A best friend on the mend, a love triangle that just might be a square, and a dead college co-ed – there’s never a dull moment in Coventry. But, can Brighton’s powers save her from a serial killer’s snare?Broom with a View is the third book in the Wicked Witches of Coventry cozy mystery series.
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Brighton is a witch though that’s a recent discovery. She lives in a magical house. Also a recent discovery. She’s found a dead body. Again. Ok, this part is getting to be a regular thing for Brighton. She’s dating the Sheriff, but even if she weren’t she’s still curious enough to want to solve this poor woman’s murder. However, she never thought in a million years her own brother would be a suspect. She needs to find the real killer and quick before her brother gets locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. Or did he?
This is still a quirky fun series and this one is a great addition to while away an afternoon. Or evening. Or morning. Yeah, I know it’s a murder, but it’s a cozy so it isn’t gruesome or anything and there’s eye candy and humor to lighten it up. Also, a talking cat. Did I mention that? My one beef is the editing. It’s starting to get sloppy. The killer from the previous book has a different name than in this book. How do you fuck up something like that when it’s the very next book? There are some other editing issues that are minor, but that one pissed me off. Anyway, other than that it’s a decent read. I mentioned the talking smartass cat, right?
So the story still has me hooked. I love Brighton, Brody, Remy, Annika, and Thorn. I am rooting for Brighton and Remy, but obviously I already know they will be together as I read Familiar Kitten Mysteries 1 and 2. I also love the suspense and mystery, the relationships forming despite the witch feud. I am glad Remy is back to normal.
Honestly, it is lucky the story is good because the errors are atrocious.
Issues:
1. I just have to start with this one as it is a massive issue. Grey Bane is a shapeshifter, a wolf. I had a feeling considering his name, it is quite obvious to the point it screams in the reader’s face. He turns into a snake. Is he an everything shifter or a wolf shifter? Shapeshifter suggests everything, werewolf suggests one; although I see books out there where shifters have only one form. I also see books using “were” as a tag with all animals (ex. werepanther). Then I think, is he literally a wolf who shifts into everything, like in Native American legends about animals turning into humans? The guy seems comfortable as a human, though. So how the heck does a wolf shifter, who is obviously comfortable in human form, turn into a snake? Then an ant or leaf or whatever? Is he a skinwalker?
2. This is another massive issue. In Familair Kitten Mysteries, Brighton and Remy tell their daughter, Kinsley, that Thorn jr.’s father may have been Thorn sr.’s brother. They proceed to tell the story of how Thorn sr.’s ex returned to Coventry with his alleged child. In this book, Thorn (obviously Thorn sr.) learns he has a daughter.
3. This is also pretty big. Brighton comments on how she can magically put her groceries away if Grey Bane would just go back to working on the garage. Isn’t that personal gain?
4. Meri magically conceals Brighton and Brody in Gregory’s condo as they check to verify the place is truly empty. If the cat can do that, why doesn’t he do it at the dorm? Why hasn’t he done it before?
5. Meri has Brody frozen on the couch when Brighton and Thorn come home because Brody walked in on a ghost/magic situation. The thing is, Brody walked in on that. How is he frozen on the couch? Then after Meri releases Brody, Brody sits down. Apparently Brody WAS standing up.
6. At the start of the book, it is stated a spider killed Langoria and almost killed Annika. It was a scorpion, which the book does say on the next page but the first time it says spider.
7. Brighton says the house affected her the first time she had stepped into it. That didn’t happen. Brighton’s first reaction was “underwhelming”. That term was actually used a few times in book 1.
8. Thorn comments on how Brighton says she doesn’t know her brother well. She never says that, though. Yeah, Brighton muses over the fact she doesn’t talk to Brody much and she can’t recall if Brody is still in college or a graduate, but she never says she doesn’t know him.
9. Brody starts using magic pretty quick. He helps Annika put out a fire and heal Remy. I know Remy and Brody spend an entire day over books, but Brody makes it clear he wants to read before doing lab work. So how does he know magic so well so quick?
10. Lots and lots of typos.
11. Brighton and Meri use Brody’s name (or pronoun to reference him) as they are speaking to Brody, so it comes off as if they aren’t speaking to Brody or are leaving him out of the conversation. They should be using “you”.
Read May 30, 2020
A hot stranger starts building her a garage, her estranged brother shows up, her friends are still not quite back to themselves, she is getting serious about her cop boyfriend and oh yah, she finds another dead body. What’s a witch to do?
This is a great paranormal cozy mystery with lots of side stories and quirky characters. The characters seem to pop off the page, making you engaged quickly into the book. The storyline flows along smoothly and quickly as it is filled with action, surprising twists, unexpected turns and suspense as it keeps you guessing until the great climax. I love the quirky characters, the small town atmosphere, the writing style and the paranormal mystery. It is a cozy mystery fan’s dream. Enjoy!
This series gets more and more interesting with each book. The covers are eye catching and the detail in Brighton’s hair gives a clue to something that occurs with her. The ending left me wanting more and I can’t believe that it just ended like that. Now I have to wait until the next book comes out to find out Brighton’s reaction.
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I’m so glad that Remy is ok. Remy and Annika are my favorite characters. Poor Thorn. He just can’t catch a break. Grey was an interesting addition to the story. I hope to find out about more supernatural beings in future books.
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Happily, no actual Trojan Horses per se in this story, but some things that seem to good to be true may well be.
Brighton finds another dead body- this time a beautiful girl who turns out to have a connection to her little brother Brody. Brody and Brighton have allegedly been estranged due to the influence and interference of their mother.
Brody also has no idea he is a witch – and of course, his powers come in when he also stays in their ancestral home. Looks to me like he might develop a connection to. Annika too, once she is healed from the dark magic that damaged her in the last book.
Whew! Murder, mayhem, new creepy creatures, and someone close to Brighton seems to find healing and closer connection, while someone else moves in a very different direction.
Love is not easy despite magic and witchcraft – it may make things even more chaotic.
Intense KU read!
I received an advance copy of this book. I read it on Kindle Unlimited .
I’m looking forward to the newest developments as Brighton and Brody grow more into their powers.