Witchy Business

A fun fast read with great characters

<b>2.75</b><br /><br />(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I completely change my mind on a series, so want to change my scoring down a lot)<br /><br /><b>How I rate Stars:</b> 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author) <br />4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author). <br />3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series) <br />or<br />3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)<br /><br />All of the above scores means I would recommend them!<br />-<br />2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)<br />1* = Disliked <br /><br />Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see 3* differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-) <br />------------<br /><br /><b>First time read the author's work?:</b> Yes<br /><br /><b>Will you be reading more?:</b> Yes<br /><br /><b>Would you recommend?:</b> Yes

I completely enjoyed this story! It has several actual laugh-out-loud moments. It was hard to pick out a favorite character, but Steve is the front-runner for the title.<br />This one is well written and self-contained! NO CLIFFHANGER and I'm so grateful for that! The characters are relatable and likable (the ones you're supposed to like anyway) and the story is not cookie-cutter witch/cozy/formula. <br />I like this one so much, I immediately downloaded the second book in the series. I hope there will be more to come! <br />A couple of grammatical errors that I can't overlook because it is a pet peeve of mine to use "I" when it should be "me" but that's probably the only reason it stuck out to me in the first place. <br />

<strong>Entertaining supernatural cozy mystery series</strong><br /><br />Entertaining supernatural cozy mystery series. A great cast of hectors an entertaining storyline. Your mother who left her supernatural hometown to move out into the human world with her new husband who then died six days after being married raises her daughter for 15 years on her own in the human world. Her daughter coming up on her 15th birthday is about to come into her own magic and she decides to move back to her hometown. Once she arrives back in town with all of her family and begins working in the family funeral home. The top which is murdered. Follow along as she tries to figure out who done it. Her and her friends search for the truth. Entertaining funny and a great read.

<strong>Errors</strong><br /><br />Several errors where the author has used the wrong word, e.g. "pierced her lips" instead of "pursed her lips", typos, and missing words. It makes for an irritating read because even a half decent proofreader should have picked them up. I reported several but frankly as a reader it's not my job to have to point out the errors and I stopped when it became obvious that it's been written and published with a lack of care and attention to detail.<br /><br />I hope that the next book improves radically.

<strong>Witch Business is a fun beginning to a new series. 4.6 stars</strong><br /><br />Okay, I agree with the author that it would be terrific to be able to clean and cook with a circling of your finger. This is a cute story of a mom and her daughter moving back to the family's island home with primarily magical beings. Fortunately the mom, Shay, works at the family's funeral parlor so there is lots of entertaining material. This is lots of fun!!

<strong>What's not to love</strong><br /><br />This felt like a breathe of fresh air, in my favourite genre many of these books can have the similar starts, person's life goes down toilet, person suddenly receives a legacy from a will from an unknown or forgotten relative, they discover magical powers and more often than not a dead body! This was different and it blew other books in the paranormal cosy out of the water (in a good way! I promise)<br /><br />Shay Graves is a Witch, who has lived amongst humans for over 15 years. Newly divorced from her sleaze ball ex husband who she caught with the receptionist of their Funeral Home business. Though the funeral home was a joint business, it was technically in his name, meaning after the divorce Shay was left with nothing. She has her daughter from her first husband a fellow Witch, James who tragically died at 18 when he and Shay left the small paranormal town they grew up in to get married and see the world, sadly he never got to meet his daughter, who now nearly 15 will be coming into her witchy powers. I<br /><br />It seems fate has a part to play because the cosmologists at her family's funeral home is retiring, meaning it is the perfect time for Shay to take Ember and return to the paranormal island of Mystic Key where she grew up, never heard of it? That would be because your human and humans can't access paranormal towns, but they are here dotted all around accessible to only the Shifters, (from Wolves to Rodents) Angels, Witches, Mermaids... I could go on but you catch the drift right? If you're not paranormal you're not getting in. You don't know it exists in the first place.<br /><br />Shay is returning not a moment to soon, the High Priestess of the Witches Council, Evanora Thornes has met with a sad accident and passed away. With her funeral imminent Shay has arrived home just in time to make her look good for her final appearance, except this is when things go from sad to tragic Evanora didn't fall down the stairs as everyone believes, she says she was pushed, yes SHE Evanora TELLS Shay she was murdered, pushed down the stairs. Rather than appearing as a ghost to tell Shay (All Graves Witches can see ghosts) Evanora possesses Ember who as a new Witch is unable to stop it happening, and not only is Evanora using Ember to tell of her fate she's going to hold Ember's body hostage until Shay or her brother who is a police deputy solve her murder... except the Police Cheif has ruled the death an accident and has no plans to reopen the case, so what's a mum to do? Together with friends old and new she will investigate and solve this one way or another!<br /><br />As i said this is such a good entry book, it's different i love Shay l love that she takes no nonsense and says what she thinks. I highly recommend, I'm already downloading the sequel as i write this review. The characters are so good, despite having just "met" then, you feel as if you know them, and you care for them. Misty Bane can certainly write well. I really hope she keeps up the quality for future books in this series. <br /><br />The Witches of Shadow Lane has definitely made it to my must read list!

This book was fun to read, so many ups and downs.<br />It started with shay's second husband cheating on her but some how getting a divorce and her business. Shay and her daughter Ember going to shay's home town of Mystic Keys a hidden paranormal town. Then the adventure really begins.<br /><br />I so recommend this book, the series is going to be great to read!

<strong>Cute</strong><br /><br />A cute witchy cozy mystery. When Shay Graves and her daughter Ember move to her paranormal hometown, Shay suddenly has to find out who killed the head of the witch council... so she’ll stop possessing Ember.<br />A quick, cozy mystery, simple whodunnit with a tiny speck of romance.

Shay moves back home with her teenage daughter after her heart is broken. Her daughter is about to come into her witch powers and Shay will be working at the family funeral home. The High Priest dies and her death is declared an accident until her ghost appears and she says she was pushed down the steps. Shay has to help solve the mystery of her death .