A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses

Half-Moon Hollow, Book 7

By: Molly Harper

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

Length: 9 hrs

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?

©2013 Molly Harper White (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

hard to make it through with the accent

first - sorry Amanda, because I know that Molly Harper said that the main character had an Irish accent with a bit of a Boston accent as well, but it was awful. it is really hard to listen to this book all the way through because of the voice you gave to the character. most of the time she sounded like she was from the mid west with an occasional long "rrrr" to be Irish with a ton of missed "rrrr"s along the way.

second - the story is kinda predictable. I was amazed at how predictable. maybe that is because it was really familiar to the lastHarry Potter book. at least it was a heck of a lot shorter though. stop looking and you will fine what you are looking for kinda thing.

sorry again because I wanted to love this book. I won all of the books from in this series as well as the Christmas shorts and driving mister dead which made me laugh constantly. but I won't listen to this book again.

Another winner from Molly Haper and Amanda Ronconi

I LOVED how uniquely fresh this addition to Molly Harper's world of vampires, witches, shape-shifters. It had a compelling plot that carried the book forward at a delightful pace.

Molly wrote a difficult character to narrate....an Irish lass who lived in Boston for much of her youth. Her accent is an odd mix of the two locales....and once this combination was explained, Amanda Ronconi's performance made ever so much more sense. As usual, Ronconi does a beautiful job with male characters, female characters, keeping them true to their previous appearances in other books, and remaining consistent with the challenging Boston/Ireland combination!

This story was so very well done that I give it an easy five stars, and highly recommend it! While the connections to past stories are fun and continue on with favorite characters, it's truly not necessary to have read/listened to the rest of Molly Harper's vampire books. This could be a stand-alone treat! Highly recommended to fans of romantic comedy and the paranormal.

Love!

I absolutely adore Amanda Ronconni! She can make just about any book intriguing! Molly Harper needs to come out with new books every week!

Great fun, as usual but...

The book was fun as all of Molly Harper's books. Amanda Roncini's narration was great and the southern drawls are nice & slow, but I thought the Boston/Irish accent a little off. The Boston words (with the missing "R"s) seemed to jump out at me and made me lose my focus on the story.

Snarky magical treasure hunt

Ok this one was funny. Most of Molly Harper's main characters have an element of snarkiness, think for themselves, and are not afraid to be attracted to hunky men. Jane and the crew are back. I like searching for treasure and mystery so this one was great. I liked the ending too.

The audiobook: Poor Amanda Ronconi. Molly Harper, you are evil because you made Amanda Ronconi do a Scottish/bostonian accent for someone who also speaks gaelic. Not as fun to listen to but well done by poor Ms. Ronconi. No more Boston accents. Why not a beautiful Scottish accent?
The guy: Meh hunky but kind of meh. I liked the guy in the Haunted Island better.

loved it

If you could sum up A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses in three words, what would they be?

it action fun and paranormal

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses?

the witty repatare between jed and nolan

What does Amanda Ronconi bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

what we would hope the come to be

enjoyable

Good story however the narrator was a bit annoying at times changing dialects and accents

My hat to the narrator

What did you like best about this story?

It's the same light and humorous storytelling that I've come to depend on Molly Harper for. I'm really looking forward to a sequel.

What about Amanda Ronconi’s performance did you like?

At the beginning of the audio book, I kept wondering what accent the narrator was going for, thinking it was a terrible attempt at anything recognizable(Was it supposed to be English or American?). But finding out that the main character had lived between Boston and Ireland, I went from being annoyed with the narrator to being amazed at her ability to capture the main components of either accent and to maintain them *almost* consistently throughout the book. Almost.

Love Molly Harper

Where does A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love Molly Harpers snark and wit and Amanda Ronconi is the perfect fit for her books. Enjoy every book.

What about Amanda Ronconi’s performance did you like?

Amanda's timing and flow is a perfect fit for Molly Harper's snarky wit.

Entertaining

Where does A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love Molly Harper's books they make me laugh and I want to keep on listening. I am not a vampire or witch kind of girl, but her books are light hearted and make you feel good.

What other book might you compare A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses to and why?

I have read her other books as well I love the Jane Jameson series

What about Amanda Ronconi’s performance did you like?

I love Amanda Ronconi's narration she keeps it fun and up beat

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh out loud