**FELINE FICTION FIX** Book Reviews with Amber at The Mewton-Clawson Library #306 featuring **Every Witch Way but Ghouls ~ Magical Misfits Mysteries Book 1** by K.E.O'Conner **PLUS** Friendly Fill-Ins

Hello gorgeous library guests 

and 

Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ 

Thank you for joining me in the stacks today. 

Well, my posh accent lasted about as long as a triple niptini! MOL Everypawdy at BBHQ said I sounded so fake and to STOP IT immediately as it just didn't suit me. So, I am now back to my normal un-posh accent and will continue in the strict vein of total authenticity to myself! 

And then, if it wasn't bad enough being called fake, to spoil my mood even further, the P.A. tried to ambush me again for a spot clean, eye wipe and brush. 

This was my response!

I said. "Step away from the warm, damp cloth, put the brush down and back away very slowly!"

And fair play, the P.A. did concede; however, I'm expecting another ambush at any time. So I think I will go and hide in the library, under my desk with my new colour Kindle and get lost in another book, in the comfort of my heated bed! MOL

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's book.

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. _______________________was the highlight of my ______________________.

2. A new book ( or movie or tv show) that I highly recommend is _______________________.

3. _________ makes me feel like a kid again.

4. If I had to sing karaoke right now, I’d choose the song _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. Receiving a birthday card from The Cat Writers Association was the highlight of my Tuesday this week. How pawesomely lovely! It really made me smile, as my BD is not for another week or so. EPIC!

2. A new book ( or movie or tv show) that I highly recommend is Rise of The Draugr, book two in The Bane of The North series by A.C. Salter. I downloaded the audible version last week, and I have to say it's really good, just like the first book in the series. (But for Cod's sake, don't tell Amber I used one of her Audible credits! LOL)

3. Any crafting project makes me feel like a kid again. There's just something about making stuff, and I spent my childhood making, sewing, writing or creating whatever, so all those things have such happy memories. 

4. If I had to sing karaoke right now, I’d choose the song _________. Sorry, but I will have to refrain from the karaoke stage, I've never done it, and I never will; it's just not my cup of tea! LOL

This week's top book pick is...

Mewton-Clawson Library Copy

Every Witch Way but Ghouls

Magical Misfits Mysteries Book 1

by 

K.E.O'Conner 

       Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:      

Welcome to the magical mystery of Crimson Cove. A spellbound town full of puzzles and twisty turns.

Feisty enchanted hedgehogs with eye-watering gas, a half-dragon with an attitude, and a headless corpse aren't the best things to start the day with!

But that's what we encounter in our first week working for animal control in Crimson Cove. We'd only come here to find a missing person but got more than we bargained for. As an enchanted cat, few things phase me, but even I wince when my wonderful witch, Zandra Crypt, finds a body missing its head.

If mew’re looking for a whimsical ride sprinkled with magic, mayhem, and a touch of mystery, then look no further than Every Witch Way but Ghouls. K.E. O’Conner has conjured up a delightful debut that pulls mew straight into the enchanting world of Crimson Cove, where the peculiar is the norm and adventures await at every turn. From the very first page, we’re introduced to a pawesomely quirky cast of characters; the feisty enchanted hedgehogs, with their amusingly eye-watering gas, set the tone for the playful chaos which ensues. And who could forget the half-dragon with an attitude? This book delivers a blend of humour and charm that will leave mew chuckling as mew turn the pages. As our protagonist, Juno—an enchanted cat with a huge secret— and her witch, Zandra Crypt, navigate their first week on the job with animal control, bedlam reigns supreme when they stumble upon a headless corpse. Talk about an unexpected way to kick off a new adventure. Mew can’t help but feel for Zandra, our wonderfully resourceful witch, as the situation escalates from a mere missing person case to a tangled web involving a dangerous gang of magical criminals.

The world-building is captivating, and the clever writing keeps mew engaged from start to finish. The intricate puzzles and the twisty turns kept me guessing 'who-done-it' until the very end. The underlying emotional subplot concerning Zandra's mother adds another facet to the story, making it more than just a typical mystery. A blend of colourful characters, amusing humour, and a plot that flits between lightheartedness and suspense, this book is a spellbinding start to the series. Whether mew're a fan of cozy mysteries or just love a good magical adventure, this book is sure to charm and entertain. I can't wait to see what other fantastical escapades Zandra and her companions will embark on next! Grab your copy and prepare for a magical journey full of surprises! 🐾🔮✨

A Really Pawesome Start To A Cat Cozy Magical Mystery Series!

There are eighteen books in the series (and mew know how much I love a long series! MOL) at the time of posting, and these are available within the Kindle Unlimited Library if mew are subscribed.

Paperback: 294 pages

My Rating Scale

Ratings of:

Every Witch Way but Ghouls

 

Overall Enjoyment

   

Other Fun Blog Hops to Join Today

          Brian's Home   Catblogosphere    Feline Friday   Nature Friday    Flashback Friday   Friendship Friday      

I'm off to read next week's books, as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time! 

Don't forget, if mew are looking for great books with cats, check out the Book Review page, just click the link here or at the top of the page, as that's the place to visit to get your feline fiction fix. 

Until next time...

Keep calm and read more books

Amber 

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Feline Fiction on Fridays #104 at Amber's Library featuring **Silent Bud Deadly** by HY Hanna

Welcome To

With Amber ~ The Best Library Kitty in the entire Mewton~Clawson Parish

Supurr salutations pawesome furriends

*waves paw*

Hello gorgeous library guests and welcome to my private library

Remember last week when I banned the P.A. from my library fur making a mess?

Yeah.... well that didn't wurk out so well...

...she threatened to cut off my Audible credits and Amazon account if I didn't allow her to use the space - talk about having ones back up against the wall.

I even put on my most cute face, see above - to thwart such heinous threats but sadly to no avail. It would seem she's become moderately impervious to my uber-cuteness over the years [hmmm I need a new angle! MOL] I knew I shouldn't have played that card so much in the past! [goshdammit!]

So I've furgiven her mess in the library and let her have access again, but only because I've got several new books on order I didn't want any interruption to my supply. 

Mew know I need to become more financially independent and then I wouldn't have such issues; at this time my only revenue stream is from The Mewton-Clawson Historical Society [MCHS] meetings, and those are only once effury couple of months, so that cash doesn't go far.

I even tried hitting Parsley up fur another loan, but his reply was, "Amber, if I remember correctly mew already owe me in excess of £1,000 fur past loans."

"Really?" I questioned. "I'm sure mew've got it wrong it can't pawsibly be that much."

He promptly produced a spreadsheet and showed me effury single loan in black and white - OOPS.

"Ahhhhhh," I said with a gulp, then added. "But think of it like this, mew're helping set up an incredible library fur the future generations of Mewton-Clawson, doesn't that make mew feel good?"

I can't repeat what Parsley said verbatim as this is a family-friendly blog and I wouldn't want to ruin our epic rating.

The long and short of it is, I'll have to share my space to be able to keep buying my books; the sacrifices I have to make are incredible!

And now I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing

**Silent Bud Deadly**

English Cottage Garden Mysteries ~ Book 2

by 

HY Hanna

Here's A Small Snippet of the Book Blurb:

Poppy never imagined she’d move to the English countryside and fall in love with a smug, demanding, ginger-haired male. Of course, that was before she discovered that she’d inherited a cottage garden nursery and before she met a certain talkative orange cat. Now she’s embracing a new life filled with rambling roses, fragrant herbs, warm summer days… and weeds (lots of weeds), as she attempts to restore the neglected cottage garden to its former glory.

>^.^<

As mew can see I couldn't wait to share book two in the English Cottage Garden Mysteries with mew, if mew missed book one's review last week, click here.

Book two didn't disappoint at all; the main characters are evolving nicely, Orin the cat is getting more vocal and the plot twists keep on coming.

Another murder has occurred and things are getting really interesting; blackmail, poison and wrongful arrests; Can Poppy weed out the right suspect? Well, mew'll have to read it to find out, as mew know I don't do spoilers! MOL

A great read from HY Hanna and I've just got book 3; Doom and Bloom in the last couple of days, so I'll be sharing my thoughts on that in the next few weeks.

If you're looking fur a new cozy mystery series, this definitely could be the one fur mew! 

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Audio: 6 hours 56 mins
Print Length: 302 pages

Publisher: Wisheart Press (10 March 2019)

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

Silent Bud Deadly

Offurall Enjoyment

I do hope mew enjoy this series if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew. And don't furget that all my previous reviews can be found on my Book Review page

Happy reading or listening until next time

Soft purrs

Amber xox

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Wordy on Wednesday with Biblio-Kitty Amber #62 featuring Murder So Sweet ~ Sweet Cove Mystery Series & It's Officially Spring - YEAH RIGHT!!!

Welcome To

With me, Amber ~ The Self-Appointed Biblio-Kitty

Supurr salutations pawesome furriends

*waves paw*

Hello my beautiful biblio furriends, and how are mew on this fine Spring morn?  I'm actually freezing my tail off [almost, well not really - actually I'm on the sofa on my 'kryptonite softness' in front of the wood-burner!]  But it is still supurr cold outside with a rather Baltic wind-chill factor, there are just a few remnants of really stubborn snow left in the hedgerows and fields, so hopefully that will all go in the next day or two.  So much fur SPRING! PFFFFFFFT!

Actual photographic evidence of where I am right now.

Oh before I furget, we set up a FaceBook group yesterday called WHAT THE FLUFF just fur cats, and we did add a few of mew to it as we felt really, really lonely there all on our lonesome with no-purrdy to talk to. But if we made mew mad or peeved mew off by adding mew, purrlease accept our sincerest apologies and do remove yourselves if that's what mew want - we aren't ones fur any type of press-ganging and we would hate to upset any of mew!  

If any of mew would like to join purrlease do, as we'd love all our furriends to join as we think it'll be a great Pawty all week long fur effur and effur! MOL [Smooch will be bringing his Mind-Bender Nip Cocktail too, and mew won't want to miss that fur anything! MOL]

This is what it does...

Just don't read the hang-offur post - oops did I really mention that out-loud? 

On that note, I think it's time to share this weeks book.

This week I'm sharing

Murder So Sweet 

Sweet Cove Mystery Series #2

by

J.A. Whiting

Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:

Angie Roseland has closed her Sweet Dreams Bake Shop for a few months until she can move the shop to its new location. Her sister, Ellie, has just opened a bed and breakfast in Sweet Cove and Angie is helping her run it. Their youngest sister, Courtney, has a part time job at Finch Confectioners where the owner is known around town for being nasty and mean. 

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Mew may remember a few weeks ago that I reviewed the furst book in the Sweet Cove Mystery Series and had a few reservations about it because I felt it lacked a 'little' in places but thought that book 2 would definitely be worth a go to see if that 'lack' was filled.  So I decided to review it this week before I completely furgot the plot and neffur went back, as mew know I love a lengthy series to get my claws in to.  And this series has 7 books so far with more on the way = big plus.

So my thoughts on book 2: it's got another kitty in it, which in itself is wurth another half paw on the ratings scale, plus the story continued on from the furst book, so there was no lag in the timeline, another big plus.

I realized that I as was listening to this second installment, that the narrator could be another underlying reason for me not really loving the book, because if mew'll let me explain; there are four sisters in the main plot and sub plots, and in my humble opinion the narrator doesn't do them justice, they all sounded furry, furry similar and purretty much rather 'deadpan' aka zero purrsonality fur what they were trying to convey, I felt that there could have been a lot more expression in their individual voices and tone.  So my advice here would be to read it rather than listen to it, as I feel that it would be much more fun and a more accurate assessment of the narrative, as mew'd be able to see the punctuation and how it should be spoken.

Book 1 did leave me on the fence, but as I'm not one to completely diss something because of that and not go back fur seconds, I am glad I continued.  In closing, I did find that book 2 did drip feed me more info and felt like some of things missing in book 1 were certainly put in place, so it had a feel of more completion and I'll definitely try book 3 at some point in the near future.

Guys try it, but read - don't listen to it.

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Audio: 4 hours 31 mins
Paperback: 201 pages

• Publisher: J A Whiting; 1 edition (1 May 2015)

The Amber Biblio Rating System Fur Offurall Enjoyment:

Ratings of:

Murder So Sweet 

Offurall Enjoyment

& a Half Paws

I do hope mew enjoy this book if mew decide to give it a try... 

...and if mew've read it already, what did mew think?

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Sadly it's time fur me to say BFN or bye-fur-now as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time and don't furget that I'll be back next week with another specially paw-picked book just fur mew.  Also mew do know that  that mew can visit my own purrsonal page? Featuring effury review I've effur done, OMC that's so exciting!

Happy reading or listening

Bestest biblio purrs and kitty kisses

Amber xox

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