Enjoyed the book and was a cute story. I would give it 3.5 stars. It made me hungry for pie, maybe not Susanna’s. All around it was a fun read and made me happy. It was full of magic and mystery. I wish my kitchen would magically clean itself every night. I loved the characters, story and writing style. I definitely knew something was going on with all the strange things that happened in the town, especially the spotless kitchen.

Susanna receives a message from her Aunt Erma requesting help with her pie shop. Susie hasn’t seen her aunt in years and drives to Hocus Hills to help her out. When she arrives, there’s no sign of her aunt just a note asking her to keep the pie shop running and to take care of Mitzy, her dog. Making pies is not Susanna’s strong point, plus a cookie shop has opened up a few shops down. The Morning Pie Crew does their best to help Susanna out. Aunt Erma still hasn’t shown up and people are starting to worry. Strange and mysterious things keep occurring in the town. Eventually the truth is revealed to Susanna.

I’m not sure how Susanna never suspected anything. How did she think the dog was able to get on top of a book shelf? I definitely recommend the book, especially if you are a fan of magic and pies and a bit of romance. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. (Loved the sneak peak of A Slice of Christmas Magic)

Thanks to NetGalley, Harper Impulse and Killer Reads and the author A.G. Mayes, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.

I loved this cute and heartwarming book with a touch of magic.
It was entertaining and engaging. a page turner I couldn't put down.
I liked the characters and the setting.
I'd have preferred some more magic but I hope this is part of a series and there will be more in a next book.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

An enjoyable read with an unexpected twist. The author's jaunty writing style made this an intriguing read that I couldn't put down.

“A slice of magic” by A. G Mayes is a mysterious magical fiction with a dash of romance in it. Susanna receives a voice mail from her Aunt Erma who had disappeared from her life 20 years ago. She was requesting her to help her at her pie shop for a while. Susanna always thought why aunt Erma had left and this was a perfect opportunity to ask her some questions. The next day, she packs her bag and drives to the town of Hocus Hills where Erma lived. When she gets there, she finds out that Aunt Erma is not there, leaving her to take care of her pie shop and dog Misty.
The plot was okay. There was little to no character development. The magic was introduced very late the book. It took a while for the story to make sense but maybe it was because it was a different story idea. I hope it will be better by the next book in the series.

I like cozy mysteries and I like books about bakeries, but this book is really too poorly written to enjoy. The plot is very thin, the writing substandard and the editing is embarrassing (please ask the editor to learn the difference between "I" and "me"!) I don't publish unfavorable reviews, so this book will not be reviewed on a website,.

Susanna hasn’t seen her aunt Erma in over twenty years. She still doesn’t know why her aunt cut contact. Now Susanna receives an urgent request from her aunt, she needs Susanna to come visit her.

When Susanna arrives, her aunt is nowhere to be seen. No one knows when she’ll be back. Susanna needs to bake pies at her aunt’s bakery and watch her dog while she’s away.

But Susanna can’t bake and has never had a dog before. So things would be rough to begin with. But to make matters worse, the people in town are very quick to gossip about how bad Susanna’s pies are. And a new lady moves to town, opening a cookie store right nearby.

Add in the fact that people in the town seem just a little bit odd. Strange things happen that Susanna can’t easily explain.
When she overhears people in town using words like “magic” she starts to really wonder what’s up.

I love magical realism. I loved a lot of the ideas here. But the magic portion of the book took awhile to get to. This just makes me want to pick up the next book even more. I want a whole book with the magic present in it.

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. Thanks!

Thank you for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I liked the ideas and characters very much. It definitely had that small town feel, and the main character was caught in it's supernatural bubble.
It felt like it took a while for the story to come together though, as well as the romance side of things. It is a good start to the series however and I imagine more exciting things are going to happen in the pie shop.

A lovely easy read, highly recommended. A magical twist is included too, which makes this different to other similar boy meets girl in cafe type book. Thankyou Anna!