The witches of Coventry are all on edge when the crew of a famous ghost hunting show arrives in town. Coventry has been good at hiding its secrets from the world for hundreds of years, but in the deep dark corners of the web, whispers of a town full of witches and ghosts circulate among those who are true believers of the paranormal.When it’s decided that denying them a filming permit would just … would just make them more suspicious, Brighton is elected by the town council to be their official Coventry escort. Her job is to ensure they don’t catch any convincing evidence of the paranormal and hopefully make them so bored they decide to cut the town from their show’s schedule.
But, this is Coventry we’re talking about. When one of the film crew turns up dead at Hangman’s House after a night of paranormal investigation, Brighton is once again forced to get involved.
Oh, and Thorn’s in trouble too. He’s in hot water in more ways than one. He’ll need Brighton’s help to save his bacon from the frying pan, but will he really break her heart?
A Clean Sweep is the fourth book in the Wicked Witches of Coventry cozy mystery series.
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Brighton has inherited Hangman’s House from her great-aunt. A great-aunt she had no idea was a witch. And now Brighton has discovered she is one, too. It’s all new to her. Being a new witch in a town thick with witches who’ve known they were witches their whole life is weird. And stressful. But not as stressful as having to babysit a ghost hunting crew from some internet show. The city Council has deemed that Brighton is the best candidate to keep them from discovering all of the supernatural stuff that happens in Coventry because she’s new to town and, well, she doesn’t have a job. Unfortunately, one of the crew is hanged right outside Hangman’s House and now the rest of the crew is convinced there’s freaky shit going down in town.
Brighton needs to find out right quick and in a hurry who actually killed the crewman because she knows it wasn’t supernaturally done and he sure as shit didn’t hang himself. With the help of her boyfriend Thorn, who also happens to be the Sheriff, Brighton and her friends get to work solving the dastardly murder. Well, I’d think most murders are dastardly so that’s a bit dramatic even for me.
Anyway, this is a decent cozy murder mystery with a side order of romance and serious angst thrown in for good measure. The characters are interesting even if the murder is kinda…not. I’m enjoying this series so far and this is a decent addition to it.
Best out of the series so far! So much suspense and mystery, with a suberb surprise at the end! And the emotions and conflict are so deep! Then having everything revolve around ghost hunters… Brilliant!!!! I love every moment! I honestly can’t wait to read more!
Issues:
1. Thorn discusses with Brighton how he is unsure if she desires children. Brighton basically said she did back when when she talked about not being able to have any as she had tried with Donnie. This was originally book 2, I believe.
2. There is a spot where Brighton says she is fine and Remy responds with “Whoa.” The response makes no sense based on the fact Brighton doesn’t act upset, and right after the two of them go out to break into a morgue.
3. The scene after the morgue, Brighton and Remy drive to the diner. It is written as a narration to pass time. For example, in one paragraph readers learn about the trip to the diner, the food bought, Remy eating in the car, and Brighton having seen something that shook her to the core. That one, brief narration annoys me immediately because it tells me right away that I am being deprived of a good scene… And then they pull to a stop outside the diner… Annoyed even further because now I have to mentally back track to the diner after my mind already went through the process of taking the characters home.
4. Typos
Read May 31, 2020
Brighton was having some troubles with her boyfriend. He seemed to be spending a lot of time with his daughter and ex. Remy always was there to support her. In addition to relationship problems, she had her brother there and ghost busters hanging around. When one of them is found hanging from a tree in her yard, she needed to find out who was responsible.
This is a paranormal mystery/romance and is part of the Wicked Witches of Coventry series. This is a wonderful cozy mystery series full of quirky, fun and interesting characters that grab your interest and make you engaged in their story. The narrative does a great job of describing scenes and highlighting the characters. I find the dialogue interesting and conversational. The mystery was interesting full of suspicious suspects, surprises and suspense. Brighton’s love interests and the ghost busters investigation were woven nicely into the smooth flowing storyline. This was a good cozy paranormal mystery and is part of a wonderful series.
Love will prevail, as does hate and ambition and greed in some. This is a fun series, the characters are so varied and keep you on your toes wondering what will happen next. The ghost hunting team was a fun twist that added more depth to the story. Having a surprise ending was great. Ms. Bourgeois writes fun stories and the plots keep you guessing. Brighton is a wonderful character and Meri is a total life saver and great familiar. Love that cat. You will enjoy this series, hope the next book comes out soon. Purchased this book through KU and very glad I did.
This was a good read but didn’t grab me like the other books, I felt like how things panned out with Thorn seemed a bit too easy and how it ends with the Ghost Seekers. However in saying that it was good to see Brighton’s friends rally for her and find out some more history of the town as well as the original owner of Brighton’s house which is not what I expected and do hope we get to explore the new find in the house!!
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This series gets more interesting with each new book. The book picks up from where the previous one left off. Brighton seems to understand that there are things that needs to be addressed and worked out, but oh my gosh. I feel as if this book should be made into a soap opera.
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Brighton is not having a great week. Thorn has been very distant since the discovery of his daughter. Rather than being a couple and working through the situation together and trying to determine how his daughter fits their lives, he seems to be withdrawing more and more. Initially, it seemed he was breaking up with Brighton all together, then later maybe not so much. Moving forward, either they are part of a team together, or not. Some things really are just that simple.
Never a good day when some kind of ghost hunters come knocking at your door first thing in the morning. Can Brighton help protect the witches from b I got accidentally filmed? This seems an odd bunch. Are they a threat to more or other than paranormals?
Annika and brother Brody seem to be finding their way together. Brighton seems to be a bit torn by this. Can her friend and her recently separated brother be ready for their next act, together?
And what about Remy? Has he moved beyond whatever darkness held him? He is the one Brighton thought she would choose before he pulled away and got so dark. Is their relationship, whatever it is, strong enough to hold them together?
Doing the right thing might be hard sometimes. Sometimes it is pretty simple, but maybe not the choice you really want to make.
Intense KU read!
I borrowed this book from Kindle Unlimited. I also got an advance copy from Booksprout. Looking forward to seeing how this series moves forward. I also like how it is a good standalone read read as well since there is enough background in each book to follow.
Brighton finds herself elected to be the official Coventry escort to a crew of famous ghost hunters. They want to film paranormal occurrences happening at different parts of town, while the witches part of the town council wants to rein them in from discovering the real truth.
When one of the film crew members turns up dead at Brighton’s very own Hangman’s House, she finds herself working overtime keeping the town’s secrets hidden. If that isn’t bad enough, Thorn discovers he has a daughter which causes a rift between him and Brighton. Can they resolve their issues or will the couple find themselves un-coupled?
Only with the help of Brighton’s loyal friends can she uncover the murderer and save the day. With a good mix of humor, romance, paranormal intrigue, mystery, and adventure, this cozy mystery was a perfect weekend read by the pool.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.