This is a cute cozy mystery with magic and baked goods... in other words, right up my alley! Though I will admit, I wasn't aware at first that it was going to be a cozy mystery. I had somehow expected more of a romance and less of a mystery. (Not that this is a problem; I love cozy mysteries.) The characters are a lot of fun, the setting is as believable as any contemporary+magic could be expected to be, and the whodunnit was complicated enough that though I had guesses and came to some conclusions before the MCs did, I was never so far ahead of them that I got annoyed. This was a really fun book! ( )

Enjoyable cozy mystery. Heather is a witch with a minor investigative job. When trying to locate a missing object for a client at a party, someone gets murdered. She ends up meeting Sinéad, who is a sorcerer. Heather gets annoyed by her right of the bat, but when Sinéad is accused of the murder, Heather jumps to help prove her innocence. This was a cute story, and I liked seeing the girls get to know each other and investigate together. ( )

People told me this was adorable and they were right.

If you're looking for a short, fun F/F holiday read, PLEASE pick this up. It has witches (and sorcerers), magic, bed sharing, DOGS, and a murder mystery that actually keep me guessing and could still surprise me towards the end. Not to mention the really cute F/F romance with the realistic build-up.

(Yes, I tagged this "urban fantasy" because that's the word I use for modern fantasy but... this is not urban really, so maybe I should change it to "modern fantasy"? Tags are hard.) ( )

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When Heather accidently gets tangled up in a mysterious murder, she relucantly agrees to help Sinéad with her private investigation to catch the ofender and clear her name.

Magic, Murder Mistletoe is a hilarious and fluffy Christmas-y read. It has all your favourite tropes: blonde/brunette, enemies to friends to lovers, bed sharing. The characters are much more than you initially think they are as well as funny in their own ways - Heather can be rather ridiculous and Sinéad is a queen of sarcasm and clapbacks. They gradually let go of initial resentment caused by their magic status and find out how well they work together. The romance is well paced and develops in a realistic way considering that the book takes place in a very short time span and the small number of pages.

The mystery is pretty well developed for a short book and certainly has some twists and turns. The characters have their reasons to get involved in the investigation other than simple curiosity which keeps them motivated in the moments of doubt and keeps the story neatly tied together. ( )