Dog Gone Troubles
Crystal Beach #0.5
by Karen McSpade
Published: October 9, 2022
Publisher: Newcastle Media Publishing
Genre: Cozy Mystery, Short Story, Fiction, Mysteries, Short Stories, Mystery, Magic, Witches, Paranormal
Blurb:
Magic
in this witch's family has a name: Trouble.
Meet
Sidney Grace: Quirky Journalist. Curious Witch. Professional
Butterfingers.
Sidney
Grace, a young journalist living in Boston, is not ready for all the
troubles heading her way. For starters, she’s curious about her
grandmother’s magic even though her spellcasting is a bit rusty.
Sidney finds herself caught between her curiosity to learn more and
her mother’s hatred for all things supernatural. After all, her mom
has a Tupperware empire to run and magic isn’t part of her business
plan! The fact that her dad doesn’t seem to be bothered by an
occasional spell gone wild, isn’t smoothing the waters between
these two matriarchs.
But
the family drama and her untapped magic are the least of Sidney’s
troubles. Things turn worse when her new boss asks Sidney to cover
the annual Pup Parade and she makes a terrible mistake that could
cost her career…and ultimately her life. Can her grandmother cast a
spell that actually works right the first time and save Sidney? Or
will her troubles finally get the best of this new witch?
Dog
Gone Troubles is a fun, heartwarming paranormal cozy with charming
characters that will keep you spellbound! This book is the prequel
for the highly-anticipated Crystal Beach Magic Mystery Series.
My Review:
Dog Gone Troubles is a great introduction to Karen McSpade’s new mystery series, Crystal Beach Magic Mystery Series. It is a fun, short read that kept the pages turning as I tried to figure out what happened.
Sydney Grace is a reporter who is assigned to cover the pup parade, a big event in her hometown. Sydney is not a dog person; she is more of a cat person. But an assignment is an assignment, right? Sydney hopes that this one job will lead to more and better jobs.
A woman gives Sydney the leash of her pup to hold while she answers her phone and walks away. Sydney gets distracted and when she looks down the pup is gone. The pup has slipped right out of her leash.
Sydney takes off to her grandmother’s to ask for help locating the pup. Sydney's grandmother is a witch. Sydney has been wanting to see her grandmother doing her magic. For a long time, Sydney has wanted to do magic herself.
What happened to the pup? Did she slip out of her collar alone? Did someone take the pup when Sydney wasn’t looking? Where is the pup? Is the pup safe? So many questions. Questions that I was asking myself. The ending gave me a shock as I did not see it coming. Although I believe I should have.
I would have liked to know more about this story and the ending. I do wish that Dog Gone Troubles was longer. What a great introduction to a new series. I can’t wait to read more about Sydney and the troubles she may find herself in.
Check out Dog Gone Troubles today!
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