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mlcutter's review
5.0
Loved this book. So quirky and wonderful with a good story and great characters. Reminds me a little of the Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon. Definitely going to read the series and the previous books I haven't read.
michelereise's review
3.0
Sometimes you just need a simple book that is fun/funny. This is one of those books. It is a quick read with characters that with a little development can become a lot of fun. I've already downloaded the second one. Nice break from the heavy 800 page books I've been reading.
erikka's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I loved this story. A whole town of the supernatural and paranormal and it’s great. So fun with great characters. I’m excited for the others.
amandaj6's review
5.0
What a lot of fun!
This book was exactly what I needed! A ridiculously fun and whacky cozy paranormal. I mean, garden gnomes, a raccoon, a paranormal town, and new witches. This is going to be a great series.
This book was exactly what I needed! A ridiculously fun and whacky cozy paranormal. I mean, garden gnomes, a raccoon, a paranormal town, and new witches. This is going to be a great series.
katkinney's review
4.0
Lily and her brother have come to Colorado to settle their mother’s estate. They are dismayed to discover a haunted house they are responsible for renovating. Also, inconveniently the entire town of supernaturals believes them to be the last witches descended from the powerful Goode family line, who must be responsible for everything that’s gone wrong in town in the last century, from hangnails to bad weather. Talk about superstition. They’ve assigned Nolan, resident werewolf, to drive Lily and her brother out of town. However, witchy Aunt Polly (and her awesome pet lobster) are there to convince them to stay. This was super cute and had adorably snarky dialogue. Add in a crazy raccoon living in the attic, some quirky ghosts, werewolves and other supernaturals, and it was just lots of fun.
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karen_the_baroness's review
5.0
Will the Goode siblings ever find a place to call home?
Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes by Michelle M. Pillow is everything that I hoped for and more. Mrs. Pillow is able to create wonderful characters and a world that you just want to hop right in and join them. Now I know why my mom was laughing every time she was reading a book that had Aunt Polly in it. I loved all the characters and I was even more shocked at who was doing that one thing to Lily and Dante Goode. There were also some bad things about the book but I won’t talk about them just quite yet. There are also somethings that I can’t wait to find out in the next book.
What I liked about the book:
- Aunt Polly is a fabulous character. I just love her and I want her and her crazy gnomery in my backyard. Well, as long as they don’t try to trip me.
- I had no clue who did it. Such an awesome book.
- Lily, Dante, and Jessamine Crawford Goode, I felt bad for all three of those characters. I hope that this will be a good fresh start for them.
- I loved Nolan Dawson because he was such a good character and definitely proved himself worthy at the end in my opinion. Also, doesn’t help that they make a cute couple.
What I disliked about the book:
I didn’t like about this book is that there were some spelling errors and little things like that but it didn’t take me out of the book so all is forgiven. I would have liked more of Aunt Polly in the book. I also didn’t like that everyone just thought the Goode siblings were as bad as their mom and didn't give them a chance. Then again if they didn’t then there wouldn’t be a book. So, good work Ms. Pillow.
What I am curious about:
Will the two Goode siblings be able to get their sister there? Will everything be okay with their new house guest? Can Lily and Nolan make it work? Will the town give them a chance? Guess I will just have to wait and see until the next book!
Five Stars
Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes by Michelle M. Pillow was so funny and awesome that I want to read the next book already. I was so sucked in that I had a hard time letting go to eat or do anything. I loved the Goode siblings and of course Aunt Polly. This book is definitely a five-star read and I recommend to anyone that loves paranormal cozy mysteries with romance.
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jerjen04's review
5.0
Awesome
Love the mystery and magic!! Lots of funny parts, especially Herman lol!!! Great start to what I’m sure will be an awesome series!!
Love the mystery and magic!! Lots of funny parts, especially Herman lol!!! Great start to what I’m sure will be an awesome series!!
amyiw's review
3.0
Pretty good.
Cutsie funny, fun and maybe forgettable but I'll probably read on as it is a good diversion when things are too serious.
Cutsie funny, fun and maybe forgettable but I'll probably read on as it is a good diversion when things are too serious.
catsluvcoffee's review
4.0
This year has been a tough reading year. I needed something light and fluffy to “reset” and hopefully jump start my reading stall. Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes was exactly what I needed! I’ve read Michelle M. Pillow before with Second Chance Magic which was a lot of fun. I’m not typically a cozy mystery reader, but paranormal cozy mystery? Well, I might be a convert now. I mean, look at that adorable cover to start!
Brother and sister Dante and Lilly Goode find out that their mother Marigold left them an inheritance in the town of Lucky Valley and have been called back by Aunt Polly. They aren’t excited, to say the least. After all, their mother left them and their other sister, Jessie, at the firehouse at a very young age. The town of Lucky Valley isn’t excited to have them back either. The Goodes have been blamed for all the bad luck. There’s a long history of bad blood between the town and its founders, The Goodes. Matter of fact, someone in the town wants them gone for good. Aunt Polly keeps telling them they come from a long line of magic and she’s going to help them get it back, they just think she’s nuts.
There’s so much quirkiness in this book! Aunt Polly is a hoot. She’s batty as can be but she makes sense to herself! Eccentric and off the wall, she was a favorite. Herman, the pet lobster. The army of garden gnomes. Lilly and Dante coming into their powers was a blast. The raccoon that ran off with their powers? Hilarious. Of course, the sexy werewolf code inspector that is supposed to be running them out of town decides that the Goodes might just be misunderstood. This story was so much fun to read. The characters were all great and the laughs just kept coming. Haunts and hijinx abound in Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes.
This is #1 in the (Un)Lucky Valley series by Michelle M. Pillow but #7 in the Happily Everlasting World with authors Jana Deleon, Kristen Painter, and Mandy M. Roth. It certainly won’t be my last in either series!
See more over at Wicked Cool Flight!
Brother and sister Dante and Lilly Goode find out that their mother Marigold left them an inheritance in the town of Lucky Valley and have been called back by Aunt Polly. They aren’t excited, to say the least. After all, their mother left them and their other sister, Jessie, at the firehouse at a very young age. The town of Lucky Valley isn’t excited to have them back either. The Goodes have been blamed for all the bad luck. There’s a long history of bad blood between the town and its founders, The Goodes. Matter of fact, someone in the town wants them gone for good. Aunt Polly keeps telling them they come from a long line of magic and she’s going to help them get it back, they just think she’s nuts.
There’s so much quirkiness in this book! Aunt Polly is a hoot. She’s batty as can be but she makes sense to herself! Eccentric and off the wall, she was a favorite. Herman, the pet lobster. The army of garden gnomes. Lilly and Dante coming into their powers was a blast. The raccoon that ran off with their powers? Hilarious. Of course, the sexy werewolf code inspector that is supposed to be running them out of town decides that the Goodes might just be misunderstood. This story was so much fun to read. The characters were all great and the laughs just kept coming. Haunts and hijinx abound in Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes.
This is #1 in the (Un)Lucky Valley series by Michelle M. Pillow but #7 in the Happily Everlasting World with authors Jana Deleon, Kristen Painter, and Mandy M. Roth. It certainly won’t be my last in either series!
See more over at Wicked Cool Flight!