Mary Ann
When you think of a witch, do visions of the movie Wicked come to mind or a witch from the Grimm fairytales darkening your mind’s eye? Of course, it does. We have been programed. However, there are gentler witches, and the following review is about one such witch.
When powerful witch, Sera Swan, loses her magic, how does she gain it back? This is the theme of A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna. This book was recommended to me by a couple of my book-loving friends – always the best recommendations! So, I wanted to share it with you.
There is The Inn aptly named Batty Hole, and it is a character on to itself. It keeps bad guests away and causes flowers to grow in the teacups. There is a cast of quirky characters that include Great-Auntie Jasmine, who raised Sera; a talking fox named Clemmie -I want to meet this fox; Nicolas, a knight; Matilda, a geriatric oddball; and young cousin Theo who is a budding witch. Of course, all stories must have a villain and Magical Innkeeping is no exception. Albert Grey of the British Guide of Sorcery and a powerful witch is Sera’s nemesis and has tried for years to understand her powers. And if you have a bad guy, you must have an equally good guy. – somewhat like a Hallmark movie! Hence, Luke Larsen, a handsome academically focused witch, enters the mix with his little sister, Posy.
This enchanting “family” joins Sera on her quest to regain her magic. It has it challenges as all quests do, but will it have its rewards in the end? You will have to read to find out and what a fun read! I just downloaded A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – a romantic cozy fantasy, another book by Sangu Mandanna. I am hoping it will be again a sweet story full of whimsy and magic. However, I have been contemplating – what is an irregular witch? I guess I will have to read and find out!
Silver Sage Sisters 