(Witch of Edgehill #5) by Melissa Erin Jackson
Published: January 10th 2021
Publisher:Ringtail Press
Rating: 5 stars
Blurb:
Enemies wear many faces.
The Here and Meow Festival has finally arrived! Amber Blackwood and her fellow festival committee members still have plenty to do before the celebration of all things feline begins. Even though Amber’s witchy past keeps interfering, she knows the show must go on. Edgehill’s livelihood depends on the festival’s success.
When two incidents involving her malfunctioning products cause her to shutter the doors of her curiosity shop, The Quirky Whisker, only days before the busiest season of the year, Amber thinks things can’t get any worse. An investigation into the incidents reveals sabotage is to blame—sabotage that only could have been carried out by a fellow witch. Things just officially got worse.
With Edgehill overrun by tourists, any unfamiliar face could be a member of the nefarious Penhallow witch family. Though her parents’ grimoires are hidden in a remote location overlaid with protective spells, Amber fears that won’t be enough to deter the desperate and cursed clan from trying to get their hands on a legendary time-travel spell.
As the opening ceremony of the Here and Meow approaches, Amber contends with a nosy lawyer, mysterious government officials, and a charismatic superstar. Through it all, Amber senses the Penhallows have something planned—something big. With her new circle of close confidants by her side, Amber must find a way to thwart the Penhallow family’s scheme before it’s too late. If she can’t, the Here and Meow will be ruined … and Edgehill could be wiped off the map.
My Review:
I am so sad to see this brilliant cozy mystery come to an end. This is a fitting conclusion to a thrilling series. I strongly advise reading the previous instalments as this story wraps up all the plots from previous books. This book jumps right in to the action as Amber is targeted by the Penhallows.
The author brings the quirky town of Edgehill to life with her vivid descriptions and well developed characters. The backstory is carried so well throughout each of the five books and with each book we become more invested in Amber and her supporting cast of characters. This is a series I would love to see brought to life on television.
I received an arc of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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