Lowcountry Incantations: Book One

By: C. J. Geisel

Narrated by: Sommer Hines

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Quinn Riley has just had her life turned upside-down. Life is about to get worse...and weird.

After losing her job, Quinn Riley goes on the hunt for another boring, nine-to-five when a split-second decision to save a dog turns into a nightmare. The ghost of a stunning young woman in a blue dress starts to follow her, she is forced to move in with a stranger named Caleb, and events in her life have her questioning everything she thought she knew. With the help of Caleb, a new Psychologist turned friend, and a magical root doctor, she navigates the blessings and dangers of her new life. What could possibly go wrong?

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Wow!! What a Good Paranormal Story!!

Author did a wonderful job with the characters and scenery descriptions. Narrator did a absolutely Beautiful job with this book. A Great listen/ read blended smoothly from chapter to chapter. I enjoyed the various hints throughout the story and the background of All the characters.
I Highly Recommend this book!!

intriguing and colorful

This is the first time in encountering this author with the story drawing my interest. I do so love a ghost story with this having that in the story. Quinn will grab your attention with all the weirdness that keeps hitting at her left and right. New territory seems to be the norm for her to travel in her life. It is also nice to have caught this at the beginning also what seems to be a new series. The others that are in this also are part of the characters that add color to this already colorful story. It captures you from the start until the end so you will find it hard to leave it for very long if you have too.

Lowcountry Incantations

Loved it! Quinn loses everything within a few days.After wallowing,she gets back on her horse and finds that life holds magic and mayhem for her.Sommer Hines was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

okay

couldn't quite follow the story line, got lost after the house got burn, trying to figure out how it fit into the story

Well done supernatural suspense

I was given a copy of the audiobook by Story Origins. The narration was well done. Summer Hynes has a slow soft-spoken voice which is appropriate for a novel set in Savannah but she does not have a really heavy Southern accent. The story starts with a vision which is somewhat confusing until we see it for what it is. We meet Quinn as she has lost her job. She tries to save a dog from the road, is hit by a car and is in a coma for 2 months. Straight from the hospital she moves in with a man she doesn't know but has been at her side throughout her coma. This was the part of the book I had the most trouble with, but her sister trusted him and he had after all adopted the dog she had saved. The supernatural parts of the book were well done and believable, with visions, ghosts and old woman witch doctor in the Gullah tradition. The plot is well developed and has several twists and turns. I enjoyed the book. It is part of a series and I look forward to the next one.

Romance and intrigue

The pair is not my favorite. I liked this one though it had many twists and turns that I didn't really understand. Great for drama but not for logic. Still an interesting read. i liked the rescued dog. I got this book through stroyorigins and this is my voluntary and honest review.

ok

This was ok. The writing was fine and I liked the characters well enough. But I feel like I must have missed the memo that told authors they were only allowed to write one story, the one where sexually sadistic men kidnap, rape and murder women. Bonus points if they can force the woman to flirt or pretend they enjoy it. and, sure, throw a ghost or magic in if they want to stand out. But ultimately be sure to follow the script. The man has to prey on the women and then, after intelligently avoiding the police for a while, has to become erratic in the end. Am I really the only one who sees how frequently this SAME storyline is used and is completely bored by it? I literally finished this book by force of will. When you know exactly what the plot is, point by point, because you've read it so many times, it's awful hard to stay invested.

I also thought there were some problematic stereotypical representations of black characters, especially around language. But I'm not entirely sure if this is in the writing or in the narrator's choice of how to voice the characters. She did an ok job in general. She had a tendency to pause in odd places in sentences though. Otherwise, it was fine.

Note: I received an audible code for this book. I chose to listen and review it.

Paranormal Triller... A Must Read

I received a copy of Lowcountry Incantations by CJ Geisel in exchange for my honest review, and here it is. Lowcountry Incantations is a well written paranormal thriller with tons of twists and turns to keep you guessing as to what will happen next. There is also a hint of romance in story that you cannot help but to fall in love with the characters. The story flows perfectly that you just cannot put the book down. If you are into paranormal thriller, mystery, with light humor, then this book is for you. It is a must read. I am totally looking forward to the next book in the series.

Good Story

This was a good listen, the pace was steady and the story interesting. From the title I was expecting the main character to be a magic user of some kind. Instead it is more of a ghostly detective type book.The narration was good and I enjoyed listening.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook at my request by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Southern charm and suspense

This mystery has a charm of its own. Full of the supernatural and a southern charm with a dash of romance. I truly enjoyed it.