A Spell of Murder - REVIEW
★★
Note: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Becca has adopted three cats, and joined a local coven of witches - and when magic happens around Becca, she thinks she’s discovered her latent powers. However, the powers belong to the cats, and Becca is their unwitting sidekick. When a murder occurs, Becca decides to investigate, and the cats follow along to keep Becca out of trouble, as danger lurks around every turn.
I had expected to really like this book, as it’s a cozy mystery, however, I really struggled to get into it. I tried a few times to even start reading it, and in the end had to force myself to finish. Something that I wasn’t aware of when I received the book was that it was told from the perspective of Becca’s cats, which was simultaneously creative and also boring. I would’ve thought I’d like it a bit more, but instead I had trouble relating to the narration since I didn’t like two of the cats.
I felt like the writing could’ve used more editing, and the plot itself could’ve been tighter. There was unnecessary exposition in places what would’ve benefited from showing rather than telling, and the plethora of characters made it hard to keep everyone straight. I wish I had liked this more, but I’m glad I read it as it introduced me to Clea Simon; although this particular series isn’t to my taste, I would definitely look into her other works.
