Witch and Tell by Angela M. Sanders

Item: Witch and Tell
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted October 23, 2025 by karenbaron in #SummerReadsWithTheBaroness, Mystery, Review, Series / 0 Comments

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Witch and Tell

by Angela M. Sanders

Series: Witch Way Librarian Mysteries #7
Series Rating:

Published by Kensington Cozies on October 28, 2025
Setting: Wilfred, Oregon
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 247
Format: Audible Audiobook, Audio CD, Kindle, Paperback
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Also in this series: Bait and Witch, Seven-Year Witch, Witch and Famous, Witch Upon a Star, Gone with the Witch, The Witch Is Back

Small-town Wilfred, Oregon, is poised to step into the limelight, and the citizens behind the renovation of the old movie palace—into a brew pub—certainly want that to continue. Until librarian and apprentice witch Josie Way discovers a dead body . . .

Local librarian Josie Way’s life is in shambles. Her magical abilities are on the fritz, and her relationship with sexy sheriff Sam has cooled way off since she told him she’s a witch. On top of that, Josie senses a bad energy she can’t explain, which seems to be interrupting her connection with the spellbound library books, usually her sure-fire way to get to the bottom of any mystery.

When she wakes to a fierce pounding in the library’s atrium, she hurries there—only to find a corpse. But after she goes for the phone to call Sam, she returns to the atrium to find the body gone—and all the doors and window are still locked. And that’s just the beginning of a mystery that features Josie as the prime suspect, several shady characters, and possible long-lost relatives. It’s just like the beginning of an old movie, but Josie will need a lot more direction than her grandmother’s magic lessons will provide . . .

Witch and Tell by Angela M. Sanders has Josie feeling down because Sam hasn’t spoken to her since Josie revealed she is a witch and that her powers aren’t working the way they used to.

Can Josie get her powers back? What about the dead body that appeared in the library’s atrium and disappeared?

Josie Way

Josie is worried that Sam doesn’t want to date her because she told him she is a witch, and to make things worse, he’s gone, so she can’t ask him. She doesn’t want to lose him, but knows that if he doesn’t want to be with her, then she will let him go. Josie is dealing with a lot in this installment. Not only is Sam not talking to her, but her powers are fading. That leaves her feeling like she did before she came to Oregon from Washington, DC. The main thing I like about Josie is that she is strong and will figure out how to stop it, even if the culprit doesn’t think she can.

The Mysteries

Josie has been feeling her powers being blocked, like her grandma did when she was little, but she doesn’t know who is doing it. To make matters worse, Sam doesn’t believe her when she tells him that she saw a dead body in the library. It doesn’t help that when they get there, the body is gone. To clear her name, Josie begins solving both mysteries. I had a feeling I knew who was doing it, and I was right. At least about the power-stealing bit, not the murder. The person who actually did it wasn’t on my radar at all.

Five Stars

My rating for Witch and Tell by Angela M. Sanders is five stars. I do recommend this series—it is so good. Ms. Sanders has created an incredible cast of characters that I enjoy revisiting and reading whenever a new installment comes out. Josie and Sam are such a cute couple, and I can’t wait to see what else happens for everyone in Wilford, Oregon.

Witch Way Librarian Mysteries

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Witch and Tell by Angela M. Sanders.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

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About Angela M. Sanders

Angela M. Sanders writes the Amazon bestselling Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing Mysteries and The Booster Club Capers. Under the pen name Clover Tate, she’s the author of the Kite Shop Mysteries (Berkley), which Romantic Times praised for their “well written wit and intrigue.” Angela’s articles on food, personalities, and perfume have appeared in a variety of magazines, and her monthly newsletters have nearly 2,000 subscribers. She interacts with readers on Facebook and Instagram and is a prominent blogger for Now Smell This, which garners 1.5 million monthly page views. Angela has two cats—one of whom is black of course—a witch’s freckle in her left eye and learned to read tarot cards from a pagan priestess.

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