Potions, Poisons, and Peril by Shea Macleod(Formal Buddy Read Starts 11/1/23)

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Welcome to Deepwood, Oregon, a town of witches, magic, and murder…



Emory Chastain loves her herbs and spices. So much so that when she’s not baking self-confidence into chocolate chip cookies, she’s in her shop selling everything from love potions to herbal tea blends. She’s also one of the most powerful witches of the modern era.



When a strange madness afflicts seemingly unrelated people in her funky little town, turning ordinary citizens into raving beasts, Emory and her friends are convinced there’s more to the mystery than a simple virus. Turns out they’re right. Somebody is using a magic spell to poison people, and if they don’t stop the killer, there will be more death in the town of Deepwood.



Potions, Poisons, and Peril is the first book in the paranormal cozy mystery series, Deepwood Witches Mysteries.

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The format for this book will be open discussion. Read with us and share your thoughts and what you thought of the book.

[CassieCruel]

I have this one on kindle

[Anabella Shay Xo(RomanceBookWormXoXo)]

I hope you’ll join us.

[Emma]

I have this one on Kindle too! Hopefully I will be able to start at the weekend! 😁

[Anabella Shay Xo(RomanceBookWormXoXo)]

Oh wonderful! I hope you get to read it!

[Angie ☯]

No thoughts yet! Well, I'll start it out.

I don't seek out cozy mysteries, but I don't have anything against them either.

This is the first book by this author for me. I thought it was a quick/easy read and the characters were fun. The book is short, so temper your expectations of a lot of character or world building, BUT, there is enough to give you background. The mystery portion wasn't immediately predictable and I enjoyed watching it play out.

I liked Emory, and her chinchilla, Fred! (Now that is an unusual pet/familiar.) She is a powerful witch that seems to also be a strong person. She is determined to solve the mystery of who killed the stranger the died in her shop.

Of course there is a love interest, Noah. The romance wasn't overbearing and the mystery was the main focus of the story which made me enjoy it more.

I would read more in this series for sure and possibly by the author.