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Witches of Gales Haven #1
Perfect Pending
Marla’s ancestors saddled her with frizzy red hair, sarcasm on tap, the Gawama last name, and the urge to run from her problems.
Her bloodline was also supposed to guarantee she’d be a powerful witch.
She isn’t, not by a long shot.
Only those with magic are allowed in her hometown. Now that her teenage children are awakening, and sparking enough power to be a fire hazard, she’s headed back.
Even if she isn’t ready. Even if she’s fresh out of divorce court.
Home is where her family is. Her nan is head of the council, and her aunts claim multiple orgasms are the source of their limber joints.
But then Marla and her kids all but blow up the town on day one. And her first boyfriend, the one who broke her heart long before her ex did, seems better than ever.
He has his eye on her…
So does everyone else.
Somehow it’s on her, and the magical creature who won’t get out of her head, to save Gales Haven. Before her former mother-in-law redecorates the town in baby pink … and breaks the centuries-old spell that keeps it safe and hidden.
Perfect Pending is a Paranormal Women’s Fiction novel. If you love snarky stories with women so empowered they’re a force to be reckoned with, then you’ll love Perfect Pending, the first book in the Witches of Gales Haven series.
Her bloodline was also supposed to guarantee she’d be a powerful witch.
She isn’t, not by a long shot.
Only those with magic are allowed in her hometown. Now that her teenage children are awakening, and sparking enough power to be a fire hazard, she’s headed back.
Even if she isn’t ready. Even if she’s fresh out of divorce court.
Home is where her family is. Her nan is head of the council, and her aunts claim multiple orgasms are the source of their limber joints.
But then Marla and her kids all but blow up the town on day one. And her first boyfriend, the one who broke her heart long before her ex did, seems better than ever.
He has his eye on her…
So does everyone else.
Somehow it’s on her, and the magical creature who won’t get out of her head, to save Gales Haven. Before her former mother-in-law redecorates the town in baby pink … and breaks the centuries-old spell that keeps it safe and hidden.
Perfect Pending is a Paranormal Women’s Fiction novel. If you love snarky stories with women so empowered they’re a force to be reckoned with, then you’ll love Perfect Pending, the first book in the Witches of Gales Haven series.
328 pages, ebook
First published April 1, 2020
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Lucía Ashta
102 books904 followersLucía Ashta is the internationally top 20 bestselling author of young adult, new adult, and adult paranormal and urban fantasy books, including the series Magical Creatures Academy, Witches of Gales Haven, Smoky Mountain Pack, and Supernatural Bounty Hunter.
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May 11, 2020
There's a sassy talking hedgehog in this!
That's all I'm saying!
xD
That's all I'm saying!
xD
June 1, 2020
This was a fun read with a town I would love to get to know more! Would have no problem picking up book two!
March 24, 2021
You know, as a 43-year-old woman I am loving this newish Paranormal Women's Fiction genre. Getting to have all the paranormal fun with heroines that are my own age is a hoot. As with any genre some of the ones I've read have been better than others. I'd call this one middle of the road. The writing and editing are perfectly readable. But the whole thing—with militant hedgehog mothers, talking mice, sex obsessed geriatrics, etc—was just a little too over the top cutesy for me. It felt very much like it was trying too hard.
Having said that, I liked Marla and her kids. (And the kids were tolerable. So often kids in such books are ridiculous in one manner or another.) I appreciate that the love interest was gentle and kind, no alpha ass-hole in sight. And the theme that family persists is a good one.
All in all, I'd read another Ashta book.
Having said that, I liked Marla and her kids. (And the kids were tolerable. So often kids in such books are ridiculous in one manner or another.) I appreciate that the love interest was gentle and kind, no alpha ass-hole in sight. And the theme that family persists is a good one.
All in all, I'd read another Ashta book.
April 1, 2020
*****THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS *****
The main character is very relatable and doesn’t hold back on some of the perks and downsides to being a woman in her 40’s who doesn’t have everything figured out yet. It’s refreshing to read a story with teenagers still at home. There are just some opportunities for improvement I wish Ashta had taken advantage of.
The romance picks up where it left off which is a bit convenient. I was hoping for a bit more of a struggle before seeing them come together. It would certainly have added to some of the plot development and storyline. The kids are likable and relatable to teenagers these days. Some of the older characters use more hip language so it’s difficult distinguishing who is talking at times. Some of the older women don’t want to act their age, so it’s somewhat understandable, but I wish there were some quirks such as getting some teenage phrases wrong or something. And after reading all of Ashta’s other books about shifters or magical creatures, I should have guessed she would choose talking to magical creatures to be her magical ability. I wish she would have branched out to something new, but it does sound like it would compliment her ex-boyfriend’s magic, and hope that their magic will intertwine to be something unique in future books. I did literally groan though when she mentioned killer rabbits since it’s a trademark of her Magical Creatures Academy.
Though throughout the first part of the story the main character is caught up with her own ruminations on the choices in her life and wallowing for what could have been, I was happy to see her step up and show her intelligence and value in solving the main problem with the town’s defense spell. The plot was interesting enough for me to say I’d read the next one in the series.
The main character is very relatable and doesn’t hold back on some of the perks and downsides to being a woman in her 40’s who doesn’t have everything figured out yet. It’s refreshing to read a story with teenagers still at home. There are just some opportunities for improvement I wish Ashta had taken advantage of.
The romance picks up where it left off which is a bit convenient. I was hoping for a bit more of a struggle before seeing them come together. It would certainly have added to some of the plot development and storyline. The kids are likable and relatable to teenagers these days. Some of the older characters use more hip language so it’s difficult distinguishing who is talking at times. Some of the older women don’t want to act their age, so it’s somewhat understandable, but I wish there were some quirks such as getting some teenage phrases wrong or something. And after reading all of Ashta’s other books about shifters or magical creatures, I should have guessed she would choose talking to magical creatures to be her magical ability. I wish she would have branched out to something new, but it does sound like it would compliment her ex-boyfriend’s magic, and hope that their magic will intertwine to be something unique in future books. I did literally groan though when she mentioned killer rabbits since it’s a trademark of her Magical Creatures Academy.
Though throughout the first part of the story the main character is caught up with her own ruminations on the choices in her life and wallowing for what could have been, I was happy to see her step up and show her intelligence and value in solving the main problem with the town’s defense spell. The plot was interesting enough for me to say I’d read the next one in the series.
April 2, 2020
Perfect Pending is a Paranormal Women’s Fiction novel. If you love a good read involving over 40 year old women, full of snark and sarcasm, strong & magical, then this is definitely the read for you. it had me in tears and it had me laughing so hard my sides hurt and I found myself glued to the pages it was that addictive! Loved the characters especially Marla, loved the magical town and the community, I am so looking forward to book 2!
May 18, 2020
This was such a fun story! The characters are so much fun to get to know!
August 12, 2021
First in the Witches of Gales Haven paranormal fantasy for women series and revolving around Marla and the downhome yet powerful Gawama family. The focus is on Marla Gawama's homecoming to Gales Haven.
My Take
That inciting incident was a good one . . . quite original.
Mom sure is sneaky, not telling her kids the truth about telecommunications. Nor is she telling the truth about herself, that or Ashta forgot some of what Marla said earlier. Coming into town, and later, Marla whines on about how weak her magic is. But then she's also telling Nan that she knows she's powerful. And she seems serious . . . Huh?
We know all about this because Ashta uses first person protagonist point-of-view from Marla's perspective.
There's action and some romance which adds color but isn't a main theme in Perfect Pending; it's primarily soul-searching on Marla's part. Some useful and some so lame that I wanna smack her. I do NOT agree with what Marla "concludes" at the end. I can totally see why she'd still leave Gales Haven nineteen years ago.
Oh yeah, getting older does make you care less about what others think, lol. Marla is also good at affirmations. "I was a goddess capable of birthing new life." I also liked that you have to believe you can achieve something before it happens and "without faith, and the courage to trust in that faith, you'd never reach your highest potential".
That Mindy sure is a cheeky little thing! Marla's eventual reaction to her snark was a crack-up and well done. That attitude must be catching. ThatHumphrey Hugh is too, too cute.
I want the Gawama Mama House: It can create whole new additions to the house as needed! Hmmm, I wonder if it self-cleans . . . Ohhhh, and that revelation about the object spell! YES, YES, I want it!!
That Delise!! What a character . . . and fortunately, Maguire seems to wise up. She's also one of those loose ends as Ashta leaves us in the dark about Delise's "contributions". She's one scary woman!
It ticks me off when authors don't provide last names for important characters. Okay, I know that Devin isn't an important character for the action in the story, but he is/was important in Marla's life. And I'm sure his kids have his last name. And, as irritating as it is to not find out someone's full name until much later in a story, it at least isn't an info dump. In Devin's case, his last name could have been said early on without any problems. Argh.
Perfect Pending is definitely a cozy read that I enjoyed . . . and it's time to goddess up!
The Story
Only people with magic can see Gales Haven. Only people with magic can enter. Marla is terrified, as she returns to her hometown, that her children won't have enough.
Well, Macy and Cody have enough, so much that they break the barrier spell that protects the town.
It'll take a town . . . and the unknown powers of Macy and Cody to fix it, if they can.
The Characters
The newly divorced Marla Gawama has magic that senses the emotional state of animals. Macy is her seventeen-year-old daughter, and her powers finally came out a few weeks ago . . . quite disruptive. Cody is her fifteen-year-old son, and his powers haven't yet appeared. Devin is Marla's jerk of a husband who's already shacked up with a younger woman.
The Gawama Mama House is . . .
. . . home base; they were given their new last name by the six-year-old Jemima (the current generation's great-great-grandmother) when the town was founded. Nan, Bessie Gawama, is the head of the family and Marla's grandmother; Grandpa Oscar, with a gift for nudging nature to do what he wanted, had been a good influence in Marla's life. Nan's daughters had been four: the serious Jowelle is an amazing cook who can sense a person's mental body; Shawna's magic lets her connect to a person's spiritual body; the free-spirited Luanne senses a person's emotional body; and, Neorah's, Marla's mom who ran away, power related to the physical body. Together, the four sisters could heal most everything.
Gales Haven is . . .
. . . a town composed entirely of magic users and founded in 1803. There are few rules and very colorful people. The town is ruled by a council of five, made up of the original five founding families: the Gawamas (Nan), the Adamses (Darnell is the only wizard on the council), the Lamonts (Irma, whose magic allows her to transport people), the Egertons (Stella), and the Smates (Tessa has Taser-like abilities). Noreen Bradley is the council stenographer.
Quade Contonn, whose magic is like Grandpa Oscar's, was Marla's eight-years-long boyfriend — back in the day before he backed away. Harlow is Quade's amazing daughter who can assess another's magical power level. The self-absorbed Delise Contonn, Quade's nutjob mother, is desperate to be on the council. Her magic allows her to insert thoughts into the mind of others. The too-agreeable Maguire is Delise's husband.
The pig-tailed Leonie can join with Harlow to assist with repairing the barrier. The joyful Wanda Mathers had been Marla's best friend. Ginger. Scotty's magic allows him to see spells. Jelly can predict the future. Mo Ellen can tailor a spell for the individual. Jadine Lolly is extremely forthright, lol. Kama and Everleigh can weave spells.
The kids love the store names: Maggie Magpie's Monster Mania — Maggie is the town vet; Cars, Clues, and Canaries; Fabulous Feisty Flavors is the ice cream shoppe; Gifts, Gags, and Gaggles; Shoes for Shiny Suckers; Hair for Hotties and Hatties; Troy's Toys, Trinkets, and Tinies; Bab's Bopping Boopy Bakery; Cock, Coffee, and Cocoa Café; Bailey's New and Rare Books; Mabel of Mabel's Medicinal and Restorative Herbs for Healing and Relaxation has a plant she calls Happy Times, which lives up to its name; and, yep, this town likes to have fun . . . all the way, lol.
Mrs Cranston teaches calculus. Jett and Billy, individually!, are making happy with Luanne in the bedroom. Hale is Jowell's long-term boyfriend. Bill and Judy Johnson and their six kids were a magic-less family who got through the barrier. The Gales Haven Registry records power development and deaths.
The in-charge Mindy is married? mated? to George, both hedgehogs with some cute kids. Penny is the porcupine. I think Fred is a frog. Bob is a meek bull elk. Humphrey, er, I mean Hugh, is a cheeky little mouse.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a chaotic blend of purples, pinks, and blues providing an atmospheric background for the snow globe in the lower middle with its huge bubbling tree in a vaguely defined forest. In front of the tree is what appears to be a tall wooden chest of drawers with a lit lantern on top. At the top is a script font in white for the title. Below this and still above the globe is the series info in a deep sky blue. Below the globe is the author's name in white.
The title comes from Nan's comment about this being the perfect new beginning, a Perfect Pending in store for Marla.
My Take
That inciting incident was a good one . . . quite original.
Mom sure is sneaky, not telling her kids the truth about telecommunications. Nor is she telling the truth about herself, that or Ashta forgot some of what Marla said earlier. Coming into town, and later, Marla whines on about how weak her magic is. But then she's also telling Nan that she knows she's powerful. And she seems serious . . . Huh?
We know all about this because Ashta uses first person protagonist point-of-view from Marla's perspective.
There's action and some romance which adds color but isn't a main theme in Perfect Pending; it's primarily soul-searching on Marla's part. Some useful and some so lame that I wanna smack her. I do NOT agree with what Marla "concludes" at the end. I can totally see why she'd still leave Gales Haven nineteen years ago.
Oh yeah, getting older does make you care less about what others think, lol. Marla is also good at affirmations. "I was a goddess capable of birthing new life." I also liked that you have to believe you can achieve something before it happens and "without faith, and the courage to trust in that faith, you'd never reach your highest potential".
That Mindy sure is a cheeky little thing! Marla's eventual reaction to her snark was a crack-up and well done. That attitude must be catching. That
I want the Gawama Mama House: It can create whole new additions to the house as needed! Hmmm, I wonder if it self-cleans . . . Ohhhh, and that revelation about the object spell! YES, YES, I want it!!
That Delise!! What a character . . . and fortunately, Maguire seems to wise up. She's also one of those loose ends as Ashta leaves us in the dark about Delise's "contributions". She's one scary woman!
It ticks me off when authors don't provide last names for important characters. Okay, I know that Devin isn't an important character for the action in the story, but he is/was important in Marla's life. And I'm sure his kids have his last name. And, as irritating as it is to not find out someone's full name until much later in a story, it at least isn't an info dump. In Devin's case, his last name could have been said early on without any problems. Argh.
Perfect Pending is definitely a cozy read that I enjoyed . . . and it's time to goddess up!
The Story
Only people with magic can see Gales Haven. Only people with magic can enter. Marla is terrified, as she returns to her hometown, that her children won't have enough.
Well, Macy and Cody have enough, so much that they break the barrier spell that protects the town.
It'll take a town . . . and the unknown powers of Macy and Cody to fix it, if they can.
The Characters
The newly divorced Marla Gawama has magic that senses the emotional state of animals. Macy is her seventeen-year-old daughter, and her powers finally came out a few weeks ago . . . quite disruptive. Cody is her fifteen-year-old son, and his powers haven't yet appeared. Devin is Marla's jerk of a husband who's already shacked up with a younger woman.
The Gawama Mama House is . . .
. . . home base; they were given their new last name by the six-year-old Jemima (the current generation's great-great-grandmother) when the town was founded. Nan, Bessie Gawama, is the head of the family and Marla's grandmother; Grandpa Oscar, with a gift for nudging nature to do what he wanted, had been a good influence in Marla's life. Nan's daughters had been four: the serious Jowelle is an amazing cook who can sense a person's mental body; Shawna's magic lets her connect to a person's spiritual body; the free-spirited Luanne senses a person's emotional body; and, Neorah's, Marla's mom who ran away, power related to the physical body. Together, the four sisters could heal most everything.
Gales Haven is . . .
. . . a town composed entirely of magic users and founded in 1803. There are few rules and very colorful people. The town is ruled by a council of five, made up of the original five founding families: the Gawamas (Nan), the Adamses (Darnell is the only wizard on the council), the Lamonts (Irma, whose magic allows her to transport people), the Egertons (Stella), and the Smates (Tessa has Taser-like abilities). Noreen Bradley is the council stenographer.
Quade Contonn, whose magic is like Grandpa Oscar's, was Marla's eight-years-long boyfriend — back in the day before he backed away. Harlow is Quade's amazing daughter who can assess another's magical power level. The self-absorbed Delise Contonn, Quade's nutjob mother, is desperate to be on the council. Her magic allows her to insert thoughts into the mind of others. The too-agreeable Maguire is Delise's husband.
The pig-tailed Leonie can join with Harlow to assist with repairing the barrier. The joyful Wanda Mathers had been Marla's best friend. Ginger. Scotty's magic allows him to see spells. Jelly can predict the future. Mo Ellen can tailor a spell for the individual. Jadine Lolly is extremely forthright, lol. Kama and Everleigh can weave spells.
The kids love the store names: Maggie Magpie's Monster Mania — Maggie is the town vet; Cars, Clues, and Canaries; Fabulous Feisty Flavors is the ice cream shoppe; Gifts, Gags, and Gaggles; Shoes for Shiny Suckers; Hair for Hotties and Hatties; Troy's Toys, Trinkets, and Tinies; Bab's Bopping Boopy Bakery; Cock, Coffee, and Cocoa Café; Bailey's New and Rare Books; Mabel of Mabel's Medicinal and Restorative Herbs for Healing and Relaxation has a plant she calls Happy Times, which lives up to its name; and, yep, this town likes to have fun . . . all the way, lol.
Mrs Cranston teaches calculus. Jett and Billy, individually!, are making happy with Luanne in the bedroom. Hale is Jowell's long-term boyfriend. Bill and Judy Johnson and their six kids were a magic-less family who got through the barrier. The Gales Haven Registry records power development and deaths.
The in-charge Mindy is married? mated? to George, both hedgehogs with some cute kids. Penny is the porcupine. I think Fred is a frog. Bob is a meek bull elk. Humphrey, er, I mean Hugh, is a cheeky little mouse.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a chaotic blend of purples, pinks, and blues providing an atmospheric background for the snow globe in the lower middle with its huge bubbling tree in a vaguely defined forest. In front of the tree is what appears to be a tall wooden chest of drawers with a lit lantern on top. At the top is a script font in white for the title. Below this and still above the globe is the series info in a deep sky blue. Below the globe is the author's name in white.
The title comes from Nan's comment about this being the perfect new beginning, a Perfect Pending in store for Marla.
June 22, 2020
I really struggled with how much the author glossed over since it made the characters and story seem shallow.
- Uprooting teenagers from their lives and they're ok with it because magic exists? What about their friends? University? And yet there was never a single complaint from them.
- Professing love the day you meet again after nineteen years apart is not reasonable. People change and you don't know if the reasons you loved them before are still valid.
- There's one scene with her supposed best friend and then radio silence the rest of the book. With the whole big deal about making amends with the love interest, wouldn't you think the same applies to the friend who was also deserted but didn't actually do anything to deserve being cut out of her life?
Other things that bothered me:
- It's bad when her ex-husband puts her down or insults her, but when a female hedgehog does it, it's cute because she's "fierce" and "a dynamo". Ugh. No, just no.
- Uprooting teenagers from their lives and they're ok with it because magic exists? What about their friends? University? And yet there was never a single complaint from them.
- Professing love the day you meet again after nineteen years apart is not reasonable. People change and you don't know if the reasons you loved them before are still valid.
- There's one scene with her supposed best friend and then radio silence the rest of the book. With the whole big deal about making amends with the love interest, wouldn't you think the same applies to the friend who was also deserted but didn't actually do anything to deserve being cut out of her life?
Other things that bothered me:
- It's bad when her ex-husband puts her down or insults her, but when a female hedgehog does it, it's cute because she's "fierce" and "a dynamo". Ugh. No, just no.
August 14, 2020
Just not for me
My eyes rolled when the teenage kids walk into their grandmother’s home, meeting their mother’s family for the first time and the and the 60 year old aunt start talking to them about her sex life including oral sex..but I kept on, trying to figure out the point of this story because the idea of it seemed pretty good and no spelling mistakes is a plus but I finally quit halfway through. It’s just words, repetitiously going no where. The dialogue is so simplistic it seems like this should be a kids book except for the sex fixated aunt and the 44 year old, recently divorced, main character who goes on and on about accepting herself as an independent woman yet seems way too fixated on her own double D boobs popping for people to admire. Really? She’s that shallow on her first day back to her hometown after 19 years? Just couldn’t read any further.
My eyes rolled when the teenage kids walk into their grandmother’s home, meeting their mother’s family for the first time and the and the 60 year old aunt start talking to them about her sex life including oral sex..but I kept on, trying to figure out the point of this story because the idea of it seemed pretty good and no spelling mistakes is a plus but I finally quit halfway through. It’s just words, repetitiously going no where. The dialogue is so simplistic it seems like this should be a kids book except for the sex fixated aunt and the 44 year old, recently divorced, main character who goes on and on about accepting herself as an independent woman yet seems way too fixated on her own double D boobs popping for people to admire. Really? She’s that shallow on her first day back to her hometown after 19 years? Just couldn’t read any further.
October 8, 2023
Loved this book! Marla Gwamama comes from a long line of powerful witches. However, she is not that powerful, so she doesn't feel that people will miss her all that much when she leaves the magical community she has grown up in. Now, after the implosion of her marriage and the realization that her two children are, very much magical, Marla decides to return home. Her homecoming is a hilarious romp as Marla gets reacquainted with the fierce aunts and grandmother who raised her when her mother left when Marla was a child.
Written with Ms. Ashta's trademarked wit and humor, Perfect Pending is a true joy to read. Especially when Marla's true talents present themselves in the form of one truly hysterical sidekick, Mindy the Hedgehog and her bajillion kids. I can't wait to read more of Marla's adventures.
Written with Ms. Ashta's trademarked wit and humor, Perfect Pending is a true joy to read. Especially when Marla's true talents present themselves in the form of one truly hysterical sidekick, Mindy the Hedgehog and her bajillion kids. I can't wait to read more of Marla's adventures.
May 29, 2022
Meh. It was “fine”. Not an outstanding example but not the worst either. I just wasn’t a fan of Marla, her kids, her aunts or the town in general. I listened to the audio which was pretty good but find my mind wandering during info dumps. Also didn’t love the author’s answer to “insta-love”. While the characters had been in a long term relationship and loved each other in the past, it had been 19 years— even if you pine over someone that long, odds are you’re still in love with the person they were, not the person they’ve become. Maybe the author addresses this in future books, maybe not, but I wasn’t interested enough in what I read to continue with the series.
May 5, 2020
3+
It was cute but I had trouble with the instant attraction both shortly after a divorce and after 19 years apart. I also couldn't fathom a 44 year old woman being so distracted because of said attraction, it seemed a bit more YA than PWF to me.
But other than those issues I found this to be an enjoyable read whose secondary characters I look forward to getting to know better. The aunts are a hoot.
It was cute but I had trouble with the instant attraction both shortly after a divorce and after 19 years apart. I also couldn't fathom a 44 year old woman being so distracted because of said attraction, it seemed a bit more YA than PWF to me.
But other than those issues I found this to be an enjoyable read whose secondary characters I look forward to getting to know better. The aunts are a hoot.
March 22, 2024
I'm glad so many of you are enjoying this book, but I'm also confused because I'm not seeing what you guys are seeing, sadly.
Cringe humor is the shtick of this entire narrative so far and it's off-putting.
The main protagonist seems insufferable to me.
The premise here is great, but I didn't enjoy the execution.
Cringe humor is the shtick of this entire narrative so far and it's off-putting.
The main protagonist seems insufferable to me.
The premise here is great, but I didn't enjoy the execution.
April 1, 2020
I did not know that I needed a book about a woman who was on my maturity level and whose life is somewhat parallel to mine – with the minor exception of magic coz that’s not a biggy. Right??
But, I discovered, that it was entirely necessary to my life as I know it! Do you know how often I said "I hear you, girl!"?
I adore Marla – she reminds me of myself: a woman with a past that has some definite heartbreak in it, kids who are uber awesome (but again, a different kind of magic), debt, getting her life together to try and be the kind of person she wants to be or needs to be; for herself and her kids, and she has an awesome sense of humour and snappy comebacks and great taste in music. Marla proves that age ain’t nothing but a number because if I didn’t know how old she was, she’d still be a normal 20-something heroine in a contemporary romance (plus magic).
Starting superficially, I love the cover – Lucia Ashta spends a great amount of time and effort on making her covers utterly spectacular and very indicative of the story itself. I love that – I love the correlation between the covers and the story as it feels like it all gels so well and I enjoy the “bigger picture” feeling of the combination.
Marla is treading a fine line: On the one hand, there are past regrets and trying to move past that, trying to accept who she is even though it’s not who she expected to be and that feeling of feeling less than she wanted to be in life; on the other hand… there’s a future that says maybe there’s more and maybe she’s more and maybe she can have the magic of the heart if only she’s brave enough to try!
The ending seemed to come together just a bit too suddenly for me, relationship-wise, because it suddenly felt like “Whoop, there it is!” with the oldie but goodie, however, I enjoyed this book so much – the snappy dialogue of strong and fierce women, the snarky humour and the incredible intellect – I love the town and the people and the sense of easy community even with the resident town “B”… I am so invested in this series now and I can’t wait for the next book to come out.
One thing though… her son’s name is Clyde… with all due respect to Clyde’s everywhere… I just… he didn’t seem Clyde-ish to me.
But, I discovered, that it was entirely necessary to my life as I know it! Do you know how often I said "I hear you, girl!"?
I adore Marla – she reminds me of myself: a woman with a past that has some definite heartbreak in it, kids who are uber awesome (but again, a different kind of magic), debt, getting her life together to try and be the kind of person she wants to be or needs to be; for herself and her kids, and she has an awesome sense of humour and snappy comebacks and great taste in music. Marla proves that age ain’t nothing but a number because if I didn’t know how old she was, she’d still be a normal 20-something heroine in a contemporary romance (plus magic).
Starting superficially, I love the cover – Lucia Ashta spends a great amount of time and effort on making her covers utterly spectacular and very indicative of the story itself. I love that – I love the correlation between the covers and the story as it feels like it all gels so well and I enjoy the “bigger picture” feeling of the combination.
Marla is treading a fine line: On the one hand, there are past regrets and trying to move past that, trying to accept who she is even though it’s not who she expected to be and that feeling of feeling less than she wanted to be in life; on the other hand… there’s a future that says maybe there’s more and maybe she’s more and maybe she can have the magic of the heart if only she’s brave enough to try!
The ending seemed to come together just a bit too suddenly for me, relationship-wise, because it suddenly felt like “Whoop, there it is!” with the oldie but goodie, however, I enjoyed this book so much – the snappy dialogue of strong and fierce women, the snarky humour and the incredible intellect – I love the town and the people and the sense of easy community even with the resident town “B”… I am so invested in this series now and I can’t wait for the next book to come out.
One thing though… her son’s name is Clyde… with all due respect to Clyde’s everywhere… I just… he didn’t seem Clyde-ish to me.
May 27, 2020
Divorcee romantic fantasy
The heroine in this novel is a 44 year old divorcee with 2 kids. She is a witch from a powerful family, but her powers are underwhelming. She left her magical town before having kids. Now her kids are manifesting their own powers and she's bringing them home for training.
As a 46 year old mother of 2, you might think I'd identify with Marla, but actually not much. She's impulsive and insecure, both things I am not. It was a fun story anyway.
The plot focuses on Marla finding her place in a society she left 19 years ago and claiming her power. Her kids are basically plot devices with indistinct personalities. There's a romantic subplot (g rated) with her high school flame, Quade. It's actually good not much happens there because the plot takes place in less than 48 hours.
Okay, the bad: armchair psychology. People are constantly telling Marla know she feels, and she just agrees. I don't agree with a lot of it. Marla was seriously insecure because her powers were weak and her mom left her. Obviously, her grandma and aunt tried to tell her she wasn't weak (demonstrably untrue) rather than convincing her power level wasn't important. Why would she think Quade would stick with her when he hadn't married her after 8 years and chose his horrible mother over her? She beats herself over the head for these bad decisions instead of sticking up for her young self.
Other bad: weird, never justified decisions. Why didn't Nan and the aunts send letters to Marla when she wasn't home? They act like the rift was all Marla's fault. Why didn't Quade marry Marla when they were in their 20's? Why didn't Marla tell her kids about her family? That was super reckless! What if something had happened to her? What about Devin's family? Is Devin super rich? If so, what about her settlement? If not, he'd have to be super fine or charming to attract a younger woman.I
Despite the characterization problems, I really enjoyed the story and will read the next.
The heroine in this novel is a 44 year old divorcee with 2 kids. She is a witch from a powerful family, but her powers are underwhelming. She left her magical town before having kids. Now her kids are manifesting their own powers and she's bringing them home for training.
As a 46 year old mother of 2, you might think I'd identify with Marla, but actually not much. She's impulsive and insecure, both things I am not. It was a fun story anyway.
The plot focuses on Marla finding her place in a society she left 19 years ago and claiming her power. Her kids are basically plot devices with indistinct personalities. There's a romantic subplot (g rated) with her high school flame, Quade. It's actually good not much happens there because the plot takes place in less than 48 hours.
Okay, the bad: armchair psychology. People are constantly telling Marla know she feels, and she just agrees. I don't agree with a lot of it. Marla was seriously insecure because her powers were weak and her mom left her. Obviously, her grandma and aunt tried to tell her she wasn't weak (demonstrably untrue) rather than convincing her power level wasn't important. Why would she think Quade would stick with her when he hadn't married her after 8 years and chose his horrible mother over her? She beats herself over the head for these bad decisions instead of sticking up for her young self.
Other bad: weird, never justified decisions. Why didn't Nan and the aunts send letters to Marla when she wasn't home? They act like the rift was all Marla's fault. Why didn't Quade marry Marla when they were in their 20's? Why didn't Marla tell her kids about her family? That was super reckless! What if something had happened to her? What about Devin's family? Is Devin super rich? If so, what about her settlement? If not, he'd have to be super fine or charming to attract a younger woman.I
Despite the characterization problems, I really enjoyed the story and will read the next.
June 13, 2020
With her divorce finalized, Marla and her two teenage kids head home to Gales Haven, and back to the magical life. Except she hadn't told her kids it ever existed, and she never communicated with anyone back home except her Nan, allowing her mistakes and insecurities guide her instead of her intutiion. Yet when she crosses the barrier, she reveals more than just her magical background, but that her kids might hurt her home. Will she have to leave so soon without the support her kids need. or will she put on her big girl pants and woman up?
Here's what I didn't like: some of the paragraphed echoed other paragraphs too similarly, and it felt like the author was just repeating herself for the sake of different words. Bunch of exposition. Her kids took things far too well. I skimmed a lot of it. The instant attraction/reconciliation with Quade, yet her aunts and bestie MIGHT not be able to look the other way so easily. Delise's magic issue at the end isn't resolved. In fact, the whole ending came up without a hitch, even when she added the hitch, no one seemed to care, and I'm not sure if it gets resolved. It was just a rather anti-climatic ending overall.
Here's what I liked: Marla was usually an easy person to read along with. Mindy was hysterical.
Overall, this was a light read and mostly flowed well. Pacing was ok. I'll probably read the next one to see if book 1 was just a big introductory to Gales Haven, or if all the books are gonna be anticlimactic like this one. Too soon to tell.
Here's what I didn't like: some of the paragraphed echoed other paragraphs too similarly, and it felt like the author was just repeating herself for the sake of different words. Bunch of exposition. Her kids took things far too well. I skimmed a lot of it. The instant attraction/reconciliation with Quade, yet her aunts and bestie MIGHT not be able to look the other way so easily. Delise's magic issue at the end isn't resolved. In fact, the whole ending came up without a hitch, even when she added the hitch, no one seemed to care, and I'm not sure if it gets resolved. It was just a rather anti-climatic ending overall.
Here's what I liked: Marla was usually an easy person to read along with. Mindy was hysterical.
Overall, this was a light read and mostly flowed well. Pacing was ok. I'll probably read the next one to see if book 1 was just a big introductory to Gales Haven, or if all the books are gonna be anticlimactic like this one. Too soon to tell.
April 2, 2020
ONE MAGNIFICENT WHIRLWIND!!!
Unputdownable! Lucia just cranked my tractor, blowing me away with this sensational approach, spinning all the magic and mayhem that coincide, bestowing such an impressive imagination, ingenuity, immense passion and unique insight, blasting this baby to life spectacularly. A tumultuous whirlwind of startling mishaps and baffling circumstances, thrusting every emotion into play, grounding in it's strength and awe inspiring in it's depth. Satisfaction is an understatement, this baby comes packing a punch that'll bring you to your knees, keeping you riveted on a razors edge and frozen to your seat. Anarchy, escapades and havoc run amuck, kicking this sparkling jewel into a roaring tempest, blasting it into a tailspin with an explosive culmination. Twined, combined and intermingled, exposing the heart pounding up and calamitous downs, fusing this sparkling gem together sleek, shiny and tight. Maneuvering through challenging trials and thrilling tribulations, noting the shocking twists and wicked turns, testing our characters in ways they could have never envisioned. The characters are complex and authentic with depth and traits that blend and flow smoothly, transforming into genuinely charismatic personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and descriptions creating a colorful backdrop that makes the storyline pop. Amazing job Lucia, thanks for sharing this little treasure with us.
Unputdownable! Lucia just cranked my tractor, blowing me away with this sensational approach, spinning all the magic and mayhem that coincide, bestowing such an impressive imagination, ingenuity, immense passion and unique insight, blasting this baby to life spectacularly. A tumultuous whirlwind of startling mishaps and baffling circumstances, thrusting every emotion into play, grounding in it's strength and awe inspiring in it's depth. Satisfaction is an understatement, this baby comes packing a punch that'll bring you to your knees, keeping you riveted on a razors edge and frozen to your seat. Anarchy, escapades and havoc run amuck, kicking this sparkling jewel into a roaring tempest, blasting it into a tailspin with an explosive culmination. Twined, combined and intermingled, exposing the heart pounding up and calamitous downs, fusing this sparkling gem together sleek, shiny and tight. Maneuvering through challenging trials and thrilling tribulations, noting the shocking twists and wicked turns, testing our characters in ways they could have never envisioned. The characters are complex and authentic with depth and traits that blend and flow smoothly, transforming into genuinely charismatic personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and descriptions creating a colorful backdrop that makes the storyline pop. Amazing job Lucia, thanks for sharing this little treasure with us.
July 1, 2023
Marla left the magical community of Gales Haven nearly 20 years ago and has had no contact with its inhabitants, including her family and her former boyfriend, since then. However, Marla is newly divorced, and her teenage children are now beginning to manifest their magic. She knows it's time to come home. Her grandmother and aunts welcome her back with open arms, but Marla's arrival takes a back seat to the greater problem at hand. The magical barrier that protects Gales Haven from the outside world is compromised, and everyone must work together to repair the damage. Marla and her former boyfriend, Quade, assemble a team of villagers whose unique talents can fix the barrier. They are aided by the magical creatures in the village, who have now found the one person they can communicate with--Marla. Will the townsfolk be successful in fixing their barrier? And will Quade forgive Marla for leaving him all those years ago?
The story was entertaining enough, even without a full bore romance or a murder mystery to solve. The plot moved at a good pace, and indeed all of action took place over the course of just a day or two. There was a vile villainess to spice things up a bit, and Marla's aunts were a riot.
Great for a spot of light reading. Four stars.
The story was entertaining enough, even without a full bore romance or a murder mystery to solve. The plot moved at a good pace, and indeed all of action took place over the course of just a day or two. There was a vile villainess to spice things up a bit, and Marla's aunts were a riot.
Great for a spot of light reading. Four stars.
June 30, 2023
If you like magic, kick ass women, and new beginnings- then read this.
This was exactly what I needed. I had this book borrowed on my kindle app for a while now - but hadn't had a chance to read it until today. I dont know if I'm upset I waited so long, or happy I was able to read it right when I needed to.
Marla is returning home after leaving at 25. Now she is in her 40s, with two teenagers, and a fresh divorce under her belt. Marla is a witch, and her teenagers have started to show signs of their magic. So she does what she knows she needs to do, and goes back to the family (and love) she left all those years ago.
The book does end on a mild cliff - however it is written in such a way that had there not been any more books in the series, I could've been okay. There is a sense that things are going to be okay (for at least a while), that had me smiling at the end.
Fans of books with midlife new beginnings, outrageous characters, first loves.... and hedgehogs will like this.
This was exactly what I needed. I had this book borrowed on my kindle app for a while now - but hadn't had a chance to read it until today. I dont know if I'm upset I waited so long, or happy I was able to read it right when I needed to.
Marla is returning home after leaving at 25. Now she is in her 40s, with two teenagers, and a fresh divorce under her belt. Marla is a witch, and her teenagers have started to show signs of their magic. So she does what she knows she needs to do, and goes back to the family (and love) she left all those years ago.
The book does end on a mild cliff - however it is written in such a way that had there not been any more books in the series, I could've been okay. There is a sense that things are going to be okay (for at least a while), that had me smiling at the end.
Fans of books with midlife new beginnings, outrageous characters, first loves.... and hedgehogs will like this.
May 31, 2023
Marla isn't getting any younger. When her husband announces he'd rather be with his twenty-something secretary than his wife of eighteen years, Marla packs up the kids and heads home to Gales Haven. A not your ordinary kind of town. Spending the entire trip with her fingers crossed that crossing the protective barrier doesn't blow up her kids, it never occurs to her that her kids might blow up the barrier.
Enter teens with unpredictable magic and no clue what to do with it.
Perfect Pending is a well-written, fast paced slice of paranormal fun. Marla sounds like a sixty-year-old woman at times. Fried Green Tomatoes was a while ago. I had to look up the pub date and fully expected to see this was written in the nineties. Nope. Couple years ago. Someone is channeling her mother - and doing a pretty good job of it. Full of female empowerment and women who aren't shy about themselves, this book was a good find. That it is a series starter is just the cherry on top.
Enter teens with unpredictable magic and no clue what to do with it.
Perfect Pending is a well-written, fast paced slice of paranormal fun. Marla sounds like a sixty-year-old woman at times. Fried Green Tomatoes was a while ago. I had to look up the pub date and fully expected to see this was written in the nineties. Nope. Couple years ago. Someone is channeling her mother - and doing a pretty good job of it. Full of female empowerment and women who aren't shy about themselves, this book was a good find. That it is a series starter is just the cherry on top.
March 23, 2020
What a delight! Get out the utensils and prepare for a real treat! This book is scrumptious. Once you bite into it you’ll want more. I could not help but smile as I read and partook of the feast this story had to offer. Add in a lot of snarkiness and colorful innuendos and your smile will widen with a few guffaws here and there. Such a joy to read! It was just what I needed to escape the high intensity of social distancing to avoid contracting an awful deadly virus. Lucia Ashta will surly lift your worries and provide a few hours of joy within these pages. There has never been a book written by this author that I didn’t love. I can rest assured that the quality of her writing will not fail and her characters will become your friends. And wherever you go within these pages you will recognize the places and never want to leave.
March 24, 2020
Fantastic read!!! 🤩
Love, love, love this book!!!... I could relate to Marla immediately in so many ways 🤗... She made a huge mistake leaving her home and she even didn't know the real reason, but now that she is back, she had the full support of an amazing family, all women 💪👊💅#womenpower, who will make you laugh, blush, get embarrased, cry (in the good way), feel totally loved and supported 😍... The whole sense of community in her home town is fantastic!!! 💕... Sorrounded by all this love, she finally started to see the good in her, her real value, and realized that is never too late to start over and that she deserved a second chance with her real love!!! 😭... I got all emotional reading this book, like if I was Marla, her Nan phrase #ItsTimeToGodessUp really got me deep 😢!!!... Can't wait for the next book, 💯 recommended!!! 🤓❤️
Love, love, love this book!!!... I could relate to Marla immediately in so many ways 🤗... She made a huge mistake leaving her home and she even didn't know the real reason, but now that she is back, she had the full support of an amazing family, all women 💪👊💅#womenpower, who will make you laugh, blush, get embarrased, cry (in the good way), feel totally loved and supported 😍... The whole sense of community in her home town is fantastic!!! 💕... Sorrounded by all this love, she finally started to see the good in her, her real value, and realized that is never too late to start over and that she deserved a second chance with her real love!!! 😭... I got all emotional reading this book, like if I was Marla, her Nan phrase #ItsTimeToGodessUp really got me deep 😢!!!... Can't wait for the next book, 💯 recommended!!! 🤓❤️
June 10, 2020
Really good
Marla has to return home a bad divorce, 2 kids who are now showing signs of Magic, magic they thought was fiction until their mother told them the truth, now she's taken them home, to the town she left 20 years ago the weakest magic holder of the strongest founding family (The Gwama family.. yes really). Returning broken by her ex human husband, only to discover she has broken the safety of the barrier with the magic her daughter holds, finally realising she and her kids being here is important, to be with her family, her nan and aunts she sets about fixing what is broken, finding me abilities along the way.
Really interesting story I enjoyed the feeling of family in this book. Nan sounds amazing a powerhouse of a 90 year old. And i love the hedgehog and Hugh the mouse.
Marla has to return home a bad divorce, 2 kids who are now showing signs of Magic, magic they thought was fiction until their mother told them the truth, now she's taken them home, to the town she left 20 years ago the weakest magic holder of the strongest founding family (The Gwama family.. yes really). Returning broken by her ex human husband, only to discover she has broken the safety of the barrier with the magic her daughter holds, finally realising she and her kids being here is important, to be with her family, her nan and aunts she sets about fixing what is broken, finding me abilities along the way.
Really interesting story I enjoyed the feeling of family in this book. Nan sounds amazing a powerhouse of a 90 year old. And i love the hedgehog and Hugh the mouse.
April 2, 2021
The book started off really strong. I loved the characters and the dialogue and the premise in the beginning chapters. But, I found as the story carried on everything kinda started to stale out and the conflict/plot seemed to sputter and slide after about the halfway point of the book. By the time I got to the end of the book I wasn't exactly disappointed that I read it, but it was more of a "meh, I guess that's done" sort of reaction. To be fair, I usually like stories with a bit of an edge or bite to them, this one started off with some good snark and wonderfully questionable humor, but by the end it began to feel more like an after school kid's special. If you like comfy, cozy, and a little over the top HEA, you'd probably like this book. But if you're looking for something with a bit of an edge or meaty depth I would probably look somewhere else.
March 27, 2020
I voluntarily review an ARC.
This is the first book of the Witches of Gales Haven series, the books should be read in order.
Welcome to Gales Haven, where anything is possible and little is as it seems.
After being away for nineteen years Marla returns to her hometown with her kids in tow. In the past she felt always weak in comparison to her powerful family members.
Now she and her teenagers have to face all the new possibilities to become a real part of the coven they belong to.
Just as I suspected this is once again an enchanting new series by Lucía Ashta with very interesting and reliable characters, an interesting storyline, impeccable writing style and lots of magic.
I loved, loved, loved it and I'm looking forward to reading the next part.
This is the first book of the Witches of Gales Haven series, the books should be read in order.
Welcome to Gales Haven, where anything is possible and little is as it seems.
After being away for nineteen years Marla returns to her hometown with her kids in tow. In the past she felt always weak in comparison to her powerful family members.
Now she and her teenagers have to face all the new possibilities to become a real part of the coven they belong to.
Just as I suspected this is once again an enchanting new series by Lucía Ashta with very interesting and reliable characters, an interesting storyline, impeccable writing style and lots of magic.
I loved, loved, loved it and I'm looking forward to reading the next part.
November 11, 2023
Marla Gawama
Quade Contonn
Marla left Gales Haven 19 years ago feeling like she wasn’t enough, leaving Quade behind since he chose not to go with her. She’s come home divorced now and with her 2 children, Macy and Clyde. As soon as they arrive a problem occurs with the magical barrier that allows a non-magical family to enter Gales Haven. The problem is linked to her daughter and she works to figure out how to solve it. Marla with help of Nan, her Grandmother, discovers why she left and a new twist to her magic. Marla remembers what’s important in life and looks to the future. Quade and Marla start up their relationship again. This is a good, fast and fun read and first book in the series. I would definitely read more books by this author and read more books in this series.
Quade Contonn
Marla left Gales Haven 19 years ago feeling like she wasn’t enough, leaving Quade behind since he chose not to go with her. She’s come home divorced now and with her 2 children, Macy and Clyde. As soon as they arrive a problem occurs with the magical barrier that allows a non-magical family to enter Gales Haven. The problem is linked to her daughter and she works to figure out how to solve it. Marla with help of Nan, her Grandmother, discovers why she left and a new twist to her magic. Marla remembers what’s important in life and looks to the future. Quade and Marla start up their relationship again. This is a good, fast and fun read and first book in the series. I would definitely read more books by this author and read more books in this series.
August 14, 2024
This was really well-written. Characters were pretty well-developed. At the end of the book, I felt like I could accurately guess the number of stretchmarks on the main character’s body. The fantastical world of Gales Haven was well-defined.
It was a series starter, and read like one. For a book that drifted past the 300-page mark, I wish it had got me a little more involved. Yes, the characters were inviting—if a little too sexually charged—but yeah, this book also was mostly an introduction to these people. But it had had its own plot.
I loved the main character. Loved that I got to see Gales Haven through her eyes. She had insecurities: in her family she was the one with the feeblest powers, so she’d always felt inferior. Her own mom had left her, so she had doubts about her own mothering abilities. The man she’d married was...not worthy of a mention in my review.
But she came full circle. She did mom things. She did girlfriend things. She did witch things. A few of the scenes dragged. And it felt like real actiony things would happen in the next book. But it’s still nice, especially if, like me, you’re looking to get into fantasy.
It was a series starter, and read like one. For a book that drifted past the 300-page mark, I wish it had got me a little more involved. Yes, the characters were inviting—if a little too sexually charged—but yeah, this book also was mostly an introduction to these people. But it had had its own plot.
I loved the main character. Loved that I got to see Gales Haven through her eyes. She had insecurities: in her family she was the one with the feeblest powers, so she’d always felt inferior. Her own mom had left her, so she had doubts about her own mothering abilities. The man she’d married was...not worthy of a mention in my review.
But she came full circle. She did mom things. She did girlfriend things. She did witch things. A few of the scenes dragged. And it felt like real actiony things would happen in the next book. But it’s still nice, especially if, like me, you’re looking to get into fantasy.
April 1, 2020
A wonderful story, telling the tale of a Witch returning to her hometown with her teenage children who are coming into their powers.
With the town protected by a barrier preventing non-magical people from entering, Marla is relieved when both her children make it through the barrier safe and sound.
After being welcomed back by her family, they discover that the barrier is no longer functioning correctly and is allowing non-magical beings through. Follow the adventure as the townsfolk work to find out what went wrong with the barrier spell and discover the powers Marla's children have as well as her own power increase.
An amazing read.
With the town protected by a barrier preventing non-magical people from entering, Marla is relieved when both her children make it through the barrier safe and sound.
After being welcomed back by her family, they discover that the barrier is no longer functioning correctly and is allowing non-magical beings through. Follow the adventure as the townsfolk work to find out what went wrong with the barrier spell and discover the powers Marla's children have as well as her own power increase.
An amazing read.
May 28, 2021
Returning home
I was hoping that her oldest child would be her childhood and soul mate kids I even wondered if she was a twin with Harlow and the evil mum of her love done something for her to not remember twins or that they was his? The storyline was good but it was so glumy he didn't leave with her but really leave a magical town is asking a lot.you would of thought once she calmed down she would of written he was her love for 8 years and she knew he had a good heart.why is Harlow with him were is her mum? I hope there bond stays now no more messing around it's been 19 years.
I was hoping that her oldest child would be her childhood and soul mate kids I even wondered if she was a twin with Harlow and the evil mum of her love done something for her to not remember twins or that they was his? The storyline was good but it was so glumy he didn't leave with her but really leave a magical town is asking a lot.you would of thought once she calmed down she would of written he was her love for 8 years and she knew he had a good heart.why is Harlow with him were is her mum? I hope there bond stays now no more messing around it's been 19 years.
March 21, 2022
More magic story than skinny romance
This was a pretty good story. Being a teacher I love to recommend books to students. This is one I might recommend except it does have a tad bit of bad language. It was kind of a coming of age/ realization that family is always home. This story wax hard to put down. I was reading in bed and actually snorted at the hedge hog part. Almost woke up my husband. I might say to the author if you want schools to pick it up for their library or even the accelerated reader program stay away from the f-bomb and keep it clean like this book, no raunchy sex scenes.
This was a pretty good story. Being a teacher I love to recommend books to students. This is one I might recommend except it does have a tad bit of bad language. It was kind of a coming of age/ realization that family is always home. This story wax hard to put down. I was reading in bed and actually snorted at the hedge hog part. Almost woke up my husband. I might say to the author if you want schools to pick it up for their library or even the accelerated reader program stay away from the f-bomb and keep it clean like this book, no raunchy sex scenes.
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