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A Letter to Three Witches

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In the sleepy college town of Zenobia, New York, the only supernatural trace on display is the name of Gwen Engel's business—Abracadabra Odd Job Service. But Gwen's family has some unusual abilities they've been keeping under wraps—until one little letter spells big trouble... Nearly a century ago, Gwen Engel's great-great-grandfather cast a spell with catastrophic side-effects. As a result, the Grand Council of Witches forbade his descendants from practicing witchcraft. The Council even planted anonymous snitches called Watchers in the community to report any errant spellcasting... Yet magic may still be alive and not so well in Zenobia. Gwen and her cousins, Trudy and Milo, receive a letter from Gwen's adopted sister, Tannith, informing them that she's bewitched one of their partners and will run away with him at the end of the week. While Gwen frets about whether to trust her scientist boyfriend, currently out of town on a beetle-studying trip, she's worried that local grad student Jeremy is secretly a Watcher doing his own research. Cousin Trudy is so stressed that she accidentally enchants her cupcakes, creating havoc among her bakery customers—and in her marriage. Perhaps it's time the family took back control and figured out how to harness their powers. How else can Gwen decide whether her growing feelings for Jeremy are real—or the result of too many of Trudy's cupcakes?
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 1, 2021
      Bass (Life Is Sweet) delivers an enchanting paranormal rom-com replete with laugh-out-loud banter. The Engel cousins are forbidden to practice magic, as punishment for the actions of their great-great-grandfather, whose magic accidentally caused the Dust Bowl. But Tannith—the troublemaker of the “cousin coven,” which also includes Gwen, Milo, and Trudy—leaves magical mayhem in her wake when she dramatically departs the cousins’ hometown of Zenobia, N.Y., leaving behind a letter informing the trio that she’s placed a love spell on one of their significant others, who’ll soon be joining her in New York City. Trudy, whose marriage to her husband, Laird, is crumbling, realizes she has a penchant for accidental enchantments. Milo’s been “dabbling” in spellwork ever since meeting his mayoral candidate boyfriend, Brett. And while Gwen works through insecurities after moving in with her boyfriend, Daniel, she discovers a powerful magical strength. But their illegal spellcasting may incur the wrath of the Grand Council of Witches. Tannith makes for a flat antagonist—the quintessential wicked witch—but as the tale takes on an almost episodic form, moving between quirky blunders, it achieves sitcom-level humor that will have readers cackling. The ending feels a bit tidy, but it’s a charming ride to get there. Fans of Practical Magic will be delighted. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency.

    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2022

      Gwen and her cousins Trudy and Milo all receive the same ominous letter from Gwen's adopted sister, Tannith, who claims to have bewitched one of their partners and will run away with him at the end of the week. Gwen's family is forbidden to use magic ever since a spell cast by their great-great-grandfather wreaked havoc on their hometown of Zenobia, NY, but not everyone is following the rules laid forth by the Grand Council of Witches. While Gwen tries to discover which boyfriend Tannith enchanted, she also worries that her feelings for newcomer Jeremy, who could be a Watcher sent by the Council, are caused by an accidentally enchanted cupcake from Trudy's bakery. Narrator Emily Durante's dry narration keeps the frothy story moving forward in this contemporary witch tale that is light on worldbuilding but as easy to consume as one of the magical cupcakes from the Buttered Biscuit Bakery. The chapters narrated by Nick Mondelli from the perspective of a magical cat add the most interest. VERDICT Bass's (Life Is Sweet) latest is recommended only for collections with high demand for light paranormal romance or as a read-alike for Erin Sterling's The Ex Hex.--Elizabeth Gabriel

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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