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Mystic Springs #1-4
Mystic Springs Box Set: Books 1-4
Welcome to Mystic Springs, where things definitely go bump in the night...
Read the first four books in the popular Mystic Springs paranormal cozy mystery series in this box set!
If you like ghosts, witches, mediums and more mixed in with your cozy mystery murders, you'll love Mystic Springs!
So come along and join the fun.
We're dying to meet you.
781 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2019
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September 26, 2019
Not her best
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest and voluntary review.
I have read a few of the Mona Marple cozy mystery books. This series, while good enough, is not her best. The characters are very two dimensional, flat with no omph. The premise started out interesting, but when a witch makes it so everyone can see spirits, the whole medium plot gets plowed over. We are to somehow believe that this woman Connie has enough money to float through her life, much as her sister Sage floats through her afterlife. I do like the way these 4 books ended, but I was bored. The murders were lost in personal angst, the angst was muddled with the investigations. Too many complete turnarounds in the main characters just made it appear as if it was as easy as a click to change the characters personalities. Of course, for the writer, it is. There was no build up for this. Some people will disagree with me and that's what reviews are all about really...people giving their personal experiences. I do not give so few stars lightly. I have read better.
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest and voluntary review.
I have read a few of the Mona Marple cozy mystery books. This series, while good enough, is not her best. The characters are very two dimensional, flat with no omph. The premise started out interesting, but when a witch makes it so everyone can see spirits, the whole medium plot gets plowed over. We are to somehow believe that this woman Connie has enough money to float through her life, much as her sister Sage floats through her afterlife. I do like the way these 4 books ended, but I was bored. The murders were lost in personal angst, the angst was muddled with the investigations. Too many complete turnarounds in the main characters just made it appear as if it was as easy as a click to change the characters personalities. Of course, for the writer, it is. There was no build up for this. Some people will disagree with me and that's what reviews are all about really...people giving their personal experiences. I do not give so few stars lightly. I have read better.
October 21, 2019
Cracking reads
What an absolute blast this box set was, it had everything. Fun, quirky and entertaining. I love Mona’s Waterfell Tweed series and just had to see where this one would lead me. Lovely setting and the characters come alive on the page.
Most of all the whodunnits were second to none. I didn’t guess who the culprits were.
If you enjoy a gentler read with an added paranoramal Edge then be sure to check out this one, you won’t be disappointed.
What an absolute blast this box set was, it had everything. Fun, quirky and entertaining. I love Mona’s Waterfell Tweed series and just had to see where this one would lead me. Lovely setting and the characters come alive on the page.
Most of all the whodunnits were second to none. I didn’t guess who the culprits were.
If you enjoy a gentler read with an added paranoramal Edge then be sure to check out this one, you won’t be disappointed.
April 24, 2020
An amazing series!
The Ghosts:
Quirky quirky!
This cozy has a paranormal element. And I just loved that! Ghosts, suspense, but never nightmarish scary. Exactly how I like it! Some quirkiness thrown in for good measure :)
The Secrets:
SUCH FUN!
Mystic Springs. Such an idyllic place. You’d think. But no, because there is another murder… When the Sheriff doesn’t seem to really investigate, the team of spirits consisting of Atticus, Sage and Patton, take it upon themselves to find the killer. But spying on people proves to be really difficult now that everyone in Mystic Springs can see them. They need the help of Connie, or doesn’t she want to help? When even the spooks get spooked, lemma tell ya, it gets spooky!
I loved this book, it was fun, entertaining, and I never guessed whodunit! I love that the writing style for Connie and Sage are so different, to reflect their different personalities. Sage, carefree and rebellious, and Connie, serious and insecure, some of that insecurity because she ain’t no size 0. I can identify with Connie so much. But I do love Sage as well! Forever young, forever beautiful and boy does she know it! :D
I couldn’t help myself, Sage is such a hoot, so two quotes from her:
“I guess there can’t be any secrets in Mystic Springs now.” Ha! No secrets, huh?
“If Patton Davey wants to be my friend only, he’d better get used to other people sending me flowers, because I am pretty gorgeous, if you don’t already know.” Gotta love her!
The Curse:
This was ah.ma.zing!
A Hallowe’en themed paranormal cozy. If you like the Waterfell Tweed Series: there is a super pleasant surprise for you in this book!
Someone has put a curse on Baker House. Where the spooks have found a home. And when a man actually turns up dead, it’s clear to everyone that the curse is working.
It was ah.ma.zing! Entertaining all the way, fun, surprising, some magic and a whole lot of spookiness! Loved it!
The Santa Claus:
A Christmassy cozy that I can wholeheartedly recommend!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go… lalala
I love Mystic Springs. I especially love all the characters. I love Connie. And I loved the ending. There was fun, there was suspense; it was spooky not scary, like it says in the blurb, and that was totally true. It was light-hearted, and (always a plus in mysteries) I was surprised. Such a pleasant read! Good plot, good pace. Very charming! If you fancy a good cozy mystery with a paranormal twist, then go to Mystic Springs!
The Ghosts:
Quirky quirky!
This cozy has a paranormal element. And I just loved that! Ghosts, suspense, but never nightmarish scary. Exactly how I like it! Some quirkiness thrown in for good measure :)
The Secrets:
SUCH FUN!
Mystic Springs. Such an idyllic place. You’d think. But no, because there is another murder… When the Sheriff doesn’t seem to really investigate, the team of spirits consisting of Atticus, Sage and Patton, take it upon themselves to find the killer. But spying on people proves to be really difficult now that everyone in Mystic Springs can see them. They need the help of Connie, or doesn’t she want to help? When even the spooks get spooked, lemma tell ya, it gets spooky!
I loved this book, it was fun, entertaining, and I never guessed whodunit! I love that the writing style for Connie and Sage are so different, to reflect their different personalities. Sage, carefree and rebellious, and Connie, serious and insecure, some of that insecurity because she ain’t no size 0. I can identify with Connie so much. But I do love Sage as well! Forever young, forever beautiful and boy does she know it! :D
I couldn’t help myself, Sage is such a hoot, so two quotes from her:
“I guess there can’t be any secrets in Mystic Springs now.” Ha! No secrets, huh?
“If Patton Davey wants to be my friend only, he’d better get used to other people sending me flowers, because I am pretty gorgeous, if you don’t already know.” Gotta love her!
The Curse:
This was ah.ma.zing!
A Hallowe’en themed paranormal cozy. If you like the Waterfell Tweed Series: there is a super pleasant surprise for you in this book!
Someone has put a curse on Baker House. Where the spooks have found a home. And when a man actually turns up dead, it’s clear to everyone that the curse is working.
It was ah.ma.zing! Entertaining all the way, fun, surprising, some magic and a whole lot of spookiness! Loved it!
The Santa Claus:
A Christmassy cozy that I can wholeheartedly recommend!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go… lalala
I love Mystic Springs. I especially love all the characters. I love Connie. And I loved the ending. There was fun, there was suspense; it was spooky not scary, like it says in the blurb, and that was totally true. It was light-hearted, and (always a plus in mysteries) I was surprised. Such a pleasant read! Good plot, good pace. Very charming! If you fancy a good cozy mystery with a paranormal twist, then go to Mystic Springs!
June 22, 2020
Great set of reads.
The character in this set of books are both witty, wise and believable.
Mystic Springs is the only place on Earth where the normal (living) people live side by side with the ghosts. They can see them & speak to them. All the normal trials & tribulations happening in the town, including murders to be solved.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these 4 books and am looking forward to reading more.
I can recommend them to any cosy mystery fan that likes something a little different.
The character in this set of books are both witty, wise and believable.
Mystic Springs is the only place on Earth where the normal (living) people live side by side with the ghosts. They can see them & speak to them. All the normal trials & tribulations happening in the town, including murders to be solved.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these 4 books and am looking forward to reading more.
I can recommend them to any cosy mystery fan that likes something a little different.
April 22, 2025
Entertaining and fun cozy mystery box set
Mystic Springs has ghosts galore. Connie is a medium who makes a living passing messages from the spirits to the humans. Then the murder occurs. A great value cozy box set of the first four books in the series. The books are light entertaining reads with a great sense of fun. Well written with great characters and stories. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
Mystic Springs has ghosts galore. Connie is a medium who makes a living passing messages from the spirits to the humans. Then the murder occurs. A great value cozy box set of the first four books in the series. The books are light entertaining reads with a great sense of fun. Well written with great characters and stories. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
January 10, 2020
These books are so much fun to read!
These books are so much fun to read, the characters are larger than life, each one of them quirky and interesting. The town being able to see all of the ghosts that inhabit the town, they mostly all live in a big old manor house and all have their own jobs, unpaid of course!
These books are so much fun to read, the characters are larger than life, each one of them quirky and interesting. The town being able to see all of the ghosts that inhabit the town, they mostly all live in a big old manor house and all have their own jobs, unpaid of course!
May 25, 2020
A delightful read
A series good for a rainy afternoon . The characters are likeable and the mystery plots filled with ghosts and humans in a town where the ghosts can be seen by the townspeople. It's light reading with some laughter ,crazy characters and even the ghosts fall in love.
A series good for a rainy afternoon . The characters are likeable and the mystery plots filled with ghosts and humans in a town where the ghosts can be seen by the townspeople. It's light reading with some laughter ,crazy characters and even the ghosts fall in love.
February 7, 2020
Fun Reads with great characters!
It feels like I can almost see Connie and Sage. Books are well written, with just enough mystery thrown in to make them interesting. The extra little dash of romance is another fun addition.
It feels like I can almost see Connie and Sage. Books are well written, with just enough mystery thrown in to make them interesting. The extra little dash of romance is another fun addition.
July 24, 2020
Just plain fun.
This series was just a great fun way to pass time. Silly most of the time with humorous situations that makes you smile. Probably suited more for the younger readers but I really enjoyed it.
This series was just a great fun way to pass time. Silly most of the time with humorous situations that makes you smile. Probably suited more for the younger readers but I really enjoyed it.
August 11, 2021
Spirits and the living making trouble.
Started out interesting in book one. Then characters started getting introduced what a group of people from spirits (the undead) and ghosts let's not forget the witches and real living people. These books really had me hooked.
Started out interesting in book one. Then characters started getting introduced what a group of people from spirits (the undead) and ghosts let's not forget the witches and real living people. These books really had me hooked.
January 10, 2020
Marvelous!!!
I love Mona's mystery books and all the characters ( especially the ghosts) who help solve crimes. I can't wait to read more!!!
I love Mona's mystery books and all the characters ( especially the ghosts) who help solve crimes. I can't wait to read more!!!
January 21, 2020
Love love love
Great stories love these cosy mystery series. Was disappointed when I got to the end because I wanted to know more about everyone.
Great stories love these cosy mystery series. Was disappointed when I got to the end because I wanted to know more about everyone.
February 9, 2020
Cozy mystery
Great read for this is year when it is snowing outside. Love the adventure s of Connie and now Taylor.
Great read for this is year when it is snowing outside. Love the adventure s of Connie and now Taylor.
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February 10, 2020I got bored really quickly. Didn't make it all the way through Book 1 of the set.
June 15, 2020
I loved this box set
So many twists and turns, good stories good characters. I enjoyed this world, the idea of the after, even the sadness and pain.
So many twists and turns, good stories good characters. I enjoyed this world, the idea of the after, even the sadness and pain.
December 21, 2020
Love
It was nice reading a book without all the unnecessary adages . I thoroughly enjoyed the 4 books I've read so far and look forward to the next.
It was nice reading a book without all the unnecessary adages . I thoroughly enjoyed the 4 books I've read so far and look forward to the next.
March 21, 2024
Enjoyed it!
I had never read this author before, but once I started the first book, I couldn't put it down. I can do identify with Connie. If you like the genre, give this a read.
I had never read this author before, but once I started the first book, I couldn't put it down. I can do identify with Connie. If you like the genre, give this a read.
January 22, 2025
Love it! Stories/Mysteries are well written and entertaining. Unique that the ghosts co exist with the living. Highly recommend series and author!!
February 7, 2020
These were not bad, but agree with another reviewer. Once the whole town could see ghosts, Connie as the local medium didn't seem needed and how she managed to stay afloat with no incoming fees, is a mystery. The premise was fun, but something was lacking. For example, the first murder, and who the actual killer was. It just wasn't what I was expecting or wanting and yet I did figure it out about mid way through the story. And it seems thin. The second one was better, more believable, but also scarier if you think about ghost being able to harm living people. By book 4, Connie seems to have not only lost her source of income, since mediums are not in high demand when everyone who comes into the town can now see them, but she also lost her accent. In book 1, she was obviously British. By book 3, her accent faded. Perhaps it was her whole demeanor, but I also struggled with her being a good fit as a detective. Sage on the other hand was portrayed as too frivolous, but surprisingly astute. And as a ghost, a little more understandable that she may be able to ferry out information (at least when she wasn't visible to everyone), than Connie would be. Again, not bad stories, just not my absolute favorites.
December 3, 2019
I wish I lived in Mystic Springs
I wish I lived in Mystic Springs.
Mona Marple has painted a loving cozy town with the best of amateur sleuths. I want to play detective along with them and I do EVERYTIME I read Ms. Marples wonderful books. Please continue the story line
I wish I lived in Mystic Springs.
Mona Marple has painted a loving cozy town with the best of amateur sleuths. I want to play detective along with them and I do EVERYTIME I read Ms. Marples wonderful books. Please continue the story line
November 25, 2019
Love the books
Sounds like a great town mystic falls I’m glad she has her sister in this life . I’m glad she gets her baby’s and a good man to go with them
Sounds like a great town mystic falls I’m glad she has her sister in this life . I’m glad she gets her baby’s and a good man to go with them
September 14, 2019
In Mystic Springs you can see spirits, even talk with them
Sisters Connie and Sage are good at solving puzzles and identifying those guilty of murder. While the characters were well-drawn and mostly likable, some of the paranormal structure of the stories did not make sense to me. Spirits could not eat or drink, yet they badly needed to sleep and in a bad, no less. With practice, they could touch corporeal beings but rarely did so. They were very briefly found to be capable of injuring the living, but that capability was largely ignored. I somewhat enjoyed these stories but was so bothered by inconsistencies that I probably won't follow this author. Books could also benefit from the services of a good proofreader.
Sisters Connie and Sage are good at solving puzzles and identifying those guilty of murder. While the characters were well-drawn and mostly likable, some of the paranormal structure of the stories did not make sense to me. Spirits could not eat or drink, yet they badly needed to sleep and in a bad, no less. With practice, they could touch corporeal beings but rarely did so. They were very briefly found to be capable of injuring the living, but that capability was largely ignored. I somewhat enjoyed these stories but was so bothered by inconsistencies that I probably won't follow this author. Books could also benefit from the services of a good proofreader.
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November 6, 2019Fabulous Box Set of Ghostly Mysteries
I love that you get the full story in this box set. Four delightful books that build upon each other. Get to know the marvelous characters in Connie's town. What is a medium to do when the entire town can now see and hear the spirits? Cater to out of towners? Transition to another line of work? Yes to both! Follow our sleuth as her spirit friends join her in solving murder mysteries. Blasts from their pasts visit both Connie and her spirit sister Sage. Can Connie save her best friend from a murder charge? Dive in to this box set and follow along solving the clues! Well written and clean, safe for all to read.
I love that you get the full story in this box set. Four delightful books that build upon each other. Get to know the marvelous characters in Connie's town. What is a medium to do when the entire town can now see and hear the spirits? Cater to out of towners? Transition to another line of work? Yes to both! Follow our sleuth as her spirit friends join her in solving murder mysteries. Blasts from their pasts visit both Connie and her spirit sister Sage. Can Connie save her best friend from a murder charge? Dive in to this box set and follow along solving the clues! Well written and clean, safe for all to read.
August 31, 2019
There's a "relatively" new Ms. Marple in town. And she not only solves mysteries; she WRITES them as well. This 4-book series in so "grabbing" it was hard to close my eReader to go to sleep. And I'm a nite owl by nature. Budding friendships and romances grow as both living and spirit folks join forces to solve some puzzling mysteries. Of course good wins in the end -- in more ways than one. And that's all the "spoiler" I'm gonna give. Now get this set, find yourself a comfortable space, and get ready to enjoy Mystic Springs in all its gory glory.
October 6, 2019
Mystic Springs Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series: Box Set: Books 1-4 by Mona Marple.
Box set of 4 Cozy mystery paranormal stories set in the town of Mystic Springs, with the central character of Connie Winters; a single woman who is a medium and lives with her sister who is a ghost/spirit. Together with the local sheriffs, they embark on solving the mysteries/crimes and expose the guilty parties. Nice clean fun to read. 3 stars.
The Ghosts of Mystic Springs Book 1
The Secrets of Mystic Springs Book 2
The Curse of Mystic Springs Book 3
The Santa Claus of Mystic Springs Book 4
Box set of 4 Cozy mystery paranormal stories set in the town of Mystic Springs, with the central character of Connie Winters; a single woman who is a medium and lives with her sister who is a ghost/spirit. Together with the local sheriffs, they embark on solving the mysteries/crimes and expose the guilty parties. Nice clean fun to read. 3 stars.
The Ghosts of Mystic Springs Book 1
The Secrets of Mystic Springs Book 2
The Curse of Mystic Springs Book 3
The Santa Claus of Mystic Springs Book 4
September 20, 2019
Entertaining
A series of books set in a town where the living and the departed mingle freely and spirit policeman work along aside with their living counterparts . A medium and her departed sister continue as loving siblings as they help solve murders. A clever conception with fun dialogue and well reasoned plots.
A series of books set in a town where the living and the departed mingle freely and spirit policeman work along aside with their living counterparts . A medium and her departed sister continue as loving siblings as they help solve murders. A clever conception with fun dialogue and well reasoned plots.
September 28, 2019
A wonderful set of 4 books to get you going in the world of Mystic Springs where life is never boring and quiet is not happening. A lovely town in the mountains where the unexpected happens on a regular basis. Each book moves into the next as you watch the characters grow into themselves and come to life. Mysteries abound and no one is immune to the strange happenings. Enjoy the ride!
October 2, 2019
Mystic Springs Books 1-4
Not one of her best and I have read quite of few.
Ok, once I got into the books it got easier but I was not a fan of the way Connie was always talking down about herself. I understand it was how the charactor was written and I am glad that in the next books her outlook got better. The series was a good read once you got into it.
Not one of her best and I have read quite of few.
Ok, once I got into the books it got easier but I was not a fan of the way Connie was always talking down about herself. I understand it was how the charactor was written and I am glad that in the next books her outlook got better. The series was a good read once you got into it.
October 25, 2019
A fun read
This is a fun series with interesting characters & storylines. I love the way Mona writes, especially with each chapter narrated by a different sister. I also love that this is a boxed set containing the first 4 books. No waiting for the next book in the series! Brilliant!
This is a fun series with interesting characters & storylines. I love the way Mona writes, especially with each chapter narrated by a different sister. I also love that this is a boxed set containing the first 4 books. No waiting for the next book in the series! Brilliant!
September 29, 2019
Ghosts interact in this town
There sisters live together, not unusual but one is dead. Connie can talk to ghosts and does daily with her sister, but also with others for money. They even pitch in when there is a murder but no sheriff because the old one is now dead.
There sisters live together, not unusual but one is dead. Connie can talk to ghosts and does daily with her sister, but also with others for money. They even pitch in when there is a murder but no sheriff because the old one is now dead.
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