Witches, Spiders, and Schemes by Elizabeth Pantley

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Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted November 8, 2021 by karenbaron in Mystery, Review, Series / 0 Comments

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Witches, Spiders, and Schemes

by Elizabeth Pantley

Series: Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic #4
Published by Inc. on November 10, 2021
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 230
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Also in this series: Falling into Magic, The Disappearance of Emily, The Ghost Camper's Tall Tales, Jousting and Justice, Old Bones and Ice Cream Cones

A magic mirror to an enchanted world. A mysterious ghost. A hilarious, perpetually annoyed witch. A brave, sassy cat. Two unexplained deaths and a mysterious community filled with secrets. Can Hayden and the people of Destiny Falls solve the mystery and return the community to its peaceful, enchanted existence?

Hayden’s adventures in Destiny Falls continue in book four of the Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic series. Starting with a strange old woman at a cave and her father’s mysterious ferry journey, there are secrets to be unwound.

The enchantments in Destiny Falls are showing cracks, and Hayden suspects that it’s tied directly to her family, which has a history that’s more complex than she realized. When two bodies are found floating in the bay it’s clear that the mysteries surrounding Gladstone and the ferry are more dangerous than people realize.

Luckily, Hayden and her sassy sidekick, Latifa have developed a group of family and friends in this enchanted place who are all ready and willing to help solve the mystery, and release Destiny Falls to resume its normal, amazing, enchanted existence.

Hayden’s many adventures in Destiny Falls will keep you guessing with each book in this intriguing series.

Witches, Spiders, and Schemes by Elizabeth Pantley is the next book in this fabulous series that I adore. It picks off where the last book ends. I love when that happens.

Will Hayden figure out more about Destiny Falls and Gladstone?

Hayden Caldwell

Hayden Caldwell is growing a lot more with each new book that comes out. She is learning more and more about Destiny Falls and Gladstone. Along with how her two families are a part of it. Hayden, to me, is a great character, and I love seeing how her life is going in Destiny Falls and getting back to the mystery. I would love to be friends with Hayden in real life as I think we would be good friends. She would probably help me get up and get moving. Latifa is also a great character, and I love her to bits and pieces. Oh, and let’s not forget Lola is an adorable little kitten, and we see a bit more of each of them.

The Witch

The witch is as much of the main character as Hayden. We find out more about her than we have in the past three books. I can’t wait to see more about this character in the following installments. A part of me wonders if the witch just buried her good side and that Hayden might be able to get through to her. I do have my suspicions about her and her older sister. My first suspicion was proven correct, but now I’m still stuck guessing about the older sister.

The Mystery

Each new installment brings us further into the two mysteries that Hayden has stumbled into. The first one is her heritage surrounding both Destiny Falls and Gladstone. The second one is the ferry. How that works between the two islands plus wherever else the ferry goes? Hayden is getting further along in both cases and trying to figure out the history of both islands. There is one other mystery, and that is surrounding the identities of the witch, the sister, Lazarus, and Lazarus’s wife. I am safe to say that we find out the witch’s identity, but the other three are still a mystery. I have my guesses, and part of me has thought that I know, but I’m not sure if I’m correct.

The mystery of Hayden’s heritage is still unknown. She’s still learning as she goes about both in places. Or at least she is trying to. Then there’s the mystery that has Hayden and her friends going down a deeper hole than they ever thought possible. The group thinks they know everything to have something thrown into it to disrupt their thought process. I didn’t think it was who it ended up being at all.

Five Stars

Hayden Caldwell and her friends and family try their hardest to figure everything out about the two mysteries. It’s becoming more and more complex than they thought about for the ferry services. Hayden and her family, though, are trying to help Hayden with her research the best as they can. Witches, Spiders, and Schemes by Elizabeth Pantley is absolutely terrific and had me guessing throughout. So, my rating is five stars. I feel that I know who the sister is that always talks to the witch, but now I’m thinking I’m wrong. My other guess, though, is making me not believe it could be true. I guess I will have to wait for the next one to figure out if I’m right or wrong about that identity.

Destiny Falls Mystery and Magic Series

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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.