A Spell of Murder

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It s Harriet s fault It s always her fault, not that she ll ever admit it So begins A Spell of Murder A Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery, the first in a new cozy series that mixes feline fiction with a touch of the paranormal, and a little romance as well.Becca, newly single and newly unemployed, wants to believe she has psychic powers With nothing but time and a desire for empowerment she s studying to become a witch What she doesn t know is that her three cats Harriet, Laurel, and Clara are the ones with the real power And when Harriet a cream colored longhair with fur than commonsense conjures a pillow for her own comfort, Becca believes her spells are finally working Could that be why Trent, the coven s devilishly handsome leader, has been showing her special attention Or why Suzanne, a longtime coven member, draws her aside to share a secret a confidence that may lead to murder Best Read A Spell of Murder by Clea Simon For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In the first book of the Witches Cats of Cambridge, there are three siblings cats that have the power to various things Harriet, the oldest can grabs objects from the ether, Laura is able to put thoughts in a person mind and Clara is able to walk through doors, walls and make herself invisible Most of the story is narrated from Clara s perspective I was very disap...This was so not my cup of herbal witch tea I should have known No, I did know but something about a cute mystery with witches and cats just seemed appealing at the time I d been reading too much heavy stuff and wanted something light, I suppose, and cats witches are always of interest so I gave it a shot.That was a poor choice on my part.Recap Becca, a young woman who has adopted three sister cats littermates, I think who are old family witches, is trying to do witchcraft, herself, becaus This was so not my cup of herbal witch tea I should have known No, I did know but something about a cute mystery with witches and cats just seemed appealing at the time I d been reading too much heavy stuff...The cover and description had me hoping this would be an interesting story It s told through the perspective of cats, and while cute, it was a bit much.I m not sure if I would read another in the series, I had hoped it would getinterestin...Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book Oh It kind of sucks when you read a favorite author and don t like their book evenso when you re approved for it on Netgalley I mean, I will forever love you Clea, but this one wasn t for me I ll try to explain why.This is about three cats, and it s a cozy mystery so I SHOULD love it Instead, two out of three of the cats were completely unlikable and unneeded to the story Clara was the main focus but here Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book Oh It kind of sucks when you read a favorite author and don t like their book evenso when you re approved for it on Netgalley I mean, I will forever love you Clea, but this one wasn t for me I ll try to explain why.This is about three cats, and it s a cozy mystery so I SHOULD love it Instead, two out of three of the cats were completely unlikable and unneeded to the story Clara was the main focus but here sisters Laurel and Harriet just loaf around and rarely contribute anything There are SO many pointless scenes that go nowhere, so many pointless characters with little or nothing to do with the s...Becca, newly single and unemployed, wants to believe she has psychic powers With nothing but time and a desire for empowerment, she s studying to become a witch What she doesn t know is that her three cats, Harriet, Laurel, and Clara are the ones with the real power When Harriet, a cream colored long hair withfur than common sense conjures a pillow for her comfort, Becca believes her spells are working Could that be why Trent, the coven s devilishly handsome leader, has been showing he Becca, newly single and unemployed, wants to believe she has psychic powers With nothing but time and a desire for empowerment, she s studying to become a witch What she doesn t know is that her three cats, Harriet, Laurel, and Clara are the ones with the real power When Harriet, a cream colored long hair withfur than common sense conjures a pillow for her comfort, Becca believes her spells are working Could that be why Trent, the coven s devilishly handsome leader, has been showing her special attention Or why Suzanne, a longtime coven member, draws her aside to share a secret,...A Spell of Murder by Clea Simon is unique and different from all the stories I have read This story is told through the eyes of tone of the three sister cats that are magic, Clara They live with a young woman, Rebecca Callwin, and she doesn t know about their abilities One time, Harriet, one of the cats, accidentally summons a pillow while Becca has her magic group with her and she is saying a spell Now, The Coven believes Becca is a real witch.The main character is Clara the younger siste A Spell of Murder by Clea Simon is unique and different from all the stories I have read This story is told through the eyes of tone of the three sister cats that are magic, Clara They live with a young woman, Rebecca Callwin, and she doesn t know about their abilities One time, Harriet, one of the cats, accidentally summons a pillow while Becca has her magic group with her and she is saying a spell Now, The Coven believes Becca is a real witch.The main character is Clara the younger sister cat The whole story is told by a ...This is a cozy mystery book that s seemingly told from the cats point of view Need I sayWell, apparently I must for this to be a full length review that sthan a hundred words, so here goes.I loved the cats I loved how accurate they were described in their behavior, I loved the humor and feel goodness of it all It was a perfect read, and I hope to be able to continue the series soon I really liked the whole mystery set up too, and I can honestly say that there are very few books This is a cozy mystery book that s seemingly told from the cats point of view...Well, I think I sprained something on this book I had JUST finished Ms Simon s Dark as my Fur, the second in the Blackie and Care series, which is very noir, then immediately picked up A Spell of Murder, which is the first in her Witch Cats of Cambridge series OH MY, what a difference This is as far from noir as you can get and stay on the same planet There is, of course, a murder There is our Heroine, Becca, who thinks that she is a witch, and her three irrepressible cats, who actuall Well, I think I sprained something on this book I had JUST finished Ms Simon s Dark as my Fur, the second in the Blackie and Care series, which is very noir, then immediately picked up A Spell of Murder, which is the first in her Witch Cats of Cambridge series OH MY, what a difference This is as far from noir as you can get and stay on the same planet There is, of course, a murder There is our Heroine, Becca, who thinks that she is a witch, and her thre...2.5 StarsI really wanted to like this book, but it had a few too many flaws for me.At the beginning of the story, you are introduced to not only our main character Becca but her three cats and all the other members of the coven of witches It s very confusing as to who is who Also, the story is told from the perspective of the cats, which I thought was a lot of fun in theory but just didn t work for me Also, there is a scene in where Becca discovers the murder victim and one of the cat s state 2.5 StarsI really wanted to like this book, but it had a few too many flaws for me.At the beginning of the story, you are introduced to not only our main character Becca but her three cats and all the other members of the coven of witches It s very confusing as to who is who Also, the story is told from the perspective of the cats, which I thought was a lot of fun in theory but just didn t work for m...The prodigiously talented Simon has done it again, with a wonderful book featuring three of my fave things cats, Cambridge and murder A totally wonderful, wonderful read.

A Spell of Murder
  • English
  • 09 December 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 294 pages
  • 1947993321
  • Clea Simon
  • A Spell of Murder