Magical Blend

Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery, Book 1

By: Kennedy Layne

Narrated by: Hollie Jackson

Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

USA Today best-selling author Kennedy Layne switches creative gears and brings you a cozy paranormal mystery that will have you wishing these unique and comical characters could spring to life with a twitch of your nose....

An inherited tea shop, a quaint little Connecticut town, and its quirky residents have Raven Marigold believing her luck is about to change for the better. Of course, that was before she and her best friend found a dead body in the back of the charming store. Things go from bad to worse when Raven begins to hear a talking cat spouting on and on about magic and mayhem.

Once Raven accepts that she's not losing her mind, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation while discovering her family's unusual lineage-the Marigolds are bona fide witches!

©2018 Kennedy Layne (P)2019 Tantor

A fun story

I really liked this. Fun, short, and fast paced story. Who doesn’t like talking cats?

I loved the book

My first audible book. I am so happy I chose this one. The story kept me interested and the narrator was very good!

Exceeded expectations

The story was well written and the narrator brought all the characters to life. Can’t wait to listen to the next one e!

Pretty Good Story

I loved it. I was entertained throughout the book. I will definitely get more of these. This was my first book by Kennedy Layne. She has done a great job creating a great story line and lovable characters.

The narrator, Hollie Jackson, does a fantastic job with the voices.

A Magical Inheritance, Great Start to New Series

Raven Marigold, down on her luck city dweller, comes to a small town in Connecticut to receive her inheritance from her estranged and now deceased maternal grandmother. A mystery begins soon after Raven and her friend Heidi arrive at the newly acquired tea shop to discover a body in the back room. Raven soon finds out she has not only inherited a shop but a lineage of witchcraft and before long the listener dives headlong into a new magical world with much to uncover. I really enjoyed listening to Magical Blend and feel it offers a promising start to a new paranormal cozy series. Nothing mind blowing for anyone familiar with the genre but a fun cast of characters with a rich history that Raven only begins to explore. The pacing was great, the story easy to get through, and the mystery and magic engaging throughout. The narration was pretty good, Hollie seemed to keep losing the accent she was doing for Heidi and her male voices left something to be desired but it didn’t take away from the story. I love the concept of the shop and the chance in future volumes to see Raven learn how to do magic and hopefully learn more about her family history. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys the paranormal mystery genre, there is even a funny magical cat for audiences to enjoy.

Love this book!

This was an easy book series to get into for fall, and I love Hollie Jackson - she makes differentiating all the characters easy to follow in audio form.

Entertaining cozy mystery

Great cozy mystery. Both the author and the narrator kept me invested from the first chapter. With a number of twists and turns and a result I didn’t see coming, I was hooked. Cannot wait to read and or listen to more from this author.

Cute characters

Cute characters but some how the story is lacking. There is potential for better. I will try next in series.

Just Mediocre

The story didn’t have much to it. A few times Ms Layne rambled on with unnecessary descriptive babble but mostly it was at least well written. The characters were hard to tolerate due to the annoying voices given to them. And of course there always has to be the cute Sherriff that we all know she will end up with.

The narrator actually has a pleasant voice when she is speaking for (Raven?) I forgot her name already. Ted sounds absolutely horrid. The sheriff isn’t much better. And all the women in the story have this afflicted mechanical sounding speech. None of it sounds natural. And WHY is every cat in a witch mystery obnoxious, rude and self centered with a drawn out pompous voice?

The mystery itself was vague and rather bland. Not much sleuthing going in. Just Raven taking stabs in the dark based on totally insignificant cues. Her discovering she is a witch and trying to get the hang of running her grandmothers tea shop was cute. I’m glad I didn’t spend any real money on this book. It will be my last in the series.

Cute story

It was a good listen, all in one day. Just one of the characters voices was not appealing. Otherwise, I enjoyed the story.