Experimental Magic

Myrtlewood Mysteries, Book 2

By: Iris Beaglehole

Narrated by: Lorna Bennett

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

It's the Spring Equinox in Myrtlewood, complete with strange disappearances, a quest to uncover heritage, and a journey beyond the veil…

Rosemary and Athena are just settling into their new life in the unapologetically magical village of Myrtlewood. After so many years in financial turmoil, things are looking up. Rosemary even nabs the perfect part-time job while waiting on a certain handsome vampire lawyer to process her inheritance. Life is surprisingly peaceful until strange disappearances throw everything into chaos leading up to the Spring Equinox.

Meanwhile, Athena is newly enrolled at Myrtlewood Academy but feels woefully unprepared for magical education. She has enough on her mind with the enigmatic Finnigan and his aloof behavior, not to mention the disappearance of her father, Dain.

If you're ready for more mystery, witches, paranormal women's fiction with a midlife main character, and a big dose of humor, you're going to love Experimental Magic, book two in the Myrtlewood Mysteries series.

©2022 Iris Beaglehole (P)2023 Podium Audio

great series, wonderfully new an fresh while still dramatic

interesting, unique and enthralling. the characters are so real, in this beautifully flawed way that makes them both endearing and delightfully unpredictable. shows such a insight in how teen/parents relationships truly are and how drastically the other thinks. throw in newly learned powers, a town of the slightly odd, a ghostly granny who comes an goes and does as she wishes, old power struggles an even older hurts from various relatives some of which have claimed to have changed and the possible outcomes are endless. that's not even going into the current story line in each book of the series or the newly added in characters as we go. this book is one who won't be able to put down. can't wait to see where it all goes. over all story arc continues through the book series but each books plots are wrapped up. there is love interests but really in more of a crush sort of way, maybe a shared kiss but it's kept sweet, children safe.

Must read

I am absolutely in love with the Thorn ladies & this series! It really is a mix of Gilmore girls, hogwarts with a little sprinkle of fantastical beasts. Love the fact she ties in real magical terms & traditions.

going straight in from the first

I was able to read after finishing the first 2 weeks before this was released so I preordered it, I have to say the flow from the first book is a great lineup into the next. it's a worldy portle from here in the earth realm to the town of Mrytlewood and beyond, solid character with dense backgrounds. I love everything so detailed and expressive to really pull your mind in.

Just Keeps Getting Better

Great series. This was book 2 (need to start with book one, first). Well now they both have magic and more knowledge. What is gonna happen next in this very suspenseful and engaging magical fantasy audiobook. Narrator makes it more mysterious.

I’m more into fantasy/si fi than mystery

This was a first experience of a mystery/fantasy book. I found it to be very light and easy listening. This book may just have opened up a whole new genre of books for me. Even though the relationship between mother and daughter is the focus of the story line, it occasionally became a bit neurotic and disturbing. Overall the book flowed smoothly.

Lovely tale.

Very sweet light hearted adventure, looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Thank you Iris!

Great story

Fun read, who doesn’t love a house that tidies itself, also great to see a mother daughter story.

It was fine until it got too woke.

I got the through the 1st book and it was ok...definitely read like an author's first attempt. It was potential for the series more than anything that pushed me to purchase the 2nd and the pace was much better, but then things got too woke. It's fine if that's your cup of tea, but I read/listen novels to get away and I'm not wasting money on it.