A Vision in Velvet

A very solid series overall, Ms. Blackwell can always be relied upon for a good cozy read.

Vision in Velvet was fast paced, entertaining and well-written. I love Lily and I'm really enjoying her more now that she's involved romantically. I'm especially enjoying that Ms. Blackwell didn't take the obvious path when charting Lily's romance.

The plot...I guessed the murderer, but there was more to the plot than was immediately obvious so when everything came together there was still enough 'reveal' to make the last scene interesting.

I really enjoy everything cozy Ms. Blackwell's written and I always look forward to the next book.

In Blackwell’s paranormal mystery, Lily Ivory is a witch who owns a vintage clothing store. Always looking for bargain clothes, she anxiously purchases a trunk from a local antique collector. As soon as she opens the trunk, she is overwhelmed with strange vibrations that appear to be coming from a velvet cloak buried underneath some old rotting clothes. Throwing it across her shoulders, she is overcome with visions from the past. When the seller of the items is found dead beneath a dying tree, Lily suspects the supernatural might have been involved in his death.

When Lily’s beloved familiar, Oscar the potbellied pig, vanishes, Lily will move heaven and earth to get him back—even if it means making an enemy of a powerful associate show more and taking on an evil witch from days of old. Pulling together her coven and her grandmother’s coven in Texas, Lily sets out to solve a murder, save her familiar, and discover a piece of her own ancestry.

A wonderful paranormal amateur sleuth and an excellent addition to the A Witchcraft Mystery series. show less

The Witchcraft Mystery series by Juliet Blackwell is an automatic MUST HAVE buy for me.
I was so excited to be gifted an advance copy of this sixth novel in exchange for my honest review.
Every one gets better and better!

Lily Ivory is still running her Vintage Clothing store with the assistance of a cast of wonderful characters, including her unusual "familiar" Oscar, a shifting gobgoyle miniature pig.
Lily gets offers of some intriguing acquistions for her store, but often they come with energies from past owners and experiences. In this novel, a trunk she purchases is one such energy carrier and creates havoc in Lily and Oscar's lives.

Each of the novels stands alone, but to become fully immersed, to get to know each of the wonderful show more characters, I suggest you read them in order. You will not be sorry.
We see growth in Lily, both in her personality and her powers, as the series progresses.
We also see changes in the other characters, which adds to the enjoyment of reading this magical series.

I found this contribution to have a great deal of historical and magical reference that was fascinating. show less

Yet another fabulous story in this series. I think this is my favorite so far. Lily is really coming to grips with her power, her helping spirit,and her various relationships. The entire storyline around Oscar's disappearance had me worrying throughout the book, scared he wasn't coming back. I was pleased with the way that was resolved, and tied to the main murder mystery.

Losing steam on this series, but going to try at least one more before I give up.

You never do really find out what or who Deliverance Corydon is. So she might come back. Sailor is becoming a really close friend, Oscar gains some freedom, her debt to Aidan grows.

4/10 this one was hard to get thru.