Witch’s Bell: Book One By: Odette C. Bell

 

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When I found this book on Amazon I was immediately taken in by the core and the description. I admit Odette is new to me but I must say I enjoyed her writing. 

Book Description

Ebony Bell owns a cantankerous magical bookstore with a personality like a battering ram. Her best friend is a detective who drives like a photon shot from the sun. And a tall, dark, handsome, but seriously irritating stranger named Nathan Wall has just walked into her life.

Oh, and she’s a witch. A consultant witch, to be precise. She spends her mornings selling books and her evenings investigating magical crimes for the local police department.
While her life is messy, she manages until one investigation ends in a costly mistake. She reveals her powers to a normal human and as punishment is severed from her magic for one lunar cycle. If that was her only problem, she would cope, but soon, darkness surrounds her.
Something is after Ebony Bell, and she must fight it or die. If that weren’t enough, she must rely on the help, and kisses, of that darn Nathan Wall.

About Odette C. Bell

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My Thoughts

I admit I really loved the storyline. I was immediately taken in by the whole powerful magic running under the city and witches walking among humans. The whole story had great potential and I was captivated by it. 

It took me a minute to warm up to Ebony and Nate both felt a little standoffish and arrogant but they grew on me. I liked that their relationship sort of mirrored Ebony's parents.

I loved Harry and Ben both were unique characters. 

The author really drew me in with all the different characters and back and forth between them. I was really caught up in the magic of the story.

The only thing I felt was a little off with this book was that the author did a little too much expa\laining of some things like the magic. Sometimes the in-depth description she gave to convince us that magic existed ended up stealing the magic instead. What makes magic magical is your belief in it. Instead of letting us imagine what might happen, she explained it to death.

Other than that overall this was a really good book. I am excited to read the next installment to see what sort of trouble Ebony can herself into this time.