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Genre/Form: | Paranormal fiction Detective and mystery stories Series Detective and mystery fiction Fiction Mystery fiction Occult fiction Mystery and detective fiction Paperback originals (Publishing) |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Juliet Blackwell |
ISBN: | 9780451227454 045122745X |
OCLC Number: | 268796226 |
Notes: | "An Obsidian mystery." Includes excerpt from the author's A cast-off coven ([315]-325). |
Description: | 325 pages ; 18 cm. |
Responsibility: | Juliet Blackwell. |
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A little edgier than the average cozy
After leading a globe-trotting, itinerant life for years, Lily Ivory has finally settled down to run a vintage clothing store in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. She's making friends and enjoying the quirkiness of the area that helps camouflage her own powerful talent for witchcraft....
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After leading a globe-trotting, itinerant life for years, Lily Ivory has finally settled down to run a vintage clothing store in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. She's making friends and enjoying the quirkiness of the area that helps camouflage her own powerful talent for witchcraft. Then one day, a child is kidnapped and a client dies under mysterious supernatural circumstances. Despite her reluctance to get involved and reveal her talents, Lily can't let the evil go unchecked, and she dives head first into a paranormal battle to save the little girl from La Llorona.
The first book in this cozy mystery series felt more like an urban fantasy where the main character happens to solve a suspicious death and save an abducted child. I liked it once I got used to the idea that it wouldn't be as lighthearted as either of <a title="Heather Blake" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3178457.Heather_Blake" title="Heather Blake">Heather Blake</a> 's magical cozy mystery series--this series has a more "realistic" depiction of witchcraft, with detailed recipes for brews, spells, charms, etc.
The budding romance angle was appealing to me--I like Max and think the relationship could work if he softens his stance on the (non)existence of magic. I do not like the character Aidan, the male witch. He seriously creeps me out, not the least of which due to his unnatural charisma. I hope future volumes of this series reveal more of his secrets--I feel sure he's got nefarious ulterior motives.
For readers' advisors: story doorway is primary. There are a few mild swear words and a couple of creepy-atmosphere scenes, but no sex or graphic violence. It is a cozy mystery, but it feels a little darker (or perhaps more serious?) than other cozies, even other cozies featuring some type of magic or witchcraft. Fans of the TV show "Charmed" would most likely enjoy this series.
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