Katie
Lightfoot is a hedgewitch, and works as a magical baker at
Honeybee Bakery. She's also a member of a spellbook club and
during an evening meeting, the women are interrupted when
a strange woman collapses in the bakery. The woman manages
to say that she is looking for Katie, that her uncle sent
her, and that Katie needs to find a voodoo queen and a missing
talisman.
Needless
to say, Katie is confused and turns to her friends, particularly
Cookie, who has some background in voodoo. When the mysterious
woman turns out to be Dawn Taite, niece of otherworldly investigator,
Franklin Taite, the intensity of the situation ramps up. Particularly
once Franklin's body is found. Katie had thought he had died
months ago, but it appears his death was recent. It looks
as though there is a murderer on the streets who intends to
kill members of the magical community in Savannah, and Katie
may be the only one able to stop the evil.
While
I enjoyed this book and really like the series, something
seems different about this installment. Perhaps it is the
darkness of the voodoo element. Author Bailey Cates is a polished,
experienced writer, who does a good job of bringing her characters
to life and writing unique story lines.
If you
are interested in the para-cozy mystery genre, you'll want
to give Magic and Macaroons a go. This is the fifth book in
the series, and I'd recommend that you read all five so you
can get to know Katie from book one, right on through to this
new one.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Brownies
and Broomsticks #1
Bewitched,
Bothered, and Biscotti #2
Some
Enchanted Elcair #4
Magic
and Macaroons #5
Spells
and Scones #6
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