Witch Trial by Cate Conte
Series: A Full Moon Mystery #2
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Double, double toil and trouble,
A witch's life is quite a muddle.The Full Moon crystal shop in North Harbor, Connecticut, offers healing stones for all sorts of ailments. Unfortunately, there's nothing among the gems that can help owner Violet Mooney learn how to wield the magick she inherited from both sides of her family--the legendary Ravenstar and Moonstone clans. As if being an apprentice witch weren't difficult enough, Violet's tutors are her estranged mother Fiona, a sister she never knew she had named Zoe, and a familiar in the form of a black cat, Xander.
Between learning spells, Violet is being investigated by the Magickal Council. A reporter out to debunk spiritualists was "genied"--her soul imprisoned inside a bottle--in Violet's shop, and she can't prove she didn't do it. Meanwhile, her non-magickal life has become complicated when one of her crystal shop customers, Nicole St. James, goes missing and turns up dead, a victim of murder.
Determined to solve both crimes, Violet taps into powers she doesn't understand, much less control--and finds herself conjuring up both supernatural and mortal enemies...
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Review
The one thing I hated about this was that it ended on a cliffhanger, which is why I took off a star. I hate cliffhangers. They really drive me up a wall. That being said, I loved a lot about this book. I mean, the fact that you could teleport yourself was simply awesome. The mystery was good even though it didn’t get solved in this book. Since I hadn’t read the first, I felt like I was missing a few things. This is certainly a series to read in order so you don’t miss anything.
In my opinion, Violet Mooney was a great character. She owns a crystal shop and then discovers that she is a witch. A witch’s mother and sister have suddenly shown up in her life. If only she could manage to run her business and her witch world in harmony things would be great. what in the world could go wrong? Only everything!
I hear you, about the cliff hangers. I hate them, too. IMO, books should be able to be read on their own, even if they are in a series.
I glad that you did this review. This sounds like a book that I would like to read but I too hate a cliffhanger at the end of a book. On the other hand though I do love getting into a good series so I many check this one out.
Witch Trial sounds like a magical mystery for me to read, thanks for sharing your review and have a spectacular day!
don’t like cliffhangers
Cozy mysteries always have the cutest covers…thank you for sharing your review of this book, I hate cliffhangers too so I may wait for the next book to come out before I read this one
Thanks for the tip about starting with the first in the series!
I’m with you on cliff hangers – it’s frustrating
I like reading cozy mysteries. This sounds good!
Do you need to read Myster #1 first?
I do like a good mystery. Cliffhangers drive me crazy as well.
Sounds like an interesting book but not a book I would typically be drawn to reading. Thank you for sharing your review. Cliff hangers are the worst!
I love that the main character is a witch and I don’t mind a cliffhanger.
Always enjoy a good cozy – this sounds perfect
Not a cliffhanger fan either! Makes me crazy
I am not too keen on cliff hangers either but it looks good so I might give it a read.
Really nice cover and excerpt, looking forward to reading this!
a little out of my style, but i definitely see the appeal
Sounds super fun! I like cliffhangers, so maybe I would like this book!
This sounds Like an awesome book! Thank you for sharing!
Cliffhangers do annoy me!