A Southern Charms Cozy Potluck

A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Box Set, Books 1-3

By: Bella Falls

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Magic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow....

Moonshine & Magic: Charli Goodwin finds herself at the center of a mystery that threatens the very foundations of Honeysuckle Hollow and the safety of every paranormal citizen in it - starting with Charlie herself. With the clock ticking, will Charli's special magical talents be enough to save not only the town but her own life?

Fried Chicken & Fangs: When an outspoken resident who opposes the changes to the magical small Southern town turns up dead, it's up to Charli Goodwin and her special talents to get on the case...except her valuable magic doesn't seem to be working. Will Charli be able to figure out who is pulling the strings before the foundations of the town are destroyed?

Sweet Tea & Spells: Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiance's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior. But when an outsider infiltrates Honeysuckle and another death threatens to ruin more than just the future of the upcoming nuptials, Charli winds up at the center of another murder investigation.

©2019 Bella Falls (P)2020 Tantor

A Little Heavy on the Potty Humor

After the 1,000th utterance, “pixie poop” loses its southern charm. Same goes for “hexing your hinney” and “hinney” in general. Talk of unicorn farts fails to impress. The author seems hung up on bodily fluids/functions.

She does craft a decent mystery, however. There are a few too many inconsequential characters. As well as characters who should play a more prominent role who we are not introduced to before they just appear in the third person, such as Matt’s wife, TJ.

These books are allllllll about the narrator. Johanna Parker is incredible and fun. Her tired old Nana voices are pretty much the same for every old woman, but I’ll overlook that. Her pacing is impeccable. Charlie comes off a bit too Gumpish, but I’ll ignore that, too. She does magic with the source material. These stories might not rate without her.

Narrator brought story to life

I like how fun and mischief this series is!! Charlie bird likes to find and solve problems. Great series

Pretty good YA story

This was very much like YA true blood story. Just that southern modern fantasy town.

Listen for the narrator...

Keep listening for the story. Birdy (Don't call me that!) has always been the 'small town oddball' with the talent noone understood. After the death of her beloved parents, she takes off for a year on her father's old motorcycle to find others like herself and hopefully learn how to manage it.

Sailing back into the town she loves, no matter that she was an outcast to all but a small circle of friends, she is happy to be back. But all is not well in town. Dirty politics, secrets and lies, and of course, murder, are changing things, and not always for the good.

Humor, excitement, heartbreaking answers, all wrapped up in a magical small southern town lead to a 3 book series that kept me listening.

Recommended.

Great characters

paranormal relationships of all sorts & animal familiars
familiars magical gadgets & conveyances
& can't wait to hear more from these awesome characters