Fangs and Frenemies (Blue Moon Bay Witches #1)

by Sierra Cross

“Check them out, doll,” she exclaimed, speaking telepathically straight to me.

Third Vow of a Green Witch, “Thou Shalt Not Use Magicks to Augment Thine Appearance.” The first two were way more reasonable. “Thou Shalt Not Use Magicks To Commit Murder.” Well, duh. And “Thou Shalt Not Use Magicks to Cause A Person to Fall in Love.”

Drying your shirt at the very least isn't really changing your appearance

Probably demon spawn, half of them.”

that seems racist

When a romantic relationship ended, at least you got a breakup. But friendship, even one as close as ours, could simply end. With no explanation.

Feeeeeeels

I’d even come out to her as a witch—and Max thought that was the coolest thing she’d heard in her life.

I'm a bit confused about how many people/what people know about witches in this universe. Until now I thought it was common knowledge and kinda accepted?

My old friend was finally calling, for the first time since Grad Night.

Did she leave a message? helloooooo

Though Beatrix was perfectly capable of conjuring her outfits with Beige Magic the way Mother taught us, she treated shopping like a sport.

BUT HAZEL COULDNT MAGICALLY CHANGE HER SHIRT!? I'M SO CONFUSED!???!?!?!???!???!?!?!????

The top was down, but I could see a long-haired silhouette moving inside.

Up? Down means open, doesn't it?

With Bryson busy with that continuing ed thing in Portland,

He literally only brought this up the night before the wedding. why didn't he mention it was going to be DAYS!?

I’d caved the other night and listened to her rambling voicemail, asking if we’d be hiring holiday helpers at the bakery this year. That was a puzzler. Max made a pretty good living with Blue Moon Roundup. Local businesses all bought ads, including us. Why would she want a part time job?

Okay so she did leave a voicemail

I pressed the button to unlock Trixie, but nothing happened. I tried again, over and over. Couldn’t even hear her voice. “Crud! The remote battery must be dead.”

then... use a key?????? or i thought sentient car could just do things?????

“I was gonna wait till the holidays … but screw it. This feels right.”

A woman is missing, he's a suspect, and it's the right time to propose?

“First question.” Sheriff Gantry steepled his hands and looked at me appraisingly. “Have you ever thought about chopping your hair into a pixie cut, with a purple side-hawk?” I blinked. “No!” “Not even just now when I brought it up?” “Well, sure. But I wasn’t seriously consider—” “I’ll correct your earlier response.” With a smug nod, he made a mark on his notebook.

............. no

She could stay up all night speed-reading and scarfing pizza, yet never seemed to show up at school with a matching pair of shoes on.

.... what does speed reading and eating pizza have to do with matching shoes?

The bad-friend accusation hung in the air like a fart.

“But you have time to see them?” Britt was suddenly at my side, gesturing to Cindra’s two male companions. Was that a thing nowadays, going on a date with two dudes at once? My sister was always on the cutting edge. “Who even are these guys?” Britt demanded.

Why is Brit invested in this?

Luckily, Max had plucked a stray auburn hair off his jacket when she hugged him and delivered it to me in a baggie.

I thought Max was against this stuff when it comes to Kade?

“Nope, way better than any of those. Common housefly.”

Are you setuous? This is the most ridiculous thing in this book. I want to stop here.

I snapped my fingers like I’d just suddenly thought of something. “How about a dream spell? We want to know what’s in their hearts, not their apartment. So why not go right into their dreams and take a look around their psyche?”

I'm starting to think this book has its order mixed up

Thanksgiving, I couldn’t help but notice with a nagging sense of worry that Bryson never lifted a spoon, spatula, or tongs.

I think the "demons don't cook" thing is a little lazy and feels racist

They messed with your mind using Grey Magic.

And your car didn't smell like it was burning?

Answer: because I couldn’t smell it. The machines doing the magic must not be physically in the car. Even now, a remote Automagick machine must be sending signals through her electrical components.

I feel like she should have still smelled it?

A backpack lay at her feet. I assumed it contained a change of clothes for David, once he shifted back into human form.

I thought Sammy was outside when she saw naked David though?

“This is the song that was playing on grad night, when it all went down.”

.....

It was Elliot, and I’m sure he was only asking out of politeness.

if she thought he was that down bad for Max, she would have thought this was mega weird

“You. Ditched. Me. All because I dared to shine for a moment. I dared to dance with the boy you liked.”

So, all this time Hazel didn't think Max ditched her FOR NO REASON like she said a billion times. it was THIS reason.... *eye roll*

“Face it, you were a sniveling wimp in those days, which is just another form of jerk if you ask me.

No, but can we call out her actual flaws?