wasn't written for audio books. She had a lot of incomplete sentences, but I didn't see any typos at the very least.
I really didn't enjoy this at all.
Here's what I liked: Hmm... some of the basis of the magic.
Overall, it's a drawn-out story that you could see coming from miles away. I won't be picking up the rest.
June 2, 2024
There's more to the town of Doyle than Karin and her sisters thought. And this is considering the triplets are witches and use magic regularly. Well, Jayce and Lenore use magic regularly. Karin isn't quite as blessed in the magic department. Except maybe she actually is.
Regardless, Doyle if filled with beautiful townsfolk and hikers go mysteriously missing every seven years. Which Karin and the sisters don't realize until it's pointed out to them. With their aunt sick and Jayce as the #1 suspect in a murder investigation (seriously, Jayce has weird bad luck in that regard), the triplets have a lot on their hands. Then Karin's aunt drops a bombshell about a family curse on them and things get even more complicated.
Which means it's probably not the best time to get the flutters whenever Jayce's new lawyer shows up. But Karin does just that. As it turns out, Nick has his own connection to Doyle and they start unraveling what's going on a piece at a time. And kissing. Because of the flutters, you know.
A curse that stretches back through the years, jealousy, heartache, missing folk, mysterious woods, a man who wants answers, and a woman who is beginning to see what's around her. No like, I like these sisters, their abilities, and their strange town. *thumbs up*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Regardless, Doyle if filled with beautiful townsfolk and hikers go mysteriously missing every seven years. Which Karin and the sisters don't realize until it's pointed out to them. With their aunt sick and Jayce as the #1 suspect in a murder investigation (seriously, Jayce has weird bad luck in that regard), the triplets have a lot on their hands. Then Karin's aunt drops a bombshell about a family curse on them and things get even more complicated.
Which means it's probably not the best time to get the flutters whenever Jayce's new lawyer shows up. But Karin does just that. As it turns out, Nick has his own connection to Doyle and they start unraveling what's going on a piece at a time. And kissing. Because of the flutters, you know.
A curse that stretches back through the years, jealousy, heartache, missing folk, mysterious woods, a man who wants answers, and a woman who is beginning to see what's around her. No like, I like these sisters, their abilities, and their strange town. *thumbs up*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
November 24, 2017
I finished this book on Thanksgiving Day 2017 and, not knowing what to expect from this author, I was spellbound (pardon the pun) and could not get enough of this story and her way of writing in vivid detail making me feel like I was right there with each character!!! I am from a small town and I have 3 sisters so I can fully relate to the part of the book where things are happening in small towns that are usually not happening in bigger towns. The magical mystery and story was most intriguing and I had no idea who the guilty parties were in this wonderful cozy mystery and suspense novel that includes the closeness of a relative who brought you up (in my case it was my mother and grandmother) and having to spend their last days with both happiness and agony when it comes to cancer. The addition of a good part of the supernatural pulls you into this story even more along with a bit of unexpected romance and reality and everything in between! I loved the magic shared by the 3 sisters (which included the protagonist in the novel) and perhaps it was this magic that kept me spellbound and flipping the pages wondering how everything was going to wrap up and coming to a conclusion. Looking forward to this second novel in this series!
September 15, 2018
Will cast a spell on you.
Normally, books like "Bound" are not my cup of mochachino. However, Kristen Weiss has a woven a pretty good tale. Aunt Ellen is dying from cancer, sister Jayce is being arrested for murder, and the town of Doyle is under a curse. Karin Bonheim must solve the murder of her sister's rival while she is coping with her Aunt's imminent departure from life.She and her two sisters, triplets, are witches in the small town of Doyle, CA. It seems that her family is under a curse which causes the women to die in childbirth; and the men to die around the same time.
"Bound" is a pretty good mystery with an ending that was not quite expected. Ms Weiss' writing is engaging and entertaining. For the most part, her characters act in a logical way. This fact alone is worth four stars! And the end is reached in a way that makes sense. The editing is pretty good. I noted only a couple of errors. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in "The Witches of Doyle". Even though this series is outside my normal likes, I intend to read the next book. I trust Ms Weiss to continue her excellent story telling.
Normally, books like "Bound" are not my cup of mochachino. However, Kristen Weiss has a woven a pretty good tale. Aunt Ellen is dying from cancer, sister Jayce is being arrested for murder, and the town of Doyle is under a curse. Karin Bonheim must solve the murder of her sister's rival while she is coping with her Aunt's imminent departure from life.She and her two sisters, triplets, are witches in the small town of Doyle, CA. It seems that her family is under a curse which causes the women to die in childbirth; and the men to die around the same time.
"Bound" is a pretty good mystery with an ending that was not quite expected. Ms Weiss' writing is engaging and entertaining. For the most part, her characters act in a logical way. This fact alone is worth four stars! And the end is reached in a way that makes sense. The editing is pretty good. I noted only a couple of errors. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in "The Witches of Doyle". Even though this series is outside my normal likes, I intend to read the next book. I trust Ms Weiss to continue her excellent story telling.
December 13, 2018
Part-time attorney and romance writer Karin Bonheim has a lot on her plate. Her Aunt Ellen is dying from cancer and a woman’s been found murdered in her sister Jayce’s café. Add to this Ellen’s revelation about a 150-year-old curse that kills family members, Jayce’s attractive lawyer, and an evil presence lurking in the forest behind Karin’s home, and you understand why Karin isn’t always thinking clearly.
Author Kirsten Weiss handles the plotlines deftly in this first installment in the Doyle paranormal trilogy. The story has many unique aspects, including the sisters’ different magical gifts and the introduction of fairy lore in a town that’s going about real, everyday life.
The characters, plot, and pacing are excellent. There are plenty of twists and turns, not to mention an interesting take on curses. The blend of mystery and fantasy plus a touch of romance is also well done. As this is a trilogy I understand why one of the major plots isn’t resolved, though I’m not really a fan of this technique. Still, this is a really entertaining read.
Author Kirsten Weiss handles the plotlines deftly in this first installment in the Doyle paranormal trilogy. The story has many unique aspects, including the sisters’ different magical gifts and the introduction of fairy lore in a town that’s going about real, everyday life.
The characters, plot, and pacing are excellent. There are plenty of twists and turns, not to mention an interesting take on curses. The blend of mystery and fantasy plus a touch of romance is also well done. As this is a trilogy I understand why one of the major plots isn’t resolved, though I’m not really a fan of this technique. Still, this is a really entertaining read.
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