| Title | : | Miss Spelled (The Kitchen Witch, #1) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 |
| Publication | : | First published November 1, 2015 |
Amelia thinks her luck has changed when she inherits her estranged aunt’s store, two mysterious cats, and beautiful Victorian house.
Yet has Amelia jumped out of the frying pan into the fire? To Amelia's dismay, the store is a cake store, and she discovers that her aunt was a witch. To add to the mix, the house has secrets of its own.
When a man is murdered in the cake store, will Amelia be able to cook up a way to solve the crime? Or will her spells prove as bad as her baking?
All Morgana Best books are clean cozy mysteries.
Miss Spelled (The Kitchen Witch, #1) Reviews
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My word but this author has written a lot of books! This is the first one I have tried but there will be more.
I always enjoy a good witchy book and
Miss Spelled offered all the requirements - witches, familiars, spells and a sentient house. I must admit I did wish once or twice that the main character was not quite so ditzy and that she would just employ a cook. I have to assume that her inability to make a simple batch of cakes is going to relate to her magic skills when we find out what they are.
So I will be reading on to find out what these skills are. Plus who is the dark stranger who is watching her? This is how a good author makes you want to read the next book. -
Miss Amelia Spelled was having the worst day ever – her boyfriend dumped her over a perceived case of food poisoning; she was sacked – along with nineteen others – from her place of work. Then when she arrived home – distraught – it was to find an eviction notice. But with that letter was another and when Amelia discovered she had an inheritance, she thought it was someone’s idea of a sick joke…
On arrival in the small town in New South Wales, Australia, where her aunt had lived, she discovered she was now the owner of a little cottage along with a shop – she, Amelia, who couldn’t cook anything without burning it – owned a cake shop. But there was more to come in this crazy, mixed up town. Had Amelia gone from one bad situation to another that was so much worse? And what was this about her aunt having been a witch?
Miss Spelled by Aussie author Morgana Best is the first in The Kitchen Witch series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Light, entertaining – a quick, easy read with enough twists to keep me on my toes. Miss Spelled is a delightful cosy mystery which I recommend. -
Lovely cosy mystery
Amelia is having a bad day – her boyfriend dumped her and then she is sacked from her job and she is evicted. Then something changes as she realizes that she has an inheritance.
With a little magic and murder, the mystery was cute and enjoyable. Liked it. -
If you like a little magic with your cozy mystery, you're in luck this week here at the desert cities mystery blog. Meet Amelia Spelled, the main character in Morgana Best's story: Miss Spelled. In this fun cozy mystery, when we meet Amelia Spelled things are not going well. She gets dumped by her boyfriend, loses her job, and gets evicted all on the same day! Just when all seems lost, though, Amelia discovers a letter revealing that she's an heiress.
Whoo! That sounds great, but the devil is in the details. In this case mysterious details about her aunt's true identity, and the items Amelia has inherited. That includes two cats, a lovely old Victorian home with secrets, and a cake store. Egads! Cooking is definitely not Amelia's forte as this story suggests in the very beginning. Add to all of that the fact that Amelia discovers secrets about herself, gets mixed up in a murder, and is soon way in over head on many fronts.
All the magic, murder and mayhem unfolds in a light, breezy way that makes for an engaging read. Fans of cozy mystery that comes with a supernatural twist will want to put this one on their TBR. This is only book 1 in the series, so more fun to follow. -
I always try to start with something positive. This book was free! It was a great book to read when I was trying to go to sleep, because I didn't care if I fell asleep.
I'm looking for a new cozy mystery series to really sink my teeth into. I love the Wicked Witches of the Midwest. I love Avery Shaw. I love Aisling Grimlock. I like Ivy Morgan. I love Lexi Carmichael. I love Miss Fortune. I think I can love Charlie Rhodes. I love Psychic Eye. I love Stephanie Plum. I like Samantha Rialto. I like Kinsey Milhonne. I love Mystic Circus.
I didn't love the hit woman. I got tired of the mistakes in JJ Graves. I'm tired of Gotcha.
I don't like the Kitchen Witch. The house? Too crazy. Weird. Just no.
The constant whining about her cooking? We get it. She's a bad cook. Move on.
Too much thinking. Too much explaining. We don't need to know every step she takes and every thought that flits through her mind.
Won't be continuing with this one. -
The author provides a Glossary before the start of the cozy noting,
This book is written in Aussie! Some Australian spellings and expressions are entirely different from US spellings and expressions.
Australian Slang and Terms and Indigenous References are also included.
In the space of a few hours, Amelia Spelled's day has been extraordinary and not in a good way. Her boyfriend has dumped her. She's lost her job. Her landlord has sent her an eviction letter with only 14 days' notice. But wait, there's more mail! Life-changing mail like in dreams come true mail.
In sorting Unread books on my Kindle, I discovered this title. I'm unsure what prompted my purchase last year as I have not read any of the author's cozies, and this isn't a sub-genre of my interest. I read the cozy but didn't warm to the characters. I will not continue reading this series. -
3,5/5
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In one day Amelia lost her boyfriend, job, and apartment only to inherit a house and store in a distant small town. Oh did I mention it is a magic house and she finds out she is a witch? A fun short fast read.
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Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...
1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.
2 stars... This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.
3 stars... This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up.
4 stars... I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be on the look out to pick up more from the series/author.
5 stars... I loved this book! It has earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ASAP. -
Very clean, pleasurable reading, cozy mystery
A very good read. Read straight through to solve the mystery. Kept me entertained until the very last word. Ready to read more by Morgana Best. -
I love this cozy mystery. I highly recommend it.
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The day could hardly get worse: her boyfriend's in hospital with food poisoning from her cooking, her job's been downsized out of the company, and she just been evicted due to the fire damage in her apartment from a cooking accident. But then there's a mysterious letter with a lifeline that could turn Amelia's life around.
When it comes to cooking, Amelia Spelled and I could be twins so it's easy to sympathise with her disasters. (We also share the clumsy gene.) I found our heroine to be quite likeable especially with her proactive do-whatever-it-takes attitude that she adopted to solve the mystery threatening her new life.
Miss Spelled was a pleasant but brief read and I look forward to the next in the series. -
Miss Spelled is the first book in an Aussie Series by Morgana Best. Amelia Spelled is dumped by her boyfriend, loses her job and then gets evicted from her apartment. What else could go wrong?
Next Amelia knows, she receives a letter telling her that her aunt has passed and she needs to show up for the funeral and reading of the will. Amelia is in for a lot of big surprises and the worst of it is a murder occurs right in front of her.
This is such a fun, fast easy read. I absolutely loved this story and plan on reading the rest of the books in the series! -
How the actual efg did this book even get in my kindle library.
I'm going to assume that I was abducted by aliens and in the waiting room before I got probed they had a selection of free ebooks to download and this was the pick of the lot.
DNF @ 30%
My eyes almost walked off the job, I had to put it down, I was facing optical mutiny.
I'm not even going to go into why it was bad, it just was. There's a kitten on the cover and even that couldn't redeem it. -
This book was short, predicable and full of cliches. Not content on just starting with the trifecta of bad luck trope, the book fully committed to all of them. The action, such as it was, was slow to pick up, and never quite found its stride, and while there one or two enjoyable parts, leading up to an above all predictable climax. The final reveal of the antagonist left such a bad taste in my mouth that it was hard to enjoy the resolution. I will not continue with this series.
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too fluffy for me.
I had the audio as well as the kindle. Big mistake. It’s written for an Australian audience, but read for an American one! Words, and whole sentences are changed! And not always for the better. Then they Leave in Koala’s and kangaroos?
I wanted to Love the story, but it was just too sticky sweet, pun accidental, for me. I wouldn’t enjoy meeting any of these characters in the real world. -
I like this book. It is a fun, fast read. Lot's of clichés, a very unsubtle plot but it doesn't pretend to be more than it is. The characters are fun, and if you are looking for a nice cozy mystery with a little bit of witchcraft and a touch of baking, this book is for you.
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3.5 stars
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What happens when Amelia Spelled inherits a bakery from an aunt she's never met? Mystery, humor, friendship and murder ensue! Amelia has lost her boyfriend, job and home all in one day. Then a mysterious package arrives and her life is changed forever.
I loved this book and all the twists and turns Amelia, with her new friends, must navigate to solve a death which occurred in her bakery. The fact that Amelia can't bake and is a disaster, in the kitchen, makes you root for her even more. The supporting characters are well-written and could have books themselves. The house Amelia inherits, along with the bakery, has certain "abilities" you'll love!
It's a fun book that will keep you reading and guessing! -
This book was really cute. I would be interested in reading the next book. I loved the characters but I wanted to know them more.
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I enjoyed this paranormal cozy. I think there is a lot of potential with the characters. The mystery was a bit weak. There was a lot of time spent in the beginning getting to know the characters. I hope we get to see more of Amelia's training as a witch in future books. I would read more in this series.
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I read it all. I guess that's saying something. For me the characters weren't fleshed out near enough. The writing appeared redundant and the storyline far fetched. The story progressed too fast. It wasn't at all the whimsical witch story that I hoped.
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Quick afternoon read
Fun and quick read. Humorous, a bit predictable but that's OK. I'll be reading the second book in the series. -
Interesting, pretty well written and funny. Definitely can relate to the main character's frustrations of cooking gone wrong.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the series. -
This was a cute little witchy book. The mystery was extremely obvious to me, but it was still a cute short read.
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I rate this a 3.75, Kindle only allowing whole numbers I decided to round up rather than down.
I did enjoy this book about a young woman who after a terrible day discovers that her aunt, whom she didn't know existed, has left her a house and business in a small inland town. Unfortunately she discovers the business is a cake shop and she is a terrible cook having been evicted because she caused a fire in her flat while trying to cook a meal and the other tenants complained about the constant smell of burnt food. By the end of the book a customer has dropped dead in her shop, she has solved the crime, discovered that her aunt and her friends are witches, that the house is magical and can make rooms appear and disappear and can also spook out people it doesn't like BUT she still can't cook.
Things I really liked about the book are the heroine, the friends, the possible love interest, the mysterious dark stranger and I absolutely love love love the house - I want to live in a house like that, which can get rid of unwanted people for you by creeping them out.
Things I wasn't so keen on the constant reminders that Amelia can't cook. I'm not sure how many times this is mentioned in the book but it was certainly a lot.
Also, although it was understandable that Amelia would want to find out who/what had killed the customer who died in her shop as this caused her to lose customers and she did discover the criminal, somehow the this felt very slight almost as if the author was much more interested in the witch part rather than the crime part of the story.
Thirdly, I think the episode where the middle-aged 'very proper' and 'very uptight' Catholic school principal was accidentially dosed with love portion and took off one of her thick stockings and threw herself at the elderly male customer, asking him to declare his love for her and that she loved him, was supposed to be amusing but it actually made me feel uncomfortable and seemed an easy cliched target.
Therefore a 3.75 rating.
