Novel Broads

The Details Titles: The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006) The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (2007) The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (2008) The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (2008) The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (2009) The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (2010)  Author: Nancy Springer Series: Enola Holmes Mysteries Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publication Date:…

The Details Title: The Witching Hour Author: Anne Rice Series: Lives of the Mayfair Witches Genre: Adult Fiction, Gothic, Supernatural, Horror, Fantasy Publication Date: 1990 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Format Read: Paperback Source: Borrowed Reviewer: Allie Score:  4.4/5 ⭐’s Spoiler Level: None Why I Picked Up This Book As a young teen who loved to read, and had recently seen, then…

The Hot Take People in reading communities, and granted, it’s a minority, need to stop saying audiobooks are cheating. And like I tell my kids, it’s okay to think it, but do you really need to say (or type) it out loud? Why We’re Talking About It There’s always that one person in a book community that has to say it. “Audiobooks are cheating.” (Including my own teenager…) It flies right out of…

Introduction If the Owens women represent the warm glow of kitchen magic and midnight margaritas, the Mayfair witches are the candle burning in the dark corner of an old New Orleans mansion. You may be familiar with Anne Rice’s vampire series, The Vampire Chronicles. Recently, the second book has been made into the popular TV series, The Vampire Lestat. Rice took the same formula of writing…

The Quick Read It’s time to break out the tequila and mix up some midnight margaritas! The Owens women are returning to the screen with Practical Magic 2, a sequel inspired by Alice Hoffman’s beloved novel The Book of Magic. After decades of fans rewatching its predecessor, we will finally get another dose of this magical family and the curse that has haunted generations of Owens women. The…

If you’re here because Practical Magic 2 is about to hit the theaters and you adored Practical Magic, but just found out they are books? You’ve come to the right place. Simply Magical Imagine living in a small New England town, with its quaint little buildings and quiet streets. Where everyone knows their neighbors and are invited into their homes for parties and holidays. That is everyone…

The Quick Read Novel Broads was first created by two women who liked books. At the time, that mostly meant romance novels of all types. Of course, life throws you curveballs, and our efforts ended sometime in 2015. Now, 12 years later, we are breaking out the defibrillator and resurrecting this project. Our mission is the same: real readers, real opinions, and real conversations about the books…