I am currently mostly on a break with this blog, but there is always room for a new book review.😊 Today: "Haunted Witch (A Seashell Cove Paranormal Mystery Book 2)" by T. Thorn Coyle First the blurb, then my review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The blurb: My name is Sarah Braxton, and I'm a witch. My cat Rhiannon and I run Seashell Cove's only bookshop, though it’s a toss-up which of us is actually boss, with a ghost called Biff jockeying for position, too. Think that's strange? Trust me, we're not the strangest things in Seashell Cove. Haunted inns? Cranky gnomes? Centaurs that dance around in the forest just outside town? Yeah. Our little town has it all… But there's been an all-too-recent death at the Historic Kelpie Inn, the ghosts are in an uproar, and those centaurs? I think they know something, but aren't telling. What's a witch to do? Guess I'll gather up my trusty, D&D playing boyfriend, my inscrutable cat, and the rest of my ragtag bunch of friends. We must get to the bottom of this death… before it's the death of us all. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: Reading this was a real treat for me. I love the worldbuilding of this series, all the many interesting details and magical creatures and how the mystery slowly unfolds, in unexpected ways. In the course of the story, protagonist Sarah takes on the office of "Justice" for the magical community of Seashell Cove and she has to investigate two murders. She realizes that her new job to serve justice is also a community effort, as can be seen in this quote from the book, "Stefon nudged me. “Babe. You’ve got to do this. But remember, you’re not alone.” Warmth filled me at both his words and his touch. He was right. I wasn’t alone. I was never alone. Justice was never dealt out by one person. It took a community. And I was part of that." (p. 156 of the ebook) I very much like this attitude. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series. The series on the author's website: https://www.thorncoyle.com/series/the-seashell-cove-paranormal-mysteries
