Glorious

I am extremely frustrated! However hard I search I cannot find a way to book myself into the Westwick Inn and how I'd love to stay there. First of all I must give due acknowledgement to the voice performance of Petrea Burchard. She has voiced this entire series and she brings the characters to life, (even Cendrine's Grandma!). I just love the relationships in this family and the squabbling sisters spending Christmas swapping increasingly barbed jibes at each other was superb. The story was clever, starting with a new character and then sneaking and snaking its way around the family and familiar faces until they were all intertwined. Colleen Cross provides precisely measured out ingredients for the perfect cosy mystery pie, and she tops it off with a pinch of her own, unique and special sprinkle of magic to make sure we readers will keep coming back for another serving. A joyous delight at any time of the year.

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Magic, Spells and a murder - highly entertaining

I listened to this on audiobook.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't usually read Cozy mysteries, however this four part book series appealed to me because of the Witches and magic contained within said stories. So because of that I decided to give the first book "Witch You Well" a go and I'm very glad that I did. So it was a no brainer to continue on with the series right to through the very end, which is this book 4 'Christmas Witch List'.

This has been another thoroughly entertaining story, with plenty of drama and witchy woo going on which really does make for fun reading, not to mention the parts that had me laughing out loud. And if that wasn't enough, there's also a murder that takes place at a dinner party and pretty much everyone of the guests in attendance is a suspect as there are plenty of motives coming to light. It's a good job that Sheriff Tyler was also a guest as it falls to him to control the guests whilst trying to figure out who done it. Which is no easy task when there's magic and spells galore getting in the way of things. It really was very entertaining from start to finish.

One thing that really helps the story come alive is the narrator, I have to say that Petrea Burchard has done absolute wonders with each of the characters voices, especially that of the ghost of Grandma. I certainly wouldn't hesitate to listen to a book in the future where she is the narrator.

Merry Deathmas!

This is my final book in this series and I've listened to them pretty much one after another with a little break in between.

I loved this one even though it is a Christmas story and I listened to it during lockdown in the UK in June! In a heatwave!

The story was just so much fun and there were new characters who were funny and entertaining and fabulous. I loved the magic in the book and that plus the excellent narrator and the quality of writing made it a 5 star listen for me.

I feel sad that this is the last one in this series but I've been inspired to check out more Colleen Cross.

Love

A light hearted, fun adventure in this series, that brings a smile when listening to it.
You just know its not going to be a quiet Christmas
Brilliant

Fantastic book!

These books.... they encapsulate you, throw you inside the book, allow to become part of it, then at the end spit you out!!! This author has a great talent and I thoroughly enjoyed reading book 4. This was slightly darker than the others but equally as brilliant.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I have provided this voluntary review.

My favourite audiobook of the series yet!

I enjoyed this story very much, in fact it's my favourite instalment of the series despite the fact that the action never moves very far afield. It has elements of the classic whodunnit, locked room detective novel, complete with red herrings and theories flying thick and fast as the characters try to identify the culprit alongside the reader. A compelling storyline, complete with the characters we know and love well, as well as one or two others who we know less and perhaps feel less warmth towards. No one is forgotten or left behind.
The narration, as always, is perfect.

Brilliant book

I Enjoyed this audio book very much
Hopefully they will be more audio books
Must read on your list

Lovely

I really like these stories. The needling of the family still somehow interferes and reveals the mystery.

Exciting chrismas mystery

Loved the fast pace of this book - that it was basically only one day in the life of these crazy witches. I must say that grandma vi is my favourite and liked to see (a bit) of another side of Aunt Pearl. Always well done with twists and turns you cannot expect!

Great book

I loved it. All my favourite characters are back. Another adventure of Cendrine involving magic and murder and all this over Christmas. Another great addition to my collection. Enjoyed the narrating by Petrea Burchard.