All Too Familiar

Accidental Familiar, Book 1

By: Belinda White

Narrated by: Angie Hickman

A familiar is a life-long companion. Choose wisely.

It's hard being the youngest in a family of witches known for their power. It's even harder when that magical power has all but passed you by. Still, I was doing okay for myself. I like to think I was proving to the rest of my family that magic wasn't a requirement to living.

Then Aunt Opal became the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Wouldn't you know it would happen right when everyone else in the family but me was out of town.

Now it's up to me to prove her innocence, and a little magic could go a long way in helping me do that. My aunt's been after me to get a familiar for quite a while now. They are known for helping a witch channel her power and even strengthen it.

So, want to or not, allergies or not, I did it. I went to an animal shelter and found my familiar. A cute little black kitty. The allergy medicine companies were going to love me. But for some reason, this little guy didn't make me sneeze. Kind of weird, actually. Not that I was complaining.

I just really wish I'd known more about him before I did the binding spell....

©2019 Belinda White (P)2020 Tantor

Sorta cutesy

Simple, uncomplicated story, that was pleasant and I had fun listening. Narration is also pretty good. I liked the characters, the plot.

a different sort of book

No formulas here. No predictable ending. I enjoyed the novelty. And the main characters were appealing.

nice plot

it had a good plot and a few twist - thank goodness that this was clean language and story

Pretty good story…

Enjoy the story got right into it. Start listening to this. Laugh out loud funny and good. Wish it more with the shifter and his witch I mean friend. Getting ready to start the other book now.

Good Story.

the narrator is believable. the story held my interest. not completely spooky just enough humor to keep my interest

Fun Witchy Read

I just finished the most enchanting book and absolutely loved it! m
+ It's about a witch with barely any power
whose aunt is suspected of murder by jelly doughnut poison.
• I he last coven meeting had its issues,
but no one dancing unclothed around the fire that night had expected murder!
She must help her aunt and to do this she needs her powers! She needs a familiar to boost her magic, but is allergic to cats and dogs! Despite the sneezes, she decides to adopt an interesting black kitty from the shelter. * The girl at the adoption center mentions that he can't be adopted yet, because he hasn't been neutered! The cat looks up to pleading with his eyes, and she knows she must save him! Breaking and entering to keep your potential familiar from being neutered. Well, this wasn't what she was expecting!
So, now it's time to solve a murder! e

witchy fun!!

I loved this first book, and can't wait to read/listen to another! perfect companion for knitting or driving. The narration by Hickman is perfect for this series ("Crap on toast " being my favorite quote!)
and I look forward to more of her narrations!

Great start to a new series

Belinda White has crafted great beginning to a new series. The characters are interesting as seen as though you’d want them among your friends. I look forward to the next in the series.

in reality, it's about a 3.5

The story is very interesting and The voice acting is very well done however The writer definitely rushed this book and considering the length of the next books, she probably rushed those as well. there are many scenes where instead of recapping and she just says and then I told them everything that happened. like I don't like it when books recap a whole bunch, but just a brief recap is a good way to flush out conversation between two characters as well as the fact that she very much wanted this to be a mystery book, but it is extremely obvious. I was literally 100% sure on the killer after the first 45 minutes after the person died also the whole relationship between her and the cat then really get flushed out enough. so overall about a 3.5 out of five

it's hard to listen to a stupid mc

it would be more believable is she were a valley girl and just deliberately "ditzifying" herself. I have to decide whether it's even with it to finish the last hour and a half of this book. The mc has no redeeming quantities other than she's "nice". That might not be so bad in an actual person, but it's not something I want to read about.

Did I buy this or get it as a prime freebie? Either way - can somebody refund me my time?