Southern Karma
by Amy Boyles
Series: Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries #6
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Published by LADYBUGBOOKS LLC on September 15, 2018
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Holiday Mystery
Pages: 211
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Southern Magic , Southern Spells, Southern Myths , Southern Sorcery, Southern Curses, Southern Magic Thanksgiving, Southern Magic Christmas
It’s Pepper Dunn’s first Halloween in magical Magnolia Cove, Alabama. She can’t wait to experience all her home has to offer—haunted houses, real ghosts, great fried food. And for one night, regular folks are invited to enter this town of witches.
But when Rufus Mayes appears, Halloween looks to go haywire. But Rufus vows not to bother Pepper. Instead, he needs her.
He’s promised a buyer one of Magnolia Cove’s sacred objects, a watch that manipulates time. But the object is too volatile to sell. Rufus needs Pepper’s help to trade a decoy.
When the hand-off goes terribly wrong and the buyer winds up dead, it looks like a murderer is loose in Magnolia Cove.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the watch breaks and Pepper and her family find themselves forced to relive Halloween everyday. Even worse, the murderer is still loose and wreaking havoc in a town that’s already in plunged into chaos.
Can Pepper find the murderer or will she become the next victim? More importantly, can she free Magnolia Cove from eternal Halloween, or will the town be forced to relive the same day forever?
I love Halloween but 72 hours’ worth?
Southern Karma by Amy Boyles is a hilarious, witty and a fabulous Halloween read. This story has so much going on besides the central mystery.
Things change for Pepper during this book. She learns to accept her power and realize her potential. Pepper also comes to terms with her feelings for Axel. She also learns more about Magnolia Cove than she knew before and about how great her Grandma Betty is (still a big Betty fan here.)
I love the interactions between the Caple family members. They are so personable and believable. Betty has such a good heart, and so do her granddaughters. I think that even Licky and Mint have good hearts they can’t help it that their magic is chaos.
Pepper and Axel connect their minds with Paige’s help, and this is how Pepper described it:
It was like accepting a Facebook friend request. You know, sometimes they’re not real accounts, and sometimes people are trying to connect because they’re friends of friends. Kind of like they’re third cousins twice removed but for some reason want to invade your life—I mean, be part of it.
Boyles, Amy. Southern Karma (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries Book 6) (Kindle Locations 1037-1040). LADYBUGBOOKS LLC. Kindle Edition.
Some things that I liked
- Ghosts hanging out and entertaining people
- Giant spiders the size of dogs or cats running amuck
- A werewolf on the run
- Pepper learning more about her powers
- Rufus has a good side and why he is evil now
- Roy and Douglas
- Wilma Chesterton aka Aunty Acid
- Giants wearing overalls and barefooted, and living on Hillbilly Hill
He wore overalls and nothing else. Not even a shirt. I suddenly wondered if I’d dropped into an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. I’ll say it again—overalls, y’all.
Boyles, Amy. Southern Karma (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries Book 6) (Kindle Locations 1802-1804). LADYBUGBOOKS LLC. Kindle Edition.
Things I didn’t like
- Axel’s reaction to everything
- Pepper’s worst fear coming true
- Paige’s past
However, without those items, the story wouldn’t be as great.
5 Stars for Southern Karma by Amy Boyles
My rating for Southern Karma by Amy Boyles is five stars. If you are looking for a Halloween read that is funny and charming, this is a perfect book.
Amy Boyles has another Sweet Tea Witches book coming out for Thanksgiving. It is called Southern Magic Thanksgiving, and it is available for pre-order now.
Southern Magic Thanksgiving PreorderThis Guest Review is for Baroness’ Book Trove. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book on your site.
About Amy Boyles
Amy Boyles grew up reading Judy Blume and Christopher Pike. Somehow, the combination of coming of age books and teenage murder mysteries made her want to be a writer. After graduating college at DePauw University, she spent some time living in Chicago, Louisville, and New York before settling back in the South. Now, she spends her time chasing two toddlers while trying to stir up trouble in Silver Springs, Alabama, the fictional town where Dylan Apel and her sisters are trying to master witchcraft, tame their crazy relatives, and juggle their love lives.
You can email her at amyboylesauthor@gmail.com.
This was taken directly from the author’s website.
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