Bodies Begin To Pile…
The first in the Fortune Telling Mysteries introduces the Bailey sisters and murder is afoot. In between palm reading and Tarot cards, bodies begin to pile up. Can the sisters prevent a further killing? Witty and warm and with an endearing pair of protagonists and a colourful cast, this is a delightful and promising start to a new series. Very enjoyable.

Talk about an abrupt ending. Felt like the “attic door” slammed you in the face. Found the ghosts in the attic a bit gratuitous but that may be a personal bias.

Hope and Summer run the family shop in their grandmother’s old family Brownstone. While Hope reads palms, Summer works with crystals and makes tinctures and teas. Not your usual brownstone, nor typical entrepreneurs, the sisters are good and caring people who just want to help others.

When two of their grandmother’s friends killed and a tarot card is found on them, the sisters realize something is up with the murders and work to try and figure out who is behind the killings, as their grandmother is part of the group that seems to be targeted. Will the brownstone prevent the sisters from getting the answers they need? Will they be able to save Gram? Or will they become targets on the killer’s radar too. Only time and the spirits know.

I fell under the spell of this book the minute I started reading it. The next entry in this series can’t come out soon enough for me…it’s that good!

A cute book that is a quick read. A mix of magical realism, cosy mystery, and romance. If you’re more into traditional mysteries you’ll be disappointed, there is a mystery but it’s not a very plausible one. The story is about two likable sisters raised by their grandmother. They make teas and tinctures with herbs and read palms and tarot cards in their boutique in historic Asheville North Carolina. The two sisters get involved in a couple of local murders and are assisted by a hunky policeman and a suave doctor. A light hearted read perfect for escaping the present day challenges.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for this advance copy.