Sympathetic Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries Book 3)

I won’t be continuing with this series since the more I read the less I liked it. I got the first three books in a set and will stop here. For a woman who is supposedly the “strongest witch ever” she really never uses her craft except to heal someone if they are injured. For a witch series there’s very little magic in it. She also has decided to be the doormat for not one, but two men who treat her like crap. She bounces back and forth between them as they take turns manipulating her, mistrusting her, toying with her emotions or outright ignoring her. I hoped by this third book she’d grow a backbone and come to value herself but she doesn’t. She’s wishy washy and third & fourth guesses herself to her own detriment.

She also routinely messes with crime scenes, steals evidence and hinders police investigations. And while doing all of those things she is clearly aware she’s doing it as she often thinks to herself “I know I shouldn’t do this but…” Kinsley doesn’t seem that bright to the point it’s irritating.

And lastly the fact that she feeds her cat Meri almost nothing but bacon (38 times!) for three books (he did get salmon twice & steak once) is just ridiculous. If you know nothing about cats don’t put them in your damn books! Per the authors’s profile she has cats but I must confess I am sincerely concerned for their health.

So if you want a MC who’s a doormat that bungles crimes scenes and investigations, one that doesn’t understand cats need a healthy diet, one who makes stupid, sometimes life threatening decisions to further muddle the plot, then this series is for you.

Wow, just, wow! I laughed, I cried…right alongside Kinsley. So many things were going on! A curse, jealousy, death, marriage, betrayal, so much! This series just keeps getting better! And that is saying a lot since this is a spinoff from an already great series! I cannot wait for more! Especially after the surprise at the end!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

When Kinsley’s best friend is cursed, she hires a voodoo priestess to remove it. All’s going well until the priestess is found murdered in her graveyard. When a detective from New Orleans shows up, he seems determined to prove Kinsley guilty then the husband of the priestess comes to town and he seems bent on revenge. Can Kinsley stay safe while helping to find the killer?

I have really enjoyed this series and this book is no exception. However, that being said, I found this book to be a bit slow in the beginning and there were some errors in the first few chapters which took away from the story for me. I was finally caught up in the story maybe a third of the way through and from there I was hooked until the end. I’m really looking forward to the next book. I highly recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order.