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A review by emesskay
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: A Study In Mischief by Lydia Sherrer
3.0
This is a fun prequel to the "Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus" series, explaining how the main characters, Sebastian and Lily happen to meet and start working together.
The tale takes place in current day Atlanta. Magic exists and can be used, but mundanes (non-magical) people don't know about it. There are two types of practitioners - witches and wizards. Wizards are people (male or female) who are born with innate magical ability, and witches are people (male or female) who learn to practice magic. Because of their different methodologies in handling magic, there is general distrust between the two groups.
However, Lily (the wizard) and Sebastian (the witch) have to work together in order to solve a mystery, and gradually gain respect for each other's abilities. The cast of characters also includes a talking cat, Sir Edgar Allen Kipling. In actuality, only Lily can understand what he says, everyone else just hears "meow." But Sir Kipling has some of the best lines.
An enjoyable book that provides a good introduction to the series, and encourages one to read further.
The tale takes place in current day Atlanta. Magic exists and can be used, but mundanes (non-magical) people don't know about it. There are two types of practitioners - witches and wizards. Wizards are people (male or female) who are born with innate magical ability, and witches are people (male or female) who learn to practice magic. Because of their different methodologies in handling magic, there is general distrust between the two groups.
However, Lily (the wizard) and Sebastian (the witch) have to work together in order to solve a mystery, and gradually gain respect for each other's abilities. The cast of characters also includes a talking cat, Sir Edgar Allen Kipling. In actuality, only Lily can understand what he says, everyone else just hears "meow." But Sir Kipling has some of the best lines.
An enjoyable book that provides a good introduction to the series, and encourages one to read further.