Review: Dangerous Magic (Haven Lake Cozy Mysteries, #1) by Evie Hart

Dangerous Magic, an all-new cozy mystery from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart writing as Evie Hart, is available now!

It’s not every day you have to return to your hometown to bind your borderline-poltergeist grandmother to the family property.

Unfortunately, today is that day for Avery Thorn.

All Avery wants is to report the binding to the Witch Council so she can fulfill her obligation, but finding a dead body and the Head of the Council on the brink of death isn’t in her plan.

Especially when she’s pegged as the number one suspect.

Now, it’s down to Avery and her cousins—and her sassy feline familiar—to figure out who tried to murder the Head of the Council. Magically bound to find the culprit, the last thing she needs is the new detective getting under her toes.

Unfortunately for her, she finds herself colliding with the hot cop more than she wants. And since her familiar hates him, it’s not always pleasant.

New magic and a devastating tragedy threaten to derail their investigations—but not quite as much as the person who isn’t happy they’re involved…

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Review:

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Dangerous Magic is the first book in the Haven Lake Cozy Mysteries series and it's written by Evie Hart. As some of you might know, Evie Hart is a pen name for Emma Hart, but this book does not fall in the same category as Emma's usual books do, so a pen name if fitting. As you have guessed by the title and cover, our heroine is a witch and magic is real. The lore includes other supernatural creatures, but I won't reveal what they are.

There is no solid romance for Avery, but I hope that she will ditch the elf and go for Dax. They have some interesting interactions and I feel like they are a good fit. Also, they could solve murders together and be a power couple. I know I shouldn't have immediately jumped to the romance part, but this is the most burning question for me. I don't want to see a love triangle in book two. Avery is coming to terms about everything that has to do with her magic and I believe that we will see her use it more and more. I loved the cat and the bat (you can see both on the cover) and they were funny in their own ways. 

The story was good and interesting. I liked what the author did with this paranormal world and I can't wait to explore it more in the upcoming books. It's different from most and I would recommend it to everyone, even to those who are reluctant to read a paranormal novel. 

Excerpt:

Grandma opened her mouth, but a red and gold flash darted through the window. It circled the kitchen before it came to settle on top of the fridge and showed the room its true form. Aunt Rose’s familiar, Honey, a red and gold macaw with more attitude in one sharp toe than most Haven Lake residents had in their entire family. She surveyed the room with her beady eyes before they came to rest on me. “Look what the cat dragged in.” I’d always hated that bird. “My cat will eat you, you little—” TJ coughed. Silence fell over the room. “The dirty creature would have to catch me first.” Honey followed that up with a bird noise and a flap of her wings. Is that vile bird here? Snow sounded way too excited in my head, and I was feeling way too petty to lie to her. On top of the fridge, I replied, digging into my pasta. Mee-row! The next thing I knew, the sound of paws on the steps reverberated through the kitchen. I smirked as a flash of white launched itself at the fridge. Honey cawed and took flight, but I shrugged a shoulder in the direction of the open window, and it slammed shut seconds before she could make her escape. Rose side-eyed me, while TJ grinned into his pasta. Honey circled the room, flapping frantically, while Snow jumped onto any available surface in her pursuit of the bird. Grandma surveyed the scene with barely disguised annoyance. “This place has gone downhill since my death,” she announced, straightening. “You’ve gone downhill since your death,” Rose snapped. “I heard that.” “Good,” I added. “You were supposed to. She said it loud enough.”

About Evie

Evie Hart is the cozy mystery writing alter-ego of New York Times bestselling author, Emma Hart. Evie was born when her love of paranormal cozy mysteries jumped from her Kindle to the page. The Haven Lake Mystery series is her first foray into the paranormal cozy world and begins with DANGEROUS MAGIC.

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