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Any Witch Way You Can (2000)

by Amanda M. Lee(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

series

Wicked Witches of the Midwest

review 1: This is an edgier-than-normal, paranormal cozy mystery...a little light on the paranormal side, but it does have ghosts. Though I figured out the major reveals before the end, I had a grand time getting there. I really love how Amanda Lee portrays Bay's family. This is not the white picket fence type family with the occasional quirk. Bay's family is full out dysfunctional. There is game playing everywhere, from trying to escape the wrath of dangerous old (and sometimes nude) Aunt Tillie, to throwing the cousins in front of the bus to elude said Tillie. I have met my share of contentious families -- the ones that lie and manipulate openly and publicly -- and there is much truth to the portrayal in this book. I even loved Bay's unfiltered observations, such as when sh... moree describes a teen male ghost: "...like most teenage boys, he was a vulgar little sex monster." The thing is, I never once doubted that Bay and her extended family loved and respected each other. They just had very interesting and funny survival mechanisms in place.
review 2: 3.5 stars. Better than a regular summer read because of the camaraderie between the cousins. It is nice to read a book with multiple female main characters who aren't ALL about a romantic interest. Even when a character was portrayed with a lot of flaws (like Sophie the teenager) they still had redeeming qualities. Still, it's not Shakespeare and the romantic lead was cliche but fine. The mystery was pretty easy to guess considering the available characters who could fill certain roles (e.g. the murderers) but I didn't expect how all the murders were tied together. Fun read. I will probably continue the series. I am wondering if Bay will have any other abilities. As an aside, I enjoyed the running joke about the "oregano" field. less

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