I picked this up at a used bookshop without much research. I was in the market for some fluffy, easy reading, and this seemed to fit the bill.
When I picked it up out of the pile o' doom to read, I grew a little anxious. Crime and vintage clothing? Good! This is relevant to my interests, sign me up. Magic and psychic visions? Hmmm. I can't recall a single book I've read that mixes magic and murder in ways that I've enjoyed. And these are two things I love separately! But I've always thought about it like spaghetti and ice cream. Great separately, but blended together.....?
But, to my amusement and delight, I found that everything here to work! Now, mind you, this is all rather silly, but that's not a criticism. Sometimes I want a gritty, Nordic style mystery, and sometimes I'd rather have a pastel fluffy pile of silliness and humor. This is firmly in the second camp.
I won't say this is a perfect book. I found the mystery to be lacking, coming together in the eleventh hour with no real sleuthing required, and the psychic visions seem a little too convenient, but still. It has a lot of fun doing what it's doing, and it's easy to get caught up in it.
I found myself wanting to read more, partially for the silly fun, and partially because our heroine, Maddie, made a decision in the end that I think was the wrong one, and would like to see if that changes!
I finished this book willing to read more, so that's a success!