Bewitched (Betwixt & Between, #2)

by Darynda Jones

[Berls]

Another fun read/listen from Darynda Jones. I find myself falling in love with these characters easily and I really look forward to the rest of their journey.

As always, I laughed my way through this book. From the "quotes" at the start of each chapter to the banter between Defiance and her best friend Annette and Defiance's internal (sometimes hilariously external) monologue the laughs keep coming. And I think the fact that Defiance is in her 40s -- 45 for this book -- just makes it that much more enjoyable for me. You don't have to be a 20 something to have an adventure!

I love all the characters - her dad's, Gigi, Percy, Roan, the Sheriff - they're all well developed and I'm coming to love them all. And I think we've picked up a couple more that will be around moving forward, maybe? There's also a cozy mystery element, this time Defiance slept for 6 months and woke up very afraid and with a lot of people waiting for her to help them - plus there's the bigger thread of Defiance coming into who she is and learning about the mysteries of her magic and her past.

Traci Odom is doing a great job bringing this cast to life for me and I'm enjoying every moment, even at 2x speed. So glad to be listening to these and really looking forward to the next book!