Witch Way Home

by Danielle Garrett

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Witch Way Home picks up right where Witch Slapped left off. Thanks to help from Evangeline, Holly has a meeting with the Haven Council to request her potions license. Her SPA officer, Harvey has promised to speak on her behalf. Teddy her lawyer is confident they will have no issues, but things goseriously wrong.

Once again Holly finds herself sleuthing as she tries to solve a murder-mystery as she also tried to figure out why a certain council member hates her. Th story focuses on Holly, the mystery and getting her license.  While her motley crew of housemates and local PI Nick are present, the secondary threads didn't overwhelm the case. I felt Garrett allowed for some growth in Holly in Witch Way Home. She is still finding her way, but despite all the troubles she seemed stronger.

I found the murder-mystery fascinating and loved how it weaved previous threads into the current case. The author answered questions, shared the Seattle Haven with us from shopping to its governing ideologies. It was fantastic to see Holly open up to her friends and accepts their help. Something happens with Nick that changes the dynamics with their friendship and dealings with those from Beechwood Manor. I was glad and liked how Garrett made it all happen.

Garrett still wove in her signature humor and snark balancing the light and the dark. She makes me want to move to a small coastal town and live in a haunted manor.

Amanda Ronconi is a talented narrator with a wide range of voices. She has become the voices of these characters and I couldn't imagine one without the other. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer