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A review by bookishnerdyandcurious
Star Witch by Helen Harper
4.0
This was book #32 for Romanceopoly 2020/#31 for the moon challenge pack.
Square: The Bar
Challenge Pack: Moon
Challenge: Read a book where you share one initial with the author.
I admit, I totally used this square as an excuse to read book two in this series, having finished book one a few moments before. (Hey, when the author's names begin with H and my first name begins with H.. what else was I expected to do? I mean, really. It's like you don't even know me.)
We pick up a few weeks after book one's "epilogue" ends. (Let's not discuss what I think of the author's idea of "epilogues".) Ivy is back to her life of driving a taxi around Oxford, but not avoiding the Order like she had been... and maybe keeping an eye out for Rafe. Maybe? She's totally NOT stalking him. No. Not at all. One night she's surprised by Rafe and the Ipsissimus (did I spell that right?) asking her to help them with an investigation: they need her to go undercover on the set of her favorite TV show, Enchantment. There was a mysterious murder of one of the contestants and while the police don't believe magic was involved, traces of magic have been found and the Order is understandably concerned. They need someone not related to the Order to help them get information from the cast and crew - and who better to do it than Ivy? Through a series of incidents, Ivy ends up taking the place of one of the contestants, which proves to be even more dangerous. Ivy is determined to solve this with Rafe and keep everyone safe, but how?
I loved this book as much as I did the first one. It's a quick, fun read with a storyline that keeps you engaged. I will say that the book leaves you with a cliffhanger - and will make you want to pick up the third book immediately. (Which I have.) I'm actually glad that I only discovered this series now, three years after it was published, because I would be MAD if I'd been reading in real time to discover a cliffhanger like that. Since there is a book three, you know that it'll all be fine, but still. However, Romanceopoly is going on the back burner for the next couple days so I can finish this series.
Square: The Bar
Challenge Pack: Moon
Challenge: Read a book where you share one initial with the author.
I admit, I totally used this square as an excuse to read book two in this series, having finished book one a few moments before. (Hey, when the author's names begin with H and my first name begins with H.. what else was I expected to do? I mean, really. It's like you don't even know me.)
We pick up a few weeks after book one's "epilogue" ends. (Let's not discuss what I think of the author's idea of "epilogues".) Ivy is back to her life of driving a taxi around Oxford, but not avoiding the Order like she had been... and maybe keeping an eye out for Rafe. Maybe? She's totally NOT stalking him. No. Not at all. One night she's surprised by Rafe and the Ipsissimus (did I spell that right?) asking her to help them with an investigation: they need her to go undercover on the set of her favorite TV show, Enchantment. There was a mysterious murder of one of the contestants and while the police don't believe magic was involved, traces of magic have been found and the Order is understandably concerned. They need someone not related to the Order to help them get information from the cast and crew - and who better to do it than Ivy? Through a series of incidents, Ivy ends up taking the place of one of the contestants, which proves to be even more dangerous. Ivy is determined to solve this with Rafe and keep everyone safe, but how?
I loved this book as much as I did the first one. It's a quick, fun read with a storyline that keeps you engaged. I will say that the book leaves you with a cliffhanger - and will make you want to pick up the third book immediately. (Which I have.) I'm actually glad that I only discovered this series now, three years after it was published, because I would be MAD if I'd been reading in real time to discover a cliffhanger like that. Since there is a book three, you know that it'll all be fine, but still. However, Romanceopoly is going on the back burner for the next couple days so I can finish this series.