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Stephanie Richardson
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Hailey Edwards
About this listen
Ellie Gleason has protected the town of Samford, Alabama, for decades. It's not as glamorous as her glory days as the WitchLight Hub, but it keeps her active during her golden years.
Life is good.
Well, it's okay.
Fine.
It could be bloodier with a smidge more gore, but retirement is meant to be low-key. It's not like her fragile bones could handle the strenuous hunt for monsters anymore, even if her current duties are dull as dishwater.
But when her great-nephew shows up on her doorstep in tears—or is he her great-great nephew?—begging for help, Ellie straps on her beloved shotgun, Bam-Bam, and gets the coven back together.
Sure, Betty just had a hip replacement, and Flo would rather flirt than fight, and Ida is busy with her anniversary plans, and Joan is . . . Joan. But Ellie is certain she can whip the girls into shape in time to defeat the creature preying on kids at a nearby summer camp. She might even have them home in time for dinner.
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- Candace Wheeler
- 04-14-24
Nice old grannies. LOL
It’s nice listening to books with characters my age. It helps with relating to the books and the author
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- Kristine
- 02-17-24
Interesting start to a new series
Well, I'm kinda at a loss with this one, though it may be just me. I do like several series from Ms. Edwards so I was looking forward to this new series. Sometimes things just do not hit right with me and this might be one of those times. The book did grow on me as time went on, and I guess that is what we want as a reader.
So, about the book. We get to meet Ellie, she is the leader of a group of elderly (or maybe "retired" is a better word) witches who are doing their best to defend the mythical town of Samford. A grand nephew or something like that comes to tell Ellie about some paranormal trouble at a nearby camp. That is all the group needs to jump in to try to save the kids.
I didn't find out until afterwards that this new series is connected to the Black Hat series (which I really like). It is a bit convoluted how the two tie together - I think the witches were there before Rue moves in....maybe in a nearby town? I'm really not sure. I would be interested in finding out HOW the two actually tie together.
There are many similarities to other series by Ms. Edwards, but the amount of squabbling between the characters got to be a bit much for me. Also, I listened to this on audio and when everyone was talking (arguing) it got confusing as to who was who.
As I mentioned before, the dynamics did begin to grow on me and by the end I was feeling better about the series. There is the requisite zaniness (Ellie's husband's soul is somehow trapped in a wooden bass/fish that hangs on a wall) that we've come to expect and there seems to be lots of room for this series to grow into.
Will I continue with this series? Honestly, at this point, I'm not sure.
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