Something Wiccan This Way Comes & Wiccan Cool: Traci Hall

Recently, I revived copies of Something Wiccan This Way Comes and Wiccan Cool to review. I had a good time reading more in the Rhiannon Godfrey story that began with Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways.  I read books 2 and 3 back to back. The stories reminded me of how much chaos is involved in a teenagers life. There were times when I read a passage that all I could do was wince. Because, I can remember when I was that impulsive and irrational (otherwise known as being a teen in the Midwest).  Reading more about the secondary characters was great, and some of the new characters are welcome additions to the lineup. Overall, I enjoyed this series.

If you enjoy Young Adult Paranormals, give Traci Hall’s stories a try.

SomethingWiccanThisWayComes

Description (Amazon)
What’s a girl to do when trouble finds her at every turn? Being different is nothing new for Rhiannon Godfrey. Neither is hiding who she really is to all but a select few. So far she’s managed to walk that line, but now someone is spreading rumors that the Godfrey’s New Age store is really a front for witchcraft, complete with cauldrons and eyes of newt. The whole town is turning against them even Rhee’s boyfriend is suspicious. Then there’s her ex-crush Matthew, who just showed up uninvited on her doorstep carrying a single suitcase and a heavy secret. Rhiannon tries to be good, she really does. But its hard when trouble pounces at every turn, and her unsuccessful spells seem to prove that science is the only path to enlightenment. Hiding her gifts and running from confrontation is easier than standing up for what she believes in. But this time, there’s more at stake. And the possibility she may have to find the inner strength to banish one friend in order to save WiccanCool another.

Description (Amazon)

-Normal- is highly overrated. And as easy to lose as your balance-

A Rhiannon Godfrey story.

At long last, Rhiannon is starting to fit into the ninth grade. She and Jared are starting to flirt again, and school is fine except for the mandatory student community service hours. She’s even learned to bank her psychic powers.

For the most part.

Then there’s Dane, the intriguing, infuriating guy who’s her community service student supervisor. He’s got -angry teen- down to a science. Without even trying, he slips past her emotional shields, challenging her to be the one thing she’s most afraid of-herself.

For Rhee, that’s as scary as the ghost haunting the silo behind Doyle’s ice cream parlor. A ghost that’s somehow connected to the shadows in Dane’s eyes. All she really wants is, for once in her life, to be normal. But for a girl like her, -normal- isn’t just an impossible dream, it can be downright dangerous.

Especially if it means embracing her gifts-and opening her heart.

 

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Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun: Victoria Laurie

This is the type of book that you want to read after a hard day, light and entertaining. I *impulse* bought this at the bookstore and I am not sorry, I had a blast with it. I know that I should have gotten it on my Kindle, but I just couldn’t wait.

Things enjoyed: I like all of the characters in this series, seeing them in a different locale was amusing. And I loved seeing them with the other psychics, that was good. I like the direction that this series is going, I hope that the author counties in the GhoulsJustWantToHaveFunsame vein for a while.

Things I didn’t enjoy:  To be honest, not much.

Reason for reading: I have read the others in the series.

Rating: Series Read: Continue, Recommend

Publisher: Signet
Publication Date: March 09
Format: Print
Genre: Mystery, Paranormal, Ghosts 
Series: Yes – The Ghost Hunter Mysteries
Author Web Site: http://victorialaurie.com/

Description (Amazon
A demonic guest terrorizes a haunted hotel
When ghost hunter and medium M.J. Holliday appears on a television show called Haunted Possessions, she encounters an evil knife that releases a demon. Now all hell has broken loose in the haunted hotel where M.J. is staying—and it’s up to her to give the uninvited guest an early checkout.

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MacGowen’s Ghost: Cindy Miles

Last week I downloaded MacGown’s Ghost for a light read and I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the story and the characters, it was just what I needed at that time.  This book will be one of my comfort reads in the future, a sweet romance with some clever ghosts.

Publisher: Signet
Publication Date: February 2009
Format: Kindle

Author Web Site: http://www.cindy-miles.com/
Description (Amazon) macgowansghost1
Gabe MacGowan—a sexy, brooding, guilt-ridden widower and father to mischievous seven-yearold Jake—is the proprietor of Odin’s Thumb Inn and Pub in a misty Scottish seaside village. He decides to sell the inn and move, not only to give his son a more stable environment, but to escape the ghosts who haunt him—in particular his dead wife.

Gabe hires Allie Morgan, an easy-going and fun-loving American, to oust the spirits who are chasing away potential buyers. Odin’s Thumb is bustling with frightened tourists, quirky residents of the village, and dodgy yet lovable apparitions—including the ghost of a sea captain who fancies Allie. Allie knows she can help Gabe chase away his own ghosts, but can she help him rediscover life—and love?

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Rating: Brain Candy, Recommend, Comfort Read