Book Synopsis:

It’s time to rediscover her magic . . .

With found family, a dash of romance and an uplifting message about self-love, Rewitched is a cosy autumnal fantasy that will leave readers spellbound.

Belladonna Blackthorn hasn’t lost her magical spark, but she hasn’t seen it in a while either. Balancing work at her beloved London bookshop, Lunar Books, with handling her toxic boss and concealing her witchcraft from those around her – Belle is burnt out. Perfecting the potential of her magic is the last thing on her mind.

But, when her thirtieth birthday brings a summons from her coven and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle risks losing her magic for ever. With the month of October to fix things and signs that dark forces may be working against her, Belle will need all the help she can get – from the women in her life, from an unlikely mentor figure and even from an (infuriating) coven watchman who’s sworn to protect her . . .

My Review:

Rewitched is a wonderful, absorbing cosy fantasy that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Firstly the author has done such a great job in creating the setting in this book that I felt completely transported into Bella’s world. I loved all the wonderful descriptions of all the different places that were so vivid that I felt I could see them all clearly in my mind and found myself wishing they were real as I’d love to visit them myself. The magical headquarter that changed locations every time was a particular favourite of mine and I loved the descriptions of the different rooms inside particularly the entrance hall with its magical ceiling. Lunar books was another favourite location, though as a book seller myself the dialogue about the window displays did make me laugh.

I thought the plot was brilliant and I loved learning more about Bella’s coven as well as the different types of magical jobs that exist. It was great fun to follow Bella through her challenges as she discovers more about her magical capabilities. There are some lovely secondary characters that I quickly grew fond of and it was lovely to see the little group of friends grow closer together as they try to improve Bella’s magic.

Overall, as you can probably tell, I adored this book and have already been recommending it to other people. The book had a lovely pace to it and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me interested. Even in the slightly slower moments I was still enjoying spending time with Bella and her fabulous friends. There were a few twists that kept me guessing and the ending was brilliant- highly unexpected which I always love.

If you are a fan of witchy books, Harry Potter or 90’s TV shows like Charmed then you’ll love this book.

Huge thanks to the lovely Chloe for sending me a copy of this book.

About The Author:

Lucy Jane Wood is an online content creator, avid reader and cosiness-seeker from the Wirral. These days, you’ll find her living in London, giant coffee in hand, and being headbutted at any given time by her cat.

Good morning everyone and happy Sunday. I was lucky enough to attend day 1 of the BBC History Weekend at Homes Lacy yesterday.

The building itself was stunning as you can see and we had a well placed stall next to the dining room. Our first event was Janina Ramirez which I wasn’t involved in but which a lot of our customers said was brilliant to watch with one man saying ‘that’s how you should teach history ‘!

Our second event was with Mary-Ann Ochota which I was very excited about as I know her from her time in Time team which I was a huge fan of. She talked about her new book “Secret Britain ‘ and some of the fascinating archeological finds that have been found in Britain. Her talk was really interesting and she kept my attention with the finds she mentioned as well as the humour she sprinkled into her talk. She was also incredibly friendly, answered my time team questions and gave me a list of places which would be great to take my kids too. Thanks so much for the memorable day Mary-Ann!

Do you like visiting historical places? What’s your favourite?

🙏🏻Thankful Tuesday:
Completion of 100km walking challenge

Distance walked: 100 km
Longest walk: 6km
Average walk: 3 km
Amount raised: £611.28 (£539 + £72.82 gift aid)
Audiobooks : 4

Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. I completed the 100 km walking challenge I’ve been doing throughout September yesterday.

I decided to do the challenge in memory of my son Christopher who I lost at 24 weeks and 4 days after he came too early and was too poorly to survive sadly. It was also a good opportunity to kick start a fitness campaign to try and lose a bit of weight.

I can honestly say I’ve discovered a new found love of walking as I’ve really enjoyed all the beautiful walks I’ve completed during September. I’m hoping to continue trying to walk daily and I’m going to be doing my favourite walk this morning as I sadly couldn’t do it for my last walk yesterday because of the rain.

Huge thanks to everyone who sponsored me, I’ve been blown away by everyone’s generosity. I didn’t think I’d manage to raise their suggested amount of £150 so to finish at 4 times that is very special.

There’s still time to donate if you’d like to via the link below ⬇️