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***5 ‘I’ll Put You In Your Place, You Demon’ Stars*** I freakin’ LOVE this world! The plethora of unique, quirky and crazy characters that inhabit it hit all the right buttons for me and, if I’m absolutely honest, is why I was so excited to visit Haven Lake again. After reading the first book in the series, I was hooked, I wanted to get to know everyone better and in this baby we definitely get to dive deeper into the Thorn family, as well as the shifter Packs ~ which was quite interesting to see as the two that are primarily involved here definitely differ in how they approach things. But Avery, the Thorn family as a whole and their familiars are all kinds of crazy goodness! I loved watching Avery learn more about her magic and work at becoming one with it. She worked hard ~ all while being her sassy and snarky ~ and came out so much stronger for it. I loved how the entire family may antagonize one another to the extreme, but they also care deeply for each other and wi...

***5 ‘Thorn Family’ Stars*** I don’t read many mysteries, much less cozy ones, but when one of my fav authors announced that she was going to dip her toes into this realm I was all for tagging along and I was not disappointed. This book had all the crazy goodness I’ve come to love from the author just based in a different setting. It was a fun read with a ton of crazy, unique characters that I want to get to know a hell of a lot better. Avery is the epicenter of this story and I loved her. She’s a little spitfire: sassy, snarky, witty and can hold her own against anyone, but she also cares deeply for her family and her word is her bond. She has a few issues to overcome, but is overall a great person and one I’m looking forward to getting to know better as the series progresses. This was a great first in series read. Having Avery become a tentative detective was a great way to introduce the world, town and the varied and unique inhabitants of Haven Lake without it feeling li...

Dangerous Magic, an all-new cozy mystery from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart writing as Evie Hart, is coming May 16th! It’s not every day you have to return to your hometown to bind your borderline-poltergeist grandmother to the family property. Unfortunately, today is that day for Avery Thorn. All Avery wants is to report the binding to the Witch Council so she can fulfill her obligation, but finding a dead body and the Head of the Council on the brink of death isn’t in her plan. Especially when she’s pegged as the number one suspect. Now, it’s down to Avery and her cousins—and her sassy feline familiar—to figure out who tried to murder the Head of the Council. Magically bound to find the culprit, the last thing she needs is the new detective getting under her toes. Unfortunately for her, she finds herself colliding with the hot cop more than she wants. And since her familiar hates him, it’s not always pleasant. New magic and a devastating tragedy t...