A familiar is a life-long companion. Choose wisely.It’s hard being the youngest in a family of witches known for their power. It’s even harder when that magical power has all but passed you by.Still, I was doing okay for myself. I like to think I was proving to the rest of my family that magic wasn’t a requirement to living.Then Aunt Opal became the prime suspect in a murder investigation. … prime suspect in a murder investigation. Wouldn’t you know it would happen right when everyone else in the family but me was out of town.
Now it’s up to me to prove her innocence, and a little magic could go a long way in helping me do that. My aunt’s been after me to get a familiar for quite a while now. They are known for helping a witch channel her power and even strengthen it.
So, want to or not, allergies or not, I did it. I went to an animal shelter and found my familiar. A cute little black kitty. The allergy medicine companies were going to love me.
But for some reason, this little guy didn’t make me sneeze. Kind of weird, actually. Not that I was complaining.
I just really wish I’d known more about him before I did the binding spell…
All Too Familiar is Book One of the Accidental Familiar Series. If you like light-hearted, clean mysteries with a Paranormal twist (otherwise known as Paranormal Cozy Mysteries), give it a read! You might just fall in love with the Gemstone Coven… and its witches!
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Easy to read, interesting first of a cozy paranormal series with lots of potential for character development in future novels.
Wonderful book! A young witch selects a black cat familiar to increase her powers, however she soon discovers that the cat really isn’t a cat at all. This entertaining story
leads us though a murder, a fire and a frantic search for a killer. It even has a little romance in it. I highly recommend this entertaining story.
This is a slightly different take on this genre, but a good one! Amie is from a line of powerful witches, Like super powerful witches, her aunt Opal is the leader of their family and coven, she and her cousin Ruby who were born on the same day but Ruby (always the over achiever) was born 2 minutes earlier and it would seem with all the power, Amie has none! She picks up odd jobs where she can as a bounty hunter and photographer whilst she studies for her PI licence.
But when he family is threatened Amie decides its time to bite the bullet and take on a familiar, her aunt in convinced it will help release and strengthen what magic Amie does have, despite her debilitating allergies to cats and slightly less so to dogs she decides a cat it will be as they are the most powerful familiar a witch can have. On a visit to an animal shelter she makes eye contact with a black cat who appears to laugh (yes laugh) at her medical mask, there is a knowing look inn his eyes which becomes pleading when he overhears WHY Amie can’t adopt him, as he still needs to be neutered, And so it is destiny!
And so we’re off I’m not going to give away the important aspects of the story line you have the basics!! This is a really original premise though it has roots in familiarity (hah excuse the pun!!!!) And to any big fan of the witchy part of these cosy mysteries won’t be you won’t be disappointed there is a good amount of magic and to those her for the murder and mystery it’s very well balanced with plenty of viable suspects there are plenty clues thrown in without giving it away right from the off.
And there is hints of romance though it does not overwhelm the storyline. All in all a really nice read with something for everyone. Highly recommend
5 stars
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Started: 16 September, 6 October 2019.
Finished: 12, 14 October 2019.
Amazon: ?
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Mini CozyMystery/Witch series prequel and following four books:
Book 0: Nothing like having a strike against you when hunting for work. Especially when for you the major reason is your last name. So hunting for yet another job after losing the last one , you chuck everything to the curb and do something that s radically different.
At least, with just a quick one time stretch of being a bounty hunter, she both finds her quarry and comes up with a job prospect that can keep her busy for years to come.
Even though this was a short prequel to the series. This series has u202athe promiseu202c of being both a refreshing, humorous, fun loving and light hearted witchy reading.
Now! Now we get into the story 🙂 Each of the books is a cozy mystery. I wish I could say to read each of the reviews, except that when I got done with Book 1, I immediately started Book 2, which led straight to Book 3. I know I should ve done at least Books 1 through 3. However Book 4 was being released in just two days, and, well, mentally I didn t want to leave this universe. It s s peaceful here, and I haven t had a vacation in quite some time. Sooo , I stuck around for a while.
Book 1 starts with Amie capturing someone who should ve been more careful -I guess as time passes some forget the basic guides of life- especially those oldies but goodies: “All men are created equal.” Sam Colt just just clarified the lines of that equality. And “It s not the size I the dog in a fight, but rather the size of the fight in the dog!” Amie might not have been getting a monetary value for the opening scene, but she received something that she needed far more. And proved that she can look beyond the appearance of an item, much to the dismay of her hometown. By the end of Book 1 and starting Book 2, the ending of one flowed into the start of Book 2, and the mental movie flowed right on!
Book 2 starts with the official introduction of a Cat. This is a very special Cat, likely because he ll likely be part of the team to grant Opal s request for grandkids. By the end of Book 2, we can see why that can be a very good deal. Opal needs some rug-rats underfoot (IMO), they should balance the two older sisters out.
The start of Book 3 let s us know just how special Amie truly is. We also learn more about the Deities < not that this should be a surprise to anyone > while demonstrating the capabilities of the Gods to have a sense of humor, as well as a warped style of justice.
Now that the characters are gelling into a cohesive unit, this is now starting to make me antsy for the next book(s). Number 4 was both a good interim, as well as too short to be an interim book. I m guessing that the author will be taking All Hallow s Eve off as it should be, in order to celebrate it correctly.
Like I stated earlier, I stuck around for Book 4, for the chance of prolonging my visitation to this well put together universe. I m glad that I did, this book is a beautiful introduction to the All Hallow s Eve celebration. Even though Book 4 is a short novella and it doesn t include the recipe for that oh so wonderful be-witching brew/potion, there s always a chance that this will be done later on in this series.
Live life,
John Shrek Walters