A Letter to Three Witches
Elizabeth Bass
Publication Date: January 25, 2022
★★★☆☆
Nearly a century ago, a family of witches was cursed to live a mundane life under the watchful eye of the Grand Council. Now, three cousins live quiet lives when a letter arrives at their doorstep - a letter that spins their seemingly normal lives into absolute chaos.
Embroiled in romance problems, the cousins' powers begin to go berserk, upsetting the balance and sending them scrambling to get their magic - and love lives - under control.
As a witch myself, this cute and quirky rom-com immediately caught my attention. Who doesn't love a comedy of errors mixed with a healthy dose of sparkle?
Told from dual perspectives (one being a cat!), A Letter to Three Witches is a seriously cute mixture of mystery, comedy and romance. Cousins Gwen, Trudy and Milo all receive a letter from Gwen's adopted sister, Tannis. Tannis teases that one of their partners has been bewitched to run away with her to New York, leaving one of the cousins in the dust. In the stress of it all, Trudy inadvertently enchants her cupcakes to have magical properties, while Gwen and Milo rush to investigate the issue and find a solution.
This is a quick read at 288 pages, but I do feel that some of the writing was slightly off and a found myself reading some lines again to understand the meaning between punctuation and word usage. Other than that, as I got used to the author's writing style, it became easier to digest the story.
It definitely had Hallmark vibes - and I think this would translate really well to screen. There is an ample dose of comedy, as you watch the characters run around in circles trying to make sense of the events. Misdirection, accidental bewitchment, and relationship tensions add to some of the mystery points, leaving the reader guessing which spouse has been magicked away.
As a dabbler in magic, I did appreciate nods towards the magickal community and some of the secrecy and practices presented in the book. Some aspects were close to my own practice, while others were purposely expanded into the paranormal, but aptly so. The story had the same feeling as Bewitched, Sabrina and any other witchy mainstream TV shows without going into the dark side of things (revamped Sabrina, I'm looking at you).
That being said, I didn't find any of the revelations in the book particularly shocking and it toed the line of predictable. Regardless, this was a fun and quick read, with clean romance and comedy, that would be great for readers of all ages.
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