Secondhand Spirits: A Witchcraft Mystery

Love this writer

This is a fun book about a modern day witch. I bought it as a gift for a family member, and they got a kick of this quirky novel. It's not an intense book, so it's a good choice for anyone just looking for a nice laid-back book.

Paranormal mysteries that are not silly are hard to find. This book is kind of a cozy, I guess, but it's fresh and fun. Not silly at all. The characters are believable and the story intriguing. The writer is clearly gifted and has done her research. She captures the Haight area of San Francisco very well. She represents the modern witch very well, tantalizes us with her powers, her observations, her struggles, and her quest to find the killer and have a normal---and paranormal life. I like Lily Ivory and her friends. I look forward to many, many more books in the series. Keep up the good work, Ms. Blackwell. Please, keep up the good work.

Juliet Blackwell has written the first book, Secondhand Spirits, in her Witchcraft Mystery series and I just loved it! I found Lily Ivory to be a thoroughly likable witch who hopes to finally settle and make a home in San Francisco's bay area, specifically in the colorful and historically offbeat Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Throw in two sexy albeit different men, one maniacal demon, a frightening urban legend come to life, and other delightful characters...well then, you have the ingredients for a great book. I didn't stop until the last page, then moaned dramatically when I realized the next adventure with Lily Ivory and friends would not be until next June of 2010! Kudos to a wonderfully talented author with a wicked pen and a lovely imagination. If you enjoy settling in with a mystery that involves magic, ghosts, goblins, sexy male witches, hunky mythbusters and a grab bag of cheerfully eccentric characters...then this is a great read and treasure for your keeper shelf. Buy it and enjoy! I give it my highest recommendation.

"Secondhand Spirits" is the best start to a series I have read in a long time, & anyone interested in paranormal cozies will probably enjoy this novel. Set in San Fransisco, "Secondhand Spirits" follows a witch named Lily Ivory as she runs a vintage clothing shop. The mystery was fast paced, & the Wiccan aspects obviously well researched.

Juliet Blackwell has crafted a fun read with SECONDHAND SPIRITS. I'm new to paranormal mysteries, but Lily Ivory is a marvelous witch who wants to be normal. Oscar her familiar is a delight with a rogue's eye. Lily opens Aunt Cora's Closet in San Francisco's most famous area. Aunt Cora's Closet is a vintage clothing store which caters to upscale fashions. The fun of the story for Lily is the hunt for special merchandise and accessories. But her special powers pull her into the heart of a down neighborhood, child snatching and murder. A fun book to relax with under a beach umbrella. Nash Black, author of Indie finalists WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.

Secondhand Spirits: A Witchcraft Mystery I LOVED Secondhand Spirits! I got through most of it in a day since every chapter end kept me turning. The book is set in San Francisco and the descriptions of the city brought me right back to places I've been many times - described well so that those who've not been will want to make the trip someday. Lily and her friends, Maya and Bronwyn, are characters that remind me of some of my own friends - absolutely lovable. Oscar, Lily's goblin/potbellied pig familiar, also has his own place in my heart and I couldn't imagine laughing nearly as much without having him as a part of the story. I laughed throughout the book. I even cried! The research for the series and the depiction of the paranormal escapades throughout is quite impressive as well. Finished the book and now I want more! I didn't realize that the book had just been released and finding that I will have to wait to read A Cast-Off Coven is killing me, but good things come to those who wait! Secondhand Spirits is an enjoyable and admirable story that will draw you into a world of magic, spirits, witchcraft, vintage clothes, friendship and Lily finding a true place in life. I highly recommend Secondhand Spirits to any mystery lover!