Review of "Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Mara Stephens is an unemployed witch that gets evicted from her apartment. Mara and her best friend Gus - who is also a witch - try to make the best of the situation when Mara inherits the cottage from her nightmares. Even though she is afraid of the cottage, she moves in alone.
This was an entertaining story that dealt with spirits, magic, witches, haunted cottages and old curses. The first and second part of the book do not really merge, as most of the book happens in the second half and I do not understand why the first is so long. Plus, the "happy ending" bit is so rushed that everything just seemed to be squeezed in. I guess the book could live in the 2nd half alone and have a more detailed ending. Mara is not the smartest witch and she made me think "don't do that" enough …
Mara Stephens is an unemployed witch that gets evicted from her apartment. Mara and her best friend Gus - who is also a witch - try to make the best of the situation when Mara inherits the cottage from her nightmares. Even though she is afraid of the cottage, she moves in alone.
This was an entertaining story that dealt with spirits, magic, witches, haunted cottages and old curses. The first and second part of the book do not really merge, as most of the book happens in the second half and I do not understand why the first is so long. Plus, the "happy ending" bit is so rushed that everything just seemed to be squeezed in. I guess the book could live in the 2nd half alone and have a more detailed ending. Mara is not the smartest witch and she made me think "don't do that" enough times to make me not love her as much as I could - hence the three stars.