A Potion to Die For (Magic Potion Mystery, #1)

by Heather Blake

TROUBLE IS BREWING…

As the owner of Little Shop of Potions, a magic potion shop specializing in love potions, Carly Bell Hartwell finds her product more in demand than ever. A local soothsayer has predicted that a couple in town will soon divorce—and now it seems every married person in Hitching Post, Alabama, wants a little extra matrimonial magic to make sure they stay hitched.

But when Carly finds a dead man in her shop, clutching one of her potion bottles, she goes from most popular potion person to public enemy number one. In no time the murder investigation becomes a witch hunt—literally! Now Carly is going to need to brew up some serious sleuthing skills to clear her name and find the real killer—before the whole town becomes convinced her potions really are to die for!

• ISBN10: 0451416309
• ISBN13: 9780451416308
• Publish Date: 5 November 2013
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451416308

Reviews

[Berls]

My top thoughts:

There were some elements to this that I really liked. For example, the relationship between Carly and her cousin Delia and just the wacky crazy dynamics they have going on. But so many of the characters were actually fairly forgettable - I mixed them up frequently and just never really got attached to most of them. I have almost 0 investment in the love interest :( The mystery was pretty good, though, and there were a few really fun twists to it. Overall, I'm invested enough to continue, but not chomping at the bits to read the next book.

Who I think would like it:

If you're a fan of cozy mysteries, I think you'll enjoy this as I did. Particularly ones with a bit of the paranormal thrown in.

Narrator thoughts:

The narration was okay, though I wasn't in love with the accents from the get-go. They grew on me and I ended up enjoying her narration overall.