Witch Slapped (Witchless in Seattle, #1)

by Dakota Cassidy

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Since it is a quick read with a bit of mystery, I don’t want to give too much information. If you a looking for a compelling mystery or a dark dangerous Urban Fantasy, this is not the book you are looking for. Witch Slapped would in league with books by Molly Harper and Kerrelyn Sparks. This is a lighthearted paranormal series, and not even so heavy on the paranormal. The only paranormal we have is a powerless witch and the voice of a ghost.

It is sort of a blend of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (and if you don’t know what I am talking about, we can’t be friends). We have a spy ghost teaching Stevie the ropes on how to be a spy and the delightfully sweet Stevie who is trying real hard to sleuth but usually ends up in trouble or being accused of the murder herself.

On the dearly departed’s recommendations, Crispin Alistair Winterbottom (also affectionately called “Winter-butt”) has turned to Stevie with help investigating a murder. He has also managed to leave her all his worldly possessions including a dilapidated old Victorian and all his money, as long as she agrees to fix up the house to his specifications. Listening to Stevie try to agree on color schemes and furniture arrangement with the recently deceased is funny.

The fourth book in the series has just been released and I am up to the third audiobook. I am compelled to continue because I am having fun with it and I am also getting a little ghost boyfriend vibe. In this first book, ghost Win declares that he thinks he knows of a way back out of the ghostly waiting room and I am intrigued to see if he pulls it off, if we do get a romance between Stevie and Win and if he can, how will that change the series?

I’m hooked on this silly series. The mysteries aren’t that intriguing but I really like Stevie, Win and little Belfry. The narrator is doing a great job bringing the story to life. While I received a review copy of Witch Slapped, I couldn’t wait and picked up and finished the second audiobook. The third audiobook just came out yesterday and I had it pre-order so I started it last night. We will see if I can wait for the fourth to come out or if I give in and make time to read it.

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