Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings

Lily Singer Adventures, Book 1

By: Lydia Sherrer

Narrated by: Amy McFadden

Saving the world is such a bother when it makes you late for tea.

Wizard Lily Singer is kept busy managing library archives, studying magic, and trying to keep her witch friend Sebastian from dragging her into trouble. Unfortunately, he loves adventure even more than she loves being left alone.

She doesn't want to investigate a malignant spell in a haunted house, but Sebastian is promising rare books as the reward. She also doesn't want to hurt her family but is tired of being lied to about her past. And she definitely doesn't want to get stuck in a dangerously unstable time loop, but Sebastian is in trouble - again....

Strangling her friend, as satisfying as it would be, won't fix her problems. If she wants answers and to not miss tea, she had best find the right spell for the job - before everything goes to hell and takes them all with it.

©2016 Lydia Sherrer (P)2019 Tantor

For teens or even pre-teens

As a 64 year old, I could barely make myself finish this book. By the end, I had decided this must be a teen/YA book though I hadn't picked up on that from the reviews. Maybe it would be okay for that audience. The main character, Lily, is irritatingly prim and prissy and all the characters tend to be one dimensional stereotypes. I did want to see the cat be more than a bit player.

It’s ok

I was never really drawn into this book. Seemed like two books in one. I expected more of a cozy mystery but it fell flat. Narrator was good. Story not so much.

Not as charming as it could have been

This seemed like it would be a charming mystery with a bit of adventure and magic, but the narrator read much of it like it was a newscast or even a textbook. It didn’t work for me.

love thr book series and narrator

I liked this book and enjoyed listening but as the series went on I fell in the with the characters and universe

Very entertaining

I loved the characters and enjoyed the story.
Really looking forward to the next book!