I found this book to be very confusing, which is extremely uncommon for anything written by Dakota Cassidy. I really tried to get through to the end, but even after numerous attempts at listening for a while and stopping, I just couldn’t follow who all the characters were, and how I kept getting the impression that I was supposed to know them from some previous books (which I couldn’t find, even after researching the book catalog of Dakota’s work).
I would like to try reviewing Dakota Cassidy’s work in the future, since I normally love her work so much.
Thank you,
Anita Fuhrmann

This is WAY too much lore and backstory to drop on someone in a "first" book in a series. If you're going to expect me to play catch up on 15 previous books, then just call this book 16 instead of pretending you started something new. Too much homework for this type of book.

A fun husband and wife investigative duo with some paranormal assistance! Witty dialogue, creative plot and unique characters make this a fun read, but the narration really helps bring the story line to life. I would say this is a paranormal cozy mystery style read. While I thought I was reading the first in a series, it is actually a continuation of a series that started with the main female character, Stevie, and has built to this book as a newlywed couple. I enjoyed the story a lot, but I think starting with the first book in the original series would only enhance my enjoyment of this book as I would have known the characters better, but also granted me hours of entertainment. So now, I will be going back to enjoy all that reading fun as well while I wait for the next book in this series to become available in audio! Seriously, the narration really enhances the characters personalities and makes the book that much more fun!

When I first saw this book on NetGalley, I checked Goodreads to find out if this book was part of a series. Goodreads let me know that this was book 1 in a series and I was excited. Unfortunately, that excitement did not last once I started listening to this book. I did not realize that this was a spin off of a previous series written by Dakota Cassidy, I felt like I was missing a ton of background information the entire time I was listening to this story. If I had known this was a spin-off series of Witchless in Seattle, I probably would not have requested to read this book.

With that said, the mystery was good, and now that I have some clue of how these characters came to be together (although I am still confused by some of the characters), I would read the next book in this series.

Hollie Jackson did a good job narrating this book.

Love this fun cute, cozy mystery with Stevie and Win and all the crazy characters.,
A good mystery,suspense humor and twists.
Looking forward to what else they get into.
Voluntarily reviewed.
Narration was good enjoyed listening.

I love witchy cozy mysteries. I enjoyed this one so much. It had all the things, witches ghosts and a mystery. I liked guessing the twists and mystery. I was surprised by the reveals. I just love Stevie and Win. Their arguing and banter is so funny. The side characters are also so fun. You could not have the story without Belfry and Arkady! I cannot wait to read the next book! The narration was so good. Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the audio arc in exchange for my honest review.

This audiobook was a fun time! I enjoyed the story and the narrator. A light read with a good story and enough sleuthing to keep me interested. I personally love a magic meets modern world theme with some humor to it as well. This is definitely along the lines of Rizzoli and Isles meets Scooby Doo in the best way possible. My only critique is Bell's voice is a little too high pitched for my preference. Enjoyed the rest.

This was a cute listen. If you love Dakota Cassidy this series is for you. I prefer a more complicated mystery and characters. The characters as exactly who you think they are and they are delightful. Nice love story is included in the mystery. Easy to listen to-thanks NetGalley

"Witched and Hitched in Seattle: The Case of the Spring Fling's Missing Offspring" by Dakota Cassidy is a cozy mystery. It seemed very juvenile to me, especially with the high-pitched voice of the bat familiar. Hollie Jackson was the narrator of the audiobook. I didn't care for the voice of Win, the main male character. Ms Jackson would do well in voice acting for cartoons.

The main character, Stephania, aka Stevie, aka Dove, was reasonably likable, but the whole thing is odd. She's a witch. Her husband, Win, died but took over the body of his brother. They have a ghost who was a Russian spy. She can see ghosts, and her husband can talk to them.

Throughout the whole book, there are references to what happened before, but this is supposed to be book 1 of the Witched and Hitched in Seattle series. I was very lost and should not have been with book 1.

I didn't see anywhere that this was a series for children or teens, but maybe it is. It seemed more appropriate for a younger audience.

Characters - 4/5
Writing - 2/5
Plot - 3/5
Pacing - 3/5
Unputdownability - 2/5
Enjoyment - 2/5
Narration - 2/5
Cover - 3/5
Overall - 21/8 = 2 5/8 rounded up to 3 stars

Thank you to Netgalley, Tantor Audio, and Dakota Cassidy for providing me with this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

I was so lost in this book, It's book one but felt like I was missing a ton of info, now while enjoyed the narration of the audiobook, I felt a little off kilter listening.

I don't think the writing style was me either, maybe thats why I felt like I was missing something.

Maybe its a spin off? I didn't read that it was but if it is, thats likely why

3 stars

i am a huge Dakota Cassidy fan. I have been following this series for a long time, as well as the other series that tie in (loosely or directly). I was so over the moon excited when I saw that there was one of her books on NetGalley. and I was not disappointed. This book was everything i wanted and more

This one wasn’t really my cup of tea. The story was fine overall, and I enjoyed the narration of the audiobook. There were so many details throughout the story that felt like there was an inside story I wasn’t privy to. This is the first book of a series. Unless its a spinoff and I just didn’t realize it, I don’t understand the presentation style of information the author chose.

Thank you to NetGalley, Tantor Audio, and Dakota Cassidy for a copy of this audiobook ARC.

I don’t like to start a series in the middle, preferring to work my way through it and follow the characters and their story arcs as they develop. While this is the first in the series, it is a continuation of another one and I felt like I was thrown into a series halfway through; there are very few explanations of who the secondary characters are that surround the main couple and I found this confusing. The mystery itself was OK but didn’t really hold my attention. Where this really lost me was the narration, which came off as overacted and cheesy. I will not be continuing with this series.

I am going to show you how oblivious I was. When I requested this audiobook from NetGalley, I just saw it was by Dakota Cassidy and narrated by Hollie Jackson. I didn't even pay attention to the title which should've been my first tipoff that this was related to the Witchless in Seattle series that I've been listening to. Another thing that didn't click was that the cover was a different style than the Witchless in Seattle series.

However, once I started listening, I found myself reintroduced to a story with Stevie, Win, Arkady, Belfry, and all of the supporting staff! What a wonderful surprise!

This book was a perfect start to a new series/continuation of a wonderful series. Dakota Cassidy reintroduced the characters in her usual expert manner without making it so obvious like other authors I've read.

If you haven't read the Witchless in Seattle series, you'll still be OK reading this one. But do yourself a favor and read the Witchless series. Many of the books are on the short side, but still quality works.

Thank you to Tantor Audio and NetGalley for an ARC audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Audio Narration - 1⭐️
I am thankful to have gotten the audio ARC for free from Netgalley and Tandor Media so I can leave my voluntary and honest review.


This was a struggle to review properly. This book was first published in March of 2024 but the audiobook is being released on July 30th 2024 which is why it was available on NetGalley. From reading the past reviews which are glowing, I expect that I would like this much better in a different form because I had a really hard time sticking with it.

It took me days to finish as I had to keep stopping it to read other things. Why? Because I couldn’t stand the audio reader, Holly Jackson. The description gave no indication that this was a dramatic reading or anything other than a regular audio book but that’s not what you got. Ms. Jackson went way overboard on acting out the various characters which made it really hard to listen to and didn’t allow for a typical reading experience. On top of the drama, the voices used for many characters was downright annoying. Thankfully her natural voice was ok or I would have had to DNF the book which I do not do when it is an ARC.

I did reach out to both the publisher and the author to explain the situation and requested an egalley so I could review the content better but to date have not heard back. If I do get a copy of it and read it, I’ll amend my review.

I don’t recommend the audiobook version of this title at all. From other reviews and the description I think this book may be delightful and fun but while I listened to the whole thing, the bad narration colored my experience to much and left me not liking the book at all.

On a side note the cover art for the book doesn’t help to give it warm thoughts to start. You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but it does give the first impression which in this case I didn’t enjoy.

My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again

Witched and Hitched in Seattle was such a fun read. If you’re looking for your next witchy romcom, make this your next book. I listen to the audio version and I loved it.