• A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses

  • Half-Moon Hollow, Book 7
  • By: Molly Harper
  • Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
  • Length: 9 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,714 ratings)

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A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses

By: Molly Harper
Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
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Publisher's summary

Nola Leary would have been content to stay in Kilcairy, Ireland, healing villagers at her family’s clinic with a mix of magic and modern medicine. But a series of ill-timed omens and a deathbed promise to her grandmother have sent her on a quest to Half-Moon Hollow, Kentucky, to secure her family’s magical potency for the next generation. Her supernatural task? To unearth four artifacts hidden by her grandfather before a rival magical family beats her to it.

Complication One: The artifacts are lost somewhere in vampire Jane Jameson’s occult bookshop. Complication Two: Her new neighbor, Jed Trudeau, keeps turning up half-naked at the strangest times, a distraction Nola doesn’t need. And teaming up with a real-life Adonis is as dangerous as it sounds, especially since Jed’s got the face of an angel and the abs of a washboard. Can Nola complete her mission before falling completely under his spell?

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Loved it - you will too!

What a great book loved it and you will TOOO witches and elements on my!

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Molly and Amanda remain a good team

Struggled in the beginning w/Amanda's Irish accent as I've gotten so accustomed to Susan E.'s in the JD Robb books. But it grew on me. And Molly's sharp, yet endearing, wit never cease to please me.

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You'll get used to the accent - it eventually makes sense

Enjoyed this book a lot - the accent was distracting at first but once the story gets going you notice it less and less. The ending was great!

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the narrator is the best I have ever listened to.

the story is good but totally enhanced by her skills. she completely nails the accents

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Dynamic Duo

The pairing of Molly Harper's voice as a writer with the vocal artistry of Amanda Ronconi is the best I've yet to come across! I really love these books and the way the stories are told!

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Loved it!!

First Molly Harper book for me... and it was so cute! I wanna know what happens next!!

I didn't realize this was a spin off, so I am happy to read up on the Vampires :D... buuut, I'm so so interested in the witch's stories, not to mention Jed and Jed's family.

also, I found the accent perfect. the narration was wonderfully done <3

Thank You, Molly, for such a lovely story! Good feels all the way through :'D please write another with miss Nola!

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so much funn!!

love listing to all of her storys. the readed is amazing and very talented . I have purchased all of thwm and more of the stories the reader has preformed.

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A rare miss for Molly Harper

Would you try another book from Molly Harper and/or Amanda Ronconi?

Yes, the poor direction in the performance seems to be a one-off and the other 7-8 books from these two have been spot on with great narration and fun stories.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I though that Jed's mystery was pretty interesting. The ties to Nola were not shocking, or that interesting, but the rest of his story was the strongest part.

Would you be willing to try another one of Amanda Ronconi’s performances?

Yes, this was just a rare miss with poor direction. Ronconi could not pull off the mishmash Irish Bostonian accent. It was distracting which is unheard of from this combo.

Do you think A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No, the story was complete. I think Harper does a great job of tying in main characters from other books and using them as side characters while giving the new characters time to breathe and have their own story.

Any additional comments?

If you can get past the bad accents and narration, this is a solid Harper book. Not quite a 4-star, but still the usual dose of sweet and sass I've come to expect from Molly Harper. I think the romance was not her strongest in this book, but I thought the background characters and interwoven residents of Half-Moon Hollow were spot on.

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Good story, but...

I found it hard to listen to her "Boston " accent . The occasional Irish lilt was ok. I realize that the main Character grew up in Boston. But that she also had lived in Ireland for years. Using the accent only distracted me from the story.

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Better than the first book!

The most astonishing aspect of this book is the performance by Amanda Ronconi. How on earth did she come up with the Irish/Boston accent? Fabulous. The story was great and the characters seem much more developed than the first book. Recommend for witch lovers.

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