Kensington
Publication Date: 8/25/20
I was so excited to get my hands on this book, as I've read some of Lynn Cahoon's other series (Cat Latimer, Tourist Trap), and really love her writing. This is the prequel novella for her new series, the "Kitchen Witch Mysteries," and it did not disappoint!!! This may be my favorite yet to be honest!! We meet protagonist Mia Malone and her grandmother, Mary Alice, in the town of Magic Springs, ID. Mia is a restaurant caterer who lives in Boise but is visiting her grandmother to help out with getting the local Food Bank ready for the school season. I LOVE the world that the author has created in terms of the magical realism elements - creative, fascinating, and entirely plausible (like Harry Potter)! We start to understand what being a "kitchen witch" means and, more importantly, what it means to Mia as she was born with this gift but doesn't feel entirely comfortable with this part of herself. When her grandmother's new boyfriend is found dead in the Food Bank, Mia realizes the answer is tied to the local coven, and so she tries to investigate to protect her grandmother. Let's just say that the spirit of Dorian Alexander (the victim), continues to be a featured character in the novel and the way that the author did this was my favorite part!!! Absolutely hilarious. I really hope (and suspect), that Dorian, along with Mia's cat Mr. Darcy, keep appearing in future books as they were totally strokes of genius and add so much more to the world of this series! I hope there will be more information in future books about the healing properties found in nature, such as herbs, spices, etc. I think there will be as Mia's grandmother's magical recipe book was mentioned. Definitely 5 stars, a great start to a fresh new series in my opinion!
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