Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell --> Starting October 12th, 2020

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

Lily Ivory is not your average witch. Her spell-casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance. But now her vintage clothing store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco....

Lily hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora's Closet. With her magical knack for vintage fashion -she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry—her store becomes a big hit.

But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime. She tries to keep her identity a secret while investigating, but it's not easy—especially under the spells of sexy "mythbuster" Max Carmichael and powerful witch Aidan Rhodes. Will Lily's witchy ways be forced out of the closet?

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

I'm reading this now

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

25% (view spoiler)[ That's sad that Francis died after that girl went missing. I hope they find the Jessica. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

54% (view spoiler)[ this is okay, but I'm not loving it. I do wonder who attacked Lily and Max and I think Oscar is cute. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

77% (view spoiler)[ Ugh Sandra. She sucks and must have gotten in over her head. I also think Max is kind of meh (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

finished (view spoiler)[ I'm glad Lily got Jessica back and things are okay for now. This wasn't my favorite read, but it was okay (hide spoiler)]

[Deanie]

25% (view spoiler)[I like Lily, and her vintage-clothing-seller/witch combo. I don't like that she's possibly been implicated in the death of Frances. Also, I'm not sure what to make of her gargoyle/pig familiar. Is he really to help her or to spy on her? Maybe both? I like that this book uses witchcraft traditions alongside the modern mystery. (hide spoiler)]

50% (view spoiler)[ What's with Sandra and her pushiness to see Mrs. Potts's clothes? She seems oddly aggressive for someone pursuing discount vintage fashion shopping. (hide spoiler)]

75% (view spoiler)[ I like that they're using La Llorona. I know it's a fairly popular legend these days, but I don't think it was when the book was published 11 years ago. Still, I like the incorporation of real-life folklore into the book. (hide spoiler)]

100% (view spoiler)[ The seemingly sweet little old lady was a villain, luring neighborhood kids to their deaths? I did not see that coming. I liked this book. It's not the best cozy mystery ever, but it's solid and has a lot of good points. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

I have the mermaid book whenever you want to read that