“My mother, the witch from a fairytale with no happy ending.”
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A Spell of Rowans is more of a murder mystery and family drama than a book about witches and magic. It reminded me in a lot of ways of The Family Plot. The Rowans are an unusual family in a small town and boy do they have secrets! When the matriarch of the family dies, her three children are brought back together to deal with her estate. Quickly, they find out their mother was evil to more than just them. The town all has a grudge against the dead woman and her children are trying to right the wrongs. When one of them is arrested for the murder of their mother’s assistant, they use their unusual powers to get to the truth.
I enjoyed this story especially the murder mystery part. I did not see the murderer coming and it made sense whodunit, but there were lots of great suspects along the way. The abuse of the mother to the children was quite hard to read but it gave context to how these three became who they were. I wished there was a little more magic and a little less forced romance for the two sisters. The son’s power to trace the history of items was really interesting, I would have loved to see more of that, or maybe a whole book with him central to the story… ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Thanks to Netgalley for a copy. All opinions above are my own.
Do you like a little magic in your books or would you prefer books either focus on magic or leave it out altogether?
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