First, this cover! Love it. That illustration is perfection.

A LETTER TO THREE WITCHES by Elizabeth Bass is a contemporary, small town, madcap novel. Four cousins, all living in the small town of Zenobia, are descendants of a witch whose spell went so awry that he and his descendants have been forbidden to practice magic. Or face grave consequences. So when Trudy accidentally bakes true bliss into her Strawberry Bliss cupcakes, it’s up to other cousins Gwen and Milo to make sure it doesn’t happen again and keep a low profile so a Watcher doesn’t report them to the Council of Witches.

And what’s up with Tannith’s letter telling them she’s leaving town with one of their sweeties…

All of the elements that make paranormal romcoms and supernatural cozy mysteries fun are in this book. Small town with quaint businesses and inconveniently nosy neighbors. A tightknit family - I love how Gwen, Milo, and Trudy have each other’s backs even as they get into one scrape after another. You get a furry sidekick who has some seriously sarcastic opinions, sharp claws, and just maybe a tender heart underneath the scratching and hissing.

Quirky side characters - Aunt Esme is cranky perfection. And her way with toads…

And the love problems! Whose significant other is running away with Tannith? Where’s Trudy’s husband Laird? Is Gwen’s boyfriend really off studying beetles? Why did Milo’s boyfriend spend thousands of dollars at Tiffany’s?

Very quick pacing, full of fun and likable characters, some fun banter. I don’t think anyone will find either of the twists super twisty but it’s a fun journey getting there. This is a cozy, witchy read with light romance and lots of fun. For fans of Bailey Cates, Erin Sterling, and Lana Harper.

So appreciative of the ARC of this book - it was such a fun read! The story had a little bit of everything in it - family drama, romance, cozy mystery, humor, and magic. What's not to love about all of that? Characters were likeable, quick witted - and even had some fun sprinkles of insight from the furry companions too. Enjoyed this quirky read and love that there is so much potential as to where this story can go from here.

A Letter to Three Witches is the perfect novel to kick off the fall reading season. Full of cursed love, sisterhood, magic, and hijinks this book had me in giggles and tears at the same time and made me remember why I keep returning to books. Enjoy this amazing read!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
First thing that drew me to this book was the title and then the sinopsis sounded fun. Anything including witches you can count me in.
I'm so glad I got to read this. It was light and funny. I literally read it in one sitting. I loved the trio of cousins and their dabbling with magic.
If you're looking for an easy, funny, witchy read with a sprinkle of romance I definitely recommend this book.

A quirky tale about contemporary witches who are banished from using their magic. The story has all the makings of a good read - magic, family, friends, witches and ofcourse romance! Well worth a read....

2.5 Stars
A Letter To Three Witches follows Gwen, her cousins Trudy and Milo, and Gwen’s adopted sister Tanith who belong to a family of witches. A catastrophe involving a spell in the past bans future members of the family from performing magic. However, impending circumstances lead this group of witches to re-enter the world of magic.

This book had all the elements that should’ve made for a book I love; witches, an eccentric family, magic within an urban setting and plenty of banter. However, something in the execution of this book felt flat for me, hence the rating.

What I did like was the contemporary setting, which allowed the author to delve into the day-to-day life of the protagonists without overshadowing the magical elements of the story. This also allowed for the family dynamic (which was hilarious) to shine through. The family here was probably my favourite aspect of the book as a whole- they were chaotic and funny, but at the end of the day, family. I also appreciated the casual mention of characters who were from the LGBTQIA+ community.

I did however find that some of the narrative voices blended into one another, making it difficult to distinguish characters from one another. The ending of the story left me a little underwhelmed as well, with none of the romances gripping me.

Overall, this is a great book if you’re looking for witches meet a rom-com Christmas movie, but its not one I’ll be picking up again.


*** Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a free ARC in return for an honest review***

A Letter to Three Witches was funny, entertaining and a quick, fun read! It was a book that I didn't really know what to expect from but was pleased with my read.

The story centered on three cousins named Gwen, Milon, and Trudy. Their family has been banned from practicing magic for 150, causing the Dust Bowl. There were some plot holes and exaggerated manners throughout the story that led characters into dangerous situations.

A Letter to Three Witches is a light-hearted rom com with some magic and clueless witches doing every and anything wrong. It reminded me at times of Charmed, which I was a huge fan of.

Thank you Netgalley for an eARC of A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass for my honest review!

An utterly fun, mischievous, and fast paced read about three witches, Gwen, Milo, Trudy who get a bomb of a goodbye letter from their wicked cousin Tannith telling them she will depart their small town by the end of the week with one of their significant others. All three belong to a scion of a family that was banned from practicing witchcraft because some ancestor inadvertently caused the dust bowl. The letter hits close to home, as each of the cousins is confronted with the fissures and cracks in their respective relationships.

The story gets complicated when one of them in a fit of rage accidently turns one of those said partners to a rabbit by mistake. All three scramble to reverse the spell without raising the suspicions of the Watchers - the witch council enforcers who are like hidden cops checking that the family doesn't defy the magic ban.
The writing style was charming, light and breezy, with many comedic situations and clever lines like "insults go in one ear and out the other like Air Supply or Kajagoogoo.”

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for supplying an Arc in exchange for an honest review.

Cute, fun, charming and cupcake alchemy shenanigans.

The story starts as title of the title suggests with a letter. Three (non-practicing witch) cousins receive a letter from a fourth, not-so-liked cousin, stating that she is leaving town with one of their partners at the end of the week. The twist that made this a great read for me is the fact these cousins, whose family is being punished for a past relative's mistake and are forbidden to practice magic, start accidentally casting magic. The book has a bit of a slower start, as we get to know the three witches but once things start baking it’s quite a fun ride. There’s humour, some romance and a whole lot of cupcakes (I call dibs on a lemon one!). The story ends well but there is definitely room for a sequel which I hope we get because I’d love to see what sort of hi-jinks they get themselves into next, also I’d like to see more of cousin Milo, please.

Finally, a special shout out to Griz the clever black cat, your chapters was fantastic, which I’m sure you already knew.

Special thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for sharing this digital copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

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What happens when you bewitch your partner? You call you cousins who are also witches to help you. Witches who are forbidden from doing
Magic, by the way!

This is definitely not my typical read, but I liked all the books I read by Elizabeth Bass under the name Liz Freeland so I thought I’d check this out. It was funny and quirky, basically chit lit with magic. It felt like a modern day Bewitched and I ended up enjoying this so much more than I thought I would!

I loved this book!

It's a real magic hidden behind reality when nobody suspect's it kind of world. The main character is a witch who's family have been forbidden to practice magic after a catastrophe that created huge effects for the magical and non magical world.

However it all starts going wrong when one particular family member invites trouble in the form of a letter. One which basically turns three cousins lives upside down and unleashes magical powers they didn't know they could use so wildly!

I really enjoyed getting immersed into this world, seeing what came next after each chapter, the twists and turns had me gasping in shock, excitement and anticipation. While I lived in fear that a watcher (basically a magical spy checking they don't use witchcraft) would find them at any moment. The constant suspense and the wonder if who it might be kept me going until the end, I did guess but I never saw the ending coming!

Highly recommend, really enjoyed it, the story, the characters and I really do hope another book is written about them all.

I've given it 4 stars as I won't go back and read this more but was fabulous.

**First of all, thanks to Kensington Books for this digital copy in exchange of an honest review.**

I was captured by the plot but I'm sincere, I didn't know what to expect for this book until I started reading it.
This is a nice entertaining story that easily keeps you company if you want a light reading.
The main figures are interesting - even the secondary ones - and funny, and things that happened made me laugh, but I expected more from it.
The secret Tannith plan has been a good idea to create suspence, but I think that the whole story could be better working harder in extending the plot, that seemed too fast and not well deepened, as much as the characters, with their personal stories and relationships. And that's a pity because I would have loved to know more about witchcraft and it would have been nice too to see a real bond between aunt Esme and Gwen growing up during the whole story, seen what happens. Same for the "love interest" that appear in this book. I shipped them but all left the impression to be flippant. The ending presents the same problem: all the expectations I had found a (maybe) too simple closure that was cute but I can't say I've read something that shocked or surprised me. I'm a fan of the "happy endings" but this seemed too easy and quick. The positive note is the hope that there could be a sequel that maybe will deep more on the character and in the story and in that case, I'll read it for sure.

Gwen Engel and her cousins Milo and Trudy have just received a letter from their not so favorite cousin, Tannith. The contents of the letter sent their lives into a sudden fit of chaos to say the least. Tannith had become part of the family years ago after becoming an orphan when her parents unexpectedly died in an accident and Gwen's parents took her in. There was always something about Tannith that rubbed Gwen the wrong way. When the trio received a letter as well as a parting gift from Tannith telling them all of her plan to leave Zenobia for good at the end of the week, but with the intentions of taking one of their significant others with her, the trio is suddenly faced with challenges that they never expected. Coming from a long line of witches that had been forbidden to practice the craft due to a horrible incident after a spell cast by their great great grandfather, they suddenly find themselves dappling in what could potentially lead to severe consequences from the witches council. With enchanted cupcakes being concocted, people being turned into animals, all three relationships suddenly seeming to fall to pieces with abrupt new ones starting to form, the group wonders just how they'll all make it to the end of the week and past the wrath of Tannith. Can the group put the pieces together and find out which cousins' partner is the target and stop Tannith before she strikes again?
Thank you to Netgalley, Kensington Books and Elizabeth Bass for the opportunity to read and review this delightful book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am hopeful that it is turned into a series. It was an easy read, entertaining, and fun. I burned through it fairly quickly. This is one I would recommend. I rate this book ⭐⭐⭐⭐.

A Letter to Three Witches is completely charming! It’s a little bit Practical Magic, a little bit Gilmore Girls, and entirely delightful. Gwen and her family have been forbidden to use magic by the Magical Council as a punishment for a bumbling ancestor, but somehow things keep happening anyway. As the self-described cupcake coven try to unravel the chaos, shenanigans ensue. I thoroughly enjoyed the read, it was a lovely escape read.

Practical Magic meets the 21st century–without the accidental murder plot–in “A Letter to Three Witches” by Elizabeth Bass.

Gwen Engel’s ancestor accidentally caused the catastrophic Dust Bowl with a poorly cast spell a century ago. As punishment, the council of witches proclaimed his descendants forbidden from practicing magic. Gwen and her eccentric family have made do with their mundane existence in the sleepy college town of Zenobia, New York–until someone stirs the pot of trouble. With her cousins Milo and Trudy, they receive a letter from Gwen’s adoptive sister Tannith stating she’s bewitched one of their partners and will be running off with them by the end of the week.

While worrying about her absent boyfriend and a suspicious graduate student, Gwen and the cousins are thrown into the cauldron to determine Tannith’s proclamation and the magical havoc the untrained witches have caused. Although listed as a witchy romance, I’d say the romance takes a backseat to the family drama, witchcraft, and hilarious mishaps the trio seem to leave in their wake.

I honestly couldn’t put this down once I started. The narration is enthralling and transports you to the set of Practical Magic easily. Although akin to Practical Magic, Gwen, Milo, and Trudy are decidedly not similar to the film’s enigmatic characters. Overflowing with wit, kindness, and relatable perspectives, you won’t feel like you’re on the outside looking in–but rather right there with them as they navigate their unpracticed craft.

There’s plenty of other minor characters that round out “A Letter to Three Witches.” Perpetually miserable Aunt Esme, suspicious Jeremy, and the disgruntled cat Griz sprinkle in quirkiness throughout the novel–Griz even has some delightfully witty POV chapters that would make Salem from Sabrina the Teenage Witch proud.

Minor plot holes are scattered throughout, but, nevertheless, “A Letter to Three Witches” is a light, fun read for anyone in need of a sprinkle of magic and romance.

as much as i wanted to read this book, i was unfortunately unable to authorize the epub to access it on my ereader. i'm not sure why this would be, but it prevented me from being able to give it a fair and honest read or review.

Thank you netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for a review

When three cousins receive a mysterious letter from another cousin, chaos ensue. Their family of witches isn't allowed to practice witchcraft, but mysterious events occur all week : enchanted cupcakes, suspicious bunnies...

The plot is interesting, the characters and their relationships are well written. Overall it's a cute, funny, and easy to read book.

There are a few chapters from the point of view of a cat and they are really funny.

Delightful! That is the best way to describe this book. I think the description of it does not convey how delightfully (yes, I'm going to keep using that word) mad cap the second half of the book is. It is just the right amount - not overdone, but enough to be fun. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but I LOVED the second half when the pace really picked up. There definitely are romantic highs and lows in this book, but there is also a sweet story about the cousins and their relationship, as well as learning about their family and magical heritage. This book would be good any time of the year but is especially perfect for fall since it takes place in the week leading up to Halloween. Highly recommend.

A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass is a fun quick read about sisterhood, witches, curses and forbidden magic. I could not put this one down and would love to see this book made into a series!

It’s a rom com and it is hilarious . I read this pretty quickly and it was fun . There are some plot holes and one what is happening so don’t expect something to serious