A Witch’s Handbook of Kisses and Curses (Half-Moon Hollow #2)

Okay, after listening to A Witch’s Handbook of Kisses and Curses, I decided I needed to go and listen/read the Jane Jameson books. Granted you don’t need to, but there are reoccurring characters from that series might help you with the Half-Moon Hollow books. One of them is Dick Cheney. Goodness, listening to the Jane Jameson series makes you understand Dick soooo much more. Plus, it makes the story even more funny.

Anyway, I did have fun with A Witch’s Handbook of Kisses and Curses, but it wasn’t my favorite book. The first run through on the listening I was like it’s okay. Since I’m on a Molly Harper kick and only have a couple of her audible books, I re-listen to the story again. Boy did this put some perspective on the story. The little things I missed. Still not my favorite in the series, but still a fun read/listen.

We have Nola Leery who needs to help her family keep her magic, but all she wants to be is normal. Kind of hard when your a witch. So, she’s on a scavenger hunt to find the elements. She has a boyfriend at the beginning of the book, Stephen (not sure on the spelling because of audio). She loves him, but the farther she gets away from him, she’s not sure why. By the way, it’s pretty jacked up when you find out why. Sucks for Nola, because for a little while she feels like she’s a bad girlfriend, especially when she develops the hots for Jed Trudeau. This gets a little complicated, but fortunately its not in a sense. Yep, being extremely vague here. There’s a lot at stake here. Nola trying to save her families magic, trying to keep the evil sect of the family from getting their magic and it has to be done by the summer solstice; an easy feat.

I had conflicting feelings towards Nola, and part of that came from I thought she was cheating on her boyfriend Stephen. She’s not. She’s not a cheater. No cheating happen here, but a misunderstanding and is explained at the end. Jed, I absolutely love. Oh my gosh, he’s such a sweet good ol’ boy. He does some dumb things in the story, but it comes from a place of love for his family. I totally fell for Jed. We get hang out with Jane, Andrea, and a few other characters in Half-Moon Hollow.

Overall, A Witch’s Handbook of Kisses and Curses is a hoot. Again Amanda Ronconi does an amazing job on this series. You can see the characters come to life, and it’s an enjoyable listen. So, if you are in the mood for something fun you might give A Witch’s Handbook of Kisses and Curses a try.

Rating:
4 1/2 Stars

If youve enjoyed the authors books in the Half Moon Hollow series, featuring heavily on a vampire named Jane, this book is a must.

Nola, raised first by her father in Boston, and when he died with her grandmother in Ireland, is part of a huge family that uses magic to help heal local villagers at the clinic they have set up. She finds out on her grandmothers deathbed that shes been tasked with finding 4 objects before the solstice that had been handed off to her grandfather, Gilbert Wainwright, for safe keeping. Her grandfather didnt even know he had a child much less a grandchild and had already passed away. If she doesnt find them in time her entire family could lose their powers. Nola needs to spend time in Half Moon Hollow to try to find them.

All of the Half Moon Hollow regulars are on hand and go out of their way to help Nola once they understand what shes doing and why, and Nola finds herself fitting in perfectly with their family group. Theres also the very sexy next door neighbor with his own secrets and the boyfriend she left at home with lies about why she had to come to the States.

Just an all out fun read with some surprises.

Nola & Jed’s story and how they came to be. Nola, a magical person who’s magic wasn’t always ‘firing’ on all cylinders, is put on a quest to find the magic items to help keep her family in their magic for the next 100 years by her grandmother while she was on her deathbed. Nola heads out to the ‘wilds’ of America to find 4 object that represent Earth, Air, Fire and Water that her grandmother entrusted to a man she never married. During her quest to find these 4 items, Nola finds a sexy neighbor, Jed, but there is a twist to their encounter. Does true love find it’s way and does Nola and her family get to keep their magic alive for the next 100 years? Read to find out. Molly Harper always seems to keep me entertained with her books and I am looking forward to reading more of them.

good

I like Molly Harper’s sense of humour and writing style although sometimes in this book I got tired of her cute little sayings and how sassy and smart the characters were at all times.

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