A Spell in the Country

By: Heide Goody, Iain Grant

Narrated by: Diana Croft

Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's Summary

Jenny doesn’t know what they’ll do when they find out she’s a wicked witch.

She can’t help being a wicked witch. It’s in her blood.

She’s supposed to eat children, blast people with witchfire, and plot dark deeds with her foul-mouthed imp familiar, Jizzimus. Instead, she’s rescued a girl, Kay, from a band of people traffickers. To keep her safe they have signed up for a college course in an English country mansion. Jizzimus is not impressed.

The mansion is not the safe haven they thought it would be. They say they want to turn good witches into great witches, but witches are going missing, there are far more ghosts round here than there ought to be and there is something huge and terrible in the woods.

If Jenny thought that messing up her witchcraft coursework and getting distracted by the handsome gardener was going to be the worst of her problems, she’s dead wrong.

With new witch friends, sexy mind-controller Caroline and soft-hearted herbalist Dee, Jenny’s determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. It turns out that at Effie Fray’s training college you have to learn fast or die trying.

You’ll love this fun-loving witch academy audiobook because sometimes it needs friends to show us how to be a better version of ourselves.

©2018 Heide Goody and Iain Grant (P)2020 Heide Goody and Iain Grant

Jizzimus Was My Favorite

This is the first novel I have read by these authors and it was a thoroughly delightful read! It was funny, witty, a little nail-biting at times and enthralling. My favorite character was the imp, Jezzimus. He was raunchy and totally hilarious. This is a must read/listen. Diana Croft was amazing as the narrator.

entertaining and worth the credit

I bought this book because I love the authors and am a fan of the cloven hoof series. I found it wildly entertaining both in the story and performance. It’s funny, quirky and after a bit of a slow beginning, a fantastic and addictive listening experience. Out of the hundreds of audiobooks I’ve purchased, this is one of 3 I’ve felt deserved a written review. Thanks to both the authors and audible for the great work.

very funny

i love the Imp even though he is a little horney he is funny
great story very intertaining best naration ever

Hilarious and fun

The story is about a rag tag group of witches invited to a self-help retreat in the countryside, where they learn about themselves, the value of teamwork, and being the best witches they can be. There are some darker themes as well, hidden in the comedy, which adds another layer to the story.

It’s the characters in this book that make it brilliant – I adored all of the witches in their own way (apart from Caroline, who’s a bit of a dick). Dee is a sweet witch who works in a charity shop and specialises in communicating with animals and mending clothing; Jenny is a wicked witch who doesn’t really have a bad bone in her body but is discriminated against anyway; Nora is a haughty older lady with a secret rebellious streak and Shazzam, a hilariously naïve witch you can’t help but love.
However, these are all honourable mentions because the title of ‘Best Character Ever Written’ goes to Jizzimus the imp. He’s fiercely loyal to Jenny but otherwise a total disgrace with a fart or dick joke for all occasions. His antics cracked me up every time!

I’ve listened to most of Diana Croft’s audiobooks at this point because it’s a pretty safe bet I’ll enjoy the book, but I would venture that this is the best book she’s ever done. She brings the fantastic characters to life, each one with their own distinctive personality and voice, especially Jizzimus the imp.
I rarely relisten to audiobooks but I can happily play this one on repeat!

If you need something genuinely funny, adventurous, silly and uplifting – this is the book you need in your life.