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A Hiss-Tory of Magic

A Wonder Cats Mystery, Book 1

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A Hiss-Tory of Magic

By: Harper Lin
Narrated by: Anne James
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From USA Today best-selling author Harper Lin: a paranormal mystery series about magic cats and modern-day witches.

Cath Greenstone, her cousin, Bea, and her hippie aunt, Astrid, live in Wonder Falls, a small town near the mystical Niagara Falls. They run the Brew-Ha-Ha café, and naturally, they're witches hiding in plain sight along with their three magical cats, Treacle, Peanut Butter, and Marshmallow.

When Brew-Ha-Ha's baker is burnt to a crisp, along with their beloved café, Aunt Astrid lets out a big family secret: A powerful spell book, a Greenstone heirloom from the Salem days, has been stolen from its secret hiding spot in the café. If it's fallen into the wrong hands, black magic could destroy not only Wonder Falls but the world.

A secret society.... A new detective with a shady past.... A once-bullied local returning to town as a multimillionaire.

Who in town could know Cath's family secret? Cath, Bea, and Astrid must use their witch powers to uncover the deadly truth. Cath communicates with their cats, also magically inclined, and they help uncover more than one secret lurking in wonderful Wonder Falls.

Fans are loving this charming, original, and spooky paranormal mystery series.

©2015 Harper Lin (P)2018 Harper Lin Cosy Horror Magic Mystery Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Fiction Witchcraft Magic Users Cats Fantasy
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This book looked nice and short so I was excited about starting it. Unfortunately, the opening is one big exposition. The author ruins the tension she’s trying to create by info-dumping about being a witch, their powers, and their bond to their cats. Like, okay, but there’s a fricking fire. Shouldn’t the protagonist be more concerned about that right now? It smacks of amateur writing. She could have hooked us in with action of the fire, used that situation to SHOW us what the characters are like by how they handle that situation, and also SHOW us something of their powers and relationship dynamics.

I also wasn’t a fan of the narration, but I’m not sure if this was an artistic choice by the narrator or because she had to read off so many short sentences. There was so much telling and not much showing, and this gave it a tone of a YA rather than adult urban fantasy. I finished it, but only because I was hoping it would get better. It was a cute little story, but not fully realised enough for me to pick up another book by this author.

Disappointing.

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