As it turned out the ointment was not petrifying (but being that there was no proof on that, Anwen along with her roomgal has been expelled from the academy) and she has been fixed a job outside campus on a bookshop… well, the only bookshop on the witch confluence.The fact that she was dropped out of school meant nothing that there were no occupations to deal with. Eudora put Anwen up with … starting to look for her biological parents and most importantly finding who put the wrong spell on Harvey and turned him to stone.
Of course, the mystery can’t be resolved if not for the help of her crotchet cat, Apricot, and the old hairbrush that she finds new usages of. Even though the journey to getting back at university and proving the world wrong (that it was not her fault at all for things being a real life mishmash) turns out to be way more complicated than she thought, would her real parents meet her expectations or will they (as everything else) befuddle her world (as if it wasn’t already)?
With the return of Brayden everything changes…
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Witch in Progress series – Warning: Interested readers may want to read the verified purchased reviews for book three, The Witchlist; there aren’t many ARCs in that lot. I found book two of this series on Booksprout.co and then discovered I had all the books of this series in my library, so I did all three plus an extra book of another series. I purchased all four books and their author’s name was D. S. Mowbray; so my reviews aren’t verified purchases. I can’t recommend Mowbray/Auberry’s books, she takes the enjoyment out of reading. They were all one stars.
An Academy For Witches #1 – Oh my gosh, this “author” doesn’t know much. There’s some serious editing needed. The problems are so bad that this story reads like a puzzle; the reader must wade through muck to get a possible meaning of each sentence. Never mind spelling, grammar and wrong word usage just to name some of the fun, the reader can’t enjoy the story. I barely made it past the eight percent mark. The sentences were unbelievable.
Now for the cast of characters, not really sure about any of them, except they “synchronous waddling on the hallway”, and she won’t talk to a boy whose “bedroom stood off right across mine and I used to see him switching the lights on, whenever he did that.” They were neighbors. Skimming did not show any improvement. Interested readers may want to read the verified purchased reviews for book three, The Witchlist; there aren’t many ARCs in that lot. 1*
What a Witch Wants #2 – I struck out with book one; too terrible for words. Interested readers may want to read the verified purchased reviews for book three, The Witchlist; there aren’t many ARCs in that lot. This book has an overview, which I usually appreciate knowing what a story is about before I read it. Here’s a bit: ” The fact that she was dropped out of school meant nothing that there were no occupations to deal with.” (Kindle Location 15). After reading the description twice, I’m still not sure what the book is about.
I did read the ending of book one and this appears to pick up where it ends. There’s some serious editing needed and we’re doing the puzzle thing again; I actually prefer Kakuro puzzles. The reader must wade through muck to get a possible meaning of each sentence. Never mind spelling, grammar and wrong word usage just to name some of the fun, the reader can’t enjoy the story. I skimmed to the end and it didn’t get better. 1*
The Witchlist #3 – Struck out with the first two and book three is more of the same. Compared to book two’s description, this one makes sense, which I appreciate knowing what a story is about before I read it. This has a different writing style compared to the other two; clearer but there’s still serious editing needed and we’re still doing the puzzle thing and wading through muck to get a possible meaning of each sentence. Never mind spelling, grammar and wrong word usage just to name some of the fun, the reader can’t enjoy the story. I skimmed to the end and it didn’t get better. 1*
Auberry AKA D. S. Mowbray, Cinnamon and Secrets #1 – There’s an overview, which I appreciate knowing what a story is about before I read it, especially with this author; her Witch in Progress series is a doozie of a disaster. The writing style of C&S is similar to The Witchlist, which was totally different from the first two books in that series. Unfortunately, this book needs heavy editing. Like the WinP series, the reader has to muck about trying to puzzle out just what the author actually means. So much work that the reader’s concentration is continuously broken and interest in the characters and story is lost. I wasted my time skimming the book finished.1*
What an ending cannot wait for the third book in the A Witch In Progress Cozy Mystery series to be out. A murder solved but a new mystery to come. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.