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Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5)
Where There's a Witch - Bewitching, Bk 5
Author: Madelyn Alt
Taking a break from her job at Enchantments, Stony Mill's finest mystical antiques shop, Maggie O'Neill visits a carnival, where she senses some bad spirits. And though she's Indiana's newest witch, she's learning fast that bad spirits spell big trouble. — A carnival has rolled into Stony Mill, and Maggie joins in the revelry but comes across a c...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780425228715
ISBN-10: 0425228711
Publication Date: 7/7/2009
Pages: 290
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 196 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
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Leeankh avatar reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 139 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Overall, I really like this series a lot. There were some really good things happening in this particular installment, especially in the romance department. If there's one thing I hate about the Stephanie Plum series, it's that Stephanie doesn't progress with either of the men in her life. I find that so irritating, that I no longer look forward to reading the series. However, I'm pleased to see that this series isn't following that same pattern. It appears as though Maggie is making a little more headway in her love life and I'm glad to see it. I can only take so much waffling between men before I lose sympathy for your situation.

The biggest negative? It has to be the clues for the reveal and how the main characters never seem to figure things out until it's too late. I figured out who did the crime long before all of the clues made sense. But, they made sense to me a LONG time before they made sense to the characters, which I found a little disappointing. However, I did enjoy the ending a lot more than I thought I would. So, even though the main characters seemed a little dense at times, I felt more than satisfied with how it all went down. I look forward to reading more in this series and I hope the author continues to let Maggie's love life develop. :)
myhotstylist avatar reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on
Helpful Score: 4
5th installment of the series. IMO the strongest so far. The story was easy enough to follow, nothing too complicated here.

This go round we follow Maggie, Tara, and Evie to a church carnival. Maggie witnesses an argument between one of the parishioners and her ex-boyfriend, (a construction worker) Soon after the construction kicks off, one of the machines falls into a hole in the ground (a hidden cellar) and releases a spirit trapped within. Later that night the parishioner is found dead near the site.

With the entire town in an uproar, the newspaper releases the next day completely outing and bashing Liss, the store, and other paranormal researchers. To solve the case, the girls get down and dirty with a ouijji board talking to the spirit of Elias who gives the girls clues as to who he is, how he died, and who to watch out for.

This was a fun, mindless book, and I figured out the clues about 2/3 the way through the book. Maggie finally makes a decision between Tom and Marcus, and I was happy with her choice. Looking forward to reading the next book. :)
reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 223 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great book. Fast pace, keeps the readers interest.
reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 90 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I didn't get into this one as well as some but it was still a good read. I will continue to read this series!
Amika avatar reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I love this series. Its light, fun & quick to read through. I love how things are developing between the main character & the men in her life.
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reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 426 more book reviews
Overall, I am enjoying this series. There were times in this book that I thought the story and mystery lagged, but like others mentioned, I liked the ending, especially having Maggie move in one direction in the romance part of this mystery.

This series has good characters and interesting aspects. I think the author just needs to work on the pacing of her novels a little more as a couple have been a slower read than I like in a series.
NonExistence avatar reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 239 more book reviews
There are two totally different aspects of Where There's a Witch - the overall series story line and the book specific mystery. Just when long-awaited things start heating up in the series, the mystery in this book falls flat.

If Maggie could just become slightly more empowered, or if the mystery had been a lot more mysterious, the book would have been wonderful. The tension, romance and potential foreshadowing are what holds this book together. It won't be enough to draw new readers to the series, but it does give long-time fans hope for the future.

I continue to read the series just to find out what will happen with maggie.
reviewed Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) on + 168 more book reviews
This is the only book that I have read in the series. I liked it. I liked the main character, liked the pagan aspects. The book isn't anything deep or "high brow" ... but it makes for a very good leisure read. I'd read more from this series.

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