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Sweets and Spells : Magical Mysteries
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Expected 31 Aug 26277 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication August 31, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
❀ Book Review of 'Sweets and Spells' by Rosie Evylin❀
❀ Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Magical, Cosy
❀ Age Range: 16 and up
❀ Rating: ☆☆☆/☆☆☆☆☆
Summary:
This was such a cute read into the start of Rosie's newest series Magical Mysteries. Matilda 'Tildy' Sweets is a wildlife photographer who comes back to her New Zealand hometown, Plimmer Valley, after an altercation with a previous boss leaves her future in photography in the unknown. As if having to navigate her rocky relationship with her sisters wasn't tough enough, things take a turn when a death occurs and all fingers point to Tildy as the prime suspect. Throw in a gorgeous man who makes her insides tickle and a town where everyone has something to hide, Tildy Sweets realizes that solving the murder may have put her in over her head.
Pros:
I immediately loved the parts when Tildy was in her photographer mode and it was detailed on what exactly she was snapping pictures of as it helped build us readers a picture of what the snapshot looked like. It was more family focus with hints of mystery and slight romance. When it came to the mystery, it gave a mix of the pros and cons of how I felt - merging the coming together with the family and diving into the mystery on whodunit.
Cons:
Diving straight in, I would have loved to see a glossary at the beginning to help with specific words that appear right off the bat. Google had to become my friend and it was a tad exhausting having to look up everything. More than half the book was focused on the family aspect of coming back together with her sisters and Ingrid, which is a good thing don't get me wrong. It just wasn't what the book was about when looking into it. The mystery started past the halfway point.
Overall:
It was a cute book and it did give me new insight about the indigenous Polynesian people living within a part of New Zealand. Would recommend to a few people. Just wasn't my cup of tea after reading and reviewing this.
❀ Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Magical, Cosy
❀ Age Range: 16 and up
❀ Rating: ☆☆☆/☆☆☆☆☆
Summary:
This was such a cute read into the start of Rosie's newest series Magical Mysteries. Matilda 'Tildy' Sweets is a wildlife photographer who comes back to her New Zealand hometown, Plimmer Valley, after an altercation with a previous boss leaves her future in photography in the unknown. As if having to navigate her rocky relationship with her sisters wasn't tough enough, things take a turn when a death occurs and all fingers point to Tildy as the prime suspect. Throw in a gorgeous man who makes her insides tickle and a town where everyone has something to hide, Tildy Sweets realizes that solving the murder may have put her in over her head.
Pros:
I immediately loved the parts when Tildy was in her photographer mode and it was detailed on what exactly she was snapping pictures of as it helped build us readers a picture of what the snapshot looked like. It was more family focus with hints of mystery and slight romance. When it came to the mystery, it gave a mix of the pros and cons of how I felt - merging the coming together with the family and diving into the mystery on whodunit.
Cons:
Diving straight in, I would have loved to see a glossary at the beginning to help with specific words that appear right off the bat. Google had to become my friend and it was a tad exhausting having to look up everything. More than half the book was focused on the family aspect of coming back together with her sisters and Ingrid, which is a good thing don't get me wrong. It just wasn't what the book was about when looking into it. The mystery started past the halfway point.
Overall:
It was a cute book and it did give me new insight about the indigenous Polynesian people living within a part of New Zealand. Would recommend to a few people. Just wasn't my cup of tea after reading and reviewing this.
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Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
This was actually a really cute read. Sweet, clean and quick. The synopsis had me at “Magical sweet shop” and I knew I had to read it. It has some of the quirkiest characters, a fruit bat familiar anyone, a new to me cozy setting in New Zealand and a well plotted out mystery. I will definitely read more in this series as they are published.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I really wanted to like this book more than I did. Who doesn't love witches and New Zealand? It was a cute paranormal cozy, I just never connected with the main character and was not really invested in the outcome of the murder.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC
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