I dove into this book as soon as I received it. I have fallen in love with the way Lauren writes and I could not wait to continue Shay’s story.
This book continues with Shay’s journey as the local seer and tea shop owner of Bray Harbor. Majority of this book takes place during autumn season. It has similar vibes of the previous books but heightened. The book still has Irish Folklore, mystery, comedy, growth, and the fun characters (plus some) that I’ve come to love. The inner dialog of the FMC, Shay, is exactly how I talk to myself. I loved going "down rabbit" holes with her while she processed the events taking place around her.

I cannot even tell you how happy I am that I received the ARC for this book from NetGalley and the publishers, Kensington Publishing/Kensington Cosies for an honest review.

Shay Myers, owner of Crystals and CuriosiTEAS in Bray Harbor, is getting ready for Halloween while trying to win back residents who have moved their custom to Madam Malvina's similar business. When a body is discovered that becomes her main focus alongside trying to discover why unwelcome figures from her past have descended on her home town increasing her self doubt and reducing her confidence in her newly discovered abilities both as an investigator and a seer.

Book three in Lauren Elliott's Crystals and CuriosiTEAS Mystery Series ups the adventure, excitement, and danger levels, making for a page turning story, which may very well reach its crescendo in book four! The storyline was great, and I thoroughly enjoyed the way Shay's dilemmas were laid out for the reader. Now I just need to know what happens next!

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Kensington Publishing/Kensington Cosies, but the opinions expressed are my own. This has set everything up nicely while still being a very enjoyable read.

A Spirited Blend is the third book of A Crystals and CuriosiTEAS series by Lauren Elliot. I really enjoyed this mystery. Lauren has done a great job developing the characters and their relationships throughout this series. Introducing Shay’s ex and her ex best friend promise to keep things interesting. Each story in the series can be read alone, however to fully understand the characters, I’d recommend reading them in order.

Thank you to Net Galley and Kensington Books for providing me with an advance copy in return for my unbiased review.

This series blends the mystery and the paranormal well. This book in particular had a closer connection between the two. It also introduced new characters to hopefully kill off in a future book. There's some revelations and resolutions, but a few new questions as well that should be interesting going forward. The overall arc of Shay's abilities and family, along with strong secondary characters, keeps me wanting more stories.

I received a free copy of, A Spirited Blend, by Lauren Elliott, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book three in the A Crystals and CuriositTEAS Mystery series. Shay Meyers is a seer, she also works at Crystals and CuriosiTEAS, brewing up fun liquids. Shay's love life is nonexistent, but when someone is murdered, Shay is to busy to worry about that. A good read.

What a wonderful read! This third in the Crystals and CuriosiTEAS series by Lauren Elliott is even better than I anticipated. Each book in this series has been terrific and leaves you eager for the next book to see what happens next with the recurring characters. However, the author has a true gift for making each installment in her series stronger than the previous book. This time around, Shay Myers is busy not only with running her tea shop, but also with getting ready for the Halloween carnival in Bray Harbor. She is busy trying to perfect her bubbling witches brew tea when she has a visit from the mayor's wife who has news from her recent visit to take care of her mother's estate. What she has to tell Shay is rather shocking and causes her to fear that Cora's life might be in danger. Before too long, as is generally the case, there's a murder to solve and Shay cannot stop herself from getting involved. With the help of her fellow seer, her friend Liam's grandmother, Gran, she tries to figure out what happened to cause the strange death. This wonderful read has strong characters, a great storyline, a wee bit of Irish folklore, a healthy helping of red herrings, and, of course, plenty of tea! This is a definite must read for cozy mystery fans!

Lauren Elliott does a great job continuing the series in this latest installment. She gives enough backstory that it's easy to jump in, even if it has been awhile since reading the series. The mystery has multiple paths that keeps the reader engaged right until the last page and leaves breadcrumbs for a possible next book in the series!

A Comforting Brew Spiced With Intrigue

Lauren Elliott’s A Spirited Blend should be read on a cold, rainy day with your favorite hot beverage at your elbow. I’m not exaggerating! From the special spooky tea served at the quintessential seaside town Halloween event to the frantic climax, Shay’s adventure is made for a long afternoon’s cozy read.

Shay Myers, owner of the Crystals and CuriosiTEAS shop, is trying to get her life back together after a failed marriage to a prime louse, the rival tea shop stealing her customers, and the guy who makes her heart beat faster coming to her for advice on the next woman he wants to date—and it isn’t her.

Throw in the valuable magic item she inherited from her mother, the gangster type who may or may not be stalking her in her new home, and the scumbag ex arriving in town with his snarky new wife, and Shay needs to brew some really strong teas to counteract everything.

Shay and a delightful group of friends have to sleuth out a murder, some unscrupulous business practices, and a possible poisoning with evidence that could implicate her. Because if they don’t, Shay could lose everything she’s worked for—including her life.

It’s a fun ride, with a feisty grandmother and a delightful German shepherd I wanted to read more about. I can’t ask for better than that.

Reviewed by Alice Loweecey for Suspense Magazine

I LOVED this cozy mystery!!

With Halloween approaching, Shay Myers is preparing seasonal brews at her tea shop, *Crystals and CuriosiTEAS*, while grappling with her frustration over pub owner Liam Madigan’s decision to take someone else to the town’s Monster Mash dance. As a seer, Shay is questioning her abilities after her romantic visions keep going awry, and she’s unsure if she’s truly the gifted psychic her late mother believed her to be.

However, when a dark vision involving genealogy, Irish folklore, and magic comes true, Shay’s doubts fade into urgency. A woman is found dead, frozen in an eerie pose with a black butterfly on her forehead, suggesting a ritual gone wrong—or a murder tied to dangerous magic. As the investigation uncovers a sinister link to a mystical boardwalk shop, Shay, aided by her dog Spirit, must confront a shady figure from her past, deal with the return of her ex-husband, and face off against a criminal who may be her most perceptive adversary yet.

A Spirited Blend by Lauren Elliott the 3rd instalment in the "A Crystals & CuriosiTeas Mystery " series. I love this series! For charmed tea shop owner Shay Myers, getting steeped in Bray Harbor, California’s October festivities is spookier than she ever could have bargained for—especially when a bone-chilling murder mystery spells grave danger . . .

Can’t say this enough I love Lauren’s writing style and her books are a must have purchase for me. I become invested in the characters and what’s happening in their lives as if they were real people and friends.

I enjoy the close relationship between Shay, Jenn and Tassi. I love Gran, Liam, and her German shepherd named Spirit

The story is well-written and I found it entertaining, full of twists and turns and I didn’t completely guess whodunnit until Shay did.

I highly recommend this series to all my cozy loving friends and I can’t wait for book 4 to come out!

I requested and received an advance reader copy of this book from Kensington Books and Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this third installment of this series. As soon as I started reading it I did not want to put it down, unfortunately I had to go to work and sleep. The ending left me wanting more though so please hurry up on writing the next book please and thank you.

Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley and Kensington Publishing.

I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

It’s Halloween season and aal things scary. There is nothing like a dead body to get you into the mood. Shay will use her powers to find a killer in this delightful read. The magic of Halloween is in the air as you will never know what will show up.

Another great story! The competition between stores heats up during the Halloween festival. The poor Mayor looses his wife and the mystery begins. I loved the twists and turns this book took. I didn’t see the ending coming. And I loved that the love story grew. I’m looking forward to another book.

This book is such a winner. It's the only paranormal mystery series I read as I love the author, so I can't compare it to others, but wow. It has to much going for it. Since this is book three, we know the main characters and that helps but we learn so much more.

Shay is busy with her tea shop preparing for a Halloween event. Her sister Jen helps as does Tassi. Shay is busy trying to win back her customers when word of bad things going on come to her. It's not much longer until someone dies and it is a murder. Shay of course begins looking into and feels a bit responsible.

So much goes on along with her feelings for Liam that it kept me up late and reading all day to find out the who, the why and what happens. We learn more about Shay in this book and her past. It's all just so good and so many answers for one book that I loved it. I can't wait for the next one.

Fans of this series and Lauren Elliott will love this book.

I really enjoyed this third book in the Crystals and CuriosiTEAS Mystery series. It was a great cozy mystery to read around Halloween.
It did take me a bit to get into the book. Once I was engaged, then the book became very easy and fun to read.
Shay Myers, the protagonist is getting better at her powers, and finds that there is no time for self-doubt. It was great to reconnect with the familiar characters from the previous books, and especially her dog Spirit.
She has a stall at the Halloween festival, where there was a lot of stressful competition especially from the creepy Madam Malvina, so she cleverly concocted a bewitching fizzy drink.
This book is full of mystery and has an intricate and sinister dark plot involving her troublemaker ex-husband.
At the end of the book not all intrigues and mysteries are resolved, opening a path to the next book in the series. I can’t wait to read the next mystery book in this series.

Thank you to Net Galley and Kensington Books for providing me with an advance copy in return for a personal review of this book.

I highly recommend this book it's a good serie shay must figure out who murdered the mayor's wife. It has a little magic a d fairies in it

Halloween is just around the corner in the small coastal town of Bray Harbor. Shay Myers is running her shop, Crystals and CuriosiTEAS and she's about had it with Liam Madigan who's dating yet another girl. That means her romantic premonitions are off which makes her doubtful about being a gifted seer as her late mother believed. But bad omens soon come true and a woman is murdered and a connection is soon found to a boardwalk mystic shop. Shay and her dog, Spirit, are tracking down a shady figure while dealing with her ex-husband showing up in town. Can she help find the killer or has she met her match?

Lauren Elliott is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors and this series has quickly become a can't-miss. I was blessed and received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest, unbiased review. This book was well-written and the characters were well-rounded while the pace of the plot is fast-moving. I love Shay as she's coming into her own and learning just how strong she is after the end of a disastrous relationship. Shay now has friends and family who mean the world to her and who are there for her. There's a sense of closeness with friends and family in this book which is touching. I was drawn into this captivating story and kept hooked from beginning to end. The mystery was fun to solve with multiple twists and turns and red herrings. This book has intrigue, mystery, romance, and a paranormal aspect which all combine to make this an excellent read. I highly recommend both book and series which I believe is best read in order. You can read the book on its own as the mystery is self-contained but you get more from things by following Shay from the start.

A Spirited Blend is the third book in the Crystals and CuriosiTEAS Mystery series by Lauren Elliott. I have liked each book in this series, but I think this one was my favorite yet. The characters are now really developed and Shay is much more understanding and accepting of her specialness. This book also took a giant leap forward for some characters that I really enjoyed! The murder was really fun to try to figure out and I love that there are still several mysteries to solve in upcoming books. A Spirited Blend is a wonderful, spooky, cozy mystery and I highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book. All opinions are my own.

This was such a festive cozy mystery read! Competing tea shops, faerie lore, a dog companion named Spirit!

I loved following Shay’s journey of creating the perfect tea, investigating a local murder and discovering unknown family ties. The writing and story felt magical and a perfect read for October.

This can be read standalone but is part of a series! I am definitely intrigued to read more from this author and really enjoy this.

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I think that the author killed off the wrong miscreant. Should have gone for the ex-husband and/or his newest wife, rather than the terminally foolish social climbing wife of the mayor. Said fool believed that she has a magic amulet proving that she is a hereditary witch but winds up dead in an area that appears to have been staged as a fairy ring. Shay owns a tea shop and does leaf readings but has been having some problems with declining business due to machinations by her frenemy who also has a similar shop and had been abetting the mayor's wife in her delusions of grandeur. Add in some spells, rituals, a bumbling suitor who thinks that he and Shay are too closely related, and you have a really complex witch's brew and a great mystery story.
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected proof copy from Kensington Publishing | Kensington Cozies via NetGalley. Thank you! Avail Mar 25, 2025
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