Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday, it was AMERICAN Thanksgiving (our first) and we were super busy. Add to that how far behind I am with the blog event wise and well… I promise to get better!!! Pics will be resized and posts posted over the weekend! But for now a book review!

Vampires, Werewolves and Witches all come to the light of day in this Rose Pressey novel. The first in her Veronica Mason series. In this series these paranormal and magical creatures have come to be common knowledge. The main character is Veronica, a witch (sort of) who is the lead singer of a rockabilly group of VAMPIRES! They are attempting to ready themselves for a gig later in the week that a record producer has agreed to come to when there is a death. Not just any death but the (re??) death of their vampire bass player. 

With a werewolf bestfriend who is dating ANOTHER vampire, an amazingly sexy and unknown bass player and adventure and danger everywhere you absolutely have to love the failed witch and her story. Now maybe failed is too harsh but she definitely is NOT successful with her spells, unless she wants a tube of lipstick for every attempt brings about a new tube! Thus her nickname as the lipstick witch.

I am really looking forward to the next one in this series. There is a little romance, a lot of paranormal, a good dose of humour and of course a mystery.   Add in some retro outfits, terrific supporting characters and a few twists and turns and seriously, get your hands on this book!! 

Rock ‘n’ Roll is Undead

I have really enjoyed Madelyn Alt’s series featuring “Maggie O’Neill – Stony Mill Indiana’s newest witch”. At this point the love life of Maggie has finally straightened out (of course if you have NOT read the previous books I am not going to let slip WHO the paramour is) as has her understanding that she is a sensitive, empath. This is NOT something that the rest of Stony Mill would smile upon but within the N.I.G.H.T.S paranormal group headed up by Maggie’s boss Liss she has found a group of like minded people. 

There is, of course, a murder to solve… but the main mysteries in this book are relationship based. Maggie herself is growing more and more confident in her relationship while a few of the ones around her fall to pieces. There is quite the cast of characters as usual… Maggie’s mother, who is a tough cookie and rather hard to take in large doses, her sister Mel who ends up giving birth to… surprise there too! Don’t forget her feisty Grandpa and her best friend Stef with her boyfriend Dr Dan. Oh the list goes on! 

This book is not as heavy on the mystery as previous ones have been but there is so much going on I really didn’t miss it. I would suggest you start this series at the beginning and then read them ALL… the first book is The Trouble With Magic. Follow Maggie as she learns all about her gifts and what they mean to herself and the people around her!

A Witch in Time