183 reviews for:

Purls and Potions

Nancy Warren

3.76 AVERAGE


This story revolves around a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Just as rehearsals begin, Lucy decides to help the local bookstore's assistant Alice strike up a romance with her boss. When Lucy's love potion is drunk by more than Charlie, the fun begins. Everyone "falls" in love with the wrong person.

These mysteries are not difficult to solve and are always fun to read.

kathrynmcmahon's review

3.0

Just a few hours start to finish

RTC
lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

These books are my guilty pleasure on audible, love them
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

There were some editing errors in the edition I listened to and the love triangle is getting a little tedious for my taste. However, the witchy parts were cute and the mystery was engaging (for a cosy), though if you don't like mysteries where you can't figure out the ending yourself, this book wouldn't be a great fit for you. 
dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
challenging mysterious fast-paced

katy_bee's review

3.0

More of the same as all the other books in the series...

Light-hearted silliness echoing midsummer night's dream, multiple Americanisms in the description of student life at Oxford (British characters calling it school, talking about having roommates and shared rooms, talk of getting academic credit for being in a play...)

I guessed the murderer a little before the reveal but there was enough doubt/misleads to keep it interesting.

(Minor spoilers)
I was disappointed to see Meri being ousted as the assistant already, the searching for a new one each time is getting repetitive but hopefully that will settle down soon.

I wasn't a huge fan of the Charlie/Alice romance resolution but I'm sure it appeals to some readers!

The fiasco with the love potion was fun