Got to about 25% but am letting it go.

I'm listening on audio and I'm frustrated by the author's style of switching to a different person and place within the same chapter. One sentence the old witch is in the parking lot with a man and the next sentence her son is inside a building and has a hand put on his shoulder. What?! I was still out in the parking lot and I didn't even know her son was there or that she had a son. Also, the narrator is reading them with the same voice. Left me confused too many times.

I could stop the audio and "read" the book but at 25% I got enough of the story to see the content better and it's too cozy and outside my interest. Let me just say the characters are at a town hall meeting talking about not building a supermarket on some "barrier against the evil".

I really enjoyed this novella, particularly the characters and how the interacted with each other. I would read the hell out of a series based on them and their stories. ( )

Witches of Lychford is about the local old lady who everybody thinks is a kook, and she is joined by the town vicar and the owner of the local new age shop in fighting off the invasion of a big box store into their little town, led by a demon. It was really good -- and really short, under 100 pages. FUN read, even though I wasn't a big fan of Cornell's London Falling. ( )

A solid novella, with a good town and some great characters. I don't object to it in any way, but I'm not sure that it's engaged me enough to read the sequels. We'll see. ( )

Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the Witches of Lychford series. There are five novella-length books in this series. I borrowed this on audiobook from the library.

Thoughts: This was okay. It was about three women in a small town who end up standing against a subtle devil who is trying to bring a big box store to the small town community. The mystery/magic was very, very subtle and learning about these three women was okay but then felt a bit thin. I didn't mind it and may continue with the series because it did peak my interest. However, it felt more like a sketch of a story than a complete story.

The story focuses on three rather stereotypical women. The featured protagonist in this story is Judith, a typical small town grumpy old woman. However, in this case she is also a protector of the town and a witch.

The reason the town needs to be protected was a bit ambiguous and why this town in particular was targeted was also a bit thin. The magic used was not explained very well either. However, I am a sucker for these types of small town, magical realism stories so I enjoyed it.

My Summary (3.5/5): Overall this was a bit of a shaky start to this series but had enough elements that I like that I may continue with the series. I have been looking for some shorter novella length audiobooks to read and this series definitely fills that need. I like the blend of small town atmosphere and magic. I do think the characters have potential but they felt a bit thin in this novella. We will see. ( )