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Bewicched: The Sea Wicche Chronicles: We here at The Sea Wicche cater to your art-collecting, muffin-eating, tea-drinking, and potion-peddling needs. Palmistry and Tarot sessions are available upon request and by appointment. Our store hours vary and rely completely on Arwyn—the owner—getting her butt out of bed. I’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the sea wicche, or the wicche who lives by the sea. It requires a lot more work than I’d anticipated to remodel an abandoned cannery and turn it into an art gallery & tea bar. It’s coming along, though, especially with the help of a new werewolf who’s joined the construction crew. He does beautiful work. His sexy, growly, bearded presence is very hard to ignore, but I’m trying. I’m not sure how such a laid-back guy got the local Alpha and his pack threatening to hunt him down and tear him apart, but we all have our secrets. And because I don’t want to know his—or yours for that matter—I wear these gloves. Clairvoyance makes the simplest things the absolute worst. Trust me. Or don’t. Totally up to you. Did I mention my mother and grandmother are pressuring me to assume my rightful place on the Corey Council? That’s a kind of governing triad for our ancient magical family, one that has more than its fair share of black magic practitioners. And yes, before you ask, people have killed to be on the council—one psychotic sorceress aunt comes to mind—but I have no interest in the power or politics that come with the position. I’d rather stick to my art and, in the words of my favorite sea wicche, help poor unfortunate souls. (Good luck trying to get that song out of your head now.) "This story hits all the right beats for a paranormal romance, and the complicating factors make the prospect of future books enticing.” ~Booklife Reviews EDITORS PICK, by Publisher’s Weekly Content Warning: Bewicched: The Sea Wicche Chronicles is a contemporary fantasy novel with suspense elements about a clairvoyant witch who, among other things, helps detectives hunt a fledgling serial killer. While there are light, funny, romantic moments, there are also dark ones that may be disturbing for some readers. Warning for: death of/harm to a child, violence toward animals, visions that include graphic or explicit violence.
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1 primary bookThe Sea Wicche Chronicles is a 1-book series first released in 2023 with contributions by Seana Kelly.
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Absolutely delightful. Haven't read a novel for a while now; Bewicched was a delightful reintroduction to this form of media.
It was nice being in Arwyn's head, even when she was being churlish. She comes off as a bit compassionless and mean sometimes, but there are very compelling and self-preserving reasons for that. I won't get into the details, but it was gripping to see her world expand, her prickliness smooth out, and the intent behind her actions change as her resolution to keep her bubble undisturbed diminished.
I could go on about how the way the story unfolded kept me on the edge of my seat as well as how excited I was when certain characters showed up; their meeting was wonderfully done. 10/10. I can't wait to see them more! And of course, I haven't forgotten the hints at future characters and their cool gifts to be more thoroughly revealed (hopefully!).
The only complaint I had was regarding the mystery around...well, one of the antagonists. The MC's first impression of the mastermind is usually a big flag. Not to mention, the mastermind was spewing some blatantly flowery bullshit for the whole novel...so maybe it actually wasn't much of a mystery. Then there was the hint from one of the victims that...no one wanted to dive into for some reason. But there were signs that this whole evil plot is bigger than anyone thinks so I have no doubt that more startling reveals are on their way.
I absolutely loved Seana Kelly's way of writing in her Sam Quinn series and thoroughly appreciated how it was her writing style that welcomed me back into this pocket of fiction. Definitely a series I'd recommend!