I'm so torn on this one. I d the world building, but had issues with the main character. If the author hadn't specifically stated the MC was a 43-year-old divorcee, I would have guessed her to be a teenager. A really immature and ditzy teenager at that. It was often distracting and constantly annoying. I'll still probably read the next book in the series because I want to see more about the powers in this world and find out who took the book (I have a hunch)..and to see if the MC has any character growth.4 s Alison Fitzpatrick109 2

I didn't think it was possible to write a good book in 200 pages... I was right, TOTAL GARBAGE! If I could give it less than 1 star I would.4 s Stefanie687 19 Shelved as 'sample-but-no'

Read 28/159 pages and this is a big nope from me: the main character, Paige, is incredibly unable. She lied about being able to see ghosts, wrote books about it and got rich, and then when she is exposed she complains about being cancelled. UH, YOU DESERVE TO BE CANCELLED. Of course, then she actually does see a ghost. It looks the rest of the book will be about unraveling that mystery and Paige's potential powers as a witch.

The writing style is quick and probably supposed to be funny, but it's definitely not my type of humor (it's mostly Paige complaining). Fans of simpler urban fantasy and "frothy" paranormal stories might enjoy this. I received this book as part of the Caffeine & Legends 2023 Advent box but will probably end up donating it.author-signed caffeine-and-legends own-it-in-paper ...more3 s Amanda BradburnAuthor 2 books156

2.5 stars2 s Cassandra ??12

I’m sorry to say but don’t waste your time with this one…. It took me 2 months to read all 159 pages… the main character is a 43 year old divorced woman that acts and talks she is 20…. And the amount of times that she refers to the love interest as: Manly, masculine, or heavily clouded with testosterone is so revolting. I really tried… the only reason I am giving it 2 stars was for the overall idea of the magical town and creatures. I overall feel this book had potential but was executed poorly. 2 s Sheryl1,708 38 Read

DNF @ 43%: While this book sounded promising, it is actually very stupid. And the audio isn’t helping it. Even though it’s short, I can’t bring myself to finish it. Glad I got this one from the library.did-not-finish2 s Payge110

Odd story with immature writing- the characters were hard to and annoying.2 s Holly261 14

3.5??
Paige is a writer of paranormal mysteries and her fans believe she has powers herself…until her ex husband tells everyone she does not and now her career has been cancelled. She’s still under contract and decides to take a trip to the lake to help calm down and be able to write a new book to help get her career back.
The town isn’t what it seems. After a book falls on her head at the cabin she’s staying in Paige is now seeing strange things. She also meets a man who hunts monsters….and who becomes her love interest.
One day her ex husband is found dead and she’s the prime suspect. Now she has to figure out who killed him and what’s going on with this town.

This was pretty entertaining. There was always something going on. I loved Snows character and Grim is so hot and cold it’s funny. There’s monsters and witches and quirky characters. There is an ongoing mystery about the book that hit Paige in the head as it has disappeared and is more and ly the reason for all the crazy monsters showing up. She also things it’s the reason why she may have some type of powers now.
My only gripe about this book is how Paige’s character is 43 but she acts a lot younger. She also has a little bit of confidence issues and talks about getting Botox and plastic surgery a lot.
The ending sets it up for the next book to start and even though Paige’s character is a little naive I really the setting and vibes of the storyline and will definitely read the rest of the books.1 Louise152 1 follower

Cute little story but it felt too rushed! Her being an author almost seemed a redundant plot point, as did Snow.
Probably won’t read the other books in the series but I’d to hope that these things are a bit more fleshed out in those books.1 Tara Lynn263

This was exactly the type of light fun witchy cozy I was hoping to read. I'm really excited to check out the next book in the series.magic-cozies1 Patty (IheartYA311)804

A quick, fun read.2 s Tiffany29 2

This book was pure FUN!!! 1 Dolly K.41

Cute lil’ read! I’m so enjoying reading this book, especially since it has no “bad words”! 1 Larissa Washington142 1 follower

Paige Provey is an acclaimed author, known for a bestselling paranormal series. Her fans are so in awe that they believe she communicates with ghosts, and she does not deny those claims. While on a talk show promoting her book, her charade is revealed when her bitter ex-husband, Walter, decries her as a fraud. Her fame and finances plummet, and her ex-husband impresses upon her the alimony she owes him.

Other than her disgruntled ex-husband and dwindling finances, Paige is under contract. Her new work, whenever she can overcome writer's block, is another chance to resurrect her career. Yeah. That is going to be a problem because she does not have the ideas. Needing to find her muse, Paige escapes from an environment, from which she has been ousted, and rents a cabin in Willow Lake.

After getting bumped on the head by a large (magical) book, Paige sees and communicates with a transparent woman (Snow) in her cabin. She attributes it to stress--from that no-good, money-stealing husband, and a book deadline. But that's not all. No stranger to Willow Lake, Paige has been on more than one occasion, but it is not the same. She sees signs and people dedicated to Halloowenesque ideals. A leprechaun, a dog that isn't a dog--common to the area but not to the Paige who visited several months ago. The situation worsens when she finds her ex-husband Walter dead in her cabin, she is the prime suspect.

I am not a bitter wife or ex-wife and deemed Walter's death necessary. He was as annoying as a debt collector/telemarketer, except he did not err on the side of negotiating. He wanted 'his' money. That's it.

The 'gems' in the story are Snow, Grim, and Paige's neighbors. All are hilarious and nosey; some are dangerous. Snow has a past that I am interested in delving into, and based on the promises Paige made, I anticipate that the next book should provide more details about her life and death. Grim...my absolute favorite! If you have ever seen and enjoyed Grimm, the series about a detective in Portland Oregon, who protects humanity from vicious magical creatures, then you have a sense of the character in this story. Grim is a combination of Nick Burkhardt (Grimm) and Newt Scamander (Fantastic Beasts), the magizoologist.

With or without Grim and Snow's help, Paige is great at getting herself in life-threatening situations and 'magically' getting out of them though she does not know 'how' she did it. Being a medium and witch are beneficial, and I anticipate reading the next book to discover more about Paige's new book, possible romance, her relationship with her sister, and the mystery behind the missing magical book.

This is such a lighthearted fun read that will make you chuckle more than once!1 Mike Lewis1,640 2

entertaining new paranormal cozy mystery series


This is a new entertaining paranormal cozy mystery series. A fun cast of characters and an entertaining storyline. Page is a recently divorced woman in her 40s who is a Paranormal mystery author. Her husband fell out of a tree after being a peeping Tom on their neighbor. They then got divorced and he built her out of most of her money and she has moved for the summer into a small town on the lake trying to rebuild her life and write a new book to make some money to get back on her feet. Her problems are only just beginning though as new issues arise and new things begin to happen. No spoilers so you have to read on to find out what’s going on but needless to say as it is a paranormal story you know it’s going to have something magical or mystical in it. From book one it seems to be going to be a great new series. Check it out1 Rachel H249 5

DNF

I could not finish this book. The main character is too vapid and shallow. She's 43, but she's constantly lying about her age, obsessively thinking about her wrinkles, being cancelled, and worrying if she needs to get more Botex soon. The whole canceled thing was rather odd. Especially given the fact that the character had been lying about her abilities to see ghosts for years and made a lot of money from her lying. Then her ex-husband makes some allegations and everyone believes him without proof? The MC has salacious dirt on her ex-husband but she doesn't use it to try to discredit his allegations? The whole story lacks logic and common sense. 1 Tara118

Fun new series by Amy Boyles. She never let's you done for a fun cozy mystery1 Jill Anna Freeman549 8

Witch’s Block - The Accidental Medium- Book One …By Amy Boyles Is A Tale Of Paige Provey ( Age 43) Visiting Willow Lake For The Summer …Which Is A Highly Magical Lake Community …Although Mundanes ( Non-Magicals ) Are Oblivious To Just HOW Magical It Is…..However.. The Longer Paige Stays …The More Oddness She Sees….BUT Paige Came To Willow Lake To Salvage Her Writing Career & Her Life After Her Soon-To-Be Ex .. Walter … Had Trashed It …Not To Completely Make-Over Her Life…But As Things Turned Out …That’s Exactly What Happened…All Due To Books….One She Needed Desperately To Pen…One That Knocked Her Senseless…One That Disappeared…& One That Flowed Water From Her Imagination To Her Screen….A Few Occurrences Happened Along The Way… Ghosts…Werewolves…Magical Creatures…& Witches….But Nobody Would Believe Her If She Told…Or Would They?!? …Engagingly Narrated By : Molly Stark & Emma Love …Listen & See….Much Enjoyed and Highly Recommended. I Voluntarily Reviewed An Advanced Copy Of This Audio Book. Karen Griffin327 1 follower

Entertaining

Typical story of a witch who is just learning how to be a witch. There's also a murder she has to solve. She hooks up with a hunk who helps her with the investigation. My one complaint about the book is that it continues on in the next book in the series, although they did at least solve the murder. I hate that publishers are pushing authors to create books in a series to sell more books. I prefer just one long book and then I go on to a different genre or author. I may go get more of her books but not immediately. Good story and it did keep me reading til the end. She is an older woman, not a twenty year old and there was no explicit sex scenes in the story although the subject was talked about. There was cheating, divorce, a peeping tom, cross dressers, transvestites and a gay bar. All of that was just part of the murder investigation. So, probably more for adult readers rather than teens. Deanna203


Oh my gosh this was so funny. The first book by this author and I am hooked.

Paige a well-known author is "cancelled" after her ex-husband outs her to the public. She flees to a cottage in a town they used to vacation at to try to salvage her life and rid herself of writer's block. Unfortunately, her good for nothing ex follows her there demanding money and after a public fight and the often-spoken words "I'll kill you if...", he ends up dead...in her bed.

Trying to clear her name she meets several fun and not so fun (i.e., the killer) characters and her life goes off the rails again.

The dialogue between characters is fun and it would actually be something you could hear yourself saying and feeling. Miranda120

A fun read

I d this book quite a bit. Although there were quite a few tropes… ie a middle aged woman who discovers she is a witch, a small town of magic which normals can’t see, a budding romance, etc., the story does have some unique elements. It takes place in a small lake town, and Paige is recently divorced, lost her author audience, is accused of her ex husband’s murder, and more. Of course she decides she must find the real killer as well as learn how to call and use her magic. The story ends with a surprise or two, and sets the stage for more books to come. It is worth the quick read. Katie Holder409 16

Witches Block by Amy Boyles is an absolutely adorable, whimsical book about a middle aged (I’m 46 I can call 43 middle aged) author, who might also be a newly discovered Witch.

I ate this book up, I’m invested I want the entire series. This book was way too fun. I laughed out loud so many times, comedic genius. Our FMC is very relatable, our MMC is sexy, the plot was easy to follow, the side characters were too cute and the mystery was captivating.

I can’t wait to read more, definitely recommend to people who need to laugh, romcom and a little angst. Not spicy at all but the writing is so good I didn’t miss it. Barrie Davis508 5

A fun read

Great story with fun characters, meet Paige an author whose life is being trashed when the public finds out that the stories she writes are supposedly the tales told to her by the ghosts she can talk to but she's a fraud and now everyone knows. Running off to the lake to escape and recover it all goes pear-shaped when her sleazy ex-husband is murdered in her bed. Magic laughter mayhem and ghosts ensure absolute chaos reigns as she tries to catch the killer and prove her innocence, well worth look, Baz. Batty20 5

Paige was a successful paranormal author who got canceled over lying about seeing ghosts and then later accidentally (?) gets knocked into a supernatural world. The other characters made it interesting and I would have loved to see a bit more world-building or history. Though I'm wondering if this was intentional...

The main plot line got resolved but the second one is a cliffhanger. I would read the second book to find out who was involved in stealing the book and/or capturing Snow in the book
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