Bad to the Crone

A Spell's Angels Cozy Mystery, Book 1

De: Amanda M. Lee

Narrado por: Meghan Kelly

Scout Randall is more than a witch on a motorcycle. She’s more than the magic she wields. She’s also a woman with a secret past that she can’t remember...a sarcastic wonder who acts before she thinks.

The one thing Scout knows with absolute certainty is that she’s got a purpose in life...and that purpose is fighting evil. That’s why she joined the Spell’s Angels, a biker group with offices all across the world. It’s because of the group that she finds herself in northern Lower Michigan, in a place called Hawthorne Hollow, where magic is out in the open and Scout finds her powers are constantly on display.

She was transferred to the town because they needed help, although no one will tell her what happened to the woman who held the position before her, and she’s constantly distracted by the local denizens, including Gunner Stratton, a shifter with a history he would rather keep to himself.

Scout is determined to do her job...even if it means taking on the congregation of a local church with murky origins. It seems the dead are rising in Hawthorne Hollow, and it’s up to Scout to figure out why.

She’s going to have to learn to trust her new coworkers - and a few random outsiders in the colorful town - on the fly because they’re all going to have to come together to take down an enemy that is strong enough to wipe Hawthorne Hollow off the map.

Get ready for adventure because it’s going to be nonstop from here on out.

©2019 Amanda M. Lee (P)2019 Amanda M. Lee

A must listen selection !

Loved the character and storyline developments; which can spin off in so many interesting avenues, with so many loveable characters. This book grabs the listener and pulls them right in. I am so looking forward to the next release and cannot wait to see which pathway the author takes us down next time!

Bad to the Crone

Loved this new series. Scout is kind of a bad arse. chang wait to see where things go with Gunner and to see what misadventures follow in Hawthorne Hallow.

Robotic Narrator

The story was well done, but the narrator was a bit robotic and didn’t do the characters the justice they deserved.

Magic

At first I didn’t think I would like this series but had to give it a chance. Amanda is one of my favorite authors. The further I got into the book the more I started to enjoy it. Now I’m on book two. I am a fan of this series and recommend it.

Enjoyed

I really enjoyed this audiobook mystery. The narrator did an excellent job on bringing the characters to life! I really enjoyed all the characters and the mystery was a good one. The supernatural aspect made it fun as well. I am looking forward to another! I received this audiobook by my request in exchange for a review from Audiobook Boom.

Love the New Series!

I love this new addition to the Amanda M. Lee universe. It has some great characters that I can't wait to see develop. I am also anxious to see how this series expands the mythos of the universe. I have my guesses about how Scout fits in and how this series might inform readers about how magic came to be and why it is so diverse and cannot wait to if my guesses are correct.

I really wanted to love this book

i see so much potential in this series, and maybe if i'd just read the book I would have been nuts for it, but i'm an audio book girl and this narrator, I wish i had good things to say, but other than possibly a soothing sound that you could fall asleep to, I have nothing. I'm used to the saucy banter between lead characters that makes her books so fun. The narrator just destroyed that with a blah that should be reserved for, well, I can't even think of a good reason. please try on a different narrator with the next book and see if they can breath life back into these characters. i mean no disrespect to the narrator, she really does have a nice voice, just not enough inflection to bring the characters personalities out. Sadly i can't see this series doing nearly as well as it's Hemlock Cove sister. Maybe She tried to go too big too fast with this group, and it left me disliking some of the characters, and not in the fun way. The main characters that you should come to love.

THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT!

BAD TO THE CRONE is the first book in the Spell’s Angels Cozy Mystery series. These will definitely need to be read in the order of release.

This is entertainment! Humor, suspense, snarkiness, and a touch of romantic interest had me glued to the steering wheel much more than my fear of driving!

This is a light-hearted cozy-witchy-detective team out to stop the enemy from destroy their town while getting to know the new witch in town. The characters are sweetly diverse. The storyline is simple enough, but engaging, and there is plenty of backstory.

The new witch in town, Scout, was left on at a firehouse when she was a toddler with nothing – not even a name. The firemen named her after a character in a book (by someone whose last name is also Lee). Turns out she is like no other witch any one has ever seen before. I look forward to finding out more about Scout’s past and why she is so magically strong.

Narration: Meghan Kelly did a wonderful reading of the story with just the right amount of dramatic flair. Her pronunciations, enunciations, and emotions were well done.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Title: BAD TO THE CRONE
Series: Spell’s Angels Cozy Mystery #1
Category /Genre: Cozy Mystery
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Listenability: NSFW
Received from: Meghan Kelly (as an Audible gifted copy)

amazing

by far my favorite Amanda m lee book and tags saying lot I love all her work

interesting take on magic

female protagonist is quite immature for a 30 yr old. HS behavior. story was good, but parts repeated, which was odd. performance was a bit flat and contributed to the female lead seeming younger than she should.