Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley

Item: Secrets and Scallywags
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted August 4, 2023 by karenbaron in Mystery, Review, Series / 0 Comments

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Secrets and Scallywags

by Elizabeth Pantley

Series: Magical Mystery Book Club #5
Series Rating:

on August 15, 2023
Setting: Cascade Valley, Colorado; Crescent Moon Bay
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Animal Mystery
Pages: 256
Format: ebook, Kindle
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Also in this series: Shifting and Shenanigans, Vampires and Villains, Cowboys and Chaos, Bakeries and Buffoonery, Genies and Gibberish, Hexes and Hooligans, Sprites and Scuttlebutt

When this club selects a book, magic happens. They become the main characters in the story when the mystery comes to life.

This month’s book selection takes them to a charming island community that’s abuzz over a mysterious boat that washed ashore. Rumor has it that it’s the same pirate boat that sunk a year ago in the bay. The one that supposedly sank with treasure aboard.

When the club meets the ghosts of the men from the boat, they learn the astonishing secrets of the treasure. These ghosts can’t move on until it is found.

Can the motley group find the treasure and free the ghosts? They better, since it’s the only way they can exit the book and get back home.

Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley have the book club getting a new member and dealing with ghost pirates!

Will the treasure be easy to find?

The Book Club

The Magical Mystery Book Club is back with a new mystery and member. I love how, in each new book, we find out more about each character than we did before. Another thing that I like is how each new mystery shapes the group into who they are, and the eight of them share a special bond. I can’t wait to see what the next book entails for the club that is starting to turn into a family for all of them. Let’s hope that this new member is as good as the others!

The Mystery

The Magical Mystery Book Club members chose a book with ghost pirates in it, and they must help the pirates find their treasure. I was hanging off the edge of my seat throughout this mystery. Ms. Pantley has such an epic imagination to imagine two worlds for these books since she has to create a new mystery each time. I love the magic system in this latest find, and of course, the pirates were awesome. However, I have to ask Ms. Pantley, how in the world can you write all the scenes about food without getting hungry? I mean, seriously, this book group eats a lot, and I have to have a snack beside me at all times. My wardrobe will be suffering soon.

Five Stars

Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley is such an awesome, fantastic book that had me guessing throughout the book. I loved everything about it, and here’s to hoping those ghost pirates have a safe journey after they get their treasure back.

I am giving Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley five stars and a recommendation to anyone who wants to pick up this series but hasn’t yet. This series can be read in any order as they don’t really talk about the other book adventures that they’ve been on.

Magical Mystery Book Club Series

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

About Elizabeth Pantley

Elizabeth Pantley is the international bestselling author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution and twelve other books for parents, published in over twenty languages.

She simultaneously writes well-loved cozy mysteries: The Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic book series and the Magical Mystery Book Club series.

Elizabeth lives in the Pacific Northwest, the gorgeous inspiration for the setting in many of her books.